Pastor Slaughter Epiphany Day January 7, 2024 Good News of Great Joy for All People Text: Matthew 2:1-12   What makes you happy? What gets you excited? You know those times where you do something, or receive something, that just leads you to rejoice. I mean you just can’t help but be happy. Is it […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for February 12, 2023 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Matthew 5:21-37 Theme: Jesus Makes the Impossible Possible!   Has this ever happened to you: You thought you did really well on a test—“Yeah, aced that one”—only to find out later, when you got the test back, that you bombed it?  I know […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for February 5, 2023 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Matthew 5:13-20 Theme: Let Your Light Shine! That others might see your good deeds That others might see the source of real righteousness   Bill was going off to college, and his parents were concerned.  No, they weren’t concerned about his academics.  Bill […]

Pastor Slaughter Epiphany 2 1-15-23 The Lamb of God Look at the Lamb Spend time with the Lamb Point to the Lamb Text: John 1: 29-41   For centuries Israel offered sacrifices to God for sin. Over and over again, the blood flowed. The blood was this constant reminder that the penalty for sin is […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for February 20, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Luke 6:27-38 Theme: Live a Life of Love! Love even your enemies. Be merciful like your Father.   I remember seeing a sign down by Mankato once—a sign right along the side of the road.  It read, “I love you with all my […]

Pastor Slaughter Epiphany 6 2-13-2022   Theme: Boast in Our Weakness Text: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10   Isn’t life ironic at times? We find something that we are good at, something we take pride in, something that leads us to boast of but only to have it taken away from us. We may boast about our […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for February 6, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Luke 5:1-11 Theme:  The Catch of a Lifetime (God’s Prescription for a Fisherman) One ordinary person An ounce of trust A commitment to Christ   “Man, you should have seen the fish we caught on our fishing trip up to Alaska.  There we […]

Pastor Slaughter 1-23-2022 Epiphany 3 Theme: A prayer to Proclaim God’s Word Text: Acts 4:23-31   How many of you are afraid of public speaking? I read online that 25% of people are reported to have a fear of public speaking. Why are so many people afraid? Do they get inside their-own heads so speak […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for January 16, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Isaiah 62:1-5 Theme: Behold God’s Beautiful Bride! Dazzling in her righteousness Royal in her standing The delight of her Lord   There are so many beautiful things about a wedding.  There are all of the beautiful flowers, for example, from the bouquet carried […]

Pastor Slaughter Epiphany Day January 9, 2022   Theme: A Light for All People Text: Matthew 2:1-12   I bet you can come up with a million and one different answers to this question but here it is, “What divides people?” Is it someone like location and what country you live in or what side […]