Deo Gloria February 14, 2024 Ash Wednesday Introductions to the Lessons Pastor Martin Bentz   Joel 2:12-19 Lent is a season of repentance.  But what really is repentance?  Is it giving something up, like not eating meat on Fridays, for example, or not eating jelly-filled donuts?  Is it putting ashes on our foreheads or wearing […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for May 14, 2023 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Acts 17:22-31 Theme: God is Calling You to Repent! From your ignorant and foolish ways Because he will judge the world in righteousness   Can you believe it?  Seriously, can you believe it?  Are they really that ignorant?  Are they really that foolish?  […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for April 7, 2019 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Luke 20:9-19 Theme: Warning: Do Not Reject the Son! God patiently sends his servants to call us to repentance. God’s judgment will ultimately fall on those who reject his Son.   Every now and then I get an email message, warning me about […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for March 24, 2019 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Luke 13:1-9 Theme: Repent or Perish! Pay attention to the warning signs. Don’t wait until it’s too late.   We hear about them all the time, don’t we: tragedies, catastrophes, natural disasters of various kinds?  Back in November, for example, we saw the […]