Deo Gloria Sermon for December 25, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: John 1:1-14 Theme: The Word Became Flesh! (God Becomes One of Us!)   There once was a man who lived in a cave in Africa.  On December 25th he was all by himself—no Christmas gathering with all the relatives.  He had no gifts, […]

Deo Gloria December 11, 2022 Advent Sermon Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Matthew 11:2-11 Theme: Jesus Dispels Our Doubts! By pointing to the fulfillment of Scripture By confirming the identity of John the Baptist   There comes a point in your life when you have to know.  Maybe it’s when you’re standing at the graveside […]

Deo Gloria November 30, 2022 Advent Sermon Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Luke 1:76-79 Theme: Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel! The Rising Sun   Dawn—whether it’s a soldier who is standing guard at his post, an employee who is working the late shift or a mother who has been up all night with a sick […]

Deo Gloria November 23-24, 2022 Sermon for Thanksgiving Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Deuteronomy 8:10-18 Theme: Be Careful Not to Forget the LORD your God!   “Now, be sure to eat your vegetables, Mark.  And be sure to get your rest.  And don’t forget to brush your teeth.  And be careful driving on those slippery […]

Deo Gloria                                                                                                  November 13, 2022 Sermon for November 13, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Malachi 4:1-6 Theme: The Day of the LORD is Coming! A day of fire and destruction for the wicked A day of healing and joy for God’s people A day for which we urgently need to prepare   The […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for October 30, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: John 8:31-36 Theme: Hold on to Jesus’ Teachings! Then you will know the truth. And the truth will set you free.   Have you ever done a garage sale?  We’ve done a few of them over the years, some on our own, some […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for October 16, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Genesis 32:22-30 Theme: We Can Wrestle with God and Win! God wrestles with us to overcome our self-reliance. We can wrestle with God to win his blessings.   Imagine you’re in a contest.  The prize is $50,000.  But in order to get that […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for October 2, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Luke 17:1-10 Theme: Lord, Increase Our Faith! That we are careful not to cause other people to sin That we forgive those who sin against us That we give God all of the credit   I don’t know how many times I heard […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for September 18, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: 1 Timothy 6:6-10,17-19 Theme: Pursue Godliness with Contentment! Godliness is the source of true contentment. The danger of pursing money. Godly people pursue godly things.   It happens every time the lottery jackpot surpasses the $500 million mark: people start buying lottery tickets […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for September 4, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Luke 14:25-35 Theme: Calculate the Cost of Following Jesus! Calculate…      1.  Your cost Your cross His cross   Calculators sure aren’t what they used to be.  I remember doing some back to school shopping with our daughter, Katie, once.  Among other things we […]