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 […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for August 21, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 13:22-30 Theme: Make Every Effort to Enter the Kingdom of God! The door is narrow. The time is now. Being on a sports team takes a lot of hard work and effort. Many schools may be starting in another week or […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for August 7, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Hebrews 11:1-3,8-16 Theme: Faith Changes Everything! How we view our origin How we view life in this world How we view the next life Have you ever had one of those life-changing experiences—an event or an experience that forever changed the way […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for July 24, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 11:1-13 Theme: Lord, Teach Us to Pray! As children approach their dear Father According to God’s will With confidence that God will hear and answer Imagine you had a friend or relative who was a personal friend of Elon Musk. And […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for July 17, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 10:38-42 Theme: Make Time to Listen to Jesus! There are many things that distract us. Only one thing is needed. About 80 years ago a fascinating interview took place between Mr. Charles Schwab, then president of Bethlehem Steel Company, and Ivy […]