Deo Gloria December 2, 2020 Sermon for Midweek Advent Service Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Isaiah 61:1-3 Theme: Hark the Glad Sound – The Savior Comes! To Bind Up Broken Hearts   2020 has been a difficult year to say the least—a challenging year in so many ways due to the coronavirus.  Here in the […]

Deo Gloria November 25+26, 2020 Sermon for Thanksgiving Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Luke 17:11-19 Theme:  Don’t Forget to Say “Thank You”! For the physical blessings And for the spiritual blessings   Many of you, I’m sure, are familiar with Rudyard Kipling.  Rudyard Kipling lived from 1865 to 1936.  He was an English author who […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for November 8, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Matthew 25:31-46 Theme:  Be Ready for the Son of Man to Come Again! He will come in all his glory. He will come to judge all people.   They said it could never happen.  Because of the special way in which she had […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for Reformation Sunday, November 1, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Matthew 10:16-23 Theme: Stand Firm to the End! The world may oppose you. But God will help you.   The year was 1994; the country, Iran.  Pastor Mehdi Dibaj was on trial for his life.  An upper-class Muslin man, Mehdi and […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for October 18, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Ruth 4 Theme: Abundantly Blessed! Blessed to have a kinsman-redeemer Blessed to have a son and grandson Blessed to be included in the family line of the Savior   When we think of Ruth and the book that bears her name, the first […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for October 4, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Ruth 2 Theme: First Impressions   Two weeks ago we began this sermon series on the book of Ruth entitled “The Family Tree.”  Together let’s watch a video that recaps chapter 1. So here’s an interesting quote: “You never get a second chance […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for September 13, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Psalm 63:3-5 Theme: The 7 Wonders of the Spiritual World Wonder #7 – God Satisfies Me!   If you listen closely to the conversations around you, you often notice a similar theme: “Phil just hasn’t found himself yet.”  “Jill is getting restless again.”  […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for August 30, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Psalm 119:105 Theme: The 7 Wonders of the Spiritual World Wonder #5 – God Guides Me!   I don’t know about you, but sometimes I don’t know what I’d do without Google maps.  I mean, I have a fairly good sense of direction […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for August 16, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Psalm 139:13-18 Theme: The Seven Wonders of the Spiritual World Wonder #3 – God Made Me   How many of you have seen the Body Worlds exhibit?  Even if you haven’t seen it, I’m sure you’ve heard about it.  Body Worlds is a […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for August 9, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Proverbs 3:5-6 Theme: The Seven Wonders of the Spiritual World Wonder #2 – God Can Be Trusted   Has this ever happened to you?  You’re walking out to your car in the parking lot of a store and someone pulls up and asks […]