Pastor Slaughter 3-27-2022 Lent 4 Grace, Grace, More Grace! Text: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 As you come here to worship today, what do you need to hear? What is weighing on your heart and mind? Do your thoughts gravitate to a sin that you committed and are just burdened by the guilt? Where you […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for March 20, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Exodus 3:1-8,10-15 Theme: Take Comfort in the LORD’s Loving Concern for You! He knows what’s happening in your life. He promises to help and deliver you. There are many things you and I are concerned about. Will we have enough money to […]
INI Matthew 19:16-29 | Series B Lent 2, 2022 WE NEED A LOVING SAVIOR! Who shows us that we absolutely need him Who accomplishes for us what is impossible for us to accomplish Who leads us to truly value what is truly valuable 16 There was a man who came to him and said, […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for March 6, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 4:1-13 Theme: Next Time the Devil Tempts You… Remember your baptism. Be filled with the Spirit. Take your stand on God’s Word. Remember that Jesus’ victory is your victory. We’ve all been there at one time or another, some of us […]
Deo Gloria March 2, 2022 Sermon for Ash Wednesday Pastor Martin Bentz Text: John 18:12 Theme: They Bound Him I suppose that’s what you did. I suppose it was standard operating procedure to bind prisoners before transporting them. Binding their hands and feet made life easier for everyone, except for the prisoners, of […]
Pastor Slaughter February 27, 2022 Transfiguration Luke 9:18-36 Glory that is hidden is most on display Today is the last Sunday in the Church season called Epiphany, a Greek word that means “to appear.” Salvation has appeared to us in the person of Jesus Christ. We need that Salvation to be revealed to us. […]
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 […]
Deo Gloria January 30, 2022 Life Sunday Sermon Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Psalm 139:13-16 Theme: Life – A Gift from God! I’d like to begin this morning with a story, a true story that was told by a doctor: Several years ago a fragile, young woman came to my office, expecting her […]