Pastor Slaughter 9-11-22 Pentecost 14 Text: Luke 15:1-10 Theme: Is It Worth It? Is it worth it? Well it depends on what the “It” is. Let’s say you are walking down the rode and you look down and you see it. A nice shiny penny. Is it worth it to stoop down and pick […]
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 […]
Pastor Slaughter Pentecost 12 8-28-2022 Theme: Pride & Humility Text: Luke 14:1, 7-14 Pride and Humility. On the one hand I don’t think we need to be confronted with topics of pride and humility. I think most people in this world would agree that one is a good character trait and the other […]
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 […]
Pastor Slaughter 8-14-22 Pentecost 10 Sermon Text: Luke 12:49-53 Theme: Hard Truth: Jesus Came to Divide This section of Luke’s gospel and the these upcoming Sundays began with Jesus knowing the time of his departure was near. In Luke 9:51, ‘When the days were approaching for him to be taken up, Jesus was determined […]
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 […]
Pastor Slaughter 7-10-2022 Pentecost 5 Theme: How Can I Be A Neighbor? Text: Luke 10:25-37 He knew what was best. He was well versed in the scriptures and knew God’s law. He had a sharp analytical mind after all…he was a lawyer. He wanted to test Jesus. Jesus had done miracles, spoken with authority, […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for July 3, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 10:1-12,16-20 Theme: Go and Work in the Lord’s Harvest Field! Recognize the great need. Trust that the Lord will take care of you. Proclaim his message of peace. One thing I remember about growing up on the farm is that harvest […]