Deo Gloria Lenten Sermon for March 4, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: John 6:66-68 Theme: The Warrior Rejected by Many Followers   Every day, somewhere, couples get divorced.  We remember all the happy moments of that wedding day when two people declared their love for each other and put rings on each other’s fingers.  […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for February 23, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: 2 Peter 1:16-21 Theme:  You Can Believe It! That Jesus is the Son of God That the Bible is the Word of God   Have you heard the latest about Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, IN and one of the candidates […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for February 9, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Isaiah 58:5-9a Theme: It’s Time to Get Back to Real Religion! Real repentance Real love for God and others A real and close relationship with God   It was a critical time for God’s Old Testament people.  Many had become very unfaithful to […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for January 26, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Isaiah 9:1-4 Theme: Rejoice in Jesus, Our Light! A light for all, including Gentiles A light that brings victory and freedom from our enemies   I want you to think back a little this morning, back to the last time you were really, […]

Date: January 9/12, 2020 Text: Matthew 3:13-17 I didn’t know much about the process of adoption before we started the process that led to our daughter. I could go into detail about everything we went through and our circumstances were different than what other families go through. From the beginning of the process until we […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for January 5, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: John 1:14-18 Theme: Do You See What I See? The Word made flesh The ultimate revelation of God and his grace   “Do you see what I see?”  The words come from a familiar Christmas carol, “Do You Hear What I Hear?”  The […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for December 29, 2019 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Galatians 4:4-7 Theme: God Sent His Son! To redeem us To make us his sons   My dad doesn’t have many memories of living in the orphanage, but the ones he does have are not very pleasant.  One of his memories is of […]

Preacher: Pastor Tim Redfield Date: December 25, 2019 Text: John 1:1-14 Are you exited for Christmas presents? I think that the answer to that question depends on your age and your perspective. I certainly love receiving presents and I like it when I can tell that someone gave the present from a loving heart. But […]

Deo Gloria December 24, 2019 Message for Christmas Eve Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: John 3:16 Theme: God So Loved the World!   What’s the best Christmas gift you ever received?  Hum, that might be difficult to answer.  Most of us have received so many presents over the years.  Was it the ring you got […]

Date: December 22, 2019 Text: Matthew 1:18-25 Christmas is almost here. Only a few more days to go. I have to admit that I have not been as excited this year as usual. A big part of that is that I am noticing all the false ideas that are around us in culture. There are […]