Pastor Slaughter August 17, 2025 Pentecost 10 Don’t give up Text: Hebrews 12:1-13 They began to question, “Is all this worth it?” They were discouraged. They were growing weary. They were suffering. The fire that burned so brightly before began to fade. They were in danger of a downward spiral. In their suffering they […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for August 10, 2025 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 12:22-34 Theme: Do Not Worry! Your Father promises to provide what you need. Your Father has given you the kingdom. Do you ever worry? I know I sometimes do. I worry sometimes about my health and if my cancer will ever […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for August 3, 2025 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 12:13-21 Theme: Be on Guard Against Greed! Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray my fishing boat to keep. I pray my stocks are on the rise, and that my analyst was wise; that all the wine I sip […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for July 20, 2025 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 90 years ago a fascinating interview took place between Mr. Charles Schwab, then president of Bethlehem Steel Company, and Ivy […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for July 13, 2025 Pastor Martin Bentz Ruth 1:1-19a Theme: Display Uncommon Love and Kindness to Others—Like Ruth! She wasn’t related to Job, but she could just as well have been. Like Job, she experienced more than her share of heartache and tragedy and loss in her lifetime. It started […]
Deo Gloria June 22, 2025 Sermon Pastor Martin Bentz Text: 2 Timothy 1:3-10 Theme: Do Not Be Ashamed to Testify About Our Lord! The apostle Paul was in prison—no, not under house arrest like last time. This was the real deal, with bars and chains and Roman guards. You see, his recent trial […]
Pastor Slaughter Holy Trinity Sunday June 15, 2025 Theme: The Triune God Must Really Love You! Text: Romans 5:1-5 I am going to share with you something a little personal. Some advice my friend shared with me, during one of the most stressful times in my life. It was a year after I […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for June 8, 2025 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: John 14:23-27 Theme: Our Loving Lord Has Not Left Us Alone! We have his Word. We have his Spirit. We have his peace. There’s nothing worse than being left alone. Just ask Macaulay Culkin. It happened to him twice on the silver […]
Deo Gloria May 25, 2025 Sermon Pastor Martin Bentz Text: John 16:16-24 Theme: The Joy of Easter Never Ends! Because we will see our Savior again Because we can ask the Father for anything It was 9 years ago already, back in 2016. The Chicago Cubs finally did it. After a 108 year […]
Pastor Slaughter May 18, 2025 Easter 5 Confirmation How will they know that you are Jesus’ Disciples? Text: John 13: 31-35 Here you are today. You survived another Slaughter casteism class. I have one last question for you now that examination is done. Don’t worry you won’t have to answer it in font […]