Deo Gloria Sermon for September 21, 2025 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 16:1-13 Theme: Manage God’s Money Wisely! Use it to bring glory to your Master. Use it to win friends for yourself. Rosemary Heinen worked for Starbucks in Seattle, Washington, in the information technology department. She and her husband Gerald lived in […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for September 14, 2025 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 15:1-10 Theme: God Cares About Lost People! He makes every effort to find them. He rejoices when they are found. They searched along the river banks and gullies and streams that feed the Gaudalupe River. They searched under bridges and through […]
Pastor Slaughter September 7, 2025 Pentecost 13 Consider the Cost Luke 14:25-33 Counting the cost. Jesus gives us an illustration in the Gospel. You have someone who wants to build a tower. And you have this guy who begins to build his tower but never really took the time to see if he had […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for August 24, 2025 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 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 […]