Date: March 1, 2020 Text: Matthew 4:1-11 Our midweek Lenten theme this year ties in very well with the focus for this Sunday. The focus for the midweek services is “The Son of God goes forth to War.” It is an interesting theme because we don’t always think about Jesus as the conquering warrior. We […]
Date: February 13/16, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 2:6-13 Is there anyone that doesn’t like to have things their way? It is part of our society. We want exactly what we want and we are going to get it. Think about how this can easily be displayed. We will seek out whatever product we want and […]
Date: January 30 / February 2, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 How do you choose what you are going to buy? If you are looking for a new car, what leads you to pick one car over another? Or if you are looking for a new house, what would lead you to buy one house […]
Date: January 16/19, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 Would you like it if people thought of you as helpless? Do you want to be someone who is considered weak? Most people would say, “No.” There is an urge inside us to want to solve our problems on our own. We want to have the strength […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for March 15, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: John 9:1-7,13-17,34-39 Theme: Jesus is the Light of the World! He restores physical sight. He imparts spiritual sight. I don’t know about you, but I can hardly imagine a physical ailment worse than blindness. I’m sure it wouldn’t be much fun being […]
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 […]