Deo Gloria May 28, 2023 Sermon for Pentecost Sunday Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Acts 2:1-21 Theme: God Pours Out His Spirit on His People! To equip them to proclaim his Word That others may believe and be saved Imagine you applied for a summer job at Target. And you were hired. You were […]
May 21, 2023 Confirmation Sunday Easter 7 Pastor Slaughter Theme: Is It Worth It? Text: 1 Peter 4:12-17; 5:6-11 I am going to take you back in time. It is around 60 AD. No longer could Christianity be seen as an offshoot of Judaism. It seemed apparent to all that Christianity is viewed […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for May 14, 2023 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Acts 17:22-31 Theme: God is Calling You to Repent! From your ignorant and foolish ways Because he will judge the world in righteousness Can you believe it? Seriously, can you believe it? Are they really that ignorant? Are they really that foolish? […]
Pastor Slaughter Easter 5 May 7, 2023 Theme: Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled Text: John 14:1-11 During this Easter season, in the gospel accounts we saw Jesus’ resurrection appearances to his church. With the start of this Sunday the focus of the season shifts. We have lessons that anticipate the Ascension […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for April 23, 2023 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 24:13-35 Them: We Will Live Happily Ever After! Because Jesus gives us hope Because Jesus gives us understanding Because Jesus gives us joy Children love fairy tales. I know our children did when they were little. Stories about handsome princes and […]
Pastor Slaughter April 16, 2023 Easter 2 Theme: Peace be with you Text: John 20:19-31 I want you to think about a time when someone you loved and cared deeply about died. And if you are younger and haven’t had that experience, I want you to imagine what that might feel like. After […]
Deo Gloria April 9, 2023 Easter Sermon Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Matthew 28:1-10 Theme: He Lives – The Most Significant Event Ever! Don’t be afraid, every promise was kept. Go and tell, our relationship with God is restored. In 1883, on an August morning, the earth broke open and made the loudest sound […]
Pastor Slaughter Good Friday April 7, 2023 His Final Steps Led to the Place Called the Skull Luke 23: 26-33 The Roman soldiers led Jesus down the half mile walk to the Place of the Skull. But the man who had been brutalized within an inch of his life was too weak to walk […]
Deo Gloria April 6, 2023 Sermon for Maundy Thursday Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Mark 14:12-17 Theme: His Final Steps Led to the Upper Room A room where his disciples carefully prepared for the Passover A room where Jesus, our Passover Lamb, carefully prepared to die It is called the Cenacle, a word derived […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for March 26, 2023 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Romans 8:11-19 Theme: If the Spirit of God Lives in You… Then you have an obligation Then you are a son of God Whenever friends or relatives of ours come and stay with us for a while, it sort of changes the […]