Deo Gloria Sermon for September 4, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 14:25-35 Theme: Calculate the Cost of Following Jesus! Calculate… 1. Your cost Your cross His cross Calculators sure aren’t what they used to be. I remember doing some back to school shopping with our daughter, Katie, once. Among other things we […]
Pastor Slaughter Pentecost 12 8-28-2022 Theme: Pride & Humility Text: Luke 14:1, 7-14 Pride and Humility. On the one hand I don’t think we need to be confronted with topics of pride and humility. I think most people in this world would agree that one is a good character trait and the other […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for August 21, 2022 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 8-14-22 Pentecost 10 Sermon Text: Luke 12:49-53 Theme: Hard Truth: Jesus Came to Divide This section of Luke’s gospel and the these upcoming Sundays began with Jesus knowing the time of his departure was near. In Luke 9:51, ‘When the days were approaching for him to be taken up, Jesus was determined […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for August 7, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Hebrews 11:1-3,8-16 Theme: Faith Changes Everything! How we view our origin How we view life in this world How we view the next life Have you ever had one of those life-changing experiences—an event or an experience that forever changed the way […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for July 24, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 11:1-13 Theme: Lord, Teach Us to Pray! As children approach their dear Father According to God’s will With confidence that God will hear and answer Imagine you had a friend or relative who was a personal friend of Elon Musk. And […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for July 17, 2022 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 80 years ago a fascinating interview took place between Mr. Charles Schwab, then president of Bethlehem Steel Company, and Ivy […]
Pastor Slaughter 7-10-2022 Pentecost 5 Theme: How Can I Be A Neighbor? Text: Luke 10:25-37 He knew what was best. He was well versed in the scriptures and knew God’s law. He had a sharp analytical mind after all…he was a lawyer. He wanted to test Jesus. Jesus had done miracles, spoken with authority, […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for July 3, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 10:1-12,16-20 Theme: Go and Work in the Lord’s Harvest Field! Recognize the great need. Trust that the Lord will take care of you. Proclaim his message of peace. One thing I remember about growing up on the farm is that harvest […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for June 26, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 9:51-62 Theme: Following Jesus Takes Total Commitment! To be patient with those who oppose Jesus To not let anything else get in the way Are you an avid fisherman, the kind who goes out fishing at least once or twice a […]