Should Jesus Really Be Watching My Wealth?

Deo Gloria Sermon for November 17, 2024 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Mark 12:41-44 Theme: Should Jesus Really Be Watching My Wealth?   It’s one of God’s attributes, one of those big “omni” words students learn about in catechism class: omnipresent.  It means that God is present everywhere, that he is with us wherever we […]

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What Matters is Knowing the Master

Pastor Slaughter 11-10-2024 Stewardship Theme: What matters is knowing the Master Text: Matthew 25:14-30   Have you borrowed something or lent something out before. I am guessing so.  How do you feel if they return it and it is broken? You entrusted this item to them…and they broke your trust. You are less likely to […]

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Giving to God Doesn’t Make a Bit of Sense!

Deo Gloria Sermon for November 3, 2024 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Haggai 1:1-11 Theme: Giving to God Doesn’t Make a Bit of Sense! God makes “much” into “little.” God makes “nothing” into everything.   “It just doesn’t make sense.”  We know 1+1=2, but there are plenty of times in life when the numbers just don’t […]

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Stand Up in the Flames

Pastor Slaughter Reformation October 27, 2024   Stand up in the Flames Text: Daniel 3:16-28   Where do you take a stand? Those times where you don’t care what happens, you just have to speak your mind. Share your thoughts. You know those time where you take a stand on what you think or maybe […]

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Who Then Can Be Saved?

Deo Gloria Sermon for October 13, 2024 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Mark 10:17-27 Theme: Who Then Can Be Saved? With man this is impossible. With God all things are possible.   Do you remember the old Mission Impossible TV show, you know the one with the tape that would self-destruct in 10 seconds?  As […]

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God’s Design for a Healthy and Happy Home

Deo Gloria Sermon for October 6, 2024 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Ephesians 5:21-6:4 Theme: God’s Design for a Healthy and Happy Home! Mom respects dad. Dad loves mom. Kids obey mom and dad. Dad teaches the kids about Jesus.   It isn’t hard to see that homes are in trouble now days.  Divorce is […]

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With All of Your Heart!

Pastor Slaughter Christian Education September 29, 2024 Theme: With all of your heart! Text: Deuteronomy 6:4-9   What do you love in life? I mean what do really love? Not just I like these things but that you have a passion, a zeal that almost consumes you. Those things that you spend your time on. […]

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Put on the Full Armor of God!

Deo Gloria Sermon for September 15, 2024 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Ephesians 6:10-18 Theme: Put on the Full Armor of God!   It’s been called the greatest battle ever fought on American soil.  It was certainly one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, resulting in over 40,000 soldiers killed and wounded.  It […]

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Ephphatha! Be Opened!

Deo Gloria Sermon for September 8, 2024 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Mark 7:31-37 Theme: Ephphatha!  Be Opened!   This past weekend my wife and I got to spend quite a bit of time with our granddaughter.  She stayed with us for a couple of days while her parents attended a funeral in Appleton, WI.  […]

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Reality Check

Pastor Slaughter Pentecost 15 9-1-2024   Reality Check 1)On what makes us unclean, 2) On what makes us clean. Text: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23   Have you ever had to have a reality check in life before? I had one a few years ago. My Explorer would not start, so I changed the battery. Still […]

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