Deo Gloria December 31, 2020 New Year’s Eve Sermon Pastor Martin Bentz Text: 1 Peter 1:22-25 Theme: Another Year Passes—God’s Word Still Stands! The Word of God is living and active. The Word of God gives life. The Word of God lasts forever. If I’ve heard it once, I’ve probably heard it 40 […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for December 25, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Hebrews 1:1-9 Theme: What Child is This? This Child is the Son of God. This Child is our Savior from sin. This Child is the King of heaven. There are candles. There are presents. There are special gatherings of family and friends. It […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for December 20, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 1:26-38 Theme: A Miracle is About to Happen! A miracle announced by an angel A miracle promised by God A miracle accepted by faith It was a little after 7:00 when Billie slowly opened his eyes. Then all at once he […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for December 6, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: 2 Peter 3:8-14 Theme: The Day Will Come! Don’t procrastinate. Be prepared. Only 19 more days! Do you realize that: only 19 more days till Christmas? It kind of hit me this past Thursday when I looked at the calendar and noticed […]
Deo Gloria December 2, 2020 Sermon for Midweek Advent Service Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Isaiah 61:1-3 Theme: Hark the Glad Sound – The Savior Comes! To Bind Up Broken Hearts 2020 has been a difficult year to say the least—a challenging year in so many ways due to the coronavirus. Here in the […]
Deo Gloria November 25+26, 2020 Sermon for Thanksgiving Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 17:11-19 Theme: Don’t Forget to Say “Thank You”! For the physical blessings And for the spiritual blessings Many of you, I’m sure, are familiar with Rudyard Kipling. Rudyard Kipling lived from 1865 to 1936. He was an English author who […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for November 8, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Matthew 25:31-46 Theme: Be Ready for the Son of Man to Come Again! He will come in all his glory. He will come to judge all people. They said it could never happen. Because of the special way in which she had […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for Reformation Sunday, November 1, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Matthew 10:16-23 Theme: Stand Firm to the End! The world may oppose you. But God will help you. The year was 1994; the country, Iran. Pastor Mehdi Dibaj was on trial for his life. An upper-class Muslin man, Mehdi and […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for October 18, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Ruth 4 Theme: Abundantly Blessed! Blessed to have a kinsman-redeemer Blessed to have a son and grandson Blessed to be included in the family line of the Savior When we think of Ruth and the book that bears her name, the first […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for October 4, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Ruth 2 Theme: First Impressions Two weeks ago we began this sermon series on the book of Ruth entitled “The Family Tree.” Together let’s watch a video that recaps chapter 1. So here’s an interesting quote: “You never get a second chance […]