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, […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for January 5, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: John 1:14-18 Theme: Do You See What I See? The Word made flesh The ultimate revelation of God and his grace “Do you see what I see?” The words come from a familiar Christmas carol, “Do You Hear What I Hear?” The […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for December 29, 2019 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Galatians 4:4-7 Theme: God Sent His Son! To redeem us To make us his sons My dad doesn’t have many memories of living in the orphanage, but the ones he does have are not very pleasant. One of his memories is of […]
Deo Gloria December 24, 2019 Message for Christmas Eve Pastor Martin Bentz Text: John 3:16 Theme: God So Loved the World! What’s the best Christmas gift you ever received? Hum, that might be difficult to answer. Most of us have received so many presents over the years. Was it the ring you got […]
Deo Gloria December 18, 2019 Advent Sermon Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Matthew 25:31 Theme: The Spirit of Advent Yet to Come Try talking to people now days about angels and you’ll probably get a variety of reactions. Some will smile at you as if to say, “Dear man, do you still believe […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for December 15, 2019 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Isaiah 35:1-10 Theme: God is Coming! Don’t be Afraid! He’s coming to save us. He’s coming to fix us. “He’s coming!” Do those words strike fear in your heart, or do they bring you comfort? I suppose it depends on the situation. […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for December 8, 2019 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Matthew 3:1-12 Theme: Get Ready for Christmas by Making Changes! Confess your sins. Trust in Jesus for forgiveness. Produce fruit. It’s 6:00 in the evening and the phone rings. Probably another tele-marketer, right? Reluctantly you answer the phone and you find out […]