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 […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for March 12, 2023 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Romans 5:1-8 Theme: Since We Have Been Justified… We have peace. We have hope. We have love.   How many of you have ever served on a jury?  I had the opportunity a number of years ago but ended up being dismissed probably […]

Pastor Slaughter Second Sunday of Lent 3-5-2023   Theme: Saved through Faith not by Works Text: Romans 4:1-5, 13-17   Have you ever thought you were doing something helpful but were actually not helping at all? I remember when I was Vicaring. I was visiting someone in the nursing home. On that particular day, he […]

Pastor Slaughter First Sunday of Lent 2-26-23   Theme: A Champion for the Defeated Text: Matthew 4: 1-11   Lines are drawn, armies are gathered. People are sharpening their weapons, mending their armor getting ready for war. There is a hush in the air as the two opposing sides draw near. They each chose their […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for February 12, 2023 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Matthew 5:21-37 Theme: Jesus Makes the Impossible Possible!   Has this ever happened to you: You thought you did really well on a test—“Yeah, aced that one”—only to find out later, when you got the test back, that you bombed it?  I know […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for February 5, 2023 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Matthew 5:13-20 Theme: Let Your Light Shine! That others might see your good deeds That others might see the source of real righteousness   Bill was going off to college, and his parents were concerned.  No, they weren’t concerned about his academics.  Bill […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for January 29, 2023 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Matthew 5:1-12 Theme: You Are Blessed!   How many of you would consider yourself to be blessed?  How many of you would feel blessed after you just lost your job?  How many of you would feel blessed as you’re facing major surgery?  How […]

Pastor Slaughter Epiphany 2 1-15-23 The Lamb of God Look at the Lamb Spend time with the Lamb Point to the Lamb Text: John 1: 29-41   For centuries Israel offered sacrifices to God for sin. Over and over again, the blood flowed. The blood was this constant reminder that the penalty for sin is […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for January 8, 2023 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Matthew 3:13-17 Theme: The Blessed Message of Baptism! What it says about Jesus What it says about you and me   When was the last time you looked at your baptismal certificate?  If you’re like me, it’s probably been a while.  Let me […]

Pastor Slaughter Christmas-1 January 1, 2022   The Son of God, the Promised Savior Text: Matthew 2:12-23   When you think of Christmas, what does your mind think of? Do you think of the time with friends and family? Opening presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? The food? The travel? When you think about […]