Deo Gloria Sermon for March 6, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 4:1-13 Theme: Next Time the Devil Tempts You… Remember your baptism. Be filled with the Spirit. Take your stand on God’s Word. Remember that Jesus’ victory is your victory. We’ve all been there at one time or another, some of us […]
Deo Gloria March 2, 2022 Sermon for Ash Wednesday Pastor Martin Bentz Text: John 18:12 Theme: They Bound Him I suppose that’s what you did. I suppose it was standard operating procedure to bind prisoners before transporting them. Binding their hands and feet made life easier for everyone, except for the prisoners, of […]
Pastor Slaughter February 27, 2022 Transfiguration Luke 9:18-36 Glory that is hidden is most on display Today is the last Sunday in the Church season called Epiphany, a Greek word that means “to appear.” Salvation has appeared to us in the person of Jesus Christ. We need that Salvation to be revealed to us. […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for February 20, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 6:27-38 Theme: Live a Life of Love! Love even your enemies. Be merciful like your Father. I remember seeing a sign down by Mankato once—a sign right along the side of the road. It read, “I love you with all my […]
Pastor Slaughter Epiphany 6 2-13-2022 Theme: Boast in Our Weakness Text: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Isn’t life ironic at times? We find something that we are good at, something we take pride in, something that leads us to boast of but only to have it taken away from us. We may boast about our […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for February 6, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 5:1-11 Theme: The Catch of a Lifetime (God’s Prescription for a Fisherman) One ordinary person An ounce of trust A commitment to Christ “Man, you should have seen the fish we caught on our fishing trip up to Alaska. There we […]
Deo Gloria January 30, 2022 Life Sunday Sermon Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Psalm 139:13-16 Theme: Life – A Gift from God! I’d like to begin this morning with a story, a true story that was told by a doctor: Several years ago a fragile, young woman came to my office, expecting her […]
Pastor Slaughter 1-23-2022 Epiphany 3 Theme: A prayer to Proclaim God’s Word Text: Acts 4:23-31 How many of you are afraid of public speaking? I read online that 25% of people are reported to have a fear of public speaking. Why are so many people afraid? Do they get inside their-own heads so speak […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for January 16, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Isaiah 62:1-5 Theme: Behold God’s Beautiful Bride! Dazzling in her righteousness Royal in her standing The delight of her Lord There are so many beautiful things about a wedding. There are all of the beautiful flowers, for example, from the bouquet carried […]
Pastor Slaughter Epiphany Day January 9, 2022 Theme: A Light for All People Text: Matthew 2:1-12 I bet you can come up with a million and one different answers to this question but here it is, “What divides people?” Is it someone like location and what country you live in or what side […]