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 […]
Pastor Daniel Slaughter Advent 1 11-29-20202 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Focus on Christ 1) Focus on what he gave you 2) Focus on what he will give you. By show of hands, how many of you have corrective lenses, contacts or glasses? To be quite honest, I am blind as bat without my glasses. I […]
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 […]
11-22-2020 Pastor Daniel Slaughter Christ the King Sunday Text: Matthew 27:27-31 Theme: What did you expect? Here it is…the moment of truth. My first sermon here at Trinity! What do you expect as I stand here before you today? What kind of preacher do you expect that I am? Unless you went to […]
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Saints Triumphant 11-15-20 Dear friends in Christ, there is no doubt in anyone’s mind that 2020 has been a difficult year. Consider the evidence. A record number of hurricanes have already made landfall in the gulf region. Think of the shattered lives, the destroyed property and loss of hopes and dreams […]
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 […]
Matthew 9:35-38 Equipping Christian Witnesses 10-25-20 Dear friends in Christ, “so what’s the plan?” That is the question that came to my mind as I chatted with the chairman of our church property committee. It was early summer. After worship we walked outside to look at the landscaping. Right around the front door weeds […]
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 […]
Sermon for October 11, 2020 Ruth 3 Dear friends in Christ, I think you will agree with me when I say that we hear about some pretty amazing marriage proposals now-a-days. There are stories about engagement rings hidden in cupcakes; banners asking “Will you marry me” towed behind a low flying plane; the same […]