Deo Gloria Sermon for June 14, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Matthew 7:15-23 Theme: Don’t Accept Any Substitutes! Regardless of the packaging Regardless of the promises   We live in a world of substitutes—from substitute teachers to substitute sugar.  While they certainly can be useful, I’m sure we’d all agree that substitutes have their […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for Trinity Sunday, June 7, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: 2 Corinthians 13:11-14 Theme: God’s Blessing Be With You! The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ The love of God And the fellowship of the Holy Spirit   How do you say “good-by”?  What do you say, for instance, when a […]

Deo Gloria May 28+31, 2020 Sermon for Pentecost Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: John 16:5-11 Theme: Jesus Sends the Holy Spirit! To comfort his disciples To convince the world   Wouldn’t it be easier to be a Christian if Jesus was still here today?  Wouldn’t it be easier to believe in Jesus and to follow […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for May 24, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: John 17:1-11a Theme: Victory No Matter What Happens in This Life! Because Jesus has completed the work of our salvation Because Jesus reveals the Father and his love for us Because Father himself is protecting us   I’d like to take you back […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for May 17, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: John 14:15-21 Theme: Victorious Living Empowered by the Spirit Obeying Jesus’ commands Having the Spirit as our Counselor Being loved by the Father   When someone has been defeated, how do they act?  Often you’ll see them walking around with their head hanging […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for May 10, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: John 14:1-12 Theme: Victory on the Only Path to Heaven Through Jesus we have comfort for our troubled hearts. Through Jesus we know the Father. Through Jesus we know the way to the Father’s house.   It’s a troubling time to say the […]

Easter 4, 2020   John 10:1-10 1 “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens […]

Deo Gloria April 9, 2020 Sermon for Maundy Thursday Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Luke 22:47+48 Theme: The Battle is Personal The struggle within Judas The struggle within us   It’s called a Trojan horse.  You get an official looking email, informing you that you’ve won $10 million dollars or that some long, lost, overseas […]

Deo Gloria April 12, 2020 Sermon for Easter Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Revelation 19:11-16 Theme: Victory!   This is a day of victory, a day of celebration in honor of our great champion, Jesus Christ, who is pictured here in our text.  But before we take a closer look at this picture, let’s look […]

Deo Gloria Sermon for March 29, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: John 11:17-27,38-45 Theme: Do You Believe in a Life-giving Savior? Jesus says he is. Jesus proves he is.   There’s nothing like the death of a friend or a loved one to make you stop and think.  There’s nothing like a visit to […]