Repent or Perish

Deo Gloria Sermon for March 24, 2019 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: Luke 13:1-9 Theme: Repent or Perish! Pay attention to the warning signs. Don’t wait until it’s too late.   We hear about them all the time, don’t we: tragedies, catastrophes, natural disasters of various kinds?  Back in November, for example, we saw the […]

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Jesus Conquers Temptations

Preacher: Pastor Tim Redfield Date: March 10, 2019 Text: Luke 4:1-13 There is a war going on in our lives. We are fighting a serious spiritual battle. The devil comes at us together with his allies – our sinful natures and the world around us. He wants us to sin so much that we start […]

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Have You Seen the Light?

Deo Gloria Sermon for March 3, 2019 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 Theme: Have You Seen The Light? Satan does his best to keep people from seeing it. God causes it to shine in our hearts through the gospel.   Have you seen the light?  Moses saw the light on his many trips […]

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What will we be like in Heaven?

Preacher: Pastor Tim Redfield Date: February 21/24, 2019 Text: 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-49 A lot of people wonder what heaven is going to be like. I think the most prominent thought is that it will be bliss and happiness. A prevailing thought is that whatever makes you most happy, that is what heaven will be […]

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What If There is No Resurrection?

Deo Gloria Sermon for February 17, 2019 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: 1 Corinthians 15:12,16-20 Theme: What If There is No Resurrection? The depressing consequences The hope-filled reality   What if?  Have you ever thought about that?  What if there was no resurrection from the dead?  What if there was no afterlife, no life beyond the […]

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Use Your Gifts to Share Jesus

Preacher: Pastor Tim Redfield Date: February 7/10, 2019 Text: 1 Corinthians 14:12-20 Our gospel lesson for today made me think about how God works with us. Now, that doesn’t mean that Jesus gives us a miraculous catch of fish and that he calls all of us to be fishers of men. And yet, look at […]

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Jesus Reveals His Glory Through You!

Deo Gloria Sermon for February 3, 2019 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:13 Theme: Jesus Reveals His Glory Through You! He gives you gifts to use for service. He gives you love to govern your actions.   Complete this sentence: Jesus revealed his glory….  OK, how many of you came up with the […]

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We Are The Body of Christ!

Deo Gloria Sermon for January 27, 2019 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 Theme: We are the Body of Christ! We work with one another. We work for one another.   Rugged individualism—the belief that an individual can succeed on his or her own without the help of anyone else; a spirit of […]

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Appreciate the Gifts God Has Given You!

Deo Gloria Sermon for January 20, 2019 Pastor Martin Bentz   Text: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Theme: Appreciate the Gifts God Has Given You! The gift of faith The gift of spiritual gifts   Did you get any good gifts for Christmas this year?  An iPhone perhaps?   A CD of your favorite singer or group?  A […]

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Be Guided By the Light

Preacher: Pastor Tim Redfield Date: January 3/6, 2019 Text: Matthew 2:1-12   When we think about the Wise Men, there is a lot of speculation about who they were and where they came from. The reason for this is that Scripture doesn’t give us many of the details. People wonder about the number. Were there […]

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