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  • Carl Benge

    Contributing sermons since Feb 5, 2007
Carl's church

Nemaha and Varina UMCs
Early, Iowa 50535
712-660-0546

About Carl
  • Education: Graduated from the University of Dubuque in 1991 Received my Local Pastors License from the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, and am currently enrolled at Sioux Falls Seminary in Sioux Falls, SD with intentions to attend Saint Paul Schoo of Theology in Kansas City, MO.
  • Experience: Have been in the ministry starting my 4th year. I have served Troy UMC in Troy, Iowa as a 1/4 time pastor. Spent the last two years serving Early UMC and Nemaha UMC as a parish Fulltime Local Licensed Pastor. Currently am preparing to begin server Nemaha UMC and Varina UMC as a 3/4 pastor and Student..
  • Family: I am married to a wonderful woman named Luann, we have 3 beautiful daughters ages 10,3, and 9 mos
  • Best advice given to me about preaching: Everything you suggest, they wont like, but they’ll do when the next pastor comes along (Rev. Henry Huddleston UMC)
  • Books that have had an impact: THe Bible Introduction to Church History. How Now Shall We Live
  • Hobbies: Reading and watching History Channel specials on religion World War 1 aeroplanes, LIving HIstory.
  • Something funny that happened while preaching: While I was blessing the Communion Bread, when I broke the bread I realized that the bread I was using was Cinammon Swirl Bread. (*NOte this happened twice Once at the beginning of my time at Early UMC and second in my next to last communion at Early)
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  • Come To The Father And Tell The Good News

    Contributed on Jul 4, 2009
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    Week 9 the final Week of the Sermon Series it ties in all the that has been spoken in the past 8

    Here we are at the last week of our series, we have taken a trek through the Bible exploring what God wants for us and our Church. In this trek we have begun a transformation process into seeing how God is at work in our lives and how that work can make a huge difference in the lives of those ...read more

  • He Has A Plan For Us

    Contributed on Jul 4, 2009
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    God’s purpose for our lives

    Many islands in the Pacific Ocean appear to be tiny points of land that rise only a few thousand feet above sea level. Yet the foundations of those peaks extend for miles underwater. In fact, if measured from their base, some would tower above the Himalayas. In a similar way, the salvation that ...read more

  • For Us To Be Useful

    Contributed on Jun 22, 2009
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    Week 7 of the 9 Week sermon Series on What Does GOd Want.

    If you put five monkeys in a cage and hang a banana on a string at the top of the cage with a ladder leading up to it, before long a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of the monkeys with cold water. After a while, another ...read more

  • Living Examples Of Jesus And His Teachings

    Contributed on Jun 22, 2009
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    This is week 6 of a 9 week sermon series expressing what God wants for our lives.

    SLOW AND STEADY The power of the Holy Spirit is not just for salvation, but transformation, a process that might be slow and gradual. The difference might look like this: You can take ten gallons of gasoline and release a tremendous amount of power and energy by just dropping a lighted match into ...read more

  • What Does God Want? Remain In Me, And I Will Remain In You

    Contributed on May 27, 2009
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    About being faithful to what God wants for our lives

    Later today many of us will be attending commencement ceremonies for high school and college graduates. When I read today’s scripture I was reminded of the sermon I gave at the Baccalaureate last Sunday evening. I explained to the students that what ever they do in life reflects back on their ...read more

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