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Duane Wente
Contributing sermons since Dec 29, 2016
Newest Sermons
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Love That Looks Like Jesus
Contributed on Oct 13, 2025
Love that looks like Jesus acts first, sacrifices deeply, and never gives up — it is the antidote to a world filled with hate.
### **Introduction** Video Ill.: Sermon Bumper - Shortened Music Lyric Video - Less Like Me by Zach Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hawc0emHq8c The last two weeks, we have been walking through a short series called Less Like Me: More Like Jesus, inspired by Zach Williams’ powerful ...read more
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Mercy In Action
Contributed on Oct 13, 2025
Through the parable of the Good Samaritan, we’ll see that mercy is more than a feeling—it’s compassion in action. God’s mercy meets us new every morning, and we are called to extend that same mercy to others in tangible ways.
### **Introduction** Video Ill.: Sermon Bumper - Shortened Music Lyric Video - Less Like Me by Zach Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hawc0emHq8c Last week we began our series Less Like Me: More Like Jesus, based on the song Less Like Me by Zach Williams. We talked about humility—how John ...read more
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More Of Jesus, Less Of Me
Contributed on Oct 13, 2025
True strength is found in humility, surrender, and letting Jesus shine through our lives.
### **Introduction** Video Ill.: Less Like Me by Zach Williams “A little more like mercy, a little more like grace, a little more like kindness, goodness, love, and faith… A little more like Jesus, a little less like me.” That is a powerful prayer put to music. A prayer that I believe every ...read more
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The Hound Of Heaven
Contributed on Oct 13, 2025
No matter how far we run or how many times we fall, God’s steadfast love pursues us, rescues us, helps us, anchors us, and never lets us go—and our changed lives become the greatest sermon we can ever preach.
### **Introduction** Video Ill.: Golf Buddies - The Skit Guys We’ve been walking together through The Gospel According to Peanuts — discovering how Charles Schulz used the simple, everyday world of Charlie Brown and friends to point to deep spiritual truths. Each week, we’ve unpacked a piece of ...read more
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Good Grief!
Contributed on Oct 13, 2025
We all thirst for meaning, hope, and grace. In Christ, we find the living water that truly satisfies. “Good grief” awakens us to our need for Him, leads us to repentance, and brings new life. The world is thirsty. Don’t leave them under an empty spigot — point them to Jesus, the living water.
### **Introduction** Video Ill.: Cat Funeral — The Skit Guys This morning, we are continuing our study The Gospel According to Peanuts. Charles Schulz, through something as simple as a comic strip, often pointed to some of life’s deepest spiritual truths — and even the truths of the gospel. That ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Less Like Me, More Like Jesus
Contributed on Oct 13, 2025
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The Gospel According To Peanuts
Contributed on Aug 17, 2025
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Lies The World Tells
Contributed on Jun 6, 2025
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Transformative Faith
Contributed on Apr 25, 2025
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Overflowing With Gratitude
Contributed on Nov 10, 2024