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When the Lord Writes the Test

Sunday February 18, 2024 Text: Mark 1:9-15 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Mark 1:9-15

Back in the early 80s three students wrote the SAT board to point out that there was a mistake on the SAT. The board reviewed the test and realized they were right. They removed that question from the test and adjusted all the scores accordingly. For some people this was a good thing, their score

The Gospel Keeps Going

Sunday January 21, 2024 Text: Mark 1:14-20 Passages: Mark 1:14-20

God’s kingdom is like the energizer bunny, or an avalanche, or that boulder that chases Indianna Jones out of the temple, it just keeps going. God himself describes it that way in Daniel 2:34. He calls the kingdom of God a rock cut without hands. It rolls down and smashes the statue representing the kingdoms

It’s All About The Water

Sunday January 14, 2024 Text: Mark 1:4-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Mark 1:4-11

Jesus’ ministry begins and end with baptism and preaching. John came preaching and baptism. Jesus was baptized then began his ministry. When Jesus ascends into heaven, he told his disciples “Go teach, baptize.” In acts on the day of Pentecost, the apostles preached the word, and the people were baptized. In our sinfulness we often

Jesus Creates Preachers

Sunday January 31, 2021 Text: Mark 1:14-20 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Mark 1:14-20

Jesus does not find preachers but rather creates them. Since we are in desperate need of faithful preachers and since it is Christ alone who can give us what we need, we must pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers.

A Vaccine For Death

Sunday January 17, 2021 Text: Mark 1:4-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Mark 1:4-11

Lead Us Not Into Temptation

Tuesday February 20, 2018 Text: Mark 1:9-15 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Tags: lent / temptation / wilderness Passages: Mark 1:9-15

Although Satan is the one doing all the tempting, not God, nevertheless God allowed it and even lead Jesus to the place. This was done so that Jesus could pass the test that we never could. The victory is ours in Christ. Nevertheless knowing our own weakness we pray that God would keep such temptation from us.

The Time Is Fullfilled

Sunday January 21, 2018 Text: Mark 1:14-20 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Tags: apostles / discipleship / ministry / repentance Passages: Mark 1:14-21

The Kingdom of God is near; the time to repent is now. Your God calls, choose earth or heaven. The good news is the Savior is here.

And It Was Good

Sunday January 7, 2018 Text: Mark 1:4-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Tags: baptism / creation / jesus baptism / word of god Passages: Mark 1:4-11

By the power of His word light and life was made out of nothing. By the power of His word we are restored to life through baptism.