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Jesus Makes Mountains Disappear

Sunday May 2, 2021 Text: Mark 9:14-29 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Easter Passages: Mark 9:14-29

This entire miracle is one that speaks to us about faith. In life we meet obstacles. Sometimes these obstacles are small, sometimes they are large, and sometimes they seem large at the time but later we find that they weren’t really that big of deal. These obstacles might sometimes tempt us to just give up.

Hands of Praise

Sunday March 28, 2021 Text: Mark 11:1-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Mark 11:1-11

Palm Sunday is largely a day of praise. The King, the messiah, so long waited for has finally come, and now he about to enter the Jerusalem the city of the Kings of Israel. In some way we can probably learn something about how to be excited and joyful and how to praise Jesus from

Hypocritical Hands

Friday March 12, 2021 Text: Mark 14:55-66 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Mark 14:55-66

Black hat, white hat, Good Guy, Bad Guy, evil, righteous. In lots of movies, it is pretty easy to tell who the bad guy and the good guy are. The good guy looks good, the bad guy looks evil. But there are movies in which the bad guy looks good, metaphorically, and sometimes literally, wears

NT4 05 – Peter Denies Jesus

Friday February 26, 2021 Text: Mark 14:26-72 Passages: Mark 14:26-72

Peter is convinced that he will never deny Jesus. But in his pride falls victim to Satan’s temptations. Jesus encourages Peter and the other disciples to recognize their own weakness, and when they do fail to trust in his forgiveness.

From the Mountain Top

Sunday February 14, 2021 Text: Mark 9:2-9 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany / Transfiguration Passages: Mark 9:2-9

From the Top of the Mountain Jesus Shows Us - The Valley - The Goal - The Glory

NT4 03 – Widow’s Mite

Friday February 12, 2021 Text: Mark 12:41-44 Passages: Mark 12:41-44

Men care about money and look at appearances. God judges the heart.

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

The Gift He Brings

Sunday December 6, 2020 Text: Mark 1:1-8 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Advent Passages: Mark 1:1-8

This is the gift which Christ brings with him. The Holy Spirit which we have all received in our baptism and through him we work together to encourage and comfort one another and to proclaim to lost sinners the great work of our redemption which Christ accomplished for us.

Signs of His Coming

Sunday November 29, 2020 Text: Mark 11:1-10 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Mark 11:1-10

It is easy to miss his coming if we don’t know what we are looking for. He rode a donkey in lowliness. He came for sinners. He came to die.