Season Advent

Jesus Is Something different

Saturday December 13, 2025 Text: Isaiah 11:1-10 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Advent Passages: Isaiah 11:1-10

Illustrations of Immanuel: A Chosen Lamb

Wednesday December 10, 2025 Text: Exodus 12:1-13 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Advent Passages: Exodus 12:1-13

At Christmas, we often seek perfection in gifts and celebrations, but God has already provided the perfect gift in Jesus, the true Passover Lamb. At this time of year, many of us are busy trying to find the perfect gift(s), for our spouse, for our children, and for our friends. We are choosing the perfect

Illustrations of Immanuel: Ram – A God Who Is Near

Saturday December 6, 2025 Text: Genesis 22:6-14 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Advent Passages: Genesis 22:6-14

Mentally raise your hand if you ever had this conversation with your father . . . Dad can you . . . Then your Dad responds, “I sure can.” And then he sits there doing nothing until you think to ask, “Dad will you . . . “ Now, mentally raise your other hand if

Illustrations of Immanuel: A Serpent For Sinners

Wednesday December 3, 2025 Text: Numbers 21:5-9 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Advent Passages: Numbers 21:5-9

Who was bitten by the fiery serpents? Was it the righteous or the innocent? No, it was the unrighteous and the guilty. For whom was the bronze serpent put on a pole? Did Moses make it for himself? No, the bronze serpent was lifted up for the sake of the guilty. In the same way,

Illustrations of Immanuel: Serpent

Saturday November 29, 2025 Text: Genesis 3:14-15 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Advent Passages: Genesis 3:14-15

I woke up this morning and realized that for the first time in about a week, I had no pie. This was a little disappointing. Adam and Eve woke up the morning after our text with a much greater disappointment. They could never return to the garden. They could no longer walk with God in

Hope Comes From Bethlehem 

Sunday December 22, 2024 Text: Micah 5:2-4 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Advent Passages: Micah 5:2-4

In a minute we are going to read from the book of Micah chapter 5 starting with verse 2 Micah was a contemporary of the prophets Isaiah and Amos. He lived and preached around 750 BC. That is 750 years before Christ. Micah like Isaiah and Amos warned the people of Israel that because of

Wonderful Counselor

Wednesday December 18, 2024 Text: Isaiah 9:1-2,6-7 Speaker: Pastor David Ude Festival: Advent Passages: Isaiah 9:1-2,6-7

Are You Waiting for Jesus?

Sunday December 15, 2024 Text: Luke 7:18-28 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Advent Passages: Luke 7:18-28

Advent is a time of waiting and preparation, but waiting for what? For many people they are only waiting for the chance to eat a lot and open presents. We however proclaim that we are waiting for something more. Is Jesus the one we are waiting for? The answer is probably not. Jesus is probably

Mighty God

Wednesday December 11, 2024 Text: Isaiah 9:1-2,6-7 Speaker: Pastor Andrew Schaller Festival: Advent Passages: Isaiah 9:1-2,6-7

God Prepares Your Heart

Sunday December 8, 2024 Text: Isaiah 40:1-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Advent Passages: Isaiah 40:1-11

On the south side of county road AW about halfway between here and Waupun, there is a house covered in Christmas lights. This house really stands out. There is a house that is ready for Christmas. If we have the time and inclination we could prepare our houses similarly for Christmas, what we cannot do