Season Epiphany 
Jesus Is Our King
Sunday January 8, 2023 Text: Matthew 2:1-12 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Matthew 2:1-12
Who were the Magi? They were not kings, at least not in the modern sense of the word. They served royalty but they themselves were not. The term wise man is also probably not correct. The term the Bible uses is Magi. Magi were occultist, astrologers. They studied the skies and dreams for portents and
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God Judges You Righteous
Sunday February 20, 2022 Text: Luke 6:27-38 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Luke 6:27-38
God Judges God Judges You God Judges You Righteous
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JESUS BRINGS US GIFTS
Sunday February 13, 2022 Text: Luke 6:17-26 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Luke 6:17-26
These beatitudes are gifts that Jesus brings to us. We are poor, hungry, sorrowful and persecuted. Jesus comes to bring us riches, fullness, and joy. These gifts are ours through Jesus. They are ours fully. They are spiritual.
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Jesus Preaches In A Boat
Sunday February 6, 2022 Text: Mark 5:1-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Mark 5:1-11
What is the name of this room in which you are now sitting and hearing the word of God? Often, we call it the sanctuary, which means a place of rest and safety from the troubles of the world like a bird sanctuary. This place is a sanctuary for sinners to hear their sins are
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Astounding Almighty Authority
Sunday January 30, 2022 Text: Luke 4:31-44 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Luke 4:31-44
Jesus must preach the Gospel of the kingdom everywhere because it is that Gospel which has the authority. It has the authority to cast out our demons. It has the authority to heal our diseases. It has the authority to change our lives through the forgiveness of sins.
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What Is The Gospel
Sunday January 23, 2022 Text: Luke 4:16-30 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Luke 4:16-30
Jesus came to “preach the good news” that is the Gospel. What is the Gospel? The Gospel Is NOT Miracles The crowd rejects Jesus not because he claims to be the Messiah, but because He tells them that He will not do miracles. This is all they want, to see the miraculous works that He
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Jesus Restores Fellowship
Sunday January 16, 2022 Text: John 2:1-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: John 2:1-11
Jesus restores our fellowship with the Father and with one another. Jesus blesses us so that one comes later is better than what came before. Jesus directs us so that we do not crash.
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JESUS GIVES NEW LIFE
Sunday January 9, 2022 Text: Luke 3:15-22 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Luke 3:15-22
Jesus stands at the bank of the Jordan ready to wash away our sins. He stands ready with the Holy Spirit to create a new life within us, a life which is already complete even as it continues to grow daily. Jesus stands ready to give us new life.
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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
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The Security of Being Loved By God
Monday February 8, 2021 Text: Isaiah 62:1-5 Speaker: Michael Schierenbeck Festival: Epiphany Passages: Isaiah 62:1-5
1. We know that He lets nothing get in the way of His plan to love us 2. We know that He rejoices over us as a groom rejoices over his bride
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