Season Trinity 
His Strength will Lift Us Up to Heaven
Sunday June 3, 2018 Text: Isaiah 40:28-31 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Isaiah 40:28-31
Isaiah is being more than a little sarcastic here. He is talking to the people of Israel and in the verses prior to this they are complaining about God and about what He hasn’t done for them. So Isaiah says, “didn’t you know that the almighty everlasting God doesn’t grow tired?” It’s sarcastic, but
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Jesus Comes As Our Redeemer
Tuesday November 28, 2017 Text: Matthew 25:31-46 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 25:31-46
The day of judgement will come. It will come sooner than we think. But we rejoice and do not fear because the result is already know. Jesus died for our sins. We will go to heaven.
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Jesus Gives Us A Heart of Faith Not Fear
Monday November 20, 2017 Text: Matthew 25:14-30 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 25:14-30
A Heart Of Faith, Not Fear A Salvation Of Faith, Not Works The lazy servant gives a convincing speech, but the Lord knows the truth that his heart is a heart of fear instead of faith. He knew that his master doesn’t make mistakes; therefore he should have known that he was capable of making use of his talent. He condemned not because of his works but because of his lack of faith.
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Jesus Prepares Us for His coming through the Means of Grace
Monday November 13, 2017 Text: Matthew 25:1-12 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 25:1-12
The parable of the ten virgins is a warning that we need to be prepared for His coming. Unfortunately we all to often are the foolish one who are not prepared. In His grace Jesus prepares us through His word and sacraments.
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By His Love We are His Children
Monday November 6, 2017 Text: 1 john 3:1-3 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: All Saints Day / Trinity Passages: 1 john 3:1-3
The heros of faith, which we call saints, do not disappoint us because we already know that they are sinners like us. Despite their sin the Lord chose them to be His children, as He chose us in our sin. Because we are His children, we will never “fit in” in this world. As His children we want to be just like our Father, righteous and holy.
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Honor the King, Love the Lord Who Saved You
Tuesday October 24, 2017 Text: Matthew 22:15-22 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 22:15-22
Background The Pharisees were the ultimate nationalists. And they thought this was the correct understanding of the Old Testament. Israel was God’s Kingdom. To promote and support a free Jewish nation was the will of God. To support a foreign ruler over Israel was contrary to the will of God. It was blasphemy. The
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The Lies of Satan: God Loves You So . . .
Monday October 16, 2017 Text: John 6:40; Romans 12:1-2 Speaker: Pastor Caleb Schaller Festival: Trinity Passages: John 6:40; Romans 12:1-2
It is a common lie of Satan especially in our day that because God loves you, therefore you should do whatever makes you happy and God will be ok with that. God does want you to be happy, but it exactly for this reason that he wants what is best for you.
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The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers
Tuesday October 10, 2017 Text: Matthew 21:33-46 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 21:33-46
The Lord did everything for the Israelites. After all the He did for them they rejected Him. Therefore the kingdom was taken from them and given to the Gentiles. The Lord plan of salvation is not the type of plan we would come up with. Nevertheless having seen it we rejoice in it.
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The Laborers In The Vineyard
Monday September 25, 2017 Text: Matthew 20:1-16 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 20:1-16
WE RECEIVE BY HIS GRACE WHAT WE DO NOT DESERVE We have no chance if we come before His throne demanding what we think is right and what we think He might owe to us. For we deserve nothing, but if we admit this and come on the basis of His grace we receive everything.
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Jesus’ Forgiveness Is Without Limit. What About Yours?
Monday September 18, 2017 Text: Matthew 18:21-35 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 18:21-35
Jesus has forgiven all the sins you have ever committed. There is nothing that any fellow human can do to you that can come anywhere near the severity and debt which you owe to God and He has forgiven you, therefore you also should forgive and let it go.
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