He IS Arisen
Sunday April 17, 2022 Text: Luke 24:1-12 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Easter Passages: Luke 24:1-12
He Has Already Arisen He Is Arisen Now He Is Still Arisen
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Friday April 15, 2022 Text: Luke 23:39-41 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Good Friday Passages: Luke 23:39-41
Barasheth Bara Elohym – In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. He created ALL the heavens, all the vastness of space. Light can travel 186,000 miles in a second. In a year light can travel 5.8 trillion miles. That is a number that is too big even to mean anything. If I
Read MoreLord, Is It I?
Thursday April 14, 2022 Text: Matthew 26:20-22 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Maundy Thursday Passages: Matthew 26:20-22
Is it I who betrayed the Lord?
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Sunday April 10, 2022 Text: John 12:20-43 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: John 12:20-43
The Father’s will is that Jesus die for our sins, that we join Jesus at the cross, and that through His death we are drawn up to heaven.
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Wednesday April 6, 2022 Text: Matthew 27:21-23 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Matthew 27:21-23
Pilate tries so hard to put Jesus aside, to make no decision about him. He tires to let him go. He sends him to Herod. He gives them the choice of Barabbas or Jesus thinking they will surely pick Barabbas. He scourges him. He washes his hands pretending it is not his guilt. Yet no
Read MoreHallowed Be Thy Name
Sunday April 3, 2022 Text: Luke 20:9-20 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Luke 20:9-20
This parable is an excellent reminder to us of how we often misuse God’s name and therefore what we are praying for when we pray, “Hallowed Be Thy Name.” It also portrays to what great extent the Lord goes to forgive us and make us His children.
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Wednesday March 30, 2022 Text: John 18:37 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: John 18:37
Sometimes your following instructions and things happen as they should. For example, the instructions say hold down the button 15 sec until the light blinks twice. It is a relief to see that light blink, you know that you are doing it correctly. Or the recipe says bake 15 minutes until golden brown, after 15
Read MoreOur Father, Who Art In Heaven
Sunday March 27, 2022 Text: Luke 15:11-32 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Luke 15:11-32
The address of the Lord's prayer is a simple statement. On the surface all that we have done is to state to whom we are offering the prayer. Yet it is the most important part of the prayer, since it is God's greatest desire and joy that we return to Him, as this son did, and receive from Him without attempting to earn or deserve it that unconditional love by which He calls us sons of God and becomes again our true Father.
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Wednesday March 23, 2022 Text: Luke 22:70 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Luke 22:70
Is Jesus the Son of God? Jesus says yes, the Jews say no. What do you say? With Peter we confess, “Yes you are the Christ the Son of the living God.” Of course, it is easy to write yes in the bulletin and go home but Jesus wants more from us than a verbal
Read MoreJesus Seeks Repentance
Sunday March 20, 2022 Text: Luke 13:1-9 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Luke 13:1-9
Repentance is the fruit that Jesus is looking for. The Judeans try to make it about politics, religion and merit. All catastrophes remind us of our need to repent. Jesus waits for repentance and when He does not find it He cultivates the tree.
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