How To Win An Argument

Sunday September 22, 2024 Text: Mark 9:30-37 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Mark 9:30-37

How many of you have watched young kids playing sports get confused and accidentally score in the wrong goal? It can be quite amusing. If you get it on video, you can save it for their wedding day. It’s less funny however if the players are adults. If your favorite football or basketball player, did

Jesus Makes Mountains Disappear

Sunday September 15, 2024 Text: Mark 9:14-29 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity 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.

The Wise and Foolish Heart

Sunday September 8, 2024 Text: Psalm 14:1-7 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Psalm 14:1-7

Genoa Peak is a mountain top that stands on the western border of Nevada. If you climb up to it, you can get two good views. To the west is the verdant valley, which is Lake Tahoe and beyond it California. To the east is the dry parched desert which is most of Nevada. Now

Each Piece Put On With Care

Sunday September 1, 2024 Text: Ephesians 6:10-20 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Ephesians 6:10-20

Ephesians 6:10-12 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against

The Lord Has Called You To Faithfulness

Sunday August 11, 2024 Text: 1 samuel 3:1-10 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: 1 samuel 3:1-10

Our text tells us that the word of the Lord was rare. Why? Because Eli and his sons had failed in their duty to serve the Lord. Eli’s sons Hophni and Phineas failed through a blatantly sinful lifestyle which was an open despising of God’s word. Eli failed because he did not deal with this

The Calling of Christ

Sunday August 4, 2024 Text: Ephesians 4:1-6 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Ephesians 4:1-6

Numerous times throughout my life I’ve heard the rule that you should not wear white sneakers in Europe because people will instantly know your American. My response is always why I should care if people know I’m American. I am American. Why would I want to hide it? In our text this morning Paul speaks

God Versus Man

Sunday July 28, 2024 Text: Genesis 9:8-17 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Genesis 9:8-17

On Friday night many of us watched the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. In our text this morning we have God’s opening ceremonies as he begins his plan of salvation. So here we have the opportunity to compare, man versus God. We saw the signs and symbols of the Olympics rising into the sky, here

Celebrate the Savior

Sunday July 21, 2024 Text: Romans 5:8-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Romans 5:8-11

We celebrate our Savior the free gift from God. There is a story of a man who went as a missionary to the far east. Shortly after his arrival he was a given a very expensive gift from a wealthy local. Unaware of the local customs he accepted the gift. Later he found out that

Freedom In Christ

Sunday July 7, 2024 Text: Galatians 4:7; Galatians 5:1,13 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Galatians 4:7; Galatians 5:1,13

In our sinfulness we often believe freedom to be a thing that we deserve. God’s word teaches us that freedom is the gift of God though Jesus Christ. Galatians 4:7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. The Old Testament paints

The Lord Comes To Give Life

Sunday June 30, 2024 Text: Mark 5:21-43 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Mark 5:21-43

Mark 5:21-23 Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea. 22 And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet 23 and begged Him

Speaker Pastor Matthew Ude