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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

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

God Answers Abraham’s Prayer

Thursday October 16, 2025 Text: Genesis 18:16-33; Genesis 19:1-29 Passages: Genesis 18:16-33; Genesis 19:1-29

In His grace and wisdom God determines to bring judgement on Sodom and Gomorrah. He reveals his plan to Abraham. Abraham pleads for the cities and for his nephew Lot. Although God brings judgement he also remembers Abraham and saves Lot.

Tower of Babel

Friday September 26, 2025 Text: Genesis 11:1-9 Passages: Genesis 11:1-9

There Is Still Hope

Sunday June 8, 2025 Text: Genesis 11:1-9 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Pentecost Passages: Genesis 11:1-9

The account of the building of the tower of Babel takes place about 100 years after the flood. Both Noah and Shem were still living. In fact, Noah was still alive when Abraham was called by God at the age of 75, and Shem lived long enough that he could have seen Isaac and Jacob.

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

The Fall

Friday September 1, 2023 Text: Genesis 3:1-24 Passages: Genesis 3:1-24

Man chooses not to trust God word and falls into sin. God bears the consequences of man’s sin and promises to save us.

God Made The Thistle

Sunday June 25, 2023 Text: Genesis 1:9-13 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Genesis 1:9-13

On day three God created the nettle and it was good. It is not our place to judge what God has made. Yet because in our sinfulness we do often judge one another, God made the waters of baptism to cleanse our hearts.

Expanse

Saturday June 17, 2023 Text: Genesis 1:6-8 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Genesis 1:6-8

Is earth the center of the universe. For most of earth’s history men simply assumed that yes it was. Men following in the steps of Galileo insisted that no it wasn’t. Most astrophysicists today would probably say that the question is moot since there is not objective reference point, however considering the vastness of space

Bara: A Word of Faith

Sunday June 4, 2023 Text: Genesis 1:1-4 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Genesis 1:1-4

Barashim bara elohym: In the beginning God created. With these word God introduces Himself to us. When we meet someone new, often, the first two things we want to know are their name and occupation. With these words God gives us His name and what He does. This is who our God is. He is