Text Luke : The Hand of the Lord Who Raises the Dead
Wednesday April 2, 2025 Text: Luke 7:11-17 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Luke 7:11-17
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God Forgives Even the Righteous
Sunday March 30, 2025 Text: Luke 15:11-32 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Luke 15:11-32
Our text this morning is a parable which is often given the label the prodigal son. This title puts the emphasis on the relationship between the father and the younger son. However, we should not underestimate the importance of the elder son, and his relationship with the father. The greatness of the Father’s love and
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Jesus’ Ascension
Wednesday March 26, 2025 Text: Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-53 Passages: Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-53
Jesus ascends to heaven. Not leaving us but to be with us fully.
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Repent: Let Go And Cling To Jesus
Sunday March 23, 2025 Text: Luke 13:1-9 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Luke 13:1-9
In 2005 Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana ultimately killing over 1800 people and causing over $125 billion dollars in damage. Some people responded with the attitude: God is punishing New Orleans for their wickedness. Earlier this year wildfires swept across California killing some and doing over $100 billion worth of damage. Once again, some
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THE HAND OF THE LORD WHO CASTS OUT DEMONS
Sunday March 16, 2025 Text: Luke 9:37-43; Luke 11:14-23 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Luke 9:37-43; Luke 11:14-23
In his hymn A Mighty Fortress is Our God, Martin Luther reminds us that 3. Though devils all the world should fill, All eager to devour us. We often underestimate the power and strength of Satan. We don’t really take him seriously. In our text this morning Jesus compares Satan to a strong man guarding
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Jesus Leads Us Through the Wilderness
Sunday March 9, 2025 Text: Luke 4:1-13 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Luke 4:1-13
Exodus 20:3 You shall have no other gods before Me Why does God say, “no other gods before me?” That could sound like its ok to have other gods as long as they are ranked less than Yahweh. And yes that is exactly what the Lord is teaching us in this commandment, as long as
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Jesus calls You Up The Mountain
Sunday March 2, 2025 Text: Luke 9:28-36 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Transfiguration Passages: Luke 9:28-36
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Jesus Appears to His Followers
Wednesday February 26, 2025 Text: Luke 24:36-49 Passages: Luke 24:36-49
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An Impossible Love Made Real
Sunday February 23, 2025 Text: Luke 6:27-38 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Luke 6:27-38
When I was around 12 or 13 years old, we went for a few days to help weed at a flower farm. I remember spending what I thought was a good long time weeding. I stopped and looked at how much farther I had to go just to finish one row, and after that rows
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Emmaus Disciples
Wednesday February 19, 2025 Text: Luke 24:13-35 Passages: Luke 24:13-35
Jesus reveals himself through the scriptures.
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