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Who Is The Christ?
Sunday February 25, 2024 Text: Mark 8:27-38 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Mark 8:27-38
There was one professor in particular at ILC who always made you show your work. Even if you got the answer right, if you didn’t get there the right way you still got it wrong. Similarly, some teachers want you to explain why on the true or false questions. Its not good enough to mark
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When the Lord Writes the Test
Sunday February 18, 2024 Text: Mark 1:9-15 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Mark 1:9-15
Back in the early 80s three students wrote the SAT board to point out that there was a mistake on the SAT. The board reviewed the test and realized they were right. They removed that question from the test and adjusted all the scores accordingly. For some people this was a good thing, their score
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The View is Always Worth It
Sunday February 11, 2024 Text: Mark 9:2-8 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Mark 9:2-8
I’ve been up and down a lot of mountains in my life, the Appalachians, The Rockies, the Sierra Navada, Cascades, Himalayan, Nilgiris, and others. This last summer we were driving up and down the mountains in Olympic National Park. It is a lot of work getting up to the top. Even if you are driving
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The King Comes Like Rain On Parched Grass
Sunday February 4, 2024 Text: Mark 1:29-39 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Mark 1:29-39
In the gospel of John, Jesus opens his ministry with the miracle of water into wine at the wedding of Cana. The kids and I talked on Tuesday about how this miracle reminds us that Jesus came to bless. This first miracle of Jesus mirrors Genesis chapter two. Just as God freely gave Adam and
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He Speaks With Authority
Sunday January 28, 2024 Text: Mark 1:21-28 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Mark 1:21-28
A made the star in the back of church for Advent. It is a simple woodworking project and even as simple as that is the angles are off. The one at the back of the church is much better. This chair, however, shows a far greater proficiency with woodworking. This was made by an India
Read MoreThe Gospel Keeps Going
Sunday January 21, 2024 Text: Mark 1:14-20 Passages: Mark 1:14-20
God’s kingdom is like the energizer bunny, or an avalanche, or that boulder that chases Indianna Jones out of the temple, it just keeps going. God himself describes it that way in Daniel 2:34. He calls the kingdom of God a rock cut without hands. It rolls down and smashes the statue representing the kingdoms
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It’s All About The Water
Sunday January 14, 2024 Text: Mark 1:4-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Mark 1:4-11
Jesus’ ministry begins and end with baptism and preaching. John came preaching and baptism. Jesus was baptized then began his ministry. When Jesus ascends into heaven, he told his disciples “Go teach, baptize.” In acts on the day of Pentecost, the apostles preached the word, and the people were baptized. In our sinfulness we often
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Jesus Feeds the 5000
Tuesday November 14, 2023 Text: John 6:1-15; Luke 9:10-17; Mark 6:30-44; Matthew 14:13-21 Passages: John 6:1-15; Luke 9:10-17; Mark 6:30-44; Matthew 14:13-21
Jesus gives the people bread just as Moses did. The purpose was so that they would recognize Him as the one foretold and would look to Him to be saved.
Read MoreOur LORD Wants Flag-bearers and Soldiers
Sunday September 17, 2023 Text: Mark 14:51-52 Speaker: Vance Fossum Festival: Mission Festival Passages: Mark 14:51-52
Greetings dear friends in Christ! His grace and peace be with you all! As you know, Jesus’ had many fans and followers at the Palm Sunday parade. But they began to disappear as His cross drew near. Mark tells us in chapter 14 that none of Jesus’ closest disciples chose to follow Him. Mark
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Jesus Heals Jairus’s Daughter
Tuesday March 7, 2023 Text: Mark 5:21-43 Passages: Mark 5:21-43
Jesus has power even over death.
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