THE EMPTY FIND FULLNESS IN CHRIST

Saturday February 7, 2026 Text: Matthew 5:1-12 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Matthew 5:1-12

The Beatitudes are His Blessing to those Who Do not Deserve It Perspective can make all the difference. Consider the following opposite perspectives: My husband never helps with the dishes. My husband is always busy mowing the lawn and fixing things. Jesus condemns all those who won’t believe in him. Everyone deserves hell, but Jesus

Propitiation: Your Mess, His Sacrifice

Sunday February 1, 2026 Text: Matthew 5:23-24 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Matthew 5:23-24

Look at all that trash. That is in one of our national parks. It is pretty sad to find piles of trash like that, but how does it get there? It’s not one person who comes and decides to dump a bunch of trash in a park. Rather one person throws a bottle down. It

It’s Not About Me: Centering Ministry on Christ and His Kingdom

Saturday January 24, 2026 Text: Matthew 4:17-25 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Matthew 4:17-25

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” How close are we to God and his kingdom? Luke often uses the phrase “The kingdom of God is near,” but Matthew is more specific. “It is at hand.” That is, it is close enough to easily reach out your hand and take hold. And yet

Illustrations of Immanuel: A Final Fish

Saturday December 20, 2025 Text: Matthew 16:1-4 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Advent Passages: Matthew 16:1-4

As we approach Christmas, our feelings may vary depending on our preparations and experiences leading up to this moment. Whether we are excited, anxious, or relieved, our attitude as we come to Christmas is significant. This message concludes our series on Illustrations of Immanuel, focusing on how we approach the manger and the significance of

Friend of Sinners

Saturday July 5, 2025 Text: Matthew 9:9-13 Speaker: Luke Bernthal Passages: Matthew 9:9-13

I think we all know the importance and blessing of having a friend. Have you been particularly blessed during your life to have someone that you would consider your “best friend”? Someone you can always count on to “be there.” Someone whose friendship was unconditional. Someone who always made your day better. Someone you just really liked being around. If you’ve

The Hand of the Lord Who Heals the Sick

Wednesday March 26, 2025 Text: Matthew 8:1-4 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Matthew 8:1-4

When I was in college, I worked for a few years delivering and picking up furniture for a rental company. One day we had to go pick up furniture from the filthiest house I have ever seen. There were swarms of flies inside the house. When you walked through the front door there were piles

The Hand of the Lord Who Creates and Saves

Wednesday March 12, 2025 Text: Matthew 14:22-33 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Matthew 14:22-33

There was an article online this week about a fight between a daughter and her stepmother. Apparently, the stepmother was trying to get rid of a bunch of stuff that belonged to the daughters’ deceased mother. Those things were valuable to the daughter, she reached out to save them when the stepmom wanted to destroy

THE HAND OF THE LORD WHO FREELY GIVES

Wednesday March 5, 2025 Text: Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Ash Wednesday Passages: Matthew 6:1-6,16-21

“Please, Sir, I want some more” In Charles Dickens famous novel Oliver Twist, Oliver approaches the master with an empty bowl and a request for more food. The master “gazed in stupefied astonishment on the small rebel for some seconds and then clung for support to the copper. The assistants were paralyzed with wonder; the

Resurrection

Tuesday February 11, 2025 Text: John 20:1-9; Luke 24:1-12; Mark 16:1-8; Matthew 28:1-10 Passages: John 20:1-9; Luke 24:1-12; Mark 16:1-8; Matthew 28:1-10

Jesus raises from the dead.

Jesus Was Baptized for Our Righteousness

Sunday January 19, 2025 Text: Matthew 3:13-17 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Matthew 3:13-17

Our sinful nature is such that we often take God’s wonderful blessings and turn them into a commandment. God’s intention is to give us a blessing. We, however, respond with an attitude of, “Do I have to?” This is something that happens often with Genesis 9:1. Here the word of God says that he blessed

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