Hands of Vindication

Wednesday March 24, 2021 Text: Matthew 27:15-26 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Matthew 27:15-26

In an attempt to absolve himself of the guilt of what he knows full well to be the murder of an innocent man Pilate washes his hands before the crowd of people and claims, “I am innocent.” As far as grand symbolic gestures go this one is terrible. As if washing your hands with water

Hands of Brutality

Wednesday March 17, 2021 Text: Matthew 27:27-31 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Matthew 27:27-31

Hands of brutality, we usually just call them bullies, there really is not any other word for them. Already condemned to death the roman soldiers nevertheless feel the need to bully, mock and even physically beat Jesus. They were bullies, professional bullies. That is what the Roman government was for that matter. The roman government

Return To Truth

Sunday February 28, 2021 Text: Matthew 26:57-68 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Matthew 26:57-68

The eighth commandment (some call it the ninth the number doesn’t matter) teaches us not to bear false witness. We have the ultimate example of this in our text today. The chief priests paid people to purposely tell lies in court about Jesus so that they would have an excuse to put him to death.

Return To Prayer

Sunday February 21, 2021 Text: Matthew 26:36-45 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Matthew 26:36-45

There are some skills we learn as children that we ought to cultivate throughout our life. Unfortunately, we allow many of these skills to fall by the wayside. One such example would be learning to keep a food dairy in high school. It would be good to do a better job keeping track of the

What Really Matters

Sunday January 10, 2021 Text: Matthew 2:1-12 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Matthew 2:1-12

There are plenty of legends around the these wise men from the East. Matthew keeps it simple and sticks to what matters. What matters is that they came to worship HIM!

We Need Jesus

Sunday September 13, 2020 Text: Matthew 19:13-15 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Christian Education Passages: Matthew 19:13-15

to bless - to lead - to forgive

Remove Excuses

Sunday September 6, 2020 Text: Matthew 18:21-35 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Passages: Matthew 18:21-35

We always have reasons why we need not forgive and why we need not be forgiven. In this parable Jesus strips away our excuses so that we can both forgive and be forgiven.

The Value Of Christ’s Kingdom

Sunday July 26, 2020 Text: Matthew 13:44-52 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 13:44-52

God’s protection, faithfulness and love all make the kingdom of God worth even our lives. But the true value of God’s kingdom lies not in what value we place on Him but in what value He places in us.

Christ Is A Farmer

Sunday July 12, 2020 Text: Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 13:1-9,18-23

When explaining the kingdom of heaven to us, Christ chooses to show himself as a farmer. He through hard work removes stones and weeds, tills, and fertilizes our hearts, so that we might be good soil bearing fruit for God.

A Better Kingdom

Sunday July 5, 2020 Text: Matthew 11:25-30 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 11:25-30

Born in Peace - Teaching Peace - Giving Peace As much as we appreciate the blessing of our nation, we look forward to a better king and a better kingdom.

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