Season Lent

THE WAY OF SUFFERING

Saturday March 7, 2026 Text: Matthew 4:1-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Matthew 4:1-11

Water Gives You Life

Wednesday March 4, 2026 Text: 1 peter 3:18-22 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: 1 peter 3:18-22

THE WAY OF FAITH

Saturday February 28, 2026 Text: Matthew 4:1-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Matthew 4:1-11

Salt: The Gift ThatSweetens and Preserves

Tuesday February 24, 2026 Text: Matthew 5:13-16 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Matthew 5:13-16

The Way of Life

Sunday February 22, 2026 Text: Matthew 4:1-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Matthew 4:1-11

THE HAND OF THE LORD WHO HOLDS ALL THINGS

Wednesday April 9, 2025 Text: John 3:11-18,22-36 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: John 3:11-18,22-36

Reports suggest that in NYC only 1 out of every 10 pedestrian crosswalk buttons actually work. The city has little incentive to fix them either. They do a good job of giving people the illusion of control even if they don’t work. What about that close door button in an elevator? Does that actually do

Seize Him Who Seizes You

Sunday April 6, 2025 Text: Philippians 3:8-14 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Philippians 3:8-14

How do you swing on the monkey bars? As an adult I don’t. Even if I wanted to, my feet touch the ground, so it doesn’t work. As a kid I remember starting on one side and swinging from one bar to the next. I remember the hesitation of letting go with one hand. But

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

Last week we heard how Jesus touched a leper and not only healed him but also cleansed him. Normally if one touches an unclean leper, that person would become unclean himself. Not so with Jesus. He touches the leper and the leper becomes clean. Today that same hand meets death itself. In such encounters it

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

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