Sermons

Witnessing the Impossible

Saturday January 17, 2026 Text: John 1:29-42 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: John 1:29-42

Open Your Heart to God!

Tuesday January 6, 2026 Text: 2 corinthians 6:11-18; 2 corinthians 7:1 Speaker: Paul Nolting Festival: Epiphany Passages: 2 corinthians 6:11-18; 2 corinthians 7:1

The Christmas Gifts of God

Saturday January 3, 2026 Text: Luke 2:22-35 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Christmas Passages: Luke 2:22-35

29 “Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, According to Your word;  Christ’s Birth Brings us Peace Hoping for a peaceful Christmas this year? Did you get it? Or did you get screaming kids and relatives arguing about politics? Christ does bring us peace at Christmas it just isn’t that type of

I Covenant with You a Shaking

Wednesday December 31, 2025 Text: Haggai 2:5-7 Speaker: Pastor John Ude Festival: New Year Passages: Haggai 2:5-7

I covenant with you a shaking to give you My presence, hope, and love.

Faithful

Saturday December 27, 2025 Text: Isaiah 7:10-14 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Christmas Passages: Isaiah 7:10-14

In each of our advent signs this year we saw God fulfill not one but two promises, a near promise and a far promise. God provided a ram as a replacement for Isaac. God also would provide Jesus as the replacement for us all. The near was a token to prove God’s faithfulness so that

HUMBLE

Wednesday December 24, 2025 Text: John 1:1-14 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Christmas Passages: John 1:1-14

“Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy If the Milky Way were shrunk to the size of the

Christmas Eve 2025 – Illustrations of Immanuel

Wednesday December 24, 2025 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Christmas

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

Illustrations of Immanuel: A Lowly Manger

Wednesday December 17, 2025 Text: Luke 2:6-16 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Advent Passages: Luke 2:6-16

Tonight, we consider the illustration of a manger, which is not a grand, great or powerful picture but rather a lowly and humble one. It is one of the best illustrations of Immanuel, because it reminds us that the son of God humbled himself and came to earth not to show off his power but

Illustrations of Immanuel: A New Branch

Saturday December 13, 2025 Text: Isaiah 11:1-10 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Advent Passages: Isaiah 11:1-10

At the time of our text Ahaz was king of Judah. Ahaz was a particularly wicked and godless king. He shut up the temple of God. He worshipped the gods of Assyria. He caused his children to “pass through the fire.” Because of his faithlessness, Judah was greatly troubled. The philistines, the Edomites, Isreal and