God’s Promises Are Worth More Than A Blank Check

Sunday September 28, 2025 Text: Luke 16:19-31 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Passages: Luke 16:19-31

What Would You Do for a Thousand Dollars?If I offered you $1,000, what would you do? Cluck like a chicken? Sing a solo on Sunday? What if it was $1 million? Money exerts a powerful influence over us—more than we often admit. It stirs our sinful desires, as James reminds us: James 4:3 — “You

His Care Sets Us Free From Gold; His Grace Sets Us Free From Sin

Sunday September 21, 2025 Text: Luke 16:1-15 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Passages: Luke 16:1-15

A 2023 Ramsey Solutions study of 10,000 millionaires found that the top professions were Engineer, Accountant (CPA), Teacher, Management, and Attorney. It might be surprising that doctors didn’t appear on that list, but teachers did. This suggests that success isn’t solely about how much you make. It’s about how responsible you are with what you

Jesus Sees Me as a Sheep to be Saved

Saturday September 13, 2025 Text: Luke 15:1-10 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Luke 15:1-10

Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.” We are all lost sheep. Jesus has come to save us all. On the surface, this parable seems straightforward. The tax collectors and sinners

For The Love of God

Saturday September 6, 2025 Text: Deuteronomy 6:4-15 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Deuteronomy 6:4-15

There was an article this week about Lucy Guo, who has been named the youngest self-made billionaire. She claims her parents always emphasized the importance of money. She describes how, as a child, she was always seeking ways to make money. While other kids played with Pokémon cards or traded to complete their collections or

LOST IN THE WOODS

Saturday August 30, 2025 Text: Psalm 25:1-10 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Psalm 25:1-10

Lost in the Woods — Jesus is the Way OutThe Path of Law, Love, and Life I was once lost in the woods. I had taken my sister’s kids to the playground. To get there, you had to follow a path through a small, wooded area. As it began to get dark, I tried to

Jesus Is The Narrow Way

Saturday August 23, 2025 Text: Luke 13:22-30 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Luke 13:22-30

At the New Delhi train station in India, there is a massive sign pointing in the right direction to the foreign tourist office. My brother Nate and I were standing there, looking at this sign when a local approached us and asked if we were looking for the tourist office. “Yes, we are,” we responded.

SHARPER THINGS

Saturday August 16, 2025 Text: Luke 12:49-53 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Luke 12:49-53

This is a knife. It is supposed to be sharp; if it isn’t sharp, it can’t do its job. This is God’s Word. It, too, is meant to be sharp, but we often attempt to dull it down. Jesus says in our text that He came to start a fire. He is speaking about His

Jesus Removes Our Fear

Saturday August 9, 2025 Text: Luke 12:22-33 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Luke 12:22-33

Here’s a scenario many of us have likely experienced. My wife came home the other night, walked through the front door, and immediately started talking to me while I was watching TV. She wanted to share her day, to be heard. But I was caught up in the game, distracted and tempted to tune her

Christ Has Set His Mind on You, Set Your Mind on Him

Saturday August 2, 2025 Text: Colossians 3:1-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Passages: Colossians 3:1-11

Carl Sagan was once asked by a student, “If there is no God, then where does that leave us?” Carl Sagan answered, “On our own. Which to my mind is much more responsible than hoping that someone will save us from ourselves so that we don’t have to make our best effort to do it

Refuge Is In the LORD

Saturday July 26, 2025 Text: Psalm 11:1-7 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Passages: Psalm 11:1-7

Fundamentalists are stupid. That was the basic meaning of an article that popped up online last week. It didn’t come right out and say that. It referenced a study that supposedly used MRI scans to prove that fundamentalists don’t make as much use of a certain part of their brain that relates to critical thinking.

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