Jesus Turns the World Around

Sunday September 24, 2023 Text: Matthew 20:1-16 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 20:1-16

November 23, 2001, the day after thanksgiving. I was home from college trying to sleep in when my mother woke me up at 7am. She wanted me to go to Best Buy to get a TV that was on sale. I tried to tell her that by the time I got there they would all

Our LORD Wants Flag-bearers and Soldiers

Sunday September 17, 2023 Text: Mark 14:51-52 Speaker: Vance Fossum Festival: Mission Festival Passages: Mark 14:51-52

Greetings dear friends in Christ! His grace and peace be with you all! As you know, Jesus’ had many fans and followers at the Palm Sunday parade. But they began to disappear as His cross drew near. Mark tells us in chapter 14 that none of Jesus’ closest disciples chose to follow Him. Mark

At School with Christ: Learning to Stack

Sunday September 10, 2023 Text: Matthew 18:1-6 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 18:1-6

After Jonah was swallowed by a sea creature and spit back out. After Jonah preached to the city of Nineveh. He went and sat on a hill watching the city of Nineveh. He was sitting there hoping the city would get what it deserved. As he sat there God caused a tree to grow up

A Vision of Death For Life

Sunday September 3, 2023 Text: Matthew 16:21-28 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 16:21-28

Last week we heard Peters confession “you are the Christ.” We saw how through this confession Peter became one who was built on the rock that is Christ. We all also with Abraham, Job, David, Peter and many others become children of God through this same confession. Having become children of God through faith, Jesus

What Is the Church?

Saturday August 26, 2023 Text: Matthew 16:13-20 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 16:13-20

“On this rock I will build my church.” The meaning of this passage is one that has been in contention for over 500 years since the beginning of the Lutheran church. The Catholics have always insisted that “this rock” refers to Peter and that therefore Christ’s church is those who follow the one they consider

Jesus Walks Through The Storm

Sunday August 20, 2023 Text: Matthew 14:22-33 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 14:22-33

When the children of Israel were trapped between the Egyptian army and the red sea God delivered them by removing the obstacle that stood in their way, namely the red sea. The sea was parted, and the people walked through. When obstacles large or small stand in our way, we often wish that God would

BENEATH THE JUNIPER TREE

Sunday August 13, 2023 Text: 1 kings 19:1-9 Festival: Trinity Passages: 1 kings 19:1-9

Jesus Has Compassion

Sunday August 6, 2023 Text: Matthew 14:13-21 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 14:13-21

The account of the feeding of the five thousand is one most of us are familiar with. Thinking back on this account, what part do you remember best? What stands out the most. For a lot of people, the focus of this miracle is that “they all ate and were full.” This is what the

The Cost is Christ’s, the Value is Yours

Sunday July 30, 2023 Text: Matthew 13:44-52 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 13:44-52

Jesus does not speak about cost but about value. Cost and value are two very different things. A gift may cost you nothing but might still be incredibly valuable. On the other hand, if you are at a sports game and want to buy a beer the cost might be far more than its actual

God’s Living Water: Covered in Jesus’ Grace

Sunday July 23, 2023 Text: John 4:10-14 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: John 4:10-14

One day when we lived in India, we turned on our kitchen faucet and it wasn’t just water that came out but also a little wiggling worm. We live with so many wonders that we often take them for granted. One of those wonders is not just wormless water but running water in your house.

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