Speaker Pastor Matthew Ude

Witnessing the Impossible

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

Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. (1Ti 3:16 ESV) What is a mystery? A mystery is not merely something which happened and nobody knows who did it, but

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

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

Illustrations of Immanuel: A Chosen Lamb

Wednesday December 10, 2025 Text: Exodus 12:1-13 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Advent Passages: Exodus 12:1-13

At Christmas, we often seek perfection in gifts and celebrations, but God has already provided the perfect gift in Jesus, the true Passover Lamb. At this time of year, many of us are busy trying to find the perfect gift(s), for our spouse, for our children, and for our friends. We are choosing the perfect

Illustrations of Immanuel: Ram – A God Who Is Near

Saturday December 6, 2025 Text: Genesis 22:6-14 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Advent Passages: Genesis 22:6-14

Mentally raise your hand if you ever had this conversation with your father . . . Dad can you . . . Then your Dad responds, “I sure can.” And then he sits there doing nothing until you think to ask, “Dad will you . . . “ Now, mentally raise your other hand if