Speaker Pastor Matthew Ude

Unfairly Blessed

Saturday September 19, 2026 Text: Matthew 20:1-16 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 20:1-16

There was a man, who for all we can tell spent his life, in contempt of God, and His word. He lived as he wanted and did as he liked. He had no regard for God and apparently no regard for the government, or for his fellow man, he took what he wanted because he

A GRAVE BUILT BY FAITH

Saturday September 12, 2026 Text: Genesis 50:22-26 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Genesis 50:22-26

We make choices about death and burial for all kinds of different reasons. Some people choose what is most practical. Some people want something grand. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal as an immortal emblem of his love. There’s nothing wrong with any of those choices. There is no right way or wrong way to

Let God Choose Your Clothing

Sunday September 6, 2026 Text: Psalm 32:1-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Psalm 32:1-11

Clothes were given in the beginning to hide our sin and our shame.  We forget that don’t we? We forget that and we spend endless hours and large amounts of money on clothing. Not only that but in our sinfulness, we have also learned how to use our clothing to flaunt our sinfulness rather than

Always Bring a Bottle of Jesus

Saturday August 29, 2026 Text: Matthew 19:13-15 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Christian Education Passages: Matthew 19:13-15

Aaron and I, in our younger years, were camping in the Rocky Mountains National Park. We got up early to go hiking hoping to see more animals. It was cool and cloudy. We had just drunk a bunch of water, and we weren’t planning to go far. We didn’t think about bringing a water bottle

Jesus is The Rock

Saturday August 22, 2026 Text: Matthew 16:13-20 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 16:13-20

Jesus Is The Rock August 23, 2026 Pastor Matthew Ude 1. The Rock of Revelation – Matthew 16:13-18 13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”  14 So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah,

GOD’S GIFTS HAVE A CATCH

Saturday August 15, 2026 Text: Romans 11:1-2,13-15,28-32 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Romans 11:1-2,13-15,28-32

29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.  Think of a kids bicycle. IF you pedal in one direction the wheel turns and the bicycle moves forward. Based on this information one might assume that if you pedal backwards the bicycle will move backwards. But those of us familiar with this type

JESUS COMES THROUGH, THROUGH THE STORM

Saturday August 8, 2026 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

Jesus Had Compassion

Saturday August 1, 2026 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

Christ Is the Fulfillment of the Law

Saturday July 25, 2026 Text: Matthew 5:17-20 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 5:17-20

JESUS IS OUR BANNER OF VICTORY

Saturday July 18, 2026 Text: Exodus 17:8-15 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Exodus 17:8-15

Our text takes place shortly after the Israelites had crossed the Red Sea there the Amalekites attacked them. Moses had to be a banner of blessing to the people standing with arms lifted up for one day and could not do it without help. But now, Moses says, the Lord will be the banner for