Text Matthew 3:13-17 
Jesus Was Baptized for Our Righteousness
Sunday January 19, 2025 Text: Matthew 3:13-17 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Matthew 3:13-17
Our sinful nature is such that we often take God’s wonderful blessings and turn them into a commandment. God’s intention is to give us a blessing. We, however, respond with an attitude of, “Do I have to?” This is something that happens often with Genesis 9:1. Here the word of God says that he blessed
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The Necessity of Baptism
Sunday January 15, 2023 Text: Matthew 3:13-17 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Matthew 3:13-17
There are so many people in and out of the Bible who think they know better than God. Some make this mistake in ignorance, like Abraham, Moses, and Peter. Other proceed in outright arrogance, like Jeroboam, Ahab, and Judas. The people knowing God’s path choose another route. “Go this way,” says God. “No, I know
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7.05 Jesus Baptism
Tuesday February 22, 2022 Text: John 1:29-34; Matthew 3:1-17 Passages: John 1:29-34; Matthew 3:1-17
John the Baptist lives in the wilderness, dressed in camel’s hair and eating locusts and honey. John’s message of repentance and preparation draws people to the banks of the Jordan, where they receive Baptism. As the prophet sent to point out the Messiah, John declares, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29), as Jesus approaches.
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Jesus Is All that We Need
Monday January 20, 2020 Text: Matthew 3:13-17 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Matthew 3:13-17
We can’t see into heaven but we can see Jesus. We don't have his power but we have His baptism. We don’t always understand but we always have His word.
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