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Then You Shall Know That I Am the Lord
Monday May 21, 2018 Text: John 15:26-27; John 16:4-15 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Pentecost Passages: John 15:26-27; John 16:4-15
The miracle of the Holy Spirit is not speaking in tongues, nor flames or fire, nor a great wind, but when sinners hear the Word of God, believe and confess Christ.
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Lord, Keep Our Hearts In Your Name
Sunday May 13, 2018 Text: John 17:11-19 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Easter Passages: John 17:11-19
The name of the Lord is the Word of the Lord. The Father keeps us safe through His word. Because of this word we are hated by the world, but just as Jesus kept them while He was in the world, so the Father will keep us now.
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Return To His Love
Tuesday May 8, 2018 Text: John 15:9-17 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Easter Passages: John 15:9-17
Jesus died to wash away our sin and to create a people who live in love. But we will never learn to live in love for one another unless we live at the foot of His cross.
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The GOOD Shepherd
Monday April 30, 2018 Text: John 10:11-18 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Easter Passages: John 10:11-18
Jesus proves that He is the good shepherd when He lays down His life for the sheep. He calls every one of them by name. He searches out each and every one from the corners of the earth and brings them to His fold.
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Go in the Peace of Forgiveness
Tuesday April 10, 2018 Text: John 20:19-31 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Easter Passages: John 20:19-31
If I asked you what was written in large letters on a hill overlooking Hollywood California, I think most of you could answer without hesitation. But how many could answer if I asked the same of a hill overlooking Chennai, India. It’s not as big or as obvious, but it’s definitely there, the
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Sin-Bearer to Sin-Bearer: Day of Atonement to Atonement
Friday March 30, 2018 Text: Isaiah 52:13–53; John 19:17–30 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Good Friday Passages: Isaiah 52:13–53; John 19:17–30
The bible has many different words for the work of Christ: Atonement – Reconciliation – Redemption – Justification – Salvation – Forgiveness – Sacrifice – Sanctification – Vicarious Almost all of these deal with the result of what Jesus did, especially the result of what it means for us. This is mostly
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Who Is This Son Of Man?
Sunday March 25, 2018 Text: John 12:20-43 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent / Palm Sunday Passages: John 12:20-43
He is lifted up. He is the Light. He is the Messiah.
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Hallowed Be Thy Name
Sunday March 4, 2018 Text: John 2:13-22 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: John 2:13-22
“Hallowed be Thy name.” What does this mean? God’s name is certainly holy all by itself, but we pray in this petition that we also keep it holy. How is God’s name kept holy? God’s name is kept holy when the Word of God is taught in its truth and purity, and we as
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Jesus Knows You By Name
Sunday January 14, 2018 Text: John 1:43-51 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: John 1:43-51
Jesus personally seeks out Philip. He calls Nathanael by name. He knows him intimately. In this way He proves that He is the Messiah, the good shepherd who knows and cares for each sheep. Yet the true miracle isn’t that He knew what Nathaniel was doing. The greater miracle is that He would open the way to heaven for sinners.
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The Word of Truth is the Heritage of the Sons of God
Sunday October 29, 2017 Text: John 8:31-36 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Reformation Passages: John 8:31-36
The Jews thought that they had received the inheritance of Abraham. But they didn't understand the true heritage was the promises of God. We also received this heritage, from Abraham, from the apostles, from Luther. Not through our genetic ancestry, but through our baptism which makes us the children of God.
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