The Lord Has Blessed You

Sunday June 1, 2025 Text: Luke 19:12-27 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Graduation Passages: Luke 19:12-27

Only Jesus Is Necessary

Thursday May 29, 2025 Text: Luke 24:44-53 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Ascension Passages: Luke 24:44-53

“It was necessary” – Those are words along with other similar phrases that we use way too often. Jesus doesn’t use these words lightly or prodigiously. When Jesus says it was necessary he means it. This is what was necessary for him and for us. When I was a missionary traveling in India and Africa,

The Hand of the Lord Who Raises the Dead

Wednesday April 2, 2025 Text: Luke 7:11-17 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Luke 7:11-17

Last week we heard how Jesus touched a leper and not only healed him but also cleansed him. Normally if one touches an unclean leper, that person would become unclean himself. Not so with Jesus. He touches the leper and the leper becomes clean. Today that same hand meets death itself. In such encounters it

God Forgives Even the Righteous

Sunday March 30, 2025 Text: Luke 15:11-32 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Luke 15:11-32

Our text this morning is a parable which is often given the label the prodigal son. This title puts the emphasis on the relationship between the father and the younger son. However, we should not underestimate the importance of the elder son, and his relationship with the father. The greatness of the Father’s love and

Jesus’ Ascension

Wednesday March 26, 2025 Text: Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-53 Passages: Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-53

Jesus ascends to heaven. Not leaving us but to be with us fully.

Repent: Let Go And Cling To Jesus

Sunday March 23, 2025 Text: Luke 13:1-9 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Luke 13:1-9

In 2005 Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana ultimately killing over 1800 people and causing over $125 billion dollars in damage. Some people responded with the attitude: God is punishing New Orleans for their wickedness. Earlier this year wildfires swept across California killing some and doing over $100 billion worth of damage. Once again, some

THE HAND OF THE LORD WHO CASTS OUT DEMONS

Sunday March 16, 2025 Text: Luke 9:37-43; Luke 11:14-23 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Luke 9:37-43; Luke 11:14-23

In his hymn A Mighty Fortress is Our God, Martin Luther reminds us that 3. Though devils all the world should fill, All eager to devour us. We often underestimate the power and strength of Satan. We don’t really take him seriously. In our text this morning Jesus compares Satan to a strong man guarding

Jesus Leads Us Through the Wilderness

Sunday March 9, 2025 Text: Luke 4:1-13 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Luke 4:1-13

Exodus 20:3 You shall have no other gods before Me Why does God say, “no other gods before me?” That could sound like its ok to have other gods as long as they are ranked less than Yahweh. And yes that is exactly what the Lord is teaching us in this commandment, as long as

Jesus calls You Up The Mountain

Sunday March 2, 2025 Text: Luke 9:28-36 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Transfiguration Passages: Luke 9:28-36

Jesus Appears to His Followers

Wednesday February 26, 2025 Text: Luke 24:36-49 Passages: Luke 24:36-49

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