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The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds
Tuesday July 25, 2017 Text: Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 13:24-30,36-43
THE LORD PRESERVES HIS CHURCH DESPITE MAN’S SIN Are you surprised that there are weeds in your garden? Of course not. In the same way we should not be surprised that there is sin and unbelief even in the church. Jesus sows what is good, but satan sows what is bad. Instead of being offended that there is sin in the church, we should be thankful that our sins are forgiven in Jesus. Instead of relying on human organizations which will fail, we should rely on Christ who will not.
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The Parable of the Sower and the Seed
Thursday July 20, 2017 Text: Matthew 13:1-8,18-23 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 13:1-8,18-23
He who has ears to hear, let him hear! – I think we sometimes assume that Jesus words here are a metaphor, in our heads we tend to translate this “if you are able to understand than figure out the meaning of the parable.” Jesus is being very literal and offering a very sharp rebuke
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The Eternal Son Reveals the Father’s Love
Sunday July 9, 2017 Text: Matthew 11:25-30 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 11:25-30; Revelation 3:20
We can not understand God nor what He has done for us. If we could He would not be God. We must be told who He is by the only one who knows Him and understands Him, Jesus. The God that Jesus reveals to us is our good and merciful Father. In him our weary souls find rest and joy and peace.
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The Sword of Jesus’ Word Does Divide
Sunday July 2, 2017 Text: Matthew 10:34-42 Speaker: Pastor David Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 10:34-42
The Sword of Jesus’ Word Does Divide 1. It is a word that offends 2. It is a word that calls 3. It is a word that unites
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The End is the Lord’s Salvation
Sunday June 25, 2017 Text: Matthew 10:21-33 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 10:21-33
Third Sunday after Pentecost / Second Sunday after Trinity / Non Festival half of the church year – whatever you call it. We are now into the more mundane part of the church year. From Dec through May we have so much going on liturgically, and not only that but in our worship we
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Our Help Comes from the Lord
Tuesday June 20, 2017 Text: Matthew 9:35-38; Matthew 10:1-8 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 9:35-38; Matthew 10:1-8; Romans 14:15
The kingdom is near. The sheep are lost and wandering. The workers are few. The fields are white. All these things are just as true today as they were when Jesus spoke these words. And the only answer is the same as well. Pray, pray to the Lord of the harvest, because He alone is our salvation.
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The One Thing Jesus Gives Us To Do
Sunday June 11, 2017 Text: Matthew 28:16-20 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 28:16-20
This isn’t just for the apostles, it isn’t just for the clergy Why did Jesus make them go up to Galilee and then come back to Jerusalem? Possibly because that is where most of his disciples were. Whether or not that is why one thing is certain there were a lot more people here
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What is a Sacrament?
Thursday April 13, 2017 Text: Matthew 26:17-30 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Maundy Thursday
Technically a sacrament has five parts; Sacred Act Instituted by Christ Uses Earthly elements Connected with God’s word Gives Spiritual Blessings More informally we could say, any act the Lord commands and through which he promises blessings. Jesus has given to us two sacraments, Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. In an informal sense the
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Who Gains from the Cross? Barabas
Wednesday March 8, 2017 Text: Matthew 27:15-23 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent
What can we say? The murder, the rebellious, the sinner gets to go free. The righteous Son of God is condemned. Here we have the perfect parable, an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. Does Barabbas really get off scot free just because Christ is condemned in his place? Yes absolutely. He is released without
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