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Return To Truth
Sunday February 28, 2021 Text: Matthew 26:57-68 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Matthew 26:57-68
The eighth commandment (some call it the ninth the number doesn’t matter) teaches us not to bear false witness. We have the ultimate example of this in our text today. The chief priests paid people to purposely tell lies in court about Jesus so that they would have an excuse to put him to death.
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Return To Prayer
Sunday February 21, 2021 Text: Matthew 26:36-45 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Lent Passages: Matthew 26:36-45
There are some skills we learn as children that we ought to cultivate throughout our life. Unfortunately, we allow many of these skills to fall by the wayside. One such example would be learning to keep a food dairy in high school. It would be good to do a better job keeping track of the
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What Really Matters
Sunday January 10, 2021 Text: Matthew 2:1-12 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Matthew 2:1-12
There are plenty of legends around the these wise men from the East. Matthew keeps it simple and sticks to what matters. What matters is that they came to worship HIM!
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We Need Jesus
Sunday September 13, 2020 Text: Matthew 19:13-15 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Christian Education Passages: Matthew 19:13-15
to bless - to lead - to forgive
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Remove Excuses
Sunday September 6, 2020 Text: Matthew 18:21-35 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Passages: Matthew 18:21-35
We always have reasons why we need not forgive and why we need not be forgiven. In this parable Jesus strips away our excuses so that we can both forgive and be forgiven.
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The Value Of Christ’s Kingdom
Sunday July 26, 2020 Text: Matthew 13:44-52 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 13:44-52
God’s protection, faithfulness and love all make the kingdom of God worth even our lives. But the true value of God’s kingdom lies not in what value we place on Him but in what value He places in us.
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Christ Is A Farmer
Sunday July 12, 2020 Text: Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 13:1-9,18-23
When explaining the kingdom of heaven to us, Christ chooses to show himself as a farmer. He through hard work removes stones and weeds, tills, and fertilizes our hearts, so that we might be good soil bearing fruit for God.
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A Better Kingdom
Sunday July 5, 2020 Text: Matthew 11:25-30 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 11:25-30
Born in Peace - Teaching Peace - Giving Peace As much as we appreciate the blessing of our nation, we look forward to a better king and a better kingdom.
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The Value of Christ
Sunday June 28, 2020 Text: Matthew 10:34-42 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 10:34-42
The salvation of Christ is a gift freely given but that does-n’t mean that it is worthless or cheap. Jesus want us to appreciate just how valuable this gift is. It is worth suffering. It is of greater value than even our life. It is a blessing above all others.
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Christ Is Holding On To You
Sunday June 21, 2020 Text: Matthew 10:21-33 Passages: Matthew 10:21-33
This world is a dangerous place. We need to take Satan and his traps seriously. But ultimately you will make it through because Christ is holding on to you.
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