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The God Who Sees

Sunday June 16, 2024 Text: Psalm 1:1-6 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Psalm 1:1-6

What does it mean to be blessed? Abraham listened to his wife Sarah and lay with her maid Hagar. When Hagar had a son, she became haughty towards Sarah. Sarah in turn “treated her harshly.” Hagar took her son and fled into the wilderness. This is the result of sin. This is what sin does,

The Beauty of His Holiness

Sunday May 26, 2024 Text: Psalm 29:1-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Psalm 29:1-11

Psalm 29 – Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. We desire that which is beautiful. We desire to be beautiful, and we desire to have beautiful things. In our Psalm, David reminds us that which is truly beautiful is that which is holy. This holiness is not the pompous holiness of those who

Excited For Our Candidate

Thursday May 9, 2024 Text: Psalm 47:5-8 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Ascension Passages: Psalm 47:5-8

There’s not that much excitement this year about the presidential elections. There is a lot of anger, a lot of pessimism, a lot of division but very little excitement. Except in our text. The writer of psalm 47 is a guy who is excited about his candidate. The Lord has ascended with shouts of joy.

A Tree To Make Bitter Waters Sweet

Friday March 29, 2024 Text: Psalm 22:1-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Good Friday Passages: Psalm 22:1-11

At Marah the Israelites found water but they could not drink it because it was bitter. The Lord showed Moses a particular tree. This wasn’t just any tree, but one in particular which God chose. Moses cut it down and when he put it in the water, the water became sweet. Today God has shown

A New Year of Forgiveness

Sunday December 31, 2023 Text: Psalm 32:1-2 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: New Year Passages: Psalm 32:1-2

Happy is the man who has a warm coat and hot beverage. Considering the weather outside, such a phrase would not normally surprise you. However, if we were on a Caribbean beach, or if it were the middle of August, such a phrase probably would surprise you very much.  If I were to say such

Funeral For Mildred Draeger

Saturday March 4, 2023 Text: Psalm 46:1-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Passages: Psalm 46:1-11

A New People

Sunday November 6, 2022 Text: Psalm 149:1-2,5-6 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: All Saints Day Passages: Psalm 149:1-2,5-6

A New Song A New Name A New Life A New Victory

A Joyful Expectation of Death

Sunday October 30, 2022 Text: Psalm 46:1-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Reformation Passages: Psalm 46:1-11

In the day of death Jesus is our mighty fortress.

In Death Christ Is Our Refuge

Sunday October 10, 2021 Text: Psalm 90:1-17 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Passages: Psalm 90:1-17

Moses desired not to be a preacher of the Law but a hearer and searer of the Gospel. We have seen the work of God’s hand and the beauty of the Lord does shine upon us, here in the cross of Jesus. He is our refuge in all the troubles of this life but especially from the condemnation of the law and the wrath of God.

Jesus Does the Impossible

Sunday July 11, 2021 Text: Psalm 98:1 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Passages: Psalm 98:1

We are impressed when people do the impossible not the mundane. It is not that impressive when an adult rides a bike. It is impressive if he were to ride it along a tight rope stretched between the top of two skyscrapers. That would be something to see. The things that God has done for