Season Epiphany

THE EMPTY FIND FULLNESS IN CHRIST

Saturday February 7, 2026 Text: Matthew 5:1-12 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Matthew 5:1-12

The Beatitudes are His Blessing to those Who Do not Deserve It Perspective can make all the difference. Consider the following opposite perspectives: My husband never helps with the dishes. My husband is always busy mowing the lawn and fixing things. Jesus condemns all those who won’t believe in him. Everyone deserves hell, but Jesus

Propitiation: Your Mess, His Sacrifice

Sunday February 1, 2026 Text: Matthew 5:23-24 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Matthew 5:23-24

Look at all that trash. That is in one of our national parks. It is pretty sad to find piles of trash like that, but how does it get there? It’s not one person who comes and decides to dump a bunch of trash in a park. Rather one person throws a bottle down. It

It’s Not About Me: Centering Ministry on Christ and His Kingdom

Saturday January 24, 2026 Text: Matthew 4:17-25 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Matthew 4:17-25

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” How close are we to God and his kingdom? Luke often uses the phrase “The kingdom of God is near,” but Matthew is more specific. “It is at hand.” That is, it is close enough to easily reach out your hand and take hold. And yet

Witnessing the Impossible

Saturday January 17, 2026 Text: John 1:29-42 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: John 1:29-42

Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. (1Ti 3:16 ESV) What is a mystery? A mystery is not merely something which happened and nobody knows who did it, but

Open Your Heart to God!

Tuesday January 6, 2026 Text: 2 corinthians 6:11-18; 2 corinthians 7:1 Speaker: Paul Nolting Festival: Epiphany Passages: 2 corinthians 6:11-18; 2 corinthians 7:1

An Impossible Love Made Real

Sunday February 23, 2025 Text: Luke 6:27-38 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Luke 6:27-38

When I was around 12 or 13 years old, we went for a few days to help weed at a flower farm. I remember spending what I thought was a good long time weeding. I stopped and looked at how much farther I had to go just to finish one row, and after that rows

You Are Blessed

Sunday February 16, 2025 Text: Luke 6:17-26 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Luke 6:17-26

The beatitudes when understood correctly are some of the greatest expressions of God’s gifts and blessings to sinful humans. When understood incorrectly they become weights chained to our souls dragging us down to depression. The key to understanding them correctly is to recognize them as God’s gifts in Christ not as something we earn or

Cast Your Nets

Sunday February 9, 2025 Text: Luke 5:1-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Luke 5:1-11

The first rule of fishing is that you can’t catch anything if your line isn’t in the water. That is why my brother Aaron always brought his fishing pole even when we were supposed to be canoeing. He never caught anything, but he always had the line trailing behind the canoe just in case. Similarly,

Jesus Heals Through the Ears

Sunday February 2, 2025 Text: Luke 4:16-30 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: Luke 4:16-30

In Australia this last week 14 people were convicted of manslaughter. These people stood around a young diabetic girl, praying for days as she slowly died. They had the insulin she needed but didn’t give it to her because they wanted to see a miracle. They thought they were proving their faith, but faith in

Jesus Manifests His Glory

Sunday January 26, 2025 Text: John 2:1-11 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Epiphany Passages: John 2:1-11

Today we have the first of miracle, where Jesus changes water into wine. The evangelist John gives us a statement at the end of the account which summarizes the importance of this miracle. This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. Jesus gives