Speaker Pastor Matthew Ude

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

The Christmas Gifts of God

Saturday January 3, 2026 Text: Luke 2:22-35 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Christmas Passages: Luke 2:22-35

29 “Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, According to Your word;  Christ’s Birth Brings us Peace Hoping for a peaceful Christmas this year? Did you get it? Or did you get screaming kids and relatives arguing about politics? Christ does bring us peace at Christmas it just isn’t that type of

Faithful

Saturday December 27, 2025 Text: Isaiah 7:10-14 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Christmas Passages: Isaiah 7:10-14

In each of our advent signs this year we saw God fulfill not one but two promises, a near promise and a far promise. God provided a ram as a replacement for Isaac. God also would provide Jesus as the replacement for us all. The near was a token to prove God’s faithfulness so that

HUMBLE

Wednesday December 24, 2025 Text: John 1:1-14 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Christmas Passages: John 1:1-14

“Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy If the Milky Way were shrunk to the size of the

Christmas Eve 2025 – Illustrations of Immanuel

Wednesday December 24, 2025 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Christmas

Illustrations of Immanuel: A Final Fish

Saturday December 20, 2025 Text: Matthew 16:1-4 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Advent Passages: Matthew 16:1-4

As we approach Christmas, our feelings may vary depending on our preparations and experiences leading up to this moment. Whether we are excited, anxious, or relieved, our attitude as we come to Christmas is significant. This message concludes our series on Illustrations of Immanuel, focusing on how we approach the manger and the significance of

Illustrations of Immanuel: A Lowly Manger

Wednesday December 17, 2025 Text: Luke 2:6-16 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Advent Passages: Luke 2:6-16

Tonight, we consider the illustration of a manger, which is not a grand, great or powerful picture but rather a lowly and humble one. It is one of the best illustrations of Immanuel, because it reminds us that the son of God humbled himself and came to earth not to show off his power but