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Devotions by Prof. John Ude
by Prof. John Ude
Professor John Ude has been a pastor and is now a seminarian professor at Immanuel Lutheran College which is a part of the CLC synod. These are devotions written and recorded by Prof. John Ude.
Episodes
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How to turn Fasts into Feasts
Zechariah 8:23c “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”
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Never despise the small things
Zechariah 4:10a For who has despised the day of small things?
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GRACE FOR GRACE!
Ezra 3:1‑3 And when the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brethren, arose and built the altar of…
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Don't Judge me!
Matthew 7:1 “Judge not, that you be not judged."
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YOU HAVE ONE MASTER
Matthew 6:24 "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon."
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Stop, Look, and Listen!
Matthew 6:33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."
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LET THE LIGHT SHINE THROUGH!
Matthew 5:13‑16 ""You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men." 14 ""You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden." 15 ""Nor do they light…
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"Amen!" In the Name of Jesus
Rev. 5:14 "Amen!" In the Name of Jesus Rev. 3:14 ""And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, `These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God:" Rev. 22:20 (the next to the last verse of the Bible.) "He who testifies to these things…
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A Message that gives Meaning
Ecclesiastes 1:2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. (Ecc 1:2 KJV)
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I Am Zealous For Zion
Zechariah 1:12-14 Then the Angel of the Lord answered and said, “O Lord of hosts, how long will You not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which You were angry these seventy years?” And the Lord answered the angel who talked to me, with good and comforting words. So the...
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The Angel of the Lord...
The Angel of the Lord is establishing His kingdom hidden among the myrtle trees of His Word and sacraments Zechariah 1:8-11 I saw by night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse, and it stood among the myrtle trees in the hollow; and behind him were horses: red, sorrel, and white. Then I said,...
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I Know that My Redeemer Lives
Job 19:23-26 “Oh, that my words were written! Oh, that they were inscribed in a book! That they were engraved on a rock With an iron pen and lead, forever! For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth; And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, That in my flesh I...
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Keep Your Appointed Feast in the Crucial Hours at the Foot of the Cross
Nahum 1:15 Behold, on the mountains The feet of him who brings good tidings, Who proclaims peace! O Judah, keep your appointed feasts, Perform your vows. For the wicked one shall no more pass through you; He is utterly cut off.
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The Lord Will By No Means Acquit the Wicked
Nahum 1:3 The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, And will not at all acquit the wicked.
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Trust God for the Seed of His Kingdom is His Word
Matthew 13:3-9 Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they...
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Ask For a Double Portion of Elijah’s Spirit
2 Kings 2:9-14 And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask! What may I do for you, before I am taken away from you?” Elisha said, “Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.” So he said, “You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I…
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Surround Yourself With the Lord’s Special Security Force
2 Kings 3:12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!”
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Seek First the Kingdom of God
Ezra 3:1-3 And when the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem. Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brethren, arose and built the altar of the...
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El Shaddai promises
Genesis 17:1 Abraham and the Covenant of Circumcision When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless,
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One Little Word Can Fell Him
Acts 12:24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
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But the Word of the Lord Grew
Acts 12:24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
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The LORD Promises You an Earthshaking Christmas Silence
Haggai 2:6 For thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land.’
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I covenant with you a shaking to give you My presence, hope, and love.
Haggai 2:5-7 ‘According to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so My Spirit remains among you; do not fear!’ “For thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land; and I will shake all nations, and they...
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Jesus Reveals the Greater Glory of the True Temple
Haggai 2:7-9 I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,’ says the Lord of hosts. ‘The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,’ says the Lord of hosts. ‘The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,’ says…
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I am in the midst of you
Haggai 2:3–5 (NKJV) "Who is left among you who saw this temple in its former glory? And how do you see it now? In comparison with it, is this not in your eyes as nothing? 4 Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel," says the LORD; "and be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all...
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Transfiguration: (Matt. 17:8 NKJ)
“When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.” This account is certainly a gem, sparkling and catching the eye of faith. It calls us to stop and examine the Word of our Father: “This is My beloved Son… Hear Him!” Help us, Father, to see only Jesus by hearing His Word, which...
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I was pierced for you
Zechariah 12:10 “And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.” In the…
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Worthy is the Lamb who was slain!
Revelation 5:12 NKJV Worthy Is the Lamb Who Was Slain.
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Be Filled with the Spirit
“Be Filled with the Spirit” – Peter’s Pentecost call (Acts 2:38–39) applies to every Christian today. The Spirit’s gift is not in dazzling outward signs, but in: Jesus’ gift in Baptism – giving forgiveness and new life. Being rich in the Word – letting Christ’s Word dwell in us richly. Walking...
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I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life
Proj. John Ude preached this sermon just 5 days after the planes hit the World trade center on Sept 11 2001. The message centers on Jesus as the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:1–6), proclaimed to a grieving and shaken people in the aftermath of 9/11. Key movements of the sermon: “Let not...
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Let the Lord Be Your God
Special episode of Prof. Gurgel (my maternal Grandpa) preaching on September 30th in 2001. This is a meditation on the First Commandment and Psalm 37:25 (“I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread”). The sermon emphasizes: Idolatry…
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Pray the Lord of the Harvest
Lk. 10:1-2, 17-20 "After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go." 2 "Then He said to them, "The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the…
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One-Way Ticket to Divinity—or to Death?
The central theme is the danger of self-idolatry—replacing Christ with the self, “the mirror.” The text contrasts Satan’s lie (“You shall be like God”) with the truth of Christ as the one eternal God and Savior. It warns against the subtle half-truths of culture, education, and even religion that...
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Why are you here?
Matthew 16:13-20 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”14 So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I...
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Repent of Idolatry & Self-Service
Revelation 9:13-21 Then the sixth angel sounded: And I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”15 So the four angels, who had been prepared for...
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From the Tomb to the Womb of God’s Grace
Ezra 1:1,3 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, Who is among you…
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Be Filled With the Spirit of Strength and Courage for the Lord I Am Is With You
Joshua 1:9 I Am your Who
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Apply the Christmas Revelation Evidence
Our sin causes fear in the presence of God, but fear not for unto you is born a Savior, Jesus! Judges 13:22
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Be Filled with the Spirit of Grace to the Glory of God!
Use your heritage not as a millstone but as a springboard to the Glory of Jesus. Judges 11:29-31
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As in the Day of Midian build what you want to live in.
Judges 7:1-9 For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given
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Sharing in His Victory You Share in His Mission
Possessing Jesus’ peace your life is no longer just video arcades and athletic contests
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The One God Saves By Grace
THE MESSAGE THAT TURNS THE UPSIDE-DOWN WORLD UPSIDE RIGHT!
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God has given you the...
God has given you the promised land of eternal life through Jesus. Therefore serve the LORD. He will preserve your faith.
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Jesus, cause me to die to sin and live unto You
Joshua 10:16-26: Jesus stopped the sun and moon, stopped His heart to save you.
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The silence of reliance at the cross of Christ
Silent marching around the walls of Jericho and the wall came tumbling down
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Are you for Christ and against sin?
Jesus as commander of the Lord's army faced the most crucial moment in history for our salvation. Joshua 5:13-15
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Those Who Refuse the Treasure Map Suffer a Famine of the Word
Amos 8:11 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord God, “That I will send a famine on the land, Not a famine of bread, Nor a thirst for water, But of hearing the words of the Lord.”
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Keep Your Eye on the Cross
The Lord who stopped the waters of the Jordan stops the judgment on sin with His own blood. Joshua 3:9-17
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Remember the Truth!
Our greatest enemy is our own failure to seek first the Kingdom of God
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Recognize the Enemy!
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Professor John Ude has been a pastor and is now a seminarian professor at Immanuel Lutheran College which is a part of the CLC synod. These are devotions written and recorded by Prof. John Ude.
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