In Matthew 19:13-15, the disciples rebuke the children who are presented to Jesus, but Jesus embraces them. By Steve Witmer (Radiant Church Visalia)

In Matthew 19:13-15, the disciples rebuke the children who are presented to Jesus, but Jesus embraces them. By Steve Witmer (Radiant Church Visalia)
In Matthew 12:1-14, we see Jesus encounter the Pharisees again, this time because of controversy over His disciples’ observance of the Sabbath. As Mike Young teaches us here, Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath and the whole point of the sabbath is our good.
In Matthew 13:54-58, we see that Jesus’ hometown was not all that receptive to him. So much so that he did not perform many miracles there. Noel Piepgrass shows us how their unbelief caused them to miss Jesus’s messiahship and how if we’re not careful, we too can miss the power of Jesus. (We had a technical glitch that prevented the original real-time recording so this recording was produced in the office afterward).
In Matthew 12:15-21, Jesus has just withdrawn from the Pharisees after a controversy over the Sabbath. In this passage, we see his response to injustice and look forward in hope to his second coming when all injustice will be conquered. By Noel Piepgrass
In Matthew 21:12-22 we see Jesus cleanse the temple, cure the blind and the lame, and then curse a fig tree. By Noel Piepgrass
In Matthew 11:1-19, John the Baptist sends his disciples to Jesus to ask him if he really is the Messiah. In this message, Noel Piepgrass identifies with the doubts of John and explains how Jesus answers them with both grace and gospel evidence. In his response, we see Jesus give a credible defense that points to his Messiahship.
In Matthew 24:36-25:13, Jesus continues his Sermon on Signs with 4 stories about how to find oneself ready upon his second coming. Noel Piepgrass shares how readiness involves Accepting Jesus as Lord, Adopting Jesus’s way of living, and Advocating for Jesus to the world around us. (The first 10 minutes of this recording were not recorded live and had to be added in afterward.)