With a location shift on the horizon, Noel Piepgrass reflects on how the people of Israel moved in faith as God lead them into the Promised Land. Joshua 3 and 4.
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With a location shift on the horizon, Noel Piepgrass reflects on how the people of Israel moved in faith as God lead them into the Promised Land. Joshua 3 and 4.
In Matthew 9:1-8 a paralyzed man is brought by his friends to Jesus. Jesus forgives the man’s sins thus angering the religious leaders nearby. Not only does Jesus engage them in this controversy, he heals the man’s paralysis and sends him on his way.
In Matthew 17:22-27 Jesus pays the Temple Tax. By Noel Piepgrass
In Matthew 12:15-21, Jesus has just withdrawn from the Pharisees after a controversy over the Sabbath.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 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.)
In Matthew 20:1-16, Jesus tells a parable about a landowner and some vineyard workers. By Noel Piepgrass
In part 1 of this series on the basics of church gatherings, Noel kicks us off with a message on the most essential element of our activity as a church, why we gather. In this message Noel points us to the gospel truth that when we gather we get God, we get each other, and we get individual transformation.