In Matthew 14:1-12, we find out that Herod has been hearing about the deeds of Jesus. In fact, Matthew tells us Herod actually suspects that John the Baptist has risen from the dead and is the one performing these deeds. In this passage, we learn that John was killed because he took a stand against Herod’s illegitimate marriage and sensual lifestyle. Noel Piepgrass shares how we ought to be willing to take a similar stand against our culture’s wayward views on gender, marriage, and sexuality.
In Matthew 9:35-10:4, Jesus begins a sermon on Mission. This first section focuses on the compassion with which Jesus saw the crowds, his prayer for workers to gather the immense harvest, the authority he gives his disciples, and the community of apostles he formed to carry out his work. By Noel Piepgrass
In Matthew 22:1-14, Jesus tells the last parable in a series of parables about what True-Faith looks like. In this parable about a Wedding Banquet, we learn that true faith is marked by transformation. By Noel Piepgrass
Noel Piepgrass kicks off this advent-themed teaching series on worship by looking at examples from the Christmas story and Paul’s letter to the Romans.
In Ephesians 4, Paul begins to describe what a life marked by grace looks like. In this sermon Noel shows us how the gospel empowers us to walk in humility, gentleness, patience, and love.
Glenn Power, a friend from Radiant Church in Visalia, teaches on a parable in Matthew Chapter 13:24-30 & 36-43. In this parable, Jesus says the Kingdom of Heaven is like a harvest of wheat in a field full of weeds. Glenn shows us how Jesus’s teaching relates to our own salvation, evil in the world around us, and the reality of eternal judgment.
In this message, Noel shows us how Judas’s shame brought about his self-destruction. We too battle shame, but we have hope in Jesus who sets us free!