In Matthew 8:18-22 Jesus encounters two disciples challenged with what it means to follow him. The prescription is a right ordering of allegiance to Christ before all else.

In Matthew 8:18-22 Jesus encounters two disciples challenged with what it means to follow him. The prescription is a right ordering of allegiance to Christ before all else.
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 Chapter 2:1-10, Paul lays out the gospel by saying that Christ has brought us from death to life by his grace. Furthermore, this is the gift of God through faith, not by works! Noel shows us what’s so amazing about grace and how we can get it wrong if we’re not careful.
In Matthew 7:7-12, Jesus teaches that we can persist before the Father in prayer because he is the giver of good gifts. By Noel Piepgrass
Jesus said that “whoever does the will of the Father is his brother, sister, or mother”. Paul called us the “household of God”. Elsewhere in scripture we see these familial themes reverberated.
Noel shows us what it means to be a Family on Mission with God in part 4 of our Values series.
In Matthew 17:14-20 Jesus heals a demon-possessed man that his disciples could not heal. By Noel Piepgrass.
In the first installment of this 3 part mini-series in the Gospel of Matthew, “Who is Jesus?”, Noel Piepgrass shows us how Jesus shows mercy to two blind men who recognize him as their Lord and Messiah.