In Matthew 11:20-30, we take a look at a couple of Matthew’s portraits of Jesus. Noel Piepgrass gives us a look at Judge Jesus and the Son who Saves by calling the weary and burdened to rest in himself.

In Matthew 11:20-30, we take a look at a couple of Matthew’s portraits of Jesus. Noel Piepgrass gives us a look at Judge Jesus and the Son who Saves by calling the weary and burdened to rest in himself.
In Matthew 20:17-28, Jesus responds to the request for special treatment made by the mother of his disciples James and John. In this passage, we see Jesus’ antidote to misplaced spiritual ambition. 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In Matthew 12:15-21, Jesus has just withdrawn from the Pharisees after a controversy over the Sabbath.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
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.
Noel Piepgrass teaches from Matthew 15. In these 3 stories, we see the church Jesus is gathering, which consists of people of any ethnicity who have recognized their need for him. This chapter concludes with a beautiful picture of the church gathered.
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 7:13-14, Jesus teaches that the road to life is marked by a narrow gate and a hard road. By Andrei Tsvirinko