Matthew 16:21-28. Jesus instructs his disciples to deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow him. By Noel Piepgrass

Matthew 16:21-28. Jesus instructs his disciples to deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow him. By Noel Piepgrass
Noel teaches on Paul’s organization of household roles beginning with marriage.
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 part two of this sermon on why we give, Michael Seaward shows us why giving is good for the giver.
The immediate reaction to the words of Jesus at the end of his famous Sermon on the Mount was astonishment because of the authority with which he taught. In this message, we see that Jesus was more than a great teacher, more than a prophet, he was in fact the Son of God, the Messiah, and therefore our King. Matthew 7:28-29
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!
Guest teacher David Jansson, from Radiant Church Visalia, showed us how Jesus’s parable in Matthew 21:33-46 is the fulcrum point of the whole story of God. In this parable, Jesus’ conflict with the religious leaders comes to a climax and we learn that True-Faith recognizes God’s authority.