In this passage, Jesus faces the most brutal, humiliating death a man could face in the ancient world. Noel shows us the meaning of Christ’s death and the forgiveness and freedom it buys us.

In this passage, Jesus faces the most brutal, humiliating death a man could face in the ancient world. Noel shows us the meaning of Christ’s death and the forgiveness and freedom it buys us.
Matthew 17:1-13. The disciples see Jesus transfigured into glorious form in the presence of the heavenly bodies of Elijah and Moses. By Tim Vink.
Noel leads us through a 4 part series on the distinct values we hold as a church. In this message he shows us what the Bible is, why we can trust it, and how we can live lives of obedience.
In Part 4 of our series on Jesus & the End of his life from Matthew 26-28, guest Joseph Rosales showed us how Jesus demonstrated perfect self-control in the midst of a really stressful situation.
In Matthew 13 Jesus gives a sermon using parables, short stories with a moral to them. In verses 10-17, we see Jesus quote a passage from the book of Isaiah which effectively communicates to the audience that his use of parables is the most impactful way to help his audience hear and see the mysteries of the Kingdom. In this message, Noel goes on to share his own story and invites the listener into the story God is writing over their own lives and over the life of Exeter Valley Church.
Matthew 16:1-12. Jesus warns his disciples of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees. By Noel Piepgrass
In Matthew 13:1-23, Jesus begins his sermon of parables with a story about a farmer who’s sowing seeds. The seed falls upon 4 different soils and we’re told, by Jesus, that each type of soil represents a heart condition. In this sermon, Pastor Noel Piepgrass shares how the heart can be hard, shallow, or distracted and thus unable to receive the seed of the gospel and thrive. Finally, Noel points us to Jesus, the one who makes our soil good as we turn to him through repentance. (sermon credit due, Danny Bartlett, whose work Pastor Noel drew heavily from)