In Matthew 8:23-34, Jesus demonstrates his power over the storm and over the spiritual realm. In this story, we see the responses to Jesus of his disciples in the boat, the demons in the two possessed men, and the pig-farming, gentile, townspeople. By Noel Piepgrass
In part 1 of this series on the basics of church gatherings, Noel kicks us off with a message on the most essential element of our activity as a church, why we gather. In this message Noel points us to the gospel truth that when we gather we get God, we get each other, and we get individual transformation.
In Matthew 9:1-8 a paralyzed man is brought by his friends to Jesus. Jesus forgives the man’s sins thus angering the religious leaders nearby. Not only does Jesus engage them in this controversy, he heals the man’s paralysis and sends him on his way.
In Matthew 23, Jesus talks to his disciples about hypocrisy. His words are harsh and poignant, but they are given in love to his disciples as warnings against the perils of false religion. Noel Piepgrass shows us how we can get off track when what we practice doesn’t match what we preach.
In Matthew 7:1-6 Jesus teaches a type of discernment that doesn’t place ourselves in the position of God and asks us to look ourselves in the mirror before helping a brother or sister with their own sin. By Noel Piepgrass
In the first part of a 7 week series on the end of Jesus’ life from the Gospel of Matthew, Noel shows us how Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper as a means of demonstrating God’s plan of salvation through his atoning work on the cross.
Ephesians 4 starts with a section on unity in the church. In this message Noel takes three verses and shows us how God’s desire for his church is oneness.