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
In Matthew 12:1-14, we see Jesus encounter the Pharisees again, this time because of controversy over His disciples’ observance of the Sabbath. As Mike Young teaches us here, Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath and the whole point of the sabbath is our good.
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!
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 Ephesians 4:17-24 Paul shows us how we can put off our pre-Christian way of living and step into the ultimate life with God that we were created to live.
In part 3 of the “what kind of church is this anyway?” mini-series, Noel Piepgrass talks about the Great Commission and our value for being a church on Mission with God. Key Scripture; Matthew 28:16-20.
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.