Shows
Exeter Valley Church PodcastEast of Eden | A Better Sacrifice | Genesis 4 | Noel PiepgrassIn Genesis 4 we read the story of Cain and Abel. In this teaching, Noel shows us what it means to have a true, heart of worship.
2025-04-2942 minExeter Valley Church PodcastEast of Eden | Crushed at the Cross | Genesis 3:15 | Noel PiepgrassOn this Easter Sunday, Noel shows us how from the moment sin entered the world God had a plan to send Jesus to defeat it.
2025-04-2917 minExeter Valley Church PodcastIn the Beginning | God made men | Genesis 1:27 | Noel PiepgrassNoel shows us what God's Word has to say about biblical manhood.
2025-03-1843 minExeter Valley Church PodcastIn the Beginning... | God Gave Us Work | Noel PiepgrassNoel takes a moment to talk about the purposeful work God gave us in the creation account.
2025-02-2437 minExeter Valley Church PodcastIn the Beginning... | Genesis 1 | Noel PiepgrassIn this first message in our study of the book of Genesis, Noel points us to a God who created the entire world.
2025-02-1044 minExeter Valley Church PodcastPARTNERSHIP | Noel PiepgrassNoel talks about what PARTNERSHIP is at Exeter Valley Church, what the Bible has to say about the topic, why we value PARTNERSHIP, and how we do it at Exeter Valley Church.
2025-02-0231 minExeter Valley Church PodcastValues | Committed to the FAMILY | Noel PiepgrassJesus 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.
2025-01-2639 minExeter Valley Church PodcastValues | Surrendered to the SPIRIT | Noel PiepgrassIn this message Noel shows us what it means to be a Spirit Filled Church, what the Bible has to say about the gifts of the Spirit, and why we're contending for the Spirit's power at Exeter Valley Church.
2025-01-1249 minExeter Valley Church PodcastValues | Obedient to the Word | Noel PiepgrassNoel 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.
2025-01-0646 minExeter Valley Church Podcast25 for 25 | Tis Better To Give Than To Receive | Noel PiepgrassPastor Noel Piepgrass brings us into God's Perfect Plan for giving in the past, present, and going into the year 2025.
2024-12-1033 minExeter Valley Church PodcastWalk by Grace | Merrily Married | Ephesians 5:22-33 | Noel PiepgrassNoel teaches on Paul’s organization of household roles beginning with marriage.
2024-11-1038 minExeter Valley Church PodcastA Political Pr(ay)each | Noel PiepgrassThis Sunday Noel showed us some fundamentals of Christian political participation and led us in prayers for our nation, our leaders, and our communities in the light of the coming election.
2024-11-0327 minExeter Valley Church PodcastWalk by Grace | Be Filled with the Spirit | Ephesians 5:15-20 | Noel PiepgrassAs part of our study in the book of Ephesians, Noel shows us what Paul means when he commands his audience to be filled with the Holy Spirit.
2024-10-2246 minExeter Valley Church PodcastWalk by Grace | Drunkenness | Ephesians 5:18 | Noel PiepgrassNoel shows us what the Bible teaches about the godly use of alcohol and the dangers of drunkenness.
2024-10-1548 minExeter Valley Church PodcastWalk by Grace | Sexual Immorality | Ephesians 5:3-5 | Noel PiepgrassNoel shows us what Paul means when he discourages sexual immorality and points us to God’s good design for sex.
2024-09-2247 minExeter Valley Church PodcastWalk by Grace | Old to New | Ephesians 4:17-24 | Noel PiepgrassIn 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.
2024-09-0935 minExeter Valley Church PodcastWalk by Grace | Unity | Ephesians 4:4-6 | Noel PiepgrassEphesians 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.
2024-08-1135 minExeter Valley Church PodcastWalk by Grace | A Worthy Life | Ephesians 4:1-3 | Noel PiepgrassIn Ephesians 4, Paul begins to describe what a life marked by grace looks like. In this sermon Noel shows us how the gospel empowers us to walk in humility, gentleness, patience, and love.
2024-08-0438 minExeter Valley Church PodcastChurch 101 | We Participate | 1 Cor. 12:12-27 | Noel PiepgrassOn our first Sunday in a new building, Noel shares some stories about how participation has fueled the mission of the church since day one.
2024-07-1124 minExeter Valley Church PodcastChurch 101 | We GATHER | Hebrews 10:19-25 | Noel PiepgrassIn 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.
2024-06-0440 minExeter Valley Church PodcastGospel of Grace | The Mystery Unveiled | Eph. 3:1-13 | Noel PiepgrassIn Ephesians 3:1-13, Paul tells his audience how God has reconciled us to one another in Christ and knit us into the family we call the church. Noel shows us 3 implications for the church.
2024-05-1430 minExeter Valley Church PodcastGospel of Grace | Death to Life | Eph. 2:1-10 | Noel PiepgrassIn Chapter 2:1-10, Paul lays out the gospel by saying that Christ has brought us from death to life by his grace. Furthermore, this is the gift of God through faith, not by works! Noel shows us what's so amazing about grace and how we can get it wrong if we're not careful.
2024-05-0245 minExeter Valley Church PodcastGOSPEL of GRACE | God’s Plan | Ephesians 1:1-14 | Noel PiepgrassIn this first message in a series on the first three chapters of the book of Ephesians, Noel shows us how God’s plan has initiated the Christian story and how this plan brings us into a family.
2024-04-1541 minExeter Valley Church PodcastJesus & the End | Resurrection Implications Matthew 27:57-28:15 | Noel PiepgrassOn Easter Sunday Noel shows us not just what happened at the resurrection but why it’s so meaningful for us. (key text, 2 Cor. 5:17-21)
2024-04-0118 minExeter Valley Church PodcastJesus & the End | The Murder of the Mocked Messiah | Matt. 27:27-54 | Noel PiepgrassIn 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.
2024-03-2840 minExeter Valley Church PodcastJesus & the End | God Before The Governor | Matthew 27:11-26 | Noel PiepgrassJesus has been handed over to Pilate, the Roman Governor with authority to carry out the punishment the Jewish leaders desire. In this sermon Noel teaches us how we’re prone to choose a different Jesus than the messiah of the New Testament and how we can faithfully interact with a politically secular world.
2024-03-1842 minExeter Valley Church PodcastJesus & the End | Shame & Self-Destruction | Matthew 26:69-27:5 | Noel PiepgrassIn 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!
2024-03-1327 minExeter Valley Church PodcastJesus & the End | A Sell-Out, a Sword, & The Scriptures | Matthew 26:47-56 | Noel PiepgrassIn part 3 of this final series in the book of Matthew, Jesus is betrayed by Judas and arrested. In this passage, the trial of humanity is put on display and we learn that we’ve all played a part in the death of the Christ.
2024-02-2634 minExeter Valley Church PodcastIn Between Podcast | The Lord’s Supper | Noel and Megan PiepgrassIn episode 10 Noel and Megan sit down to discuss all things pertaining to The Lord’s Supper.
2024-02-1613 minExeter Valley Church PodcastJesus & the End | The Lord’s Supper | Matthew 26:17-29 | Noel PiepgrassIn 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.
2024-02-1227 minExeter Valley Church PodcastIn-Between Podcast | Episode 9 | Worship Fit for a King | Noel Piepgrass and Monica StahlIn Episode 9 of the podcast, Noel stats down with Worship Leader Monica Stahl to talk about all things worship!
2024-02-0912 minExeter Valley Church PodcastIn-Between Podcast Episode 8 | Pursuing the Gift of Prophecy | Noel Piepgrass and Glenn PowerIn Episode 8, Noel sits down with Glenn to chat about the good, the bad, and their own personal stories in pursuit of the gift of prophecy.
2024-02-0311 minExeter Valley Church PodcastUnpacking the Gifts | Pursuing the Prophetic | 1 Cor. 14:26-33 | Noel PiepgrassIn part 3 of the Unpacking the Gifts series, Noel teaches us what the Apostle Paul had to say about the Spiritual Gift of Prophecy. In this message, he lays out some details and gives some ground rules for how we can pursue this gift together as a church.
2024-01-3039 minExeter Valley Church PodcastIn-Between Podcast Episode 7 | Taming the Gift of Tongues | Noel Piepgrass with Glenn PowerNoel and Glenn sit down to talk about the gift of tongues and its implications for the church.
2024-01-3025 minExeter Valley Church PodcastUnpacking the Gifts | Taming the Gift of Tongues | 1 Cor. 14:1-28 | Noel PiepgrassIn part 2 of this “Unpacking the Gifts” mini-series, Noel shows us how the gift of tongues can be a gift that edifies the believer and the church.
2024-01-1745 minExeter Valley Church PodcastUnpacking the Gifts | from God for Others | 1 Cor. 12 and 13 | Noel PiepgrassIn the first part of a series on the Gifts of the Spirit, Noel takes us through several key passages in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthian churches.
2024-01-1033 minExeter Valley Church PodcastJesus is the WHY in Worship Fit for a King | Luke 2:1-19 | Noel PiepgrassOn Christmas Eve 2024, Noel shows us how Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world and our reason to worship!
2023-12-3013 minExeter Valley Church PodcastPracticing the Presence of God in Worship Fit for a King | Luke 1:57-67 | Noel PiepgrassIn Part 3 of this Advent-Themed Series on Worship, Noel shows us how the presence of God can shape our corporate times of worship.
2023-12-1945 minExeter Valley Church PodcastIn-Between Podcast | Jesus Anointed at Bethany | Noel Piepgrass with Lori RileyNoel and Lori sit down to talk about Matthew 26:1-13 and insights gained from her sermon at Exeter Valley Church a few weeks back.
Full sermon can be found on our Apple Podcasts page.
2023-12-1417 minExeter Valley Church PodcastPostures of Praise Fit for a King | Luke 1:39-55 | Noel PiepgrassIn the second part of our Advent-Themed Worship series, Noel shows us how the Bible instructs us to bring our praises to God.
2023-12-1439 minExeter Valley Church PodcastThe Worship Fit for a King | Romans 12:1 | Noel PiepgrassNoel Piepgrass kicks off this advent-themed teaching series on worship by looking at examples from the Christmas story and Paul’s letter to the Romans.
2023-11-2937 minExeter Valley Church PodcastA Word and Spirit Family on Mission | In-Between Podcast | Noel PiepgrassNoel sits down to talk about the 4 distinctives that give shape to how we do church.
2023-11-1118 minExeter Valley Church PodcastJesus on Stewardship | Matthew 25:14-30 | Noel PiepgrassIn Matthew 25:14-30, Jesus uses a parable to show his disciples how God expects them to live. Noel teaches us how our view of God can lead to fear which gets in the way of investing in God’s kingdom.
2023-11-0732 minExeter Valley Church PodcastIn-Between Podcast | Jesus on Judgment | Noel and Megan PiepgrassNoel and Megan Piepgrass sitdown to chat about Jesus story on the future Judgment Day in Matthew 25:31-46.
2023-11-0723 minExeter Valley Church PodcastJesus on Judgment | Matthew 25:31-46 | Noel PiepgrassIn Matthew 25:31-46, Jesus gives the final words of his public teaching ministry. As he concludes this sermon known as the Olivet Discourse, he describes the day of his return. In this teaching, Noel Piepgrass shows us that Jesus will come to judge true disciples from false based on how they have treated the "least of these".
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2023-10-2943 minExeter Valley Church PodcastIn-Between Podcast | Parable of the Talents | Noel Piepgrass and Andy JohnsonIn Jesus’s famous Parable of the Talents (or “bags of gold” as the NIV translates it), we see his call to multiply the resources God has given us, whether they be many or few. Pastor Noel and Andy sit down to discuss the deeper implications of living our lives for Kingdom expansion.
2023-10-2921 minExeter Valley Church PodcastIn-Between Podcast | Jesus on Being Ready | Noel Piepgrass and Glenn PowerIn Matthew 24 and 25, Jesus gives what we have been calling his Sermon on Signs. In this sermon, Jesus answers his disciples' questions about the end of the world. It brings up a whole bag of questions that don't necessarily fit in a Sunday sermon so Pastor Noel sits down with Glenn Power of Radiant Church, Visalia, to discuss. 10/18/23
2023-10-1920 minExeter Valley Church PodcastJesus on Being Ready | Matthew 24:36-25:13 | Noel PiepgrassIn 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.)
2023-10-1847 minExeter Valley Church PodcastJesus on the Signs of the Times | Matthew 24:1-35 | Noel PiepgrassIn Matthew 24:1-35 Jesus teaches his disciples what they can expect at the end of the age. In this message, Noel Piepgrass shows us how Jesus wants us to live in an age that can feel like the end is near.
2023-10-0944 minExeter Valley Church PodcastJesus on Hypocrisy | Matthew 23 | Noel PiepgrassIn 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.
2023-10-0148 minExeter Valley Church PodcastA Question about Resurrection | Matthew 22:23-33 | Noel PiepgrassIn Matthew 22:23-33 Jesus takes on a question about the resurrection from a group of Israel’s religious leaders known as the Sadducees. His answer shows that the life to come will be one of transformed glory for the people of God. By Noel Piepgrass
2023-09-1936 minExeter Valley Church PodcastThe Question of God and Government 2 | Matthew 22:15-22 | Noel PiepgrassGiving to Caesar what is Caesar while giving to God what is God's is a complicated task, especially in a politically charged culture. Noel Piepgrass preaches part 2 in hopes of helping us understand how to apply Matthew 22:15-22 within the lens of 1 Peter 2, Romans 13, and the life of Daniel.
2023-09-1143 minExeter Valley Church PodcastA Question about God and Government | Matthew 22:15-22 | Noel PiepgrassIn Matthew 22:15-22, the Pharisees send their disciples along with the Herodians to trap Jesus with a tricky question about whether or not they should pay the Imperial Tax to Caesar. Of course, Jesus will not be trapped, and with his famous phrase, "give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's" he sums up the New Testament's entire teaching on God and Government. By Noel Piepgrass
2023-09-0646 minExeter Valley Church PodcastTrue-Faith is Transformed | Matthew 22:1-14 | Noel PiepgrassIn Matthew 22:1-14, Jesus tells the last parable in a series of parables about what True-Faith looks like. In this parable about a Wedding Banquet, we learn that true faith is marked by transformation. By Noel Piepgrass
2023-08-2142 minExeter Valley Church PodcastTrue-faith ”Walks the Talk” | Matthew 21:23-32 | Noel PiepgrassMatthew 21:23-32 is a story in which Jesus tells a parable about 2 sons. By Noel Piepgrass
2023-08-0824 minExeter Valley Church PodcastWho is Jesus? A Mighty Prophet | Matthew 21:12-22 | Noel PiepgrassIn Matthew 21:12-22 we see Jesus cleanse the temple, cure the blind and the lame, and then curse a fig tree. By Noel Piepgrass
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2023-07-3155 minExeter Valley Church PodcastWho is Jesus? | A Merciful Lord | Matthew 20:29-34 | Noel PiepgrassIn the first installment of this 3 part mini-series in the Gospel of Matthew, "Who is Jesus?", Noel Piepgrass shows us how Jesus shows mercy to two blind men who recognize him as their Lord and Messiah.
2023-07-1046 minExeter Valley Church PodcastAn Antidote to Ambition | Matthew 20:17-28 | Noel PiepgrassIn 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
2023-07-0446 minExeter Valley Church PodcastThe Generous Grace of God | Matthew 20:1-16 | Noel PiepgrassIn Matthew 20:1-16, Jesus tells a parable about a landowner and some vineyard workers. By Noel Piepgrass
2023-06-2633 minExeter Valley Church PodcastA Rich Ruler and the Rewards of Righteousness | Matthew 19:16-30 | Noel PiepgrassIn Matthew 19:16-30, a man comes to Jesus asking what he must do in order to get eternal life. Noel Piepgrass
2023-06-1949 minExeter Valley Church PodcastSelf-Denial in a Culture of Self-Indulgence | Matthew 19:10-12 | Noel PiepgrassJesus sums up his teaching on marriage by elevating the call to celibacy and a life of self-denial for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 19:10-12. Noel Piepgrass
2023-06-1255 minExeter Valley Church PodcastMoving for More | Joshua 3:1-4:9 | Noel PiepgrassWith a location shift on the horizon, Noel Piepgrass reflects on how the people of Israel moved in faith as God lead them into the Promised Land.
2023-06-0538 minExeter Valley Church PodcastJesus on Divorce | Matthew 19:7-12 | Noel PiepgrassIn Matthew 19:7-12 Jesus is tested by the Pharisees on his belief about divorce. By Noel Piepgrass
2023-05-2249 minExeter Valley Church PodcastMother’s Day ’23A word of encouragement for Mom's. By Noel Piepgrass
2023-05-1514 min