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North Avenue Church PodcastThe Sabbath Controversy Continues: When Tradition Replaces Faithfulness to God’s Word | Matthew 12:9-14 SermonI. A Public Location (vs. 9)
A. The same people are involved
B. The religious setting is not coincidental
II. A Loaded Question (vs. 10)
A. The situation: a man with a withered hand
B. The question: is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath
C. The intent behind the question: to accuse Jesus
III. A Pointed Response
A. Jesus references a real controversy (vs. 11)
B. Jesus references clear Scriptural teaching (vs. 12)
C. Jesus restores the man's hand (vs. 13)
IV. A Wicked Plan (vs. 14)
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2023-12-1243 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastThe End of Esther | Esther 9-10Jerry, Papa Fred, and Jared covered the last two chapters of Esther as we see the Jews bring destruction upon their enemies, the feast of Purim inaugurated, and Mordecai honored.
2023-12-1149 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastWomen’s Breakfast: Leah Petty’s Testimony & Haley Crane on AnxietyLeah shared her testimony about how the Lord worked in her life over the course of several years to bring her to genuine faith in Christ and repentance. Haley shares about how to fight the sin of anxiety in a world that often belittles and excuses such sins.
2023-12-0933 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastThe Mosaic Covenant and God’s Calling on Israel | Exodus 12-40This week we cover much of Exodus quickly to see what Scriptures teaches us about the Mosaic Covenant.
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2023-12-0550 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastJesus is Lord of the Sabbath | Matthew 12:1-8Introduction: The Sabbath controversy (v 1-2)
Jesus responds by appealing to…
David (v 3-4)
The Priests in the Temple (v 5-6)
Hosea (v 7-8)
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2023-12-0441 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastEsther is Used to Save the Jews | Esther 8Jerry, Scott, Papa, and Jared discuss this pivotal chapter in the story of Esther.
2023-12-0448 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastUnderstanding the Mosaic CovenantMark and Greg discuss one of the more difficult covenants to grasp, especially in how it relates to the New Covenant. Many differences among Christians spring from disagreements regarding how we understand the Mosaic Covenant today.
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2023-11-2847 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastEqual with the Father and Gentle and Lowly | Matthew 11:25-30INTRODUCTION:
Context: “At that time” (v 25a)
John the Baptist doubting (v 1-15)
Crowds rejecting both John & Jesus (v 16-19)
Entire cities of Galilee rejecting Jesus (v 20-24)
Jesus could be tempted toward discouragement, but instead He praises and thanks God.
One pastor writes, “And in this moment when the Lord Jesus could have been profoundly discouraged. Here is the first great effort to spread the gospel to the surrounding countryside and many, many, many people had rejected that message, had rejected His miracles. He could have been very downcast. I want you to see that in th...
2023-11-2742 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastEsther Reveals Haman’s Evil Plan to the KingJerry, Papa Fred, and Jared discuss God's providence has Esther reveals Haman's wicked plot to the king and Haman is hung on his own gallows.
2023-11-2247 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastJesus Rebukes and Condemns | Matthew 11:16-24I. His Rebuke of Unappeasable Critics (vs. 16-19)
The illustration Jesus used (16-17)
The reality Jesus addressed (18-19)
The point Jesus made (19)
II. His Condemnation of Unrepentant Cities (vs. 20-24)
They were condemned for rejecting Him (20)
Their condemnation was justly severe (22, 24)
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2023-11-2046 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastFeminism vs. Biblical Motherhood | Q&A with Erin & KellyErin and Kelly spent about half an hour answering questions from high school seniors about their comments on biblical motherhood.
2023-11-1629 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastFeminism vs. Biblical Motherhood | Erin Webster & Kelly McAndrewKelly and Erin spoke to Mark's high school senior Bible class this week about biblical womanhood, marriage, and motherhood and how it contrasts with popular feminist ideas.
2023-11-1543 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastFighting Doubt Like John the Baptist | Matthew 11:1-15I. JOHN DOUBTS JESUS (v 1-3)
It came during a year long trial (in prison, v 2)
It came from false expectations about Jesus (v 2-3)
It came from a limited view of what Jesus was doing (v 2)
But John still knew to take his doubts to Jesus (v 2)
II. JESUS REASSURES JOHN (v 4-6)
Jesus pointed John to His actions and to Scripture (v 4-5)Isaiah 35:4-5; Isaiah 61:1-2
Jesus pronounces those blessed who trustingly submit to Him (v 6)
III. JESUS REASSURES THE CROWD ABOUT JOHN (v 7-15)
Jesus says we can trust J...
2023-11-1440 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastThe Abrahamic Covenant: Part 2 | Genesis 17-23This week Mark and Greg argue that God makes only one covenant with Abraham not two. In other words, Genesis 15 and 17 describe one overall covenant about land and offspring. They also argue that the covenant with Abraham is both unconditional and conditional, and it is not until the New Testament that this tension is finally and clearly resolved.
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2023-11-1347 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastMordecai is Honored by the King | Esther 6Jerry, Papa Fred, and Jared lead us through chapter six of Esther.
2023-11-1348 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastThe Covenant with Abraham | Genesis 11-16The Abrahamic covenant is essential to rightly understanding all that comes after it in Scripture. It is important that we understand it in its context in Genesis and in its wider canonical context. This is, Lord willing, the first of two weeks on God's covenant with Abraham.
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2023-11-0749 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastFive Reasons to Reject Fear | Matthew 10:26-42Have no fear because…
The truth will ultimately be revealed to all (v 26-27)
Your soul can’t be harmed by man (v 28)
Your Father is in control (v 29-31)
Jesus will acknowledge you before His Father (v 32-33, 38-39)
You represent the King (v 40-42, 25)
Verses 34-37 were covered in the previous message.
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2023-11-0638 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastEsther Prepares a Banquet and Haman Plans to Hang Mordecai | Esther 5Jerry, Scott, Papa Fred, and Jared walk through Esther 5. (Title borrowed from ESV headings.)
2023-11-0650 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastGod’s Covenant with Noah: The Flood, the Ark, & the Rainbow | Genesis 4-9The Covenant with Noah can too easily get neglected as we learn to put our Bibles together, yet this covenant should not be overlooked or minimized! To paraphrase Tom Schreiner, in this covenant God assures us that the world will remain until the promise of Genesis 3:15 will be fulfilled.
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2023-10-3149 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastI Am Sending You Out as Sheep in the Midst of Wolves | Matthew 10:16-25, 34-37Introduction: Sheep, Wolves, Serpents, & Doves (v 16)
Religious & political opposition and a promise (v 17-20)
Familial opposition and a promise (v 21-23, 34-37)
Christ-likeness in and through opposition (v 24-25)
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2023-10-3044 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastFor Such a Time As This: Esther Agrees to Help the Jews | Esther 4Jerry, Papa Fred, and Jared discuss how a trust in God's providence can lead to action on behalf of others.
2023-10-3048 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastBaptism of the Holy Spirit | A Critique of ’Second Blessing’ TheologyIn Pentecostal theology it is not uncommon to hear that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is available after conversion as a "second blessing" in the Christian life. The implication is that the baptism of the Spirit is separated by time from conversion and that not all Christians today experience it. Is this what Scripture teaches? What do we do with Acts 8?
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2023-10-2738 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastDo People Really Still Speak in Tongues Today? | A Biblical Case for CessationismThis is an emotionally charged issue that must be decided by carefully exegesis, not our experience. What does Scripture teach the gift of tongues is in reality? Why do we believe tongues and prophecy have ceased in early church history?
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2023-10-251h 06North Avenue Church PodcastAdam is a Type of Christ: The Covenant of Creation | Genesis 1-3; Romans 5The parallels between Adam and Christ are stunning and the New Testament draws them out clearly. They also seem to indicate a covenant of creation with Adam.
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2023-10-2446 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastThe Harvest is Plentiful, the Laborers are Few | Matthew 9:35-10:15I. An urgent need revealed (9:35-38)
A pattern of ministry established (v 35)
A compassion for people displayed (v 36)
A harvest of souls to recognize (v 37)
A prayer for laborers to be sent (v 38)
II. A motley crew assembled (10:1-4)
An unnatural power is bestowed (v 1)
An unlikely group is gathered (v 2-4)
III. An initial mission commenced (10:5-15)
It focused on the Jews (v 5-6)
It focused on preaching (v 7)
It focused on miracles (v 8)
It was short-term (v 8b-10)
It had eternal consequences for its hearers (v 11-15)
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2023-10-2340 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastHaman Makes a Plot Against the Jews | Esther 3Jerry, Papa Fred, and Jared discuss the evil plans Haman makes against the Jewish people in this chapter.
2023-10-2346 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastDoes Prophecy Still Happen Today? | A Critical Response to Wayne GrudemAn important question Christians often ask is, "Does the gift of prophecy still happen today?" We think this is an important issue that should be thought through carefully. In this video we argue that the gift of prophecy (and tongues as well, although that is for another video!) ceased in the early church.
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2023-10-1953 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastThe Covenant of Creation with Adam: Does the NT Have Priority Over the Old?Three issues are covered this week in our new series:
Does the New Testament have priority over the Old?
What exactly is Progressive Covenantalism?
Was there really a Covenant of Creation with Adam?
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2023-10-1747 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastSon of David, Have Mercy on Us | Matthew 9:27-34The message has two points.
I. The Faith of Two Blind Men (v 27-31)
They believe Jesus is Messiah (Son of David)
They believe Jesus is merciful
They believe Jesus is powerful
II. The Transformation of a Mute, Demon-Oppressed Man (v 32-34)
[Mark got help from Daniel Doriani's commentary on the outline.]
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2023-10-1637 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastEsther is Chosen as Queen | Esther 2Jerry, Papa Fred, and Jared cover the second chapter of the book of Esther where Esther is chosen to be queen.
2023-10-1646 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastIntroducing Progressive Covenantalism | How Do We Put Our Bibles Together?How do we read the Bible as one unified story centered on Jesus? What is the relationship of Israel and the church? How should the Old Testament Mosaic law be understood today? These are the kinds of questions we plan to address in this series.
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2023-10-1049 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastDesperate Faith: Jairus and the Woman with the Issue of Blood | Matthew 9:18-26Here are the points for the message:
A desperate father’s faith (v 18-19)
A suffering woman’s faith (v 20-21)
Two astonishing healings (v 22-26)
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2023-10-0944 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastIntroducing Esther | Esther 1We are excited as Jerry, Scott, and Papa Fred introduced Esther and covered the first chapter today in Sunday school!
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2023-10-0947 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastFrom False Convert to New Creation in Christ | José RodriguezJosé Rodriguez was wonderfully converted about seven years ago at North Avenue. Please listen and be encouraged by this wonderful and engaging story!
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2023-10-0822 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastLast Week on Providence: Should Tragedies be Biblically Viewed as Part of God’s Good Plan?After six months, we come to our last and 26th week on God's providence. We examine the differences in how those who believe in God's detailed control of all events (Calvinists) respond to tragedies in comparison with those who do not (Arminians). The differences are quite significant.
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2023-10-0348 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastThe Groom, the Garment, and the Wineskins | Matthew 9:14-17Here are the points for the message:
Introduction: On Fasting
The Groom
The Garment
The Wineskins
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2023-10-0241 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastJesus Calls Matthew the Tax Collector | Matthew 9:9-13This passage looks at Matthew's own record of his conversion.
Jesus calls Matthew (v 9)
Matthew follows Jesus (v 9)
Matthew invited his friends to meet Jesus (v 10-13)
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2023-09-2639 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastWarnings and Assurance in Hebrews and 1 John | Perseverance of the SaintsWe finished the "P" in TULIP this week by observing some of the warnings and assurances the Lord gives us for our good in both Hebrews and 1 John.
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2023-09-2549 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastMarks of a Healthy Church: Biblical Conversion, Discipleship, & Some Distinctives | What We Believe: Part 2This is part two of our prospective membership meeting on Saturday (9/23/23).
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2023-09-2459 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastChurch Membership and Church Discipline | What We Believe: Part 1This is part one of our prospective membership meeting on Saturday (9/23/23).
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2023-09-2459 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastDoes Hebrews 6:4-6 Teach You Can Lose Your Salvation?Perhaps the most contested text in Hebrews comes here in chapter six. Does the author teach you can lose your salvation? We think the answer is a strong negative, but what then does this text really mean?
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2023-09-1950 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastThe Authority of Jesus to Heal and Forgive | Matthew 9:1-8The authority of Jesus to heal and forgive teaches us that…
Jesus is divine (v 2-3)
To think low thoughts of Jesus is evil (v 3-4)
Sin is worse than suffering and sickness (v 2, 5-7)
Faith, not merit, brings mercy (v 2)
We should bring others in need to Jesus (v 2)
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2023-09-1843 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastWhy Does Ezra End with Mass Divorce?Surely the end of Ezra is the most difficult part of this often neglected OT book. What are we to make of Ezra leading over 100 Israelite men to divorce their pagan wives and send them away along with their children?
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2023-09-141h 01North Avenue Church PodcastEzra Leads the People in Repentance | Ezra 10Here are the points for the message which concludes our study in the book of Ezra:
Ezra grieves the sin of the people (v 1, 6)
The people resolve to repent (v 2-6)
The people follow through with action (v 7-44)
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2023-09-1245 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastDoes Scripture Teach Perseverance of the Saints?Surely the doctrine of perseverance of the saints, or eternal security, is one of the most reassuring doctrines to spend time focusing on!
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2023-09-1147 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastGod’s Irresistible Grace = God’s Irresistible CallIn this message the teaching team discusses how God's sovereign call is saving and effective and that regeneration precedes and enables faith.
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2023-09-0548 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastEzra’s Powerful Prayer of Repentance | Ezra 9Here are the points for the message:
Ezra discovers sin among the people (v 1-4)
Ezra confesses Israel’s past sin (v 5-7)
Ezra confesses God’s faithfulness (v 8-9)
Ezra confesses Israel’s current sin (v 10-15)
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2023-09-0447 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastDoes Scripture Really Teach Irresistible Grace?Irresistible grace is a sweet and wonderful doctrine that is meant to humble us and to cause us to worship.
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2023-08-2948 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastEzra’s Wisdom and God’s Provision | Ezra 8Sermon Summary: God provides for all His people’s needs through the wise, humble, and careful planning of Ezra. So let us learn to work hard and wisely as we entrust ourselves to God.
Ezra reviews the returning people (and finds no Levites) [v 1-20]
Ezra fasts and prays to God (and finds protection) [v 21-23]
Ezra entrusts the offerings to the priests (and finds them faithful) [v 24-36]
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2023-08-2841 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastLimited Atonement: But What About 2 Peter 2:1?Since 2 Peter 2:1 is probably the single strongest verse used against the position of particular redemption we thought it might be useful to spend some extended time looking at what this text is really saying in its context. We must remember that virtually all true theological positions have biblical texts that at least superficially appear to contradict them on first glance, but confirm them upon further study. We believe this is true regarding 2 Peter 2!
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2023-08-231h 02North Avenue Church PodcastLimited Atonement: How a Controversial Doctrine Can Be Practical & ComfortingIs it really possible that a doctrine as controversial as particular redemption can actually be edifying, biblical, and comforting to the believer? Yes! Listen in and see what you think!
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2023-08-2248 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastEzra and His Love for God’s Word | Ezra 7This is the outline for the message regarding Ezra's credentials, for which Mark adapted points 1-3 from an Ezra-Nehemiah commentary:
Ezra's lineage (v 1-5)
Ezra's resolve (v 6-10)
Ezra's favor with King Artaxerxes (v 11-26)
Ezra's favor with the Lord (v 6, 9, 27-28)
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2023-08-2140 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastHow Does Limited Atonement Explain the ’World’ Passages?We continue in this message where we left off in the last one. How do we who hold to limited atonement respond to the 'world' passages regarding the atonement?
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2023-08-1947 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastHow Does Limited Atonement Explain the ’All’ Passages?In this message we address many of the most common "all" passages that are often used to object to particular redemption.
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2023-08-1853 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastA Deep Dive on Predestination and Limited AtonementIn this message, we cover a number of the most important texts, particularly from Jesus, John, and Paul, on the issue of unconditional election and limited atonement (or, more accurately, particular redemption).
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2023-08-161h 49North Avenue Church PodcastLimited Atonement = Effective Atonement: But What About the ’All’ & ’World’ Passages?If the atonement is a real and effective atonement then it must be a limited atonement. Yet all views limit the atonement in one way or another. If this is true, what about the texts that seem to imply that Jesus died for "all" and the "whole world"?
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2023-08-1551 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastThe Second Temple Completed: By God’s Word & Spirit! | Ezra 6:13-22 (Zechariah 4)Here is the sermon outline (which Mark said he adapted from the ESV headings!):
Temple completed (v 13-15)
Temple dedicated (v 16-18)
Passover celebrated (v 19-22)
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2023-08-1443 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastObedience, Opposition, & God’s Overruling Sovereignty | Ezra 5:1-6:12Here is the outline of the message:
Obedience often leads to opposition (without and within) [5:1-10]
In government opposition: honor God, speak truthfully, and appeal to just laws [5:11-17]
Watch God turn your enemies into servants of your good [6:1-12]
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2023-08-0838 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastDoes Scripture Really Teach Limited Atonement?Is limited atonement really taught in the Bible? Although we prefer the language of "particular redemption" or "definite atonement" over "limited atonement," we must first to recognize that all Christians "limit" the atonement. We either limit it in its extent or it efficacy. The question really is: Does Scripture teach the atonement is unlimited in its extent and limited in its efficacy (as Arminians argue) or is the atonement limited in its extent and unlimited in its efficacy (as our teaching team argues)?
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2023-08-0751 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastDoes Scripture Teach Libertarian Free Will or Calvinistic Compatibilism? | Acts 13This is an age-old discussion, and yet it has real ramifications for how we live and how we understand our own conversion. Who's choice is ultimately decisive in your conversion to Christ?
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2023-08-021h 04North Avenue Church PodcastCommon Objections to Unconditional Election: What About Foreknowledge & God’s Desire to Save All?In this message the teaching team responds to some of the most common objections to the doctrine of unconditional election. First, isn't election based on foreknowledge (Rom 8:29; 1 Pet 1:1-2)? If so, doesn't that mean God merely chooses those He foreknows/foresees will believe? Secondly, doesn't God's desire to save all rule out the possibility that He elects only some?
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2023-08-0144 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastJesus and the Demons | Matthew 8:28-34Here the Greg's outline for the message:
Jesus comes to the demons (v 28)
The demons respond to Jesus (v 28-31)
Jesus responds to the demons (v 32)
The people respond to Jesus (v 33-34)
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2023-07-3148 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastThe Sealed Scroll and the Slain Lamb | Revelation 5The dramatic scene of Revelation 5 shows us the hopelessness and despair that comes for humanity without Jesus but the thrilling present and future that is ours because Christ has conquered and is reigning now.
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2023-07-2856 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastA Calvinist Response to Arminian Interpretations of Romans 9 (TULIP Series)There are several common objections to the Reformed/Calvinistic understanding of Romans 9. In this video we take a dive into these issues with the response to these objections from the Calvinist perspective, which we believe best explains Paul's line of thought in this important passage.
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2023-07-271h 01North Avenue Church PodcastThe Foreknowledge of God: Foresight or Something Better? | Unconditional Election (TULIP Series)It is commonly assumed that God's foreknowledge is merely foresight. Is this what Scripture really teaches? The teaching team shows why for God to know someone means something far better!
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2023-07-2548 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastJesus Calms the Storm | Matthew 8:23-27Here are the four points of Scott's message:
The calm before the storm
The disciples' response to the storm
Jesus's response to the storm
The disciples' response to Jesus
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2023-07-2435 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastHoly, Holy, Holy: God on His Throne | Revelation 4Revelation 4 shows us the throne of God and the angels who surround it. This chapter is the setting to the drama of Revelation 5. However, this setting by itself contains stunning imagery of God's presence and should humble us and lead us to worship as the elders do who cast their crowns before God's throne.
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2023-07-2254 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastPresent & Future Blessing for All Repentant Sinners | Haggai 2:6-23Here is the sermon outline for our last sermon in Haggai:
Unrepentant sinning defiles all we touch (v 10-18)
Repentance leads to immediate blessings now (v 19; 1:2-11)
Repentance leads to astonishing blessings later (v 6-9, 20-22)
God will shake the nations
God’s temple will be glorious
God’s chosen king will reign
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2023-07-1839 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastDoes the Bible Really Teach Unconditional Election? | Acts 13:48; Romans 9:1-23Does Scripture really teach that God elects to salvation unconditionally? This is a significant issue that really is addressed clearly in various passages in Scripture.
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2023-07-1747 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastLaodicea: Warning to a Lukewarm Church | Revelation 3:14-22Of all the seven churches of Revelation, none receives so negative a response from Jesus as Laodicea. It is the church that makes Jesus want to vomit! As intense as the language of Jesus is here, there is much for all of us to learn and apply to our lives.
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2023-07-1457 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastWhat Does ”Keep From” Mean in Revelation 3:10?These are some extended reflections on a very intriguing and often debated verse in Revelation 3 that we covered briefly this past Thursday night here. Some believe it is the single strongest verse used to support the pre-tribulation rapture of the church. However, we do think there is a more convincing way to understand it in the light of the whole context of Revelation, Jesus's words in Matthew 24, and Daniel's visions in Daniel 11-12.
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2023-07-1243 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastGod’s Word Takes Effect: Fear God & Fear Not! | Haggai 1:12-2:5Here are the three points of the message:
God’s word stirs up God’s people (1:12-15)
God’s people grow discouraged (2:1-3)
God’s word brings fresh comfort & assurance (2:4-5)
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2023-07-1144 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastTotal Depravity & Moral Inability: A Biblical Defense (TULIP Series)To understand the five points of Calvinism one must have a solid grasp on the T in the TULIP. Total depravity means moral inability. Is this really taught in Scripture?
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2023-07-1050 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastThe Church in Philadelphia: For Those Who Feel Weak & Insignificant | Revelation 3:7-13The Philadelphian church was perhaps the least impressive outwardly of all the seven churches. Yet, along with Smyrna (which was also not outwardly impressive) Jesus speaks more highly of them than all the other churches. There is much here for us to be encouraged by in our walk with the Lord!
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2023-07-0800 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastTotal Depravity: Understanding Moral Inability (TULIP Series)This is the first week where the team is walking through the five points of the Calvinist TULIP. They begin with total depravity which is really moral inability.
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2023-07-0444 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastHaggai’s 24 Extraordinary Days | Haggai 1:1-11In just 24 days God's word through Haggai changes everything that had not changed in 16 years.
God’s Word confronts sin:
By comparing passions (v 1-5)
By showing sin’s miserable results (v 6, 9-11)
By pointing to something better (v 7-8)
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2023-07-0341 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastThe Letter to Sardis: A Church Asleep & Dying | Revelation 3:1-6Sardis is the first church to receive only negative criticism from our Lord, with the exception of a small few in Sardis who were still walking faithfully.
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2023-07-0150 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastOvercoming Opposition with God’s Word | Ezra 4:4-5:2Ezra chapter four focuses on opposition to the work (in the present) of rebuilding the temple and (in the future) the city of Jerusalem. Chapter five begins with God overcoming opposition with His word.
God’s Enemies Stop the Work through Intimidation (4:4-5, 24)
God’s Enemies Stop the Work through Political Force (4:6-23)
God Revives the Work through His Word (5:1-2)
At 25:32 Mark meant to say, "It is not the wrong side of history to believe in what Christianity teaches."
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2023-06-2743 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastIntroducing the Five Points of Calvinism (TULIP Series)The TULIP grew out of the soil of a significant discussion and disagreement regarding God's role in salvation. Did God choose us because He knew we would choose Him? Or, did God choose us so that we would choose Him? This topic is worth many hours of our best mental efforts and prayers as we pour over God's word.
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2023-06-2649 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastThe Church at Thyatira: Sinful Tolerance | Revelation 2:18-29Tolerance has been a chief virtue in our culture over the past couple decades, however, Jesus shows that tolerance can very easily become sin that threatens the very life of His church.
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2023-06-2354 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastBiblical & Unbiblical Ways to Talk about God’s WillThe question, "What is God's Will for My Life?" is popular and often based on unbiblical assumptions. What is a better and more biblical way to approach this issue?
Does God Have Two Wills? Is it actually true that God has a will of decree and a will of command? What does Scripture really say about this?
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2023-06-2049 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastThree Tactics of the Enemies of God’s People: Then & Now | Ezra 4:1-6God's enemies (both then and now) seek to...
Join God's people (v 1-3)
Intimidate God's people (v 4-5)
Politically stop God's people (v 6)
The basic idea behind these points (excluding their wording) was adapted from Don Carson's devotional book For the Love of God volume 2, January 4th.
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2023-06-1938 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastThe Letters to the Churches in Smyrna and Pergamum | Revelation 2:8-17Smyrna and Pergamum are both experiencing attacks from Satanic opposition. Smyrna is holding fast to Christ, but Pergamum is beginning to compromise. There is much to learn for all Christians from Christ's letters to these churches!
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2023-06-1758 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastWorship Rekindled: Laying the Foundation of the Temple | Ezra 2:68-69; 3:7-13Here are the four sermon points for how worship is rekindled in Jerusalem:
They Gave Generously [2:68-69; 3:7]
They Worked in Unity [3:8-9]
They Praised Joyfully [3:10-11]
Some Wept Loudly [3:12-13]
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2023-06-1342 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastGod’s Sovereignty Over SinFew issues are as misunderstood as the relationship of God's sovereignty to the sinfulness of men and demons. There are many dangers in discussing this topic because of how easily it can be misunderstood. Yet Scripture is not unclear about this issue and there are several important applications points that we all should apply to our lives by God's grace.
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2023-06-1249 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastEphesus: Have We Lost Our First Love? | Revelation 2:1-7The teaching team thinks that of all the seven letters to the seven churches in Revelation, perhaps this letter to Ephesus would apply most directly to North Avenue. What a wonderful and fearful privilege to hear these words today! Have we lost our first love and passion for the Lord? If our love has waned, let us fan into flame that love again!
For Spurgeon's excellent sermon on the passage see the audio version here and written version here.
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2023-06-0957 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastTen Ways God is Sovereign Over SatanJerry, Mark, and Papa Fred didn't get a chance to cover these ten points in Sunday school, so they made an additional recording on Zoom this week to make sure they were covered.
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2023-06-0758 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastGod’s Sovereignty Over SatanGod is completely sovereign over Satan. What does this look like in Scripture? How can this, perhaps strangely at first, actually be a great comfort to those who know Christ?
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2023-06-0648 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastThe Altar Rebuilt: Obedience in the Midst of Fear | Ezra 3:1-6Here are the three points from the message:
The Altar Rebuilt [v 1-3]
The Feast of Booths Celebrated [v 4]
God’s Word Obeyed [v 2, 4-6]
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2023-06-0538 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastJesus Among the Lampstands | Revelation 1:9-20John sees Jesus in His glorified state and falls on the ground before Him. There is so much that is comforting and even fearful that we can learn from the description of Jesus in this passage. As Greg's quote reminds us, Revelation 1 describes "not what Jesus looks like, but what He is like."
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2023-06-0154 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastA Right View of Divine Healing & Following Jesus | Matthew 8:14-22Here are the main points to Greg's message:
Jesus displays His divine power
Jesus demands our full commitment
Jesus demands that we follow Him over all other obligations
Following Jesus today involves:
A devotion to knowing Him and responding to Him as revealed in Scripture
A devotion to obey His commands in Scripture
A devotion to conform our whole life to all we know of Him in Scripture
A devotion to His global church through involvement in a faithful local church
A devotion to His church's mission to multiply mature disciples in all nations.
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2023-05-3043 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastSovereign Over the Womb: God’s Providence Over Infertility, Miscarriage, Birth, & DeathInfertility and miscarriage is trial that can cause deep grief. How are we to see God's goodness and providence in the midst of struggles to get pregnant or the sorrow of miscarriage and death?
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2023-05-2947 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastThe Revelation of Jesus Christ | Revelation 1:1-8Revelation is an intriguing and perhaps surprisingly practical book. We plan to spend ten weeks this summer covering the first five chapters while giving special attention to the seven churches of chapters two and three. We hope you will find our meditation on "The Revelation of Jesus Christ" edifying!
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2023-05-2656 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastWhy Names Matter to God | Ezra 2:1-67Ezra 2 is a long list of names. We can be very tempted to skip over passages like this, yet they, like all of Scripture, are God-breathed and profitable. What can we learn from a chapter like this? We learn that God cares about His people and knows their names. He keeps track of their lives and their actions have eternal significance. Let us be encouraged! God has not forgotten you.
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2023-05-2344 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastGod’s Sovereignty Over Sickness and Natural DisastersGod is creator, sustainer, and sovereign over nature. This includes natural disasters and illness. How can this challenging truth be a great comfort to the believer?
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2023-05-2249 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastWhy I Became Baptist . . . After Growing Up PresbyterianMark gives a series of the primary arguments and passages that have proved most convincing for him regarding believer's baptism. This is after growing up in a solid PCA church and now being a convictional baptist.
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2023-05-171h 05North Avenue Church PodcastGod’s Sovereignty in the Book of JoshuaIn this message we look briefly at glimpses of God's sovereignty and providence throughout the book of Joshua.
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2023-05-1650 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastThe Leper, the Centurion, and Jesus | Matthew 8:1-13Here we observe Jesus interact with a many with severe leprosy and a centurion with a servant who is suffering greatly. We learn much about our Lord in this text!
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2023-05-1543 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastThe Promised New Exodus | Ezra 1:1-11Cyrus is raised up to physically deliver Israel from exile and yet there is another future Servant of the Lord who will deliver us from spiritual bondage by taking away our sins.
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2023-05-0946 minNorth Avenue Church PodcastGod’s Providence: The Drowning of the Egyptians | Exodus 14-15God's providence not only applies to the salvation of His people, but also incorporates the hardening and judgment of His enemies. While this may be a less popular topic, it is one that is clearly taught in Scripture and one that we must not ignore.
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