Avenue Church Podcast

When we decide to follow Jesus on the narrow path, it shapes our lives into the shape of Jesus- especially in our relationships. Join us this week as we worship and walk the narrow path together.

This morning we begin a new series entitled, The Narrow Path, where we will be looking at Jesus' teaching to walk the narrow path that leads to life. We consider what it means to walk the narrow path and how it forms our life.

As we close out our series in Nehemiah, the wall is rebuilt, but Israel has already fallen short of God's expectations a second time. Restoration is often a process as we surrender our lives to Jesus every day.

Nehemiah 8:1-8- This morning, Pastor Neyda walks us through the reading of the Law in Nehemiah and the call to return to living by the covenant for Israel. May God renew us as we hear the Word this morning.

We all face opposition, naysayers, and distractions. Nehemiah faced them, too. In this message, we look at how Nehemiah dealt with opposition and how we can follow his example.

As Nehemiah begins to rebuild the wall, he enlists every person and family in Jerusalem to help. As we seek renewal in our church, each of us has a role to play.

We begin a new series in the book of Nehemiah, where we will look at how God desires to rebuild and restore our community, our church, and our lives.

As we conclude our series on the parables of Jesus, Pastor Neyda walks us through the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant. The parable asks us to consider who we need to forgive, and who we need to offer forgiveness to.

Many of us grew up in church or Sunday School hearing about the Parable of the Prodigal Son. This morning, as we look at Jesus' teaching, we consider how it is really a parable of God the Father.

In the parable of the Wheat and Tares (Matthew 13), we discover that while the enemy is still at work in our world, there will come a day when all sin and evil will be undone.

Have you ever discovered something of great value that you weren't expecting to find? Jesus says the Kingdom of Heaven is like this- worth giving up everything to possess. We continue our series, Stories of Intent, by looking at three short parables of Jesus in Matthew 13

What are you building your life on? What brings stability and endurance to our lives? Our families? Our communities? A faith that endures is built on the solid rock of Jesus. Pastor Steve shares from the parable found in Luke 6:46-49.

Pastor Dan continues our series, Stories of Intent, as he examines Luke 12:32-42 where Jesus teaches his listeners to be ready and dressed for action. Are we dressed and ready for action in our spiritual lives?

Luke 16:19-31- Jesus tells the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus as a warning to those who are slow to see. May we always see the need before us and be moved to action.

Pastor Neyda explores the Parable of the Wedding Feast of how we've been invited to the wedding feast and that we are called to invite others to the table of God.

In Matthew 13, Matthew tells a story about the receptivity of different kinds of soil to the seeds of faith. What kind of soil does the Gospel find in our hearts?

The world encourages us to indulge and give into our passions and desires. "If it feels good, do it." The Scriptures teach us another way to combat sin and to allow our lives to testify to the life Jesus desires for us.

We live in a world that elevates power, dominance, and even violence. The Bible teaches something different: Gentleness. This week, we look to see that gentleness begins with God, is exhibited in Jesus' life, and consider how it can be evident in our lives as we live with one another.

As we continue in our series on the Fruit of the Spirit, we look at the virtue of Faithfulness. The Scriptures tell us that God is faithful- as those who follow Jesus, we are called to be faithful in our walk with God and in our relationships with others.

We see an emphasis on kindness wherever we go, but we don't always see it practice. Deep and meaningful kindness starts with God and extends to those around us. Join us as Pastor Neyda walks us through what it looks like to live out kindness.

What if people described you the same way the Bible describes God? Gracious, compassionate, slow to anger, and abounding in love. This is what it looks like when we truly follow Jesus and live out the fruit of the Spirit! 

What is peace? The absence of conflict? A peaceful feeling? When Paul speaks of Peace in Galatians, he is speaking of how Christians are to live in the world. This morning, we explore what it looks like to cultivate peace in our lives.

In our Cultivate Fruit series, we examine joy as evidence that the Spirit of God is alive in us. Christians should find and share joy with the world rather than being sour and downcast because the joy of the Lord is our strength!

It all begins with love. When Paul writes about love in the Fruit of the Spirit, he is most likely talking about loving our neighbor. Who is your neighbor? 🤔 Jesus might surprise you with His answer. It's not always who we expect... and sometimes it's the people we struggle with the most. 

As we begin a new series on the Fruit of the Spirit, Pastor Steve walks us through the importance of becoming like Christ in word and deed, and how a Christ-like life will produce fruit that looks like Jesus.