North Avenue Church Podcast

This week we covered seven theological distinctives of our church: Baptist theology Reformed theology Cessationism Progressive Covenantalism Complementarianism The relationship between God's glory and our joy Confessionalism You can watch this message here .

What exactly is the "old earth" vs. "young earth" debate among how Christians interpret Genesis 1? You can watch this message here .

If the title seems hard to believe, please give some time to listen to the message with an open Bible nearby! Those who deny this passage teaches *unconditional election* to salvation have *two main ways* by which they seek to avoid this conclusion:1) One is to say that this passage is about temporal blessings and judgments on *nations in history* — rather than the salvation of individuals.2) The...

Here are the three points from Scott's message: God’s sovereignty Naomi’s bitterness God's sovereignty and goodness in our suffering You can watch this message here .

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This is the second week as the team continues to introduce the basic themes of Genesis, especially as regards to God as the Creator. You can watch this message here .

Paul anticipates that his listeners will wrongly draw the conclusion that his doctrine of unconditional election is unjust. However, this misunderstands what mercy and justice really mean. You can watch this message here .

Here are the three points of the message: Famine and faithlessness Suffering Return You can watch the message here .

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This past Sunday, Greg Rentz and Zach Hutzell began a new Sunday school series in the book of Genesis. You can watch this message here .

Here are the six points from the message: The offer of the gospel is universal (v 38-39) We must personally believe in Jesus to be forgiven (v 38-39) We are responsible for all our sin, including unbelief in the gospel (v 40-41, 45-46, 50-51) We as Christians are the primary means God has chosen to bring unbelievers to faith (v 47; 14:1) Our faith is owing to God's appointment (v 48) We can identi...

In our last week in 1 Thessalonians, we lingered on the issue of how we are to think about prophecy in the church today. You can watch this message here .

In this last sermon on the Golden Chain, we spend time working through each of the five terms. We linger especially on the first three which most closely relate to the issue of God's sovereignty in salvation: Foreknown, Predestined, and Called. You can watch this message here .

There is no such thing as a "boring" testimony!   The more desperate our plight the more glorious our conversion! And we are *all* born morally unable to come to Christ because we are by nature willingly enslaved by our 1) love of darkness; 2) hatred of God; 3) spiritual blindness; and 4) spiritual deadness. [For more on these points, see John Piper's excellent sermon that Mark said he adapted the...

We could all use more joy and gratitude, along with a more consistnent prayer life!   Don't miss toward the end when Jerry is asked about how the Lord kept him from despair in the hosptial in the months following his spinal cord injury nearly 43 years ago, at the age of 17.   You can watch this message here .

This was our last Table Talk for this summer! We focused on how all that we have is a gift from God that we must use for His glory. You can watch this message here .

Jerry, Mark, and Scott cover this section of 1 Thessalonians that alerts us to the fact that we are in the midst of a battle in the Christian life and we must keep our armor on, the gospel clear, and be actively invovled in a faithful local church. You can watch this message here .

The Golden Chain is a source of great comfort for the believer! However, we must make sure we understand each of the five linkes correctly. This sermon is a meditation on the first two. What does it mean to be foreknown and predestined? You can watch this message here .

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It has become popular to see Romans 9 as being mainly about (1) temporal blessings and judgments on *nations* in history, or (2) the salvation of individuals based on *foreseen faith*. However, there are good reasons to reject these views and accept that Romans 9 really does teach unconditional election unto salvation. Really! You can watch this message here .

To live as though Jesus is not returning is to live in the dark about where humanity is heading. No matter how intelligent or informed someone is about worldly things, to lack this knowledge is to be asleep to reality. As Christians, we must not give into moments of sleepiness, but sould be awake, aleter, and spiritually sober minded. We need to put on God's armor to be ready for battle, not sleep...

This is our fourth Table Talk of the summer and we focus on the all-important issue of worship — both publica and private. You can watch this message here .

Romans 9 is the most important chapter on the doctrines of election and reprobation. What is it really about? You can listen to this message here .

Contrary to what is sometimes assumed, Paul tells us that certain things of global significance have to happen before Christ returns. These things are not happening currently as far as we can see. If this is the case, then in what sense is Christ's return 'imminent'? Borrowing from John Piper, we look at three ways: 1) prophetically near; 2) divinely near; and 3) potentially near. You can watch th...

While genuine Christians can hold differing views on the rapture, it is still an issue worth studying since it has a surprisingly large effect on how numerous passage are interpreted. This includes much of Revelation, the Thessalonians letters, the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 23, Mark 13, & Luke 21), and portions of the OT prophets. You can watch this message here .