Evanston Avenue Church Podcast

In Ephesians 6:1–4, Paul casts a compelling vision for generational wholeness. Children are called to obey and honor their parents, while parents are called to lay down their lives in the loving formation of their children. Discover how honor, humility, and Spirit-filled parenting can break cycles of pain and help families follow Jesus into fullness of life.

Marriage is more than a relationship—it’s a living picture of Christ and His Church. In this message from our Fully Alive series, we explore Ephesians 5:21–33 and God's design for marriage through the story of Creation, Fall, Rescue, and Renewal. Discover how the gospel transforms marriage from a struggle for control into a life of mutual sacrifice, love, and unity.

In this message from Ephesians 5:1–20, we wrestle with a simple but searching question: Who are you imitating? Scripture calls us to more than self-improvement—it calls us into transformation shaped by Jesus.

This week in Fully Alive, we explore one of the most practical and personal passages in Ephesians. Paul reminds the church that following Jesus isn’t about pretending to be someone else — it’s about becoming who you truly are now in Christ. The old way of life no longer fits. In Jesus, we’ve been made new. So why keep putting on patterns, habits, and identities that no longer belong to us?

What does spiritual maturity actually look like? In Ephesians 4, Paul turns a corner. After celebrating everything Jesus has done for us in the first half of the letter, he now asks: What does it look like to live in light of it?

In this message from Epistle to the Ephesians 2:1–10, we explore the tension of the bad news and the good news of the gospel. The bad news is sobering: apart from God, we are spiritually dead, shaped by the world, the flesh, and the devil, and unable to find life on our own. But the good news breaks in with two powerful words—“But God.” Because of His great love and mercy, God makes us alive with...

In this message, A Prayer That Transforms, we explore how the Holy Spirit takes what we know about God and turns it into lived experience—awakening hope, revealing our identity, and grounding us in the power of Jesus. This isn’t about learning more; it’s about seeing differently.

In Mark 16:1–8, the ending feels abrupt, even unsettling. But in that tension, we discover three powerful truths: what looked like defeat becomes victory, our failure meets God’s faithfulness, and information about Jesus gives way to real encounter with Him. Easter isn’t just something to understand—it’s an invitation to experience the risen Jesus and step into His ongoing story of renewal.

In this message from Mark 14:32–42, we step into the agony of Gethsemane and see the weight of our sin, the temptation to bypass suffering, and the selfless love of Jesus. As the disciples fall asleep, the contrast reveals a sobering truth: the garden is a wake-up call to stay spiritually awake and present with Christ. This Holy Week, we’re invited to respond—will we drift into comfort, or follow...

What does it actually mean to “keep watch”? In a world full of noise, fear, and competing voices, Jesus calls His followers not to speculate—but to stay awake, discerning, and faithful. This teaching from Mark 13 invites us to resist deception, stand firm in hardship, and anchor our hope in the return of Jesus. The end times aren’t meant to distract us—they’re meant to shape how we live right now....

When Jesus was asked to name the most important commandment, his answer reshaped the entire law into one simple but demanding vision for life. In Mark 12:28–34, Jesus points to three interconnected loves—love for God, love for others, and love for ourselves. But what happens when those loves become imbalanced in our lives? In this message, we explore how the greatest commandment reveals both the l...

In Mark 12:1–12, Jesus tells a parable about tenants entrusted with a vineyard who refuse to give the owner what belongs to him. Through this story, Jesus exposes the danger of treating God’s gifts as if they were our own. Everything we have—our lives, our resources, our opportunities—has been entrusted to us by God. This message explores what faithful stewardship looks like and calls us to respon...

In this final message of our This Cultural Moment series, we look at Jesus’ closing words in Gospel of Matthew 7:13–29 and ask what it really means to be committed to Him in an age of competing truths, political pressures, and cultural storms. Jesus warns of wide roads and narrow gates, false prophets and real fruit, shaky sand and solid rock—and calls us to build our lives on Him alone. In a worl...

In a world quick to hate, mock, and cancel, Jesus calls His followers to a radically different way: enemy love. In this message from Matthew 5:43–48, we explore what it means to move toward those who oppose us with compassion, pray for their good, and reflect the heart of our Father in heaven.

In this sermon from Psalm 5, we explore the biblical practice of lament—the way God’s people have responded to injustice, violence, grief, and evil for millennia. In a culture trained toward reactivity and outrage, Scripture offers a different path: bringing our anger, questions, and cries for justice to God first.

What if our prayers have gotten smaller—not because God is limited, but because our confidence has? Paul reminds us that God is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine—and that our prayers are meant to lead to His glory, not ours.

What if the deepest need of your life isn’t more effort—but more fullness? In Ephesians 3, Paul prays that the church would have power to grasp and experience the immeasurable love of Christ—and be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. This message explores: Knowing vs. experiencing God’s love What it means to be rooted and established in Christ Why fullness comes through the Holy Spir...

If we’re going to seek God first, we’re going to need strength that doesn’t come from ourselves. In Dwell, we continue walking through Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3 and discover that prayer is not just something we do—it’s how Christ makes His home in us. As we ask God to dwell in our hearts, He strengthens us from the inside out, forming a life that is rooted, steady, and deeply connected to Him....

Kneel is a call to begin the year not with self-improvement, but with surrendered, dependent prayer before a loving Father who has already redeemed us and made us His family.

In this week’s message from our Christmas at Evanston series, we turn to 1 John 4 to explore one of the most familiar—and most formative—claims of the Christian faith: God is love. Not as a vague sentiment or emotional response, but as God’s very nature, revealed fully in Jesus.

Joy isn’t something we chase—it’s what grows when God draws near. In this message, we reflect on Luke 2 and the good news of great joy that Jesus brings to those who need Him most.

In Isaiah 9:6–7, the birth of Jesus is announced as the arrival of a new and better authority—One whose rule brings unending peace. This message explores why peace feels so temporary in our lives, how Christ alone can establish true and lasting peace, and why experiencing His peace requires surrendering to His authority. Whether you're facing internal anxiety, relational strain, or circumstantial...

Discover the hope of Advent as we explore what it means that Jesus came, is here, and is still to come. Pastor Adam unpacks the rescue Jesus brings from sin and the story of God dwelling with His people, culminating in the promise of Revelation 21. In a broken world, even small moments of goodness point to Jesus’ ongoing presence and future return. This message invites you to experience the nearne...

In Mark 10:35–45, Jesus flips our ideas of greatness upside down. While the disciples dream of honor and position, Jesus shows that true greatness is found in humble service. In this message, we explore what it means to follow a Savior who didn’t come to be served, but to serve—and how His example invites us to a different kind of life.

A wealthy man had everything money could buy but walked away from Jesus heartbroken. Why? Because he discovered that the one thing he lacked was the only thing that truly mattered. What would you do if Jesus asked you to surrender what you value most? Sometimes what we think makes us secure actually keeps us from the security we're really seeking.