North Avenue Church Podcast

The message has two points: Peter's Confession: "You are the Christ!" (v 13-17) Christ's Promise: "I will build My Church" (v 18-20) You can watch this message here .

Jerry, Scott, Papa Fred, and Jared walk through Titus 2 which addresses men and women both young and old instructing us all in how we are to live and treat each other.

Perhaps the most important section of Acts regarding the inclusion of the Gentiles in the restored Israel of God is Acts 10-15. In chapters 10-11, we have the first clear example of a Gentile conversion (Cornelius and his family) and then in chapter 15 we read about the Jerusalem Council. In this scene a final decision is made about Gentile inclusion in the renewed people of God. You can watch thi...

In this message we examine two kinds of responses fo Jesus: The willful, hardened unbelief of the religious leaders and the genuine, struggling, growing belief of the disciples. Beware of Willful, Hardened Unbelief (v 1-4) Grow in Genuine Faith (v 5-12) You can watch this message here .

In this message, we step back to try to give an overview of this issue and move slowly through some important points regarding Isaiah's restoration of Israel being fulfilled through Christ in the church in Acts 1-11. You can watch this message here .

Papa Fred, Scott, and Jared walk us through Titus chapter 1:10-16 and consider the importance of good doctrine.

We learn the following thirteen lessons from watching Jesus care for the crowd of four thousand: He goes into Gentile territory (Decapolis; Mark 7:31) He welcomes and heals the needy (v 28-31a) His actions lead to Gentiles glorifying God (v 31b) He feels compassion (v 32) He tests the disciples (v 33) He shows them their inability (v 33-34) He takes the initiative (v 35-36) He takes the loaves and...

This week we respond to the Dispensational view of Acts and argue for the alternative Progressive Covenantal persective. You can watch this message here .

Jerry, Jared, and Scott walk us through the introduction of Paul's letter to Titus and of Paul's command to appoint Elders.

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Acts 1:6-8 is a key passage in the debate between all forms of Dispensationalism and Progressive Covenantalism and Covenant theology. What are the disciples really asking? And, more importantly, how does Jesus answer their question in verses 7-8? You can watch this message here .

Sermon summary: Blind spiritual guides don't believe their highest authority comes from above or that their deepest defilement comes from within. (And by nature, none of us do.) Jesus gives several warnings about these blind spiritual guides. They are blind regarding: Themselves (v 12-14) Authority (v 1-8) Worship (v 7-11) Indwelling sin (15-20) Mark borrowed numerous ideas for points three and fo...

This is an overview of what Scripure teaches about the relationship of Israel and the Church. It was preached in September of 2020 near the beginning of our Acts series, but since it is relavant to our current Progressive Covenantalism series, we are reposting it now. You can watch this message here .

This is the second of two sessions from our most recent prospective members' meeting (3/23/24). You can watch this message here .

This is the first of two sessions from our most recent prospective members' meeting (3/23/24). You can watch this message here .

Our Living Hope: Where did it come from? Where is it bringing us? How does it affect our lives right now? You can watch this message here .

Scott had four points to this message: Sorrow Humiliation Alienation Salvation You can watch this message here .

The message had the following two points: Man-Made, Legalistic Tradition God-Breathed, Infallible Scripture You can watch this message here .

Jerry, Fred, Scott, and Jared discuss the beginning of Paul's letter to Titus. There is a whole lot packed into the opening greeting and it is worth time lingering over just the opening two verses to see what is in each phrase!

This message critiques some of the charges John MacArthur has leveled against non-dispensationalists regarding biblical interpretation, the Old Testament, Israel, the church, and the millennium. You can watch this message here .

John MacArthur is one of the most influential pastors alive today. We have been blessed by his 55 years of faithful ministry at our church. However, on the issue of Israel and the church we have some important disagreements. Here we walk through part of a message he gave at the 2007 Shepherd's Conference and respond to his critiuques of the non-dispensational position we hold. You can watch this m...

Today's podcast covers chapter 4 of the book of Ruth. Featuring Jerry, Fred, Scott, and Jared.

Mark got the idea of outlining the message around the four main characters of the story from Eric Alexander's helpful message here . Herod’s weakness vs John’s strength Herodias’s grudge Salome's dance John’s death Discussion Questions: Herod's moral weakness is seen in his people-pleasing and fleshly decision making. He is easily swayed by others into doing what is wrong and does not stand by bib...

Perhaps some listeners may be on board with what we've covered over the past several sessions on this topic and agree that the church is the true, restored Israel of God in Christ. However, you may have a big lingering question: What about the land promise to Israel in the Old Testament? You can watch this message here .

This is Bob McAndrew's third and final message from Satruday evening at the Black Mountain Men's Retreat. Here are the three points: Don't let gluttony get the best of you Don't let greed get the best of you Do let godly instruction get the best of you You can watch this message here .