North Avenue Church Podcast

The messages Dr. Phillips gave were from the Stay the Course, Black Mountain Men's Retreat held this year at Lakewood Baptist Church in Gainesville, Georgia. Dr. Phillips pastors the historic Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, South Carolina. He is the author of many books, including The Masculine Mandate and his commentaries in the Reformed Expository Commentary series . You can watch this...

The messages Dr. Phillips gave were from the Stay the Course, Black Mountain Men's Retreat held this year at Lakewood Baptist Church in Gainesville, Georgia. Dr. Phillips pastors the historic Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, South Carolina. He is the author of many books, including The Masculine Mandate and his commentaries in the Reformed Expository Commentary series . You can watch this...

This passage has often been misused because of how one phrase has been neglected. What is Jesus really teaching here? You can watch this message here .

This is the last week on Philippians 3. You can watch this message here .

How are we to understand what Jesus and Paul teach about Scripture and tradition in the New Testament? How does it compare to what Rome teaches? You can watch this message here .

Here are the three points: The master's entrustment The two faithful servants The unfaithful servant Application: Live in light of Christ's return Be faithful with what God has entrusted us Don't play the comparison game Fight against the sin of slothfulness Be encouraged: True Christians will receive an abundant reward You can watch this message here .

Jerry is joined by Steve Crouse, Mitchell Mansfield, and Matt Kavis to walk through this brief but important passage. You can watch this message here .

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What does "sola Scriptura" really mean and why is it such an important doctrine concerning the unique authority of God's word? This has been called the "formal cause" of the Reformation in response to the erroneous teaching of the Catholic Church's three-legged stool of authority. You can watch this message here .

This may be one of the most unsettling parables that Jesus ever told. May we examine ourselves rightly and not be deceived about our own salvation. You can watch this message here .

In recent years there appears to have been an increasing tendency, especially amongst young adulters, to move from Protestantism to Catholicism. This series is meant to persusade Protestants not to abandon the five solas of the Reformation and to show reasons why official Roman Catholic teaching has many serious errors in what it teaches. You can watch this message here .

This is the last sermon in Matthew 24. Here we cover two brief parables concerning being prepared for the Lord's return. Stay Awake!: Ongoing Faithfulness is the Readiness that Receives Great Reward (vv 42-47) Don’t Fall into Worldly Sleep: Ongoing Worldliness is the Wickedness that Receives Great Punishment (vv 48-51) Main idea: Be always ready for the Lord’s return. Don’t let the passions of the...

The two Christ-like examples in this passage are often overlooked. However, the actions of Timothy and Epaphroditus are very worthy of our time and attention. You can watch this message here .

The wrong audio file was originally added to this link. We apologize for this inconvenience. It has now been corrected! You can watch this message here .

This is our last week on the long Progressive Covenantalism series. Here we close out the topic of the Sabbath and discuss how we as non-Sabbatarians should prepare our hearts and minds for the Sunday gathering each week. You can watch this message here .

Jesus said, "So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), ..." (Matthew 24:15). What is the background in Daniel to this strange phrase "abomination of desolation"? How do Jesus and Paul pick up on this kind of idea on the New Testament? You can watch this message here .

How can we be a light in a dark and twisted generation? You can watch this message here .

This is a stirring meditation on how our call to humility should be rooted in Christ's astonishing humbling of Himself for our salvation. You can watch this message here .

Here we discuss perhaps the single most important passage on the Sabbath in the New Testament. It comes from Colossians 2. You can watch this message here .

This passage contains a very misunderstood and disputed statement from Jesus. What did Jesus really mean? You can watch this message here .

There is a surprising silence regarding Sabbath commands for believers after the resurrection of Jesus. Never once in all of Paul's letters or the general epistles are Christians commanded to keep the Sabbath. Instead we find something quite different in the New Covenant era. You can watch this message here .

There are a growing number of genuine Christian pastors who hold to partial Preterism. However, there are good reasons to question this view. You can watch this message here .

Paul speaks with great desire for Christ to be glorified in his body whether by life or death. How could this be? You can watch this message here .

After we attempt to get the challenging structure of this passage in place, then we arrive at the practical application concerning false christs and false prophets that lead people astray in every generation. For this we must develop discernment and keep our love for the truth from growing cold. You can watch this message here .

Is Sunday now the Christian Sabbath? Or was the Sabbath only the sign of the Mosaic Covenant with Israel? You can watch this message here .