North Park Baptist Church

This podcast will answer a few questions from the sermon on 1/18/26 including a question about predestination. The John passage that was referenced but not quoted was John 6:44 - “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them"

In the first sermon in our series on the role of men and women in the church, Pastor Phil studies the account of the creation of man and woman in Genesis 1. All persons are created in the image of God, and are equal in value.

Pastor Phil gives a brief summary of the 4 main views about men and women in the church.

In his first recorded letter to Timothy, Paul urges Timothy, "first of all," that prayers would be made for all people. In today's message, Larry High studies the importance of prayer, the necessity of praying for all people--including being mindful to pray for the salvation of our nation's leaders--and how prayer should be our response to God's will.

In the book of Joshua, we read how two spies were sent into Jericho, and when men of the city came to find them, they were hidden by a prostitute named Rahab, and then given help in their escape. This account shows us Rahab's faith in the power of God, and it also shows us God's love for Rahab, whose household is saved when God delivers Jericho into the hands of the Israelites. In today's message,...

The history of Ruth and Naomi is recorded in scripture in the book of Ruth. In summary, when Naomi lost her husband and her sons, she was left feeling empty, with none to provide for her and no one to carry on her family's legacy. But her daughter-in-law, Ruth, chose to stay with her--and God arranged for Ruth to encounter her kinsman-redeemer, Boaz, who showed Ruth and Naomi great kindness. And i...

In today's message, Pastor Phil studies the question of why Mary was chosen to be the mother of Jesus, and shows how Mary responded to the news. Mary's response provides an example to us: we should also respond in faith to the good news of the gospel!

As we explore the histories of the women listed in the genealogy of Jesus Christ, as recorded in Matthew 1, we take note of the inclusion of Bathsheba. In today's message, Pastor Phil explores the story of David's sin of adultery and murder in taking Uriah's wife to be his own. Through God's mercy, we see that David's sin is forgiven, and that Bathsheba's dignity is restored.

The account of Judah and Tamar in Genesis 38 is given the middle of the history of Joseph's trials in Egypt. So, too, the inclusion of Tamar in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus can read as a surprise to us. In today's message, Pastor Phil studies the story of Tamar and Judah, and offers reasons for Tamar's place in Genesis and in Matthew.

1 Timothy 1:15 says, "Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst." In today's message, Pastor Andy examines how the apostle Paul serves as a model of God's mercy. If God can save Paul, then we shouldn't despair of his power to save anyone.

In his first letter to Timothy, Paul takes time to discuss the value of the law. In today's message, Pastor Phil studies what the Bible says about the value of the law for us as believers. We know that we are saved by grace, through faith, and not through the works of the law. But the law convicts us of our sin, and reminds us of our need for Jesus Christ our Savior.

When Paul the apostle bid farewell to the church of Ephesus, he warned them that false teachers would come to them. In 1 Timothy, we read of Paul's command to Timothy to confront false teachers in Ephesus, so that believers would love "from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith" (1 Timothy 1:5). In today's message, Pastor Phil introduces us to 1 Timothy, and reminds us to watch ou...

In today's message, Pastor Phil teaches that we need to be generous with our time, our talents and our treasures. We need to have open hands, willing to use everything we have for God's purposes.

At North Park Baptist Church, we are, and we aspire to be, a church that fulfills its mission to share the gospel with others so that they might be reconciled with God. In today's message, Pastor Phil teaches us on 2 Corinthians 5:11-20, and our mission of reconciliation.

In today's message, David Stroup teaches about the peace we have in Christ which enables us to fulfill our mission to share the good news, with the knowledge that we have no reason to be afraid.

At North Park Baptist Church, we are, and we aspire to be, a church that shows hospitality, carries one another's burdens, and welcomes those who come through our doors--while we still hold on to the truth of scripture in love.

At North Park Baptist Church, we are, and we aspire to be, a serving church, where we value others above ourselves. In today's message, Pastor Phil studies our scriptural call to humility.

At North Park Baptist Church, we are, and we aspire to be, a church that shares the Gospel with the world around, and that teaches others to obey everything which God has commanded. We call this instruction discipleship--and our aim is to be disciples who make disciples for the glory of God. In today's message, Pastor John speaks to the importance of discipleship, and takes time to show the implic...

At North Park Baptist Church, we are, and we aspire to be, a Biblical church, where the Bible stands in authority over us--and we do not stand in authority over the Bible. In today's message, Pastor Phil shows how, in a Biblical church, the Scriptures will guide all of our beliefs and behaviors.

At North Park Baptist Church, we are, and we aspire to be, centered on the gospel. In today's message, Pastor Phil preaches that the death and resurrection of Jesus saves us from sin, renews us each day, and compels us to love one another.

Psalm 44 - When God Does not Intervene

In Psalm 119:97-104, we read of how we are to love the word of God. In today's message, Pastor John encourages us to consider how we might think about the Bible, and why we should make the Bible a regular part of our lives.

Psalm 47 tells us to praise our God, who is King over all the earth. In today's message, Pastor Phil teaches us why we should praise God, even when we are in seasons of lament.

In Psalm 90, God's word reminds us of how short our lives are, and how futile it is to try to find meaning apart from God. In today's message, Larry High studies what it means to be aware of our own mortality, and the hope that we have in Jesus Christ and the promise of His return.

In Psalm 62, we are shown that if we trust in anything or in anyone besides God, our hope will be misplaced. Psalm 62 tells us to wait on the Lord, and on Him alone. In today's message, Pastor Phil explores what it means to wait on the Lord, and the ways we may be tempted to put our hope in wealth or in other people.