North Avenue Church Podcast

Jerry, Scott, and Zach discuss more of the false teachers that Jude warns us all about.

Jerry, Scott, and Zach walk through some challenging verses in Jude. What does it mean that there was a dispute over the body of Moses and why did Jude include that here in his argument?

We must understand history from God's perspective or else we will be left to interpret our lives wrongly. Redemption (v 9-11) Provision (v 12-15) Rebellion (v 16-17a, 18) Compassion (v 17b-21) You can watch this message here .

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We see in this passage something of the two legs on which the Christian life is to be walked: confession and worship. A Broken People (v 1-5) A Great God (v 6-8) They praise Yahweh alone as Creator They praise Yahweh for election They praise Yahweh as gracious covenant-maker They praise Yahweh as righteous covenant-keeper You can watch this message here .

In our second week, we cover most of the 'marks of a healthy church' form 9Marks ministries. You can watch this message here .

Zach Hutzell joins Greg to discuss differences between the Catholic and Protestant views of justification. This matter is central to the gospel and the differences are of great significance.

The differences between Catholics and Protestants on justification are of great signficance in how we understand the gospel. We must work to carefully understand them. You can watch this message here .

I. Ezra Leads a Men's Bible Study (v 13) II. The Result is Obedience (v 14-17b) III. Obedience Leads to Joy and the Word (v 17c-18) You can watch this message here .

Jerry, Scott, and Zach discuss the warning Jude presents about those who "pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ."

What does Scripture teach about church membership and church discipline? Does the New Testament assume believers should be members of a local church? You can watch this message here .

What created the joy of the Lord in God's people in Nehemiah 8? And what was the nature of this joy according to the text? Answering these questions can enable us to better 'rejoice in the Lord always'! I. What precedes this joy? Eager Initiative (v. 1-2) Prolonged Attentiveness (v. 3-4, 7-8) Passionate Reception (v. 5-6) Brokenhearted Grief (v. 9) II. What is the nature of this joy? It is an unde...

Jerry, Scott, and Zach lead us in the first Sunday school in the book of Jude.

Here Jerry, Scott, Mark, and Greg finished out the fascinating and too often neglected letter of 3 John.

Jerry, Scott, and Shane start week one in the too often neglected book of 3 John.

Jerry, Scott, and Grant finish out 2 John with its message to abide in the true teaching of Christ and not to "go on ahead" to another teaching that is not biblical.

Grant joins Jerry and Scott to set the scene for 2 John and to begin with John's emphasis on God's truth.

Jerry, Scott, and Zach finish out the book of 1 John.

Jerry, Zach, and Mark cover a couple of challenging aspescts of 1 John 5. What does it mean that Jesus came "not by water only but by the water and the blood" (v. 6)? Also, why does the KJV have such a different reading of v. 7-8 than modern English translations?

The formal cause of the Reformation was the issue of authority. Essentially the question was, "Who says?" What is our ultimate authority in this world? Is it Scripture only or Scripture plus "sacred tradition" and the Magisterium (the pope and his bishops)? This issue foundational to all other major differences between Catholics and Protestants. You can watch this message here .

Satan works through Nehemiah's enemies to attack him in four ways in Nehemiah 6:1-7:4.   Distraction (6:1-4) Defamation (6:5-9) Deception (6:10-14) Infiltration (6:15-7:4) Let us learn from Nehemiah's example how we can resist these tactics and so finish well.   You can watch this message here .

It's been a long break, but Sunday we picked back up our 'Questioning Catholicism' series! You can watch this message here .

Main idea: The greatest threat to God's people has always been the sin from within. Here, the people humbly respond with repentance as Nehemiah leads through godly confrontation and illustration. Choosing Sinful Exploitation (v 1-5) Responding to Godly Confrontation (v 6-13) Observing a Godly Illustration (v 14-19) You can watch this message here .

The Christian life is about the sword and the trowel. We are called to build (= the trowel) and defend (= the sword). This passage has become well known for this very reason. You can watch this message here .

Four ways to pursue ordinary faithfulness in a new year: By treasuring the Word of God (Psalm 1) By preaching the Gospel to ourselves consistently (1 Corinthians 15:1-11) By cultivating a firm belief in the sovereignty and goodness of God (Romans 8:28-32) By folding our lives into the local church where we are members (Hebrews 10:23-25) You can watch this message here .