North Avenue Church Podcast

Questioning Catholicism: Introduction (Week 1)

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.

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Be Ready & Stay Awake!: He is Coming Like a Thief | Matthew 24:42-51

This is the last sermon in Matthew 24. Here we cover two brief parables concerning being prepared for the Lord's return.

1. Stay Awake!: Ongoing Faithfulness is the Readiness that Receives Great Reward (vv 42-47)
2. 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 flesh or the pleasures of this world lull you into spiritual sleep. Eternity is at stake. The joys of reward and the horrors of judgment will both be unspeakably great. So, whatever it costs and whatever it takes: Stay awake!

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Timothy & Epaphroditus: How to Seek *Not* Our Own Interests, But Those of Jesus Christ | Philippians 2:19-30

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.

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Left Behind?: Are We Near Christ's Return? | Matthew 24:36-42 [AUDIO CORRECTED]

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How Should I Prepare for Church ... As a Non-Sabbatarian?

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.

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The Abomination of Desolation ... (in Daniel, Jesus, & Paul)

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?

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Work Out Your Salvation, for God Works in You | Philippians 2:12-18

How can we be a light in a dark and twisted generation?

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The Astonishing Humility of Jesus | Philippians 2:1-10

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

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Sabbath Years, Jubilee, and Sabbath as Shadow in Christ

Here we discuss perhaps the single most important passage on the Sabbath in the New Testament. It comes from Colossians 2.

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This Generation Will Not Pass Away Until *All These Things* Take Place | Matthew 24:32-35

This passage contains a very misunderstood and disputed statement from Jesus. What did Jesus really mean?

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What Does the New Testament Teach about the Sabbath?

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.

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Why I'm Not (But Almost Was!) a Preterist | Matthew 24:27-31

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

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To Live is Christ, to Die is Gain | Philippians 1:19-30

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

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Tribulation, False Christs, and False Prophets ... Now! | Matthew 24:22-26

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.

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Was the Sabbath *only* for Israel?

Is Sunday now the Christian Sabbath? Or was the Sabbath only the sign of the Mosaic Covenant with Israel?

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