North Avenue Church Podcast

Doctrinal Distinctives of North Avenue Church | Prospective Member Meeting | Week 3

What are the theological distinctives of our church?

• Baptist theology
• Reformed theology
• Cessationism
• Progressive Covenantalism
• Complementarianism
• God's glory and our joy
• Confessionalism

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The Ending of Jude: Three Kinds of Strugglers and a Wonderful Doxology | Jude 22-25

In this final week in Jude, Jerry, Scott, and Mark look at three kinds of people who are struggling with and giving into the false teachers and how to help rescue them. Then we end with the famous and wonderful doxology: "Now to Him who is able to keep you..."

A Covenant of Obedience | Nehemiah 9:38-10:31

What do a list of obscure names signed to a covenant from 2,400 years ago in Jerusalem have to do with us today? Actually, quite a bit!

Here are the three main points:

1. Why Covenants Matter
2. Covenant Separation & Devotion
3. Three Covenant Applications: (1) Marriage; (2) Sabbath; (3) Sabbath years

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Build Yourselves Up in Your Most Holy Faith | Jude 17-21

Jerry, Scott, and Zach cover the warnings and commands of verses 17-21.

Sin, Discipline, and a Humbled People | Nehemiah 9:22-37

Here is the outline for the message:

1. The Land (v 22-25)
2. God's Discipline (v 26-31)
3. A Humbled People (v 32-37)

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Enoch's Prophesy | Jude 14-16 (Week 5)

Jerry, Scott, and Zach continue our journey through the too often neglected letter of Jude.

Waterless Clouds | Jude 11-13 (Week 4)

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

They rely on dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme angels | Jude 8-10 (Week 3)

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?

History from God's Perspective | Nehemiah 9:9-21

We must understand history from God's perspective or else we will be left to interpret our lives wrongly.

1. Redemption (v 9-11)
2. Provision (v 12-15)
3. Rebellion (v 16-17a, 18)
4. Compassion (v 17b-21)

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Does James Contradict Paul? | Catholic vs. Protestant Teaching on Justification (Week 3)

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A Sinful People and a Great God | Nehemiah 9:1-8

We see in this passage something of the two legs on which the Christian life is to be walked: confession and worship.

1. A Broken People (v 1-5)
2. 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

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What are the Marks of a Healthy Church? | Prospective Member Meeting | Week 2

In our second week, we cover most of the 'marks of a healthy church' form 9Marks ministries.

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Catholics vs. Protestants on Justification (Part 2)

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.

Catholics vs. Protestants on Justification (Part 1)

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.

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As It Is Written: Careful Study and Joyful Obedience | Nehemiah 8:13-18

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)

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