North Avenue Church Podcast

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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Beware of those who Pervert the Grace of God | Jude 4-7 (Week 2)

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."

Church Membership and Church Discipline | Prospective Member Meeting: Week 1

What does Scripture teach about church membership and church discipline? Does the New Testament assume believers should be members of a local church?

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The Joy of the Lord is Your Strength | Nehemiah 8:9-12

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?

1. Eager Initiative (v. 1-2)
2. Prolonged Attentiveness (v. 3-4, 7-8)
3. Passionate Reception (v. 5-6)
4. Brokenhearted Grief (v. 9)

II. What is the nature of this joy?

1. It is an understanding joy (v. 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 12)
2. It is a holy joy (v. 9b, 10b, 11b)
3. It is a neighbor-loving joy (v. 10a)
4. It is a God-centered joy (v. 10c)
5. It is a strengthening/protective joy (v. 10c)
6. It is an obedient joy (v 12)

Spurgeon, "What a gracious God we serve, who makes delight to be a duty, and who commands us to rejoice! Should we not at once be obedient to such a command as this? It is intended that we should be happy."

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Introducing Jude: Contend for the Faith | Jude 1-3 (Week 1)

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

Don't Be Like Diotrephes: He Liked to Put Himself First | 3 John (Week 2)

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

Truth and Love | 3 John (Week 1)

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

Abide in the Teaching of Christ | 2 John (Week 2)

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.

Let Us Be People of the Truth | 2 John (Week 1)

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

Prayer, Sin, and God's Protection of His Own | 1 John 5:13-21

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

What Does It Mean that 'Jesus Came By Water and By Blood'? | 1 John 5:6-12

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?