North Avenue Church Podcast

Does James Contradict Paul? Justification in James, Paul, and Catholic Theology

How we are we to understand what James taught about justification in light of Paul's writings? How as Rome misunderstood James 2?

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Jesus and Judas: Sovereign Over Sin? | Matthew 26:1-5, 14-25

The sovereignty of God is not merely God's knowledge of the future, but His predetermined plan for the future which always comes to pass. How does this get fleshed out regarding the death of Christ specifically? How does this apply to our lives?

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A New (and Old!) Commandment | 1 John 2:7-14

Jerry, Scott, and Shane walk through these verses together.

If We Confess our Sins | 1 John 1:5-10

This is week two in 1 John 1 where Nathan again joins Jerry and Scott. It was posted out of order with previous weeks.

Jesus: End or Means? | Matthew 26:6-16

A woman (John tells us it's Mary) pours a year's salary worth of costly ointment on Jesus' head. What some of the disicples call a waste Jesus calls beautiful. What can we learn?

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Justification in Catholic and Early Church Theology

Catholic apologists often claim that the "Catholic" view of justification was the view of the early church and that the "Protestant" view was not heard of until the Reformation in the 16th century. Is this true?

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The Meanging of the Empty Tomb: Evidence for the Resurrection | Matthew 28:11-15

What is the evidence for the bodily resurrection of Jesus?

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How Roman Catholicism Gets Justification Wrong

Justification is one of the central and most important areas of difference between Protestant and Catholics.

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We Have an Advocate with the Father | 1 John 2:1-6

Jerry and Scott are joined by Kevin Poe as they begin to walk through the reassure passage at the begining of 1 John 2.

EASTER: The Truth & Meaning of Jesus's Resurrection | Matthew 27:55-28:10

This Easter message has four points:

1. The burial (27:57-60)
2. The guards (27:62-66; 28:4)
3. The women (27:55-56, 61; 28:1-8)
4. The appearance (28:9-10)

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Good Friday: "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" | Matthew 27:45-54

Here are the four points of Scott's message:

1. Darkness
2. Forsaken
3. Salvation
4. Death defeated!

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The Crucifixion of King Jesus, the Son of God | Matthew 27:27-44

Here are the three points from Greg's message:

1. Everything that happened to Jesus was according to God's eternal plan
2. Everything that happened to Jesus was for us and our salvation
3. Christian, this is your identity!

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Introducing John's Frist Letter | 1 John 1:1-4

Jerry and Scott are joined by Nathan Long for the first week of 1 John.

Jesus Before Pilate | Matthew 27:11-26

Here we examine Jesus's three-part political trial before Pilate and Herod.

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Problems with the Catholic Sacramental System

Two massives ideas rest under the surface of all Catholic theology that must be understood. There is the nature-grace inderdependence and the Christ-Church interconnection.

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