North Avenue Church Podcast

We plan to spend at least two weeks on 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 on the topic of hell. There is sadly a resurgence right now regarding the doctrine of annihilationism, which is also referred to as "conditional immortality." What does Scripture really say?

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This is the second of two message Mark gave to the 6th-12th graders at Westminster's SharpTop retreat on Thursday, 9/17. The focus is on the fact that goodness and mercy follow us all our days in this life, then we dwell in hte house of the Lord forever eternally. And inbetween this life and the next is the dark valley of the shadow of death where the Lord, our good shepherd, walks with us and comforts us.

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This is the first of two message Mark gave to the 6th-12th graders at Westminster's SharpTop retreat on Wednesday, 9/16. The focus is on the amazing truth that Yahweh is our shepherd and therefore we shall lack nothing.

Scott gives us much wisdom out of a puzzling passage. Ruth is instructed, unwisely, by Naomi to approach Boaz at night on the threshing floor. What can we learn from Boaz's godly reaction upon being awakened at midnight in this circumstance?

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Having finished the introductory weeks last Sunday, this is the first week of the Genesis series that Greg and Zach begin to exegetie the opening chapter of Scripture.

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This is our second week in 2 Thessalonians.

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God has purposes for all of our suffering:

1. To remove our earthly props — Isaiah 6:1
2. To reveal our sin — Psalm 119:67, 71
3. To make us willing to serve Him — Isaiah 6:8
4. To position us for service — Genesis 50:20
5. To test and refine our faith — 1 Peter 1:3-9
6. To nurter a patient and growing appetite for heaven — 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
7. To deepen our dependence on Christ — Romans 8:28-39
8. To enable us to comfort others — 2 Corinthians 1:3-6

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The doctrine of reprobation addresses the question: Why doesn't God save everyone?

 

Wayne Grudem writes, "In many ways the doctrine of reprobation is the most difficult of all the teachings of Scripture for us to think about and accept."

 

Why does God pass some sinners by, hardening them in their sin and withholding saving mercy? The answer Paul provides, at bottom, is not "human free will" but rather something radically God-centered.

 

God hardens human hearts:

1. Sinlessly
2. Unconditionally
3. Purposefully

(Under the second point, Mark adapted the subpoints from John Piper's excellent sermon on this passage here.)

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Here are the four points for Scott's message:

1. The Providence of God
2. The Godly Character of Boaz and Ruth.
3. Seven Kindnesses from Boaz to Ruth
4. Naomi’s Bitter Heart Softens

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We will not be able to understand the God of the Bible until we understand that He is a God-centered God! (And that this is good news!)

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The early church is sometimes wrongly used to support Old Earth Creationism. When we examine what was actually said, the case is just the opposite! Greg and Zach also look at the Reformed confessions and Genesis 1 itself to defend the six literal day creation view.

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This week we covered seven theological distinctives of our church:

1. Baptist theology
2. Reformed theology
3. Cessationism
4. Progressive Covenantalism
5. Complementarianism
6. The relationship between God's glory and our joy
7. Confessionalism

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