North Avenue Church Podcast

Limited Atonement = Effective Atonement: But What About the ’All’ & ’World’ Passages?

If the atonement is a real and effective atonement then it must be a limited atonement. Yet all views limit the atonement in one way or another. If this is true, what about the texts that seem to imply that Jesus died for "all" and the "whole world"?

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The Second Temple Completed: By God’s Word & Spirit! | Ezra 6:13-22 (Zechariah 4)

Here is the sermon outline (which Mark said he adapted from the ESV headings!):

1. Temple completed (v 13-15)

2. Temple dedicated (v 16-18)

3. Passover celebrated (v 19-22)

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Obedience, Opposition, & God’s Overruling Sovereignty | Ezra 5:1-6:12

Here is the outline of the message:

1. Obedience often leads to opposition (without and within) [5:1-10]
2. In government opposition: honor God, speak truthfully, and appeal to just laws [5:11-17]
3. Watch God turn your enemies into servants of your good [6:1-12]

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Does Scripture Really Teach Limited Atonement?

Is limited atonement really taught in the Bible? Although we prefer the language of "particular redemption" or "definite atonement" over "limited atonement," we must first to recognize that all Christians "limit" the atonement. We either limit it in its extent or it efficacy. The question really is: Does Scripture teach the atonement is unlimited in its extent and limited in its efficacy (as Arminians argue) or is the atonement limited in its extent and unlimited in its efficacy (as our teaching team argues)?

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Does Scripture Teach Libertarian Free Will or Calvinistic Compatibilism? | Acts 13

This is an age-old discussion, and yet it has real ramifications for how we live and how we understand our own conversion. Who's choice is ultimately decisive in your conversion to Christ?

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Common Objections to Unconditional Election: What About Foreknowledge & God’s Desire to Save All?

In this message the teaching team responds to some of the most common objections to the doctrine of unconditional election. First, isn't election based on foreknowledge (Rom 8:29; 1 Pet 1:1-2)? If so, doesn't that mean God merely chooses those He foreknows/foresees will believe? Secondly, doesn't God's desire to save all rule out the possibility that He elects only some?

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Jesus and the Demons | Matthew 8:28-34

Here the Greg's outline for the message:

1. Jesus comes to the demons (v 28)
2. The demons respond to Jesus (v 28-31)
3. Jesus responds to the demons (v 32)
4. The people respond to Jesus (v 33-34)

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The Sealed Scroll and the Slain Lamb | Revelation 5

The dramatic scene of Revelation 5 shows us the hopelessness and despair that comes for humanity without Jesus but the thrilling present and future that is ours because Christ has conquered and is reigning now.

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A Calvinist Response to Arminian Interpretations of Romans 9 (TULIP Series)

There are several common objections to the Reformed/Calvinistic understanding of Romans 9. In this video we take a dive into these issues with the response to these objections from the Calvinist perspective, which we believe best explains Paul's line of thought in this important passage.

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The Foreknowledge of God: Foresight or Something Better? | Unconditional Election (TULIP Series)

It is commonly assumed that God's foreknowledge is merely foresight. Is this what Scripture really teaches? The teaching team shows why for God to know someone means something far better!

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Jesus Calms the Storm | Matthew 8:23-27

Here are the four points of Scott's message:

1. The calm before the storm
2. The disciples' response to the storm
3. Jesus's response to the storm
4. The disciples' response to Jesus

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Holy, Holy, Holy: God on His Throne | Revelation 4

Revelation 4 shows us the throne of God and the angels who surround it. This chapter is the setting to the drama of Revelation 5. However, this setting by itself contains stunning imagery of God's presence and should humble us and lead us to worship as the elders do who cast their crowns before God's throne.

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Present & Future Blessing for All Repentant Sinners | Haggai 2:6-23

Here is the sermon outline for our last sermon in Haggai:

1. Unrepentant sinning defiles all we touch (v 10-18)
2. Repentance leads to immediate blessings now (v 19; 1:2-11)
3. Repentance leads to astonishing blessings later (v 6-9, 20-22)
   1. God will shake the nations
   2. God’s temple will be glorious
   3. God’s chosen king will reign

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Does the Bible Really Teach Unconditional Election? | Acts 13:48; Romans 9:1-23

Does Scripture really teach that God elects to salvation unconditionally? This is a significant issue that really is addressed clearly in various passages in Scripture.

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Laodicea: Warning to a Lukewarm Church | Revelation 3:14-22

Of all the seven churches of Revelation, none receives so negative a response from Jesus as Laodicea. It is the church that makes Jesus want to vomit! As intense as the language of Jesus is here, there is much for all of us to learn and apply to our lives.

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