North Avenue Church Podcast

Ephesus: Have We Lost Our First Love? | Revelation 2:1-7

The teaching team thinks that of all the seven letters to the seven churches in Revelation, perhaps this letter to Ephesus would apply most directly to North Avenue. What a wonderful and fearful privilege to hear these words today! Have we lost our first love and passion for the Lord? If our love has waned, let us fan into flame that love again!

For Spurgeon's excellent sermon on the passage see the audio version here and written version here.

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Ten Ways God is Sovereign Over Satan

Jerry, Mark, and Papa Fred didn't get a chance to cover these ten points in Sunday school, so they made an additional recording on Zoom this week to make sure they were covered.

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God’s Sovereignty Over Satan

God is completely sovereign over Satan. What does this look like in Scripture? How can this, perhaps strangely at first, actually be a great comfort to those who know Christ?

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The Altar Rebuilt: Obedience in the Midst of Fear | Ezra 3:1-6

Here are the three points from the message:

1. The Altar Rebuilt [v 1-3]
2. The Feast of Booths Celebrated [v 4]
3. God’s Word Obeyed [v 2, 4-6]

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Jesus Among the Lampstands | Revelation 1:9-20

John sees Jesus in His glorified state and falls on the ground before Him. There is so much that is comforting and even fearful that we can learn from the description of Jesus in this passage. As Greg's quote reminds us, Revelation 1 describes "not what Jesus looks like, but what He is like."

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A Right View of Divine Healing & Following Jesus | Matthew 8:14-22

Here are the main points to Greg's message:

1. Jesus displays His divine power
2. Jesus demands our full commitment
3. Jesus demands that we follow Him over all other obligations

Following Jesus today involves:

1. A devotion to knowing Him and responding to Him as revealed in Scripture
2. A devotion to obey His commands in Scripture
3. A devotion to conform our whole life to all we know of Him in Scripture
4. A devotion to His global church through involvement in a faithful local church
5. A devotion to His church's mission to multiply mature disciples in all nations.

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Sovereign Over the Womb: God’s Providence Over Infertility, Miscarriage, Birth, & Death

Infertility and miscarriage is trial that can cause deep grief. How are we to see God's goodness and providence in the midst of struggles to get pregnant or the sorrow of miscarriage and death?

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The Revelation of Jesus Christ | Revelation 1:1-8

Revelation is an intriguing and perhaps surprisingly practical book. We plan to spend ten weeks this summer covering the first five chapters while giving special attention to the seven churches of chapters two and three. We hope you will find our meditation on "The Revelation of Jesus Christ" edifying!

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Why Names Matter to God | Ezra 2:1-67

Ezra 2 is a long list of names. We can be very tempted to skip over passages like this, yet they, like all of Scripture, are God-breathed and profitable. What can we learn from a chapter like this? We learn that God cares about His people and knows their names. He keeps track of their lives and their actions have eternal significance. Let us be encouraged! God has not forgotten you.

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God’s Sovereignty Over Sickness and Natural Disasters

God is creator, sustainer, and sovereign over nature. This includes natural disasters and illness. How can this challenging truth be a great comfort to the believer?

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Why I Became Baptist . . . After Growing Up Presbyterian

Mark gives a series of the primary arguments and passages that have proved most convincing for him regarding believer's baptism. This is after growing up in a solid PCA church and now being a convictional baptist.

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God’s Sovereignty in the Book of Joshua

In this message we look briefly at glimpses of God's sovereignty and providence throughout the book of Joshua.

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The Leper, the Centurion, and Jesus | Matthew 8:1-13

Here we observe Jesus interact with a many with severe leprosy and a centurion with a servant who is suffering greatly. We learn much about our Lord in this text!

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The Promised New Exodus | Ezra 1:1-11

Cyrus is raised up to physically deliver Israel from exile and yet there is another future Servant of the Lord who will deliver us from spiritual bondage by taking away our sins.

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God’s Providence: The Drowning of the Egyptians | Exodus 14-15

God's providence not only applies to the salvation of His people, but also incorporates the hardening and judgment of His enemies. While this may be a less popular topic, it is one that is clearly taught in Scripture and one that we must not ignore.

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