North Avenue Church Podcast

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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Eric Mason on Wokeness and Reparations: A Brief Critique

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Thabiti Anyabwile on Wokeness and Reparations: A Brief Critique

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Matt Chandler on White Privilege: A Brief Critique

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Tim Keller on White Privilege: A Brief Critique

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Introducing Ezra | Ezra 1:1-4

Ezra is certainly one of the least read, preached, and discussed historical books of the Old Testament. What is the goal of spending the summer months in this rather remote part of Scripture? There is much for us to learn and grow from in this wonderful book! As we will see again, "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable" (2 Timothy 3:16-17). [Image from here.]

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God’s Sovereignty Over Pharaoh & the Exodus

We see God's sovereignty clearly in the Exodus event of the Old Testament, including God's sovereignty over the heart of Pharaoh.

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Build Your House on the Rock | Matthew 7:24-29

How are Christians to think about introspection in regard to our salvation? Here are four marks we are building our houses on the rock.

1. Good fruit is growing from your transformed heart
2. Your outward righteousness is matched by inward righteousness
3. You know and are known by Jesus
4. You experience godly grief over your sin, not worldly grief

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