North Avenue Church Podcast

I Never Knew You: Six Marks of a False Convert | Matthew 7:21-23

Six Marks of False Convert:

1. The Beatitudes do not truly characterize your life
2. You obey God superficially and selectively to please man
3. The gospel is folly to you, not captivating
4. The Lordship of Jesus is a mantra, not a reality
5. Your faith is dead, not living
6. You do not experience joy and anguish regarding how others are walking with Jesus

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Is God Egotistical?

God does everything for the glory of God. God also commands us to praise and glorify Him. Is this egotistical?

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EASTER: Doubting Thomas and the Risen Jesus | John 20:19-31

We have the privilege of seeing the despair, grief, fear, doubt, and unbelief of the disciples come into the peace-and-joy-giving presence of the risen Jesus and His scars.

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The Upper Room: He Came Not to Be Served | John 13:1-12

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Does God Ordain All That Comes to Pass? | Providence (Week 2)

The teaching team continued introducing the glorious and challenging topic of God's providence this Sunday.

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Beware of False Prophets (Part 2): Eight More Marks of a False Teacher | Matthew 7:15-20

Last Sunday we covered the nine marks of a false teacher. We pick up with point ten this week and cover eight more marks of a false teacher according to Scripture.

10. They fail to truly help people fight their sin

11. They exploit the sheep financially

12. They undermine the authority of Scripture…

1. By rejecting parts of the Bible
2. By tampering with God’s word
3. By claiming God has spoken to them when He has not

13. They preach another gospel (for example: by denying the imputation of Christ’s righteousness)

14. They teach so as to please man not God (and thus avoid persecution)

15. They act like lords, not servants

16. They may teach mysticism and asceticism

17. They are waterless clouds

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Reflections on the Nashville Shooting at The Covenant School

This is a brief reflection on the tragic shooting at The Covenant School, a Christian elementary school in Nashville this past Monday. These reflections were recorded on Tuesday, March 28th.

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Beware of False Prophets: Nine Marks of a False Teacher | Matthew 7:15-20

Here are Nine Marks of a False Teacher:

1. They disguise themselves as servants of righteousness
2. They reject the narrow way
3. They sound attractive to our flesh
4. They are often popular
5. They often allow idolatry
6. They twist Scripture
7. They often allow sexual immorality
8. They often deny God’s wrath
9. They speak like the world

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The Doctrine of God’s Providence: An Introduction

Meditating on God's providence involves some of the deepest thinking and applying God's providence involves some of the most all-encompassing application. This doctrine boggles the mind, warms the heart, and applies to all areas of life!
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What Does the Bible Teach about Conversion, Evangelism, & Discipleship?: What We Believe | Part 2

This is the second part of our prospective members' meeting from Saturday, March 18th.

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Church Membership & Church Discipline: What We Believe | Part 1

This is from our prospective members' meeting on Saturday, March 18th.

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J.D. Greear on Black Lives Matter: A Brief Critique

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The Narrow Way | Matthew 7:13-14

This is the sermon outline, which Mark borrowed from Voddie Baucham and Don Carson:

1. Two gates
2. Two ways
3. Two crowds
4. Two destinies

Here are discussion questions that go with the message:

Two Gates:

1) Have someone read Matthew 7:13-14. What are things that will change in a person who is truly born again?

2) Have someone read 2 Corinthians 5:14-17. What are ways Christianity in the South has tended to water-down the new birth?

 

Two Ways:

3) Have someone read Colossians 3:5-11. What makes the wide path so attractive and easy to follow?

4) Why is the narrow path so challenging and difficult? How can we faithfully persevere to the end?

 

Two Crowds:

5) Have someone read 1 Corinthians 15:33-34. Why does bad company have such a negative effect on us? How do we continue to love lost people without being influenced poorly by them?

6) How has being part of a body of faithful believers (the "few" who are on the narrow path) been a help to you personally?

 

Two Destinies:

7) Have someone read Psalm 73 verses 3-4 and 16-19. How does seeing the future help us not envy or imitate the wicked?

8) Have someone read Luke 13:22-30. What will "destruction" mean for those on the wide path? What will "life" mean for those on the narrow path? How can this spur us on in faithfulness?

 

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Last Week on CRT: Responding to Tim Keller, David Platt, & Eric Mason

This week we wrapped up our cultural series, which began in September of 2022.

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Final Romans Sunday School! | Romans 16

We had a packed teaching team for the last message in the Romans series! What a tremendous 15 months this series has been.