North Avenue Church Podcast

Jesus Wept | John 11:28-46

In this passage we watch Jesus, the resurrection life incarnate, come face-to-face with death. We see the true humanity and true divinity of Christ on full display. There is much comfort for us in both truths.

The message has three points:

1. Jesus' Anger (v. 28-34)
2. Jesus' Tears (v. 35-37)
3. Jesus' Purpose (v. 38-46)

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Paul Addresses a Common Objection to God’s Sovereignty in Salvation | Romans 9:19-23

The teaching team covers one of the major objections to God's sovereignty over salvation and judgment.

Jesus on the Way to Lazarus | John 11:7-27

We learn some valuable lessons as Jesus begins to make His way toward Lazarus and his sisters. The message had three points:

1. Jesus' Determination
2. Death's Transformation
3. Jesus' Revelation

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LGBTQ WEEK 1: A Biblical Response to Homosexuality

You may hear people say, "The Bible rarely addresses homosexuality. So why spend so much time teaching on it?" "Jesus never mentioned homosexuality, so it must not have been a major concern of His." "With violence against the LGBTQ community (seen in the Colorado Springs shooting early this Sunday morning) why aren't you spending more time addressing that expression of evil?"

How are we to respond to these kinds of questions and objections?

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Mary, Martha, and Lazarus | John 11:1-6

We are taking a brief break from the Matthew series to spend about three weeks walking through the story of the raising of Lazarus in John 11. The message had three points:

1. Introducing Mary, Martha, and Lazarus
2. Taking our troubles to Jesus
3. Jesus' puzzling and purposeful response

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Transgenderism: A Biblical Response | Week 3

What are we to think individuals tragically born intersex? Does this validate transgender thinking? What did Jesus say that would shed light on this issue in Matthew 19? Where did this worldview come from historically? Carl Trueman's shorter work on this subject is here and the longer work here. Also the video the teaching team showed in Sunday school is here.

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Our Daily Debts | Matthew 6:12, 14-15

The message had two main points:

1. We must pray for daily forgiveness
2. We must forgive as God has forgiven us

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God’s Sovereign Choice | Romans 9:6-18

The teaching team covers one of the most controversial sections of Romans.

Our Daily Bread | Matthew 6:11

A simple request for our daily bread implies so much about the love and care of our Heavenly Father.

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Your Kingdom Come, Your Will be Done | Matthew 6:10

When we are praying Matthew 6:10 we are praying...

1. Against the kingdom of darkness
2. For the advance of Christ's kingdom now
3. For the full arrival of Christ's kingdom in the future

Mark used images from this helpful video series from Vaughan Roberts.

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Transgenderism: A Biblical Response | Week 2

The teaching team covered Deuteronomy 22:5 and 1 Corinthians 11:2-16  as well as responding to clips of individuals claiming to be pastors who support transgender beliefs.

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Introduction to Romans 9-11: Has God’s Word Failed? | Romans 9:1-6

The teaching team does a great job introducing us to the challenging chapters of Romans 9-11.

Your Kingdom Come: An Overview of the Bible’s Storyline | Matthew 6:10

This outline is taken from Vaughan Roberts' excellent book God's Big Picture.

The Kingdom of God: God's people, in God's place, under God's rule, experiencing God's blessing.

Old Testament:

1. The Pattern of the Kingdom
2. The Perished Kingdom
3. The Promised Kingdom
4. The Partial Kingdom
5. The Prophesied Kingdom

New Testament:

 6. The Present Kingdom

 7. The Proclaimed Kingdom

 8. The Perfected Kingdom

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Transgenderism: A Biblical Response

The teaching team discussed the transgender movement, what it believes and how it is applied. They also looked to Genesis and Jesus to see what Scripture teaches about the gift of being made male or female in God's image.

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Reaching the End of Romans 8 | Romans 8:35-39

The panel finishes their time in Romans 8 and toward the end give some reflections on the entirety of this wonderful chapter.