North Avenue Church Podcast

God Justifies the Ungodly | Romans 4:1-8

Jerry, Grant, and Josh Crouse cover the beginning of Romans 4.

How the Resurrection Changes Everything | 1 Corinthians 15:1-20

1. An explanation of the Gospel (v 1-4)
2. A positive defense of the resurrection (v 5-11)
3. A negative defense of the resurrection (v 12-20)

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Maundy Thursday and Good Friday Meditation

It is important to keep fresh in our memories what happened on Maunday Thursday and Good Friday. Here we walk through some of the most significant moments that took place between that Thursday and Friday evening.

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A Ram, a Goat, and a Little Horn | Daniel 8

In this message we work through one of the most remote sections of Daniel, yet there is much for us to learn both from what is now history and how it applies to believers today.

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Why Church Discipline is an Act of Love | Matthew 18:12-20; 1 Corinthians 5

Why Church Discipline is an act of love...

1. for the world (v 1-2)
2. for the unrepentant professing Christian (v 3-5)
3. for the local church (v 6-13)
4. for the Lord Jesus (v 4-8)

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God Demonstrated His Righteousness | Romans 3:25-31

Jerry, Josh, and Grant discussed the last portion of Romans 3.

Off with the Old, On with the New | Ephesians 4:17-32

1. Put off the old self (v 17-19, 22)
2. Put on the new self (v 20-23)
3. Five practical examples (v 25-32)

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Antichrist: The Little Horn Wages War with the Saints | Daniel 7

Some Christians have been far too preoccupied with the Antichrist in church history. However, we do not want to be guilty of the opposite error of ignoring this individual altogether. The Apostle John warns us of "the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already" (1 John 4:3).

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Propitiation, Justification, and Redemption | Romans 3:23-26

Jerry, Josh, and Grant continue walking us through what is perhaps the most important passage about the Gospel in all of Scripture.

Equip the Saints for the Work of Ministry | Ephesians 4:1-16

1. Church Unity (v 1-6)
2. Church Diversity (v 7-12)
3. Church Maturity (v 13-16)

Mark borrowed this outline from here while similar words were found here and here.

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Four Beasts and the Coming of the Son of Man | Daniel 7:1-14

In this message we look at the central chapter of Daniel that holds its two halves together. Daniel has a strange and both disturbing and comforting dream of the future where he sees four future kingdoms described as beasts and the coming of the divine and human figure of the Messiah, the Son of Man.

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Understanding Law and Grace | Romans 3:19-22

Jerry, Josh, and Grant review some highlights of Romans so far in the first three chapters and begin to walk through 3:19-22.

What is a Biblically Healthy Church? | What We Believe: Part 2

Mark, Jerry, Scott, and Greg discuss what we understand Scripture  teaches a healthy local church should look like.

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What is Biblical Church Membership and Discipline? | What We Believe: Part 1

Mark, Jerry, Scott, and Greg teamed up to explain what North Avenue believes Scripture teaches concerning church membership and the local church itself.

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Bold and Unhindered: The End of Acts | Acts 28:16-31

1. Paul's life (v 16-21)
2. Paul's teaching (v 22-23)
3. The Jewish Response (v 24-27)
4. To Be Continued... (v 28-31)

“No unwelcome tasks become any the less unwelcome by putting them off till tomorrow. It is only when they are behind us and done, that we begin to find that there is a sweetness to be tasted afterwards, and that the remembrance of unwelcome duties unhesitatingly done is welcome and pleasant. Accomplished, they are full of blessing, and there is a smile on their faces as they leave us. Undone, they stand threatening and disturbing our tranquility, and hindering our communion with God. If there be lying before you any bit of work from which you shrink, go straight up to it, and do it at once. The only way to get rid of it is to do it."

-Alexander MacLaren

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