North Avenue Church Podcast

Paul‘s Exemplary Love for the Churches | Acts 20:1-15

Many eventful moments of Paul's ministry are covered in this brief section of Scripture. Paul's deal with a hostile relationship with the Corinthians and then raises a young man from the dead who fell from a window asleep while Paul was preaching all night.

Paul is concerned for the 1) health; 2) physical needs; 3) unity; and 4) edification of the churches.

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Understanding the Lord‘s Supper | Sunday School

Questions discussed: What is communion? How has it been misunderstood by some in the past? Who is allowed to take communion?

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What is Christian Baptism? Who Should Be Baptized? | Sunday School

The meaning of baptism is inextricably linked with the question of who should receive baptism. We argue from a number of passages that only believers should be baptized and that the infants of believing parents should not receive baptism.

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The Riot in Ephesus | Acts 19:21-41

The three point outline: 1) The Idols (v. 23-27); 2) The Riot (v. 28-34); 3) The Resolution (v. 35-41).

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Paul‘s Most Extraordinary Ministry: A Wide Open Door in Ephesus | Acts 19:8-20

The three years Paul spent in Ephesus may have been the most fruitful of his entire life. Paul himself said of this time, "I will stay in Ephesus...for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries" (1 Corinthians 16:8-9). Perhaps as many as nine churches were planted during this time by Paul and his disciples in Asia Minor.

The three points of the sermon are:

1) Relentless Teaching; 2) Remarkable Miracles; 3) Radical Repentance.

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The Doctrine of the Church | Sunday School

We seek here to better understand what Scripture teaches about both the local and universal church.

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Unsaved Disciples? The Utter Necessity of Receiving the Holy Spirit for Salvation | Acts 19:1-7

Today's passage may seem somewhat confusing upon an initial reading. Who are these twelve disciples? How are they so ignorant of Jesus? Why are they re-baptized? However, there is much for us to apply from this text.

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What Happens After We Die? Death, the Intermediate State, and the New Heavens and New Earth | Sunday School

Christians often are somewhat confused about the difference between the intermediate state (what happens after we die before Christ's return) and the eternal Resurrection state that includes the New Heavens and New Earth. Listen in as we examine Scripture on this important topic.

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The Perseverance of the Saints | Part 2 | Must We Endure to the End to be Saved? | Sunday School

In our second week on this important doctrine we try to explain further why this doctrine is both biblical and extremely important to the Christian life.

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Learning from Apollos | Acts 18:24-28

Apollos appears briefly in three New Testament books (Acts, 1 Corinthians, and 2 Timothy) and played an important role in both the Ephesian and Corinthian congregations. There are 11 things we learn about them most of which can be applied to our lives in various ways.

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Seeing God‘s Providence in 1 Samuel 30 [9 mins]

Scott led us through a less familiar passage of Scripture and showed how we see God's providence in an infrequently studied story.

The Perseverance of the Saints | Part 1 | Sunday School

The phrase "once saved, always saved" is true when understood biblically but has also been frequently misused and abused. We must have a more biblically balanced understanding of the perseverance of the saints.

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God's Sovereignty and Man's Responsibility . . . in Evangelism | Acts 18:9-23

God's sovereignty should encourage and reinforce human responsibility in evangelism.

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Practical Help for Sanctification and Spiritual Growth | Sunday School

Jerry, Mark, Scott, and Papa Fred discuss what sanctification should look like practically in our lives.

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The Challenging Beginnings of the Corinthian Church | Acts 18:1-8

In today's passage we see three challenges and three encouragements that came in the founding of the Corinthian church.

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