North Avenue Church Podcast

Dead in Tresspasses and Sins | Ephesians 2:1-7

What did God save us from? And what are we saved for?

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Humility: True Greatness | Matthew 20:17-28

Main point: True greatness is found not in chasing worldly power and position, but in humbly serving others for their good.

1. Humble Savior (v 17-19)
2. Proud Disciples (v 20-24)
3. True Greatness (v 25-28)

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Paul's Prayer for the Ephesians | Ephesians 1:15-23

Let's learn to pray by paying careful attention to Holy Spirit inspired prayers in Scripture. And Paul's model prayer in Ephesians 1 is a great place to go!

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The Laborers in the Vineyard: Reckoning with 'Unfair' Grace | Matthew 20:1-16

I. God’s grace is not distributed on human merit

     Therefore be thankful

II. God’s grace is never less than just

     Therefore don’t grumble

III. God’s grace of eternal life is given equally to all believers

     Therefore don’t begrudge God’s generosity to the 'last' and 'least.'

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The Rich Young Ruler: A Camel through a Needle's Eye | Matthew 19:16-30

Here are the three sermon points:

1. Self-Righteousness (v 16-22)
2. Worldly Riches (v 23-26)
3. Eternal Reward (v 27-30)

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God Works All Things According to the Counsel of His Will | Ephesians 1:7-14

Jerry, Scott, Zach Petty, and Emory Linder do a great job bringing out the rich gospel truths of Ephesians 1:7-14!

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Chosen in Christ Before the Foundation of the World | Ephesians 1:1-6

Jerry, Scott, Zach Petty, and Emory Linder started off our series through Ephesians on Sunday. Listen and be encouraged!

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The Gifts of Marriage and Singleness | Matthew 19:10-12

This is our last sermon in the marriage series. It begins with an introductory review about marriage and then moves into two points about singleness:

1. Introductory review about marriage
2. Jesus on the gift of singleness
3. Paul on the gift of singleness

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Missions: The Big Picture and Practical Takeaways

This is our fifth and last week on missions this summer. We looked at the big picture of missions and then focused on some practical takeaways for our church going forward.

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The Children and the Rich Young Ruler | Matthew

Here is Scott's outline:

1. The disciples, little children, and Jesus
2. The rich young ruler and Jesus
3. The rich young ruler and little children

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The Two Witnesses Lie Dead for Three and a Half Days | Revelation 11

In our last week in Revelation this summer, we picked up where we left off last week and covered the whole of chapter 11 ending briefly on the hope of heaven.

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The Importance of Getting Missions Right

This may be the most important of the five weeks on missions in this five week series. Here we reviewed some of the most important highlights of the last three weeks and built upon them.

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“Because of Your Hardness of Heart”: How Divorce is Regulated in the OT and the NT | Matthew 19:1-10

Here is the sermon outline:

1. Moses on Divorce (Deuteronomy 24:1-4)
2. Jesus on Divorce (Matthew 19:1-10)
3. Paul on Divorce (1 Corinthians 7:15)

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The Two Witnesses of Revelation 11 | Revelation 11:1-6

What do the temple, the time period, and the two witnesses refer to in Revelation 11? This is an in-house debate among genuine believers, but it still is worth considering carefully. We believe this passge is calling to church to faithful witness in this age while we face persecution from the world and the Lord's presence now and eventual vindication in the end.

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"Except for Porneia": Understanding Christ's Most Important Statement on Divorce and Remarriage | Matthew 19:9

Matthew 19:9 is the most important recorded sentence we have from Jesus during His earthly ministry about divorce and remarriage. "And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery." Yet godly Christians have differing views of how to interpret this sentence, especially the exception clause, "except for sexual immorality." What exactly does "sexual immorality" (Greek: porneia) refer to here?

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