North Avenue Church Podcast

Paul is Falsely Accused and Suffers Unjustly | Acts 21:27-40

Two Negative Applications (21:27-31)

1. Reject Pragmatism
2. Reject Slander

Three Positive Applications (21:32-40)

1. Trust God's Providence
2. Await God's Judgment
3. Imitate Christ's Example

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What is the Gift of Tongues? Is this Gift Still Given Today?

Jerry, Mark, Greg, and Papa Fred discuss the gift of tongues which is only mentioned in the Bible in Acts (chapters 2; 10-11; 19) and 1 Corinthians (chapters 12-14). We do not believe the mention of speaking in "new tongues" in Mark 16:17 is original to Mark's gospel since it is missing from the earliest and best manuscripts (for more on that, see here.)

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Paul and James Face a Challenging Situation in Jerusalem | Acts 21:17-26

Paul and James agreed about:

1. The Gospel (Gal 2:1-10; Acts 15)
2. The Gentiles (Acts 15:14-21; 21:17-20a, 25)
3. The Jews (21:20b)
4. Paul's enemies (21:21-22)
5. What Paul should do (21:23-24, 26)

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Reformation Day: Understanding Martin Luther and the Five Solas of the Reformation

Mark, Scott, and Papa Fred helps us understand the story and the significance of the Reformation as it turns 504 this year. We also look at the five sola's which form the foundation of this recovery of the Gospel half a millennium ago.

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What About Signs and Wonders? | Sunday School

As we ventured in to our second week on prophecy we expanded the conversation to also address signs and wonders, miracles, healing, prophecy, tongues, and impressions.

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How Biblical Convictions Create Courage and Evangelism | Acts 21:1-16

Here are the four points of the message:

1. Paul's courageous convictions

2. Philip's zealous evangelism

3. Agabus's accurate prophecy

4. Paul's Christlike example

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Does Prophecy Still Happen Today? | Sunday School

Here is the big question concerning prophecy: Is New Testament prophecy, like Old Testament prophecy, infallible? If it is, all agree it no longer happens today lest the sufficiency of Scripture be undermined. However, if NT prophecy, unlike OT prophecy, is fallible then perhaps it still happens today. What does Scripture really teach?

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Paul‘s Pastoral Portrait: Five Traits of a Faithful Shepherd | Acts 20:25-38

In the only speech in Acts directly only to Christians, Paul addresses the elders/overseers/pastors of the Ephesian church and urges them to be faithful shepherds of God's flock which was purchased with His blood.

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Learning from Paul | Acts 20:17-24

Scott showed us nine things we can learn from Paul's example in this brief and powerful passage.

1) Paul's consistency; 2) Paul's service; 3) Paul's humility; 4) Paul's tears; 5) Paul's trials; 6) Paul's teaching; 7) Paul's gospel-centeredness; 8) Paul's trust in God's providence over the future; 9) Paul's goal to persevere in faithfulness to the end.

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The Gifts of the Spirit: One Body, Many Members | 1 Corinthians 12 | Sunday school

Josh Crouse and Grant Crane helped Jerry discuss the importance of the differing gifts the Spirit gives to the churches.

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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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