North Avenue Church Podcast

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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What about Those Who Have Never Heard About Jesus? | Romans 1, 10, & 15

What we believe about the fate of those who've never heard the gospel will greatly impact our understanding of missions and its necessity. Paul helps us understand the necessity of the "beautiful feet" of missionaries because of his clear teaching on this matter in Romans.

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Why Should Revelation be Read Mainly Symbolically *not* Literally? | Revelation 10

For first half of the message, we argue that much of Revelation is intended to be taken symbolically rather than literally. For the second half, we walk through Revelation 10 and John's commission to eat the sweet scroll of God's word (even if the judgments in it are bitter to his stomach) and to proclaim this message to all, whether they listen or not. We argue that in chapter 11, John's role is in many ways given to the entire church as a witnessing community.

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Jesus on Divorce and Remarriage | Matthew 19:1-9

This outline relies heavily on Kevin DeYoung's very helpful sermon outline on divorce here.

1. Marriage is intended by God to be a lifelong commitment
2. Remarriage is permitted, but not required, after the death of a spouse
3. All divorce happens because of sin, but not all divorce is sinful
4. Divorce and remarriage are permitted, but not required, for sexual immorality
5. Divorce and remarriage are permitted when a believing spouse is deserted by an unbelieving spouse
6. Biblically unlawful divorce followed by remarriage is adultery
7. Biblically permissible divorce allows for remarriage
8. Improperly divorced and remarried Christians should stay as they are, but repent and be forgiven of their past sins and make whatever amends are necessary.

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What is a Missionary? | Acts 13-14 [Missions: Week 2]

Not every Christian is a missionary. And not every place a Christian goes is a mission field, even when doing evangelism. We must reserve the special meaning of a missionary lest, as has been said, when everything is missions, nothing is missions. How does Paul's first "missionary journey" help us define the task of a missionary?

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The Seven Trumpets and Demonic Locusts | Revelation 8:6 - 9:21

We argue that the seven trumpets (Revelation 8-11) repeat the same period of time covered by the seven seals (Revelation 6-7), which begins at Christ's ascension and lasts until His return. However, the fifth and sixth trumpets use heighted symbolism to portray an army of demonic locusts who come to torment the souls of those who worship idols and demons rather than the true God. This captivating and fascinating text is too often ignored or misinterpreted. What does it really mean?

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