North Avenue Church Podcast

Christmas Message: Three Responses to Christ's Birth | Matthew 2

We looked at three different ways people responded to the birth of the Messiah in Matthew 2. There is much for us to learn!

The Messiah in a Manger | Luke 2

Scott powerfully walks us through Luke's account of the Christmas story in our time of confession of sin.

A Life of Sustainable Service | Exodus 18

Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, comes to meet Moses near Mount Sinai and Moses shares about what God has done and leads Jethro to the Lord. Moses then learns a lesson from Jethro about a life of sustainable service.

The Battle with Amalek: Applying Holy War to Today | Exodus 17:8-16

We have in this passage the first battle Israel fights in the Bible. What are we to make of this kind of violence which God actually commands in the Old Testament? How we are to apply these passages to our lives as New Covenant Christians?

Put Off & Put On | Colossians 3

Jerry walks us through Colossians 3 and how Paul instructs believers to set their minds on thing above, put to death what is earthly in them, and put on what God commands us.

Water from the Rock | Exodus 15:22-27; 17:1-7

We get to see God (rightly) test the people and the people (wrongly) test God. What does it mean to be tested by God? How do we pass the test? What does it mean to test God? How can we identify when we're doing this and seek to change?

Growing in Gratitude | Colossians 1-2 (8 mins)

Scott briefly reminds us of the importance and the joy of gratitude.

Manna: Battling a Complaining Heart | Exodus 16

Scott powerfully shows us why we complain, how we can fight this 'respectable sin', and how God's grace overwhelms us in our struggle.

Praying for the Sick | James 5:13-20

Jerry, Fred, and Mark finished James this week. This last passage of James is likely hardest in the letter to interpret. This passage has been misused by many in church history.

The Song by the Sea | Exodus 15:1-21

One of the strangest aspects of the first song of praise is its emphasis on God as a man of war. What are we to make of this today?

Be Patient Until the Coming of the Lord | James 5:7-12

Jerry, Fred, and Mark walk through the second to last section of James' letter.

What is Romans 9 About? (19 mins)

In Exodus 15 Israel praises God for His power and justice displayed in their salvation through the destruction of the Egyptian army. How is this event understood and applied to us by Paul in Romans 9? To grasp the point we must understand Paul's flow of thought throughout the chapter.

(You can watch this brief message here.)

Misusing the Lord's Supper | 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Paul saves his strongest rebuke to the Corinthian church for how they were misusing the Lord's supper. What are ways that the Lord's supper misused by us today?

Crossing the Red Sea! | Exodus 14

There is some misinformation regarding the crossing of the Red Sea that many of us imbibe from movies we've seen. Hopefully this message will give us a better picture of what really happened according to Scripture and help us see how this central event of the Old Testament points forward to the redemption we have in Jesus.

The Unrighteous Rich | James 5:1-6

Scripture speaks of four categories of people when it comes to wealth: 1) the unrighteous rich; 2) the righteous rich; 3) the unrighteous poor; and 4) the righteous poor. However, the Bible has more warnings for the unrighteous rich than any of the other groups. Why?

[We're using the word 'righteous' here not in regards to self-righteousness or works-righteousness, but in regards the life of a genuinely repenting believer. Think of how righteous is used in Luke 1:6]