North Avenue Church Podcast

Understanding God's Fatherly Discipline | Hebrews 12:4-29

Jerry, Mark, Scott and Papa Fred talk about the discipline of the Lord from Hebrews 12.

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Joyful Generosity | Philippians 4:10-23

Scott closes out the book of Philippians focussing on the joy of Christian generosity.

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He Will Direct Your Steps | Proverbs 3:5-8

Greg leads us in a time of confession of sin from a familiar passage in Proverbs 3.

Seven Ways a Church can Stand Firm in the Lord | Philippians 4:1-9

Paul lists seven ways that a local church can "stand firm in the Lord" (4:1). Let us be imitators of Paul's inspired words!

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Christ Redeemed Us to Make Us Zealous for Good Works | Titus 3

Scott shows us that the purpose of the cross was not to make us lazy but to make us passionate to obey our Lord.

Run Your Race Looking to Jesus who Joyfully Endured the Cross | Hebrews 12:1-3

Mark, Jerry, Scott and Fred help us to meditate on these three verses which are packed with truth!

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Two Destinies, Two Paths, Two Kinds of Examples | Philippians 3:17-21

All roads do not lead to the same place. There are two destinies in eternity and there are two paths in this life. We must choose carefully whom we follow.

(You can watch the full service here or the sermon which begins here.)

God Does Not Lie. We Can Trust Him! | Titus 1:1-13

Greg wonderfully showed us the power of believing that God does not lie when He speaks to us through His Word. We can trust all the promises and live like they're true - because they are!

Learning from the Faith of Old Testament Saints | Hebrews 11

Mark, Jerry, and Scott walk us through the "hall of fame of faith" which Hebrews 11 covers. There is much a learn here as the author of Hebrews practice systematic theology by tracing much of what we can learn about one theme (faith) throughout the entire OT. All the while, practical application is always where everything is directed.

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This One Thing I Do: Running for the Prize | Philippians 3:12-16

Paul uses a race metaphor to describe the Christian life. We must forget past failures and successes and push on to know Jesus more and more.

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Making the Teaching of Our Savior Attractive | Titus 2

Jerry led us in our time of confession for the first time in several months. It was a privilege to have he and his family back for the service!

Trust Jesus and Put No Confidence in the Flesh | Philippians 3:1-11

Paul gives some of his strongest warnings against those who teach others to put confidence in our fleshly, human accomplishments and not solely in Christ.

(You can watch the full service here. For an excellent sermon on this passage by John Piper, see here.)

The Unspeakable Privilege of Drawing Near . . . and a Sobering Warning Against Apostasy | Hebrews 10

Mark, Scott, and Fred help us see the glory of trusting Jesus and the horror of rejecting Him as presented in Hebrews 10.

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Paul, Timothy, & Epaphroditus: Three Christlike Examples | Philippians 2:19-30

What are we to learn from a travelogue about Paul and his companions? If we will take the time to work carefully through this often neglected passage, we will find that there is much to learn and benefit from here.

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Jesus Gives us Access! | Hebrews 9

Mark, Greg, Scott and Papa Fred walk through the beautiful truths of Hebrews 9 and the access we finally have to God in the New Covenant that was simply not available in the Old.

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