North Avenue Church Podcast

Heart of Darkness | Exodus 10:21-29

The plague of darkness picks up on a theme that runs all throughout Scripture: Are we living in the kingdom of darkness or the kingdom of light?

[Mark borrowed the title and opening illustration of this message from Phil Ryken's excellent commentary.]

Caitlin's Testimony & Baptism

Mark tells Caitlin's wonderful conversion story and Jerry leads us in prayer.

Fighting Favoritism | James 2:1-13

We all struggle with the ugly sin of showing partiality. We take a look at what is going on under the surface in these moments and how we can fight by God's grace to change.

That Your Children May Know | Exodus 10:1-20

Plague 8 is the plague of locusts. Here in this passage we get a purpose statement for the plagues that is different from the earlier ones. We already saw that God is doing this so that the nations may know. Now we are told it is that our children may know.

Be Doers Not Hearers Only | James 1:18-27

Jerry, Fred, and Mark helped walk us through James' famous "be doers of the word and not hearers only" section of James 1.

The Plague of Hail | Exodus 9:13-35

Scott preached a very powerful message on the seventh plague. There is much that is relevant to our lives.

Congregational Prayer | Luke 12:13-21

Allen leads us in congregational prayer on materialism, comfort, and eternity.

Paul's Warning: Take Heed Lest You Fall | 1 Corinthians 10

Here we see Paul use himself (positively) and the wilderness generation (negatively) as examples to encourage his readers not to fall away from the faith. We also take note of the typology that exists between the Old Testament, Jesus, and ourselves.

Count it All Joy | James 1:1-15

Jerry, Fred and Mark helped walk us through the opening section of James' convicting, encouraging and practical letter.

Plagues 4-6: Flies, Livestock, & Boils | Exodus 8:20-9:12

We cover plagues 4-6 today. Our focus is particularly on the foolishness of our own idolatry and the need to trust in the one true God of Scripture.

Wise in Our Own Eyes? | Proverbs 3-4

Jerry reminds us that we must trust God's word above our deceitful hearts.

Israel's Constant Complaining...and Ours | Numbers 11

Allen powerfully reminds us of our tendency to complain by comparing our hearts to the hearts of those who wandered in the wilderness for those 40 years.

Plagues 1-3: Blood, Frogs, & Gnats | Exodus 7:14-8:19

What is the theological significance of the first three plagues and what can we learn from Pharaoh's poor example?

Redefining Ministry Success | Exodus 7:1-13

All Christians are called to minister to others. Do we measure our 'success' by business standards that have crept into our thinking or do we measure our success biblically? In this message we observe the what, when, and how of true ministry success.

Confession: Temptation and Deception | Genesis 3

Jerry reminds us how temptation works through deception in our lives.