North Avenue Church Podcast

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]

Life as a Vapor | James 4:11-17

Jerry, Mark, Fred, and Grant walk us through this passage showing us that arrogance may look different than we think and that life is only a vapor.

The Lord Will Fight For You | Exodus 13:17-14:14

The God of apparent detours and dead-ends in life teaches us about trusting His plan even when it doesn't make sense to us yet.

Humbles Yourselves Before God and He Will Exalt You | James 4:6-10

Jerry, Fred, and Mark walk us through ten commands in just three verses (James 4:7-9). God only exalts those who are first humbled by their sin.

Applying Passover to Today | Exodus 13:1-16

What does the Feast of Unleavened Bread have to do to with the church today living in a different era of redemptive history than Israel was then?

What is Going on with Kanye?

You may have been hearing a lot today about Kayne West's new album "Jesus is King." Here is some background information on what has been happening to Kanye this year.

[Two of the Adam Tyson interviews that Mark used for this are located here and here. Adam's message on Isaiah 6 is here. His message on John 3:16 from Salt Lake City is here (starting at 24:13).]

Getting Into the Weeds: Why James 4:5 is so Hard to Translate

James 4:5 is one of the hardest verses to translate in the New Testament. What makes it so challenging and what does the verse really mean? While it is hard to have total certainty, we can at least begin to move toward some solutions. And maybe our exercise here will help us think more critically and (we hope!) accurately regarding other passages in the future.

"Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us?" (James 4:5 NIV)

Cravings Cause Conflicts | James 4:1-6

Underneath all human conflicts rest sinful cravings. These cravings need to be brought into the light so that we can know why we do the things we do and so that we can seek God's gracious help.

Leaving Under The Lord's Watch | Exodus 12:29-51

Scott powerfully shows us how the Lord was 'watching' over Israel on this night which was never to be forgotten.

Head Coverings, Hairstyles, and Headship | 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

We spent an hour walking through one of the most difficult passages in the New Testament tonight. Believe it or not, this strange and perplexing passage really does have application to our churches today.