North Avenue Church Podcast

Passover: Saved by the Blood of the Lamb | Exodus 12:1-28

Many Christians are familiar with Passover but can easily overlook the details of what happened and why. This event powerfully points forward to Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

True and False Wisdom | James 3:13-18

Jerry, Mark, and Tyler walked through this brief but dense passage where we see the difference between the "wisdom from above" and false claim to wisdom that is actually worldly.

Why the Death of the Firstborn? | Exodus 11

This passage took us into some deep and weighty places concerning God's sovereignty over Pharaoh's heart and the severity of the last plague.

The Power of the Tongue | James 3:1-12

Jerry, Fred, Mark and Bob McAndrew helped us better understand the dangers James warns us about regarding the words that come from our tongues.

[Mark wanted to correct a comment he made: In the New Testament both James 3:9 and 1 Corinthians 11:7 mention man being made in God's image.]

Does James Contradict Paul? | James 2:14-26

James and Paul seem to directly contradict themselves on the topic of justification. However, if we take a closer look we can see that they actually are in great harmony.

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.