North Avenue Church Podcast

Ephesians 2:11-22 | God Has Made Us Both (Jew & Gentile) One in Christ

Racial hostility can only be truly conquered in Christ.

The World Hates Jesus and His Followers | John 15:18-16:4

We who follow Christ need to be prepared for the hatred of the world so that we are not caught off guard and tempted to turn away. "I have said these things to you," said Jesus, "to keep you from falling away" (John 16:1).

[Mark referenced this commentary as the resource he used to help provide an outline for this sermon.]

Confession: Forget Not All His Benefits | Psalm 103

Scott reminds us to not forget all the countless gifts of grace the Lord has lavished upon us.

Ephesians 2:1-10 | While Dead in Sin, Made Alive by God

Jerry, Greg, Fred and Josh Cronic led us through the first half of Ephesians 2. We look at who we were and how God's grace made us who we are now in Christ.

I am the Vine; You are the Branches | John 15:1-17

Scott led us through this powerful passage that shows us how Jesus is the true vine. We are the branches who must abide in Him in order to bear fruit. Those who do bear fruit our Father, the true vinedresser, prunes. Those who do not bear fruit face judgment.

Confessing the Sin of Discontentment | Philippians 2 & 4

Let us do all things without grumbling and complaining and confess and repent when we fail.

Ephesians 1:15-23 | Paul Teaches us How to Pray

If Paul's prayers in Scripture don't sound much like our own, maybe we should take a few minute to learn from his Spirit-inspired prayers to God for the church at Ephesus. Jerry and Grant led us.

My Peace I Give to You | John 14:15-31

In this passage Jesus continues to comfort His troubled disciples (and us!) as they face a confusing and troubling world.

Confession: Paul and Silas in Prison | Acts 16

Allen shows us Paul's Christlike attitude when facing persecution.

Ephesians 1:1-14 | Chosen in Christ Before the Foundation of the World

Jerry, Fred, and Greg led us through our first Sunday school class as we covered the first half of Ephesians 1. The passage focuses on the blessings that our ours in Christ, especially the fact that we were predestined by God for adoption before we were made.

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Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled | John 14:1-14

Jesus gives us specific promises about the present and the future in order for us not to be troubled and afraid.

Confession: The Holiness of God | Isaiah 6

Allen talks to us about God's holiness and our own.

Judas's Betrayal, Peter's Denial, and Christ's Cross-Shaped Church | John 13:18-38

Jesus predicts Judas' betrayal, Peter's denial, and instructs local churches to imitate His cross-shaped love.

Confession: Love One Another | 1 John 3-4

Jerry walks us through 1 John 3-4 to help us see what it looks like when a church's members truly 'love one another'.

10 Ways to Pursue Ordinary Faithfulness | Part 2

Winter Retreat 2019 | Session 3

Scott powerfully reminds us how beautiful a life of ordinary faithfulness to God can be. He weaves together many passages of Scripture along with vivid and moving stories of 'ordinary faithfulness' lived out in Christians of the past. This talk covers the first five points.