North Avenue Church Podcast

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.

[Photo from here.]

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.

10 Ways to Pursue Ordinary Faithfulness | Part 1

Winter Retreat 2019 | Session 2

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.

Why Should We Understand 'Expressive Individualism'?

Winter Retreat 2019 | Session 1

This is not a sermon expositing a passage of Scripture but rather a lecture surveying how traditional and modern cultures tell us how to obtain an identity for ourselves. It is only from the security of our identity in Christ that we can begin to pursue ordinary faithfulness.

[This talk was based on this series of blogs by Trevin Wax and this message given by Tim Keller at Wheaton College.]

Philippians 3 | Identity Crisis

WFBC College Retreat | Session 3

Mark and Vic Doss talk about how all other religions and cultures tell us to work for our identity (which leads to anxiety, slavery, and fear). However, the gospel tells us to work from our identity in Jesus (which leads to security, joy, and peace).

Philippians 2 | One Another

WFBC College Retreat | Session 2

Mark and Vic Doss walk through Philippians 2 and talk about the theme of the local church community and the need to see and to set a godly example of love that is willing to suffer for the good of others.