North Avenue Church Podcast

The Gospel and Work | Session 1

This message from North Avenue Church's 2018 winter retreat given by Mark McAndrew covers the topic of the gospel in the workplace. The message features 16 points that challenge us to consider how it is we view and go about working as Christian. This podcast is the first of three posts from this year's retreat.

Biblical Manhood & Womanhood | Genesis 1-3

There are few topics today that more directly fly in the face of our culture than the Bible's teaching on gender roles in the home and in the church. So what does Scripture teach? Let's go back to see God's good design for manhood and womanhood in the beginning.

Confessional | Submission Didn't Devalue Jesus

Submission is thought of almost exclusively in nagetive terms in our culture today. Yet, in the gospel, we are saved by submission . . . the subsmission of Jesus to the Father.

Jesus Redeemed Us So We Could Redeem the Time (Ephesians Overview)

Scott preached a powerful and extremely applicable sermon that is packed with the truth of grace. As we bring in a new year, let us make the best use of the time we have because it is precious, will make a real difference in this world, and cannot be gotten back once it is lost.

Bible Reading Plan | 2018

Our theme for reading the Bible this year: Every word inspired, every word read.

You can view our 2018 reading plan here: http://www.bible-reading.com/bible-plan.pdf

Christmas Message (Romans 3:21-24)

Jerry brought together passages across both the Old and New Testaments that tell us about the significance of Christmas and how everything leads toward the cross.

Christmas Eve Confessional (Scott McAndrew)

Great is the Mystery of Godliness (1 Timothy 3:14-16)

This brief passage is a great example of how much Scripture contains within it and how important time and meditation are in getting the full meaning out. Paul here brings 1 Timothy to its high point with what is likely part of an early church hymn about Christ and the church.

Confessional: Christmas, Redemption, & Adoption (Galatians 4:4-6)

Allen led us through a wonderful passage about Christ coming into the world to redeem and adopt His people. The last few minutes were particularly moving.

Modesty: The Cross and our Clothing (1 Timothy 2:8-10)

Does God really care about what we wear? Can our choice of clothing really affect our gospel witness? Yes. Modesty is humility expressed in dress. Immodesty is rooted in a prideful desire for attention and perhaps even to allure. The Gospel should have a direct affect on our wardrobe. We should learn, as one author has said, to "take God to the Gap."

Confessional: The Lord looks at the Heart (Jerry Ediger)

"But the Lord said to Samuel, 'Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart'" (1 Samuel 16:7).

Global Prayer: Does Your Heart Break for the Nations? (1 Timothy 2:1-7)

As a church, we need to repent of any lack of concern for the unreached peoples of the world. We believe in the one true God and the one true gospel. Therefore, we must be for the salvation of all people through our one Mediator. Monotheism is the fuel of missions. Has global prayer captured your heart?

Confessional: The Gospel (Scott McAndrew)

Church Discipline: Why Would God Command This? (1 Timothy 1:18-20)

Given the way we understand love in our culture, church discipline sounds like the furthest thing from it. How can this difficult practice be biblical, right, good and even loving?

Confessional: Many Members, One Body (Jerry Ediger)

Jerry powerfully mentions so many of the people who make up North Avenue and the way that God has uniquely gifted them to minister to our church.