North Avenue Church Podcast

Confessional: Hebrew 12:1-4 (Scott McAndrew)

08-20-17 Confessional from Scott McAndrew

Jerry Ediger | Suffering in Light of Eternity

Jerry powerfully reminded us of how the new heavens and the new earth can give us a deep comfort in the darkest of days here and now.

The New Creation in Romans 8

Mark gave the first session from the New Heavens and New Earth conference.

Rejoicing in Suffering, Our Union With Christ, and The Hope of Glory

Message from August 13th during the afternoon worship service at North Avenue Church. Message from Scott McAndrew.

ISAIAH 36-37: Yahweh Defeats Sennacherib (What Salvation looks like in the Prophets)

Instead of searching through seemingly obscure chapters of the prophets hunting down an 'inspirational verse' here or there, we want to grow in our ability to read these amazing books of the Bible on their own terms. In this message we look at a wonderful, powerful, moving picture of God saving His people in the Old Testament. We also see how these ancient events relate to ourselves today and most importantly to the gospel of Jesus.

Confessional: Jerry Ediger from Romans

Jerry Ediger walks us through the first 3 chapters of Romans and calls us to consider that we put our faith in Jesus alone to justify us.

How to Understand and Apply the OT Prophets (Micah 2-3)

If we find ourselves comfortable in familiar parts of the Bible and yet lost in the prophets, perhaps we need to really spend some extra time trying to understand what they're really all about, how they point to Jesus and how they apply to our lives today.

Confessional: Salvation Frees us from Sin (Jerry Ediger)

Confessionals are times where North Avenue Church stops and considers our sin and our need to repent and worship God.

Learning to Read the Old Testament Prophets (Micah 1)

Many Christians feel lost in the prophets. There are so many events, places, kings and empires that we may never have heard of before. However, the prophets make up 17 books of the Old Testament! We don't want to neglect them and yet often feel lost reading them. So how do we even begin?

Why the Old Testament? (Mark's message at WFBC)

Why does the long and ancient history of Israel so dominate the first three quarters of your Bible? How are we to fit the many themes and threads of the Old Testament together with the message of the New? How can we better learn to read the Bible as one great Story that finds its resolution in Jesus?

The Preeminence of Jesus (Colossians 1:15-23; 2:6-7)

The more we see Jesus in His majesty and supremacy the more stunned we will be by the cross. We need to sink our roots down deep into Christ. We need to sink our roots down deep into Christ. We need to sink our roots down deep into gospel soil, by meditating on God's word and by meditating on the gospel. As we do this we will begin to abound in thanksgiving.

JONAH: Sovereign over Cities, Salvation, & Suffering (4:1-11)

We close out our study of Jonah today. We have seen God's love of the city. We have seen God's sovereignty over His creation (including our lives!). How do we fit God's sovereignty together with the fact of our sufferings and grief and pain? How could a good God allow - even 'appoint' - not only our pleasures but our pains?

Confessional: The Idolatry of Comfort (Jerry Ediger)

Confessionals are times where North Avenue Church stops and considers our sin and our need to repent and worship God. These times precede the sermon.

JONAH: Enraged at the God of Mercy (3:1-4:4)

What is a real awakening and revival? How can we be praying more often for God to do this in our city? Why is Jonah angry when God awakens and spares an entire city under his preaching? Jonah 4 introduces a twist ending that changes how we are to read this whole story. From this fresh perspective we get a better glimpse into the inner workings of Jonah's heart (and ours!) and see the gentleness and compassion of God as He works to transform Jonah's religious pride.

JONAH: Nineveh's Great Awakening (3:1-10)

The book of Jonah continues to be about God's sheer mercy. God first shows Jonah mercy so that he might show Nineveh mercy. Then God pours out His Spirit through the preaching of His word and thereby awakens an entire city to the reality of God, judgment, and salvation. God's anointed message coming at God's appointed moment is irresistibly powerful. May the gospel awaken Athens also!