North Avenue Church Podcast

Here are the four points of Scott's message: A sinful woman (vv. 36-38) An angry Pharisee (v. 39) A powerful parable (vv. 40-43) A gracious Savior (vv. 44-50) You can watch this message here.

This is week three of our prospective members Sunday schools. Why is it so important that churches have a biblical view of conversion, evangelism, and discipleship? You can watch this message here.

In order to forgive others, you must... Put the Fellowship of Your Faith into Practice (v 17) Charge the Debt to Your Own Account (vv 18-19a) Realize that You are Fundamentally a Debtor, Not a Creditor (v 19b) Let Your Forgiveness Refresh the Hearts of Others (v 20) Obey Beyond the Minimal Requirement (v 21) Remain Accountable to Others (vv 22-24) Rely on the Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ (v 25) You can watch this message here.

Greg is joined this week by Zach Hutzell as they continue their series on spiritual warfare. You can watch this message here.

This is the second week of our prospective member Sunday school class. In it the team primarily addresses our church government and why we practice expositional preaching on Sundays. You can watch this message here.

Reconciliation and forgiveness between brothers and sisters in Christ are not optional when we live according to the logic of the gospel of grace. How Paul Pursues Reconciliation Between Onesimus & Philemon: Paul appeals rather than commands (vv. 8-9a; 14) Paul highlights his age and imprisonment (v. 9) Paul explains Onesimus's transformation (vv. 10-11) Paul states his affection for Onesimus (vv. 12-13) Paul foregrounds God's providence (vv. 15-16) Paul emphasizes the equality of our 'brotherhood' in Christ (v. 16) You can watch this message here.

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The world and the flesh go alongside the devil as our enemies in our daily spiritual battle. You can watch this message here.

The story of Onesimus' conversion: He was formerly useless: A runaway slave (thief?), enslaved to sin He was transformed by God's kind providence He became useful and faithful You can watch this message here.

What does the Bible teach about spiritual warfare? You can watch this message here.

The passage breaks into three parts: Paul’s habit of thankful prayer (vv. 4-5) Paul’s prayer for Philemon (v. 6) Paul’s comfort regarding Philemon (v. 7) You can watch this message here.

I. THE GRATITUDE OF PAUL'S PRAYER LIFE (vv. 3-8)     1) Paul thanks God and prays ... for a church, most of whose members he has never met Colossians 1:3, "We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you," Colossians 2:1-2, "For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face..." Carson, "We must ask ourselves how extensive our own praying is. Do all our petitions revolve around our own families and churches, our own cherished but rather small circle of friends? Of course, we are primarily responsible for praying for our own circle... But if that is the furthest reach of our prayers, we become parochial [narrow in outlook or scope]... Our prayers may be an index of how small and self-centered our world is."     2) Paul's gratitude results from paying attention. Paul says to Philemon: "[4] I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, [5] because I hear of your love and of the faith that

This is our third week on unity and the last week on the summer series on sanctification. We see in these passages that unity is grounded in our triune God and in the gospel of Jesus. You can watch this message here.

This passage is a sobering warning about the realities and horrors of hell and our need for Jesus. If we endure and die "in the Lord" we will be truly blessed. Let us not live for Babylon, which will be fully and finally judged and destroyed. Let us rather live for eternity. You can watch this message here.

The gospel gives great motivation to allow us to, at times, lay down our preferences in order to better love others and, like Christ, not please ourselves. You can watch this message here.

Origin stories are popular these days. Today, we look at the origin story of the church that met in Philemon's home, which is better known as the Colossian church. We will focus on the two main human means God used for the birth of this church: Paul (Acts 19:8-10) Epraphras (Colossians 1:6-8; 4:12-13) We can be encouraged by how God uses our lives and His word through us in ways that go beyond what we often are aware of. Small things can lead to significant results! Let us be faithful in the days of seemingly small things. You can watch this message here.

What is 666? What is the mark of the beast? These questions have often led people into fruitless discussions. However, their meaning may be much more mundane and far more radical than we may think. You can watch this message here.

When Scripture neither commands or forbids an action, Christians will often come to a variety of views as to what is best. How do we maintain Christian unity when we will never be uniform in all disputable matters? You can watch this message here.

This message introduces the Paul's shortest NT letter. It is often neglected and yet contains much that is edifying and encouraging! The Senders: From Paul & Timothy (v. 1a) The Recipients: To Philemon, Apphia, Archippus, & the Church (vv. 1b-2) The Grace We All Need: From God our Father & the Lord Jesus Christ (v. 3) Mark found Malcolm MacLean's excellent chapter on this passage especially helpful in outlining and preparing this message. You can watch this message here.