North Avenue Church Podcast

The two Christ-like examples in this passage are often overlooked. However, the actions of Timothy and Epaphroditus are very worthy of our time and attention. You can watch this message here.

You can watch this message here.

This is our last week on the long Progressive Covenantalism series. Here we close out the topic of the Sabbath and discuss how we as non-Sabbatarians should prepare our hearts and minds for the Sunday gathering each week. You can watch this message here.

Jesus said, "So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), ..." (Matthew 24:15). What is the background in Daniel to this strange phrase "abomination of desolation"? How do Jesus and Paul pick up on this kind of idea on the New Testament? You can watch this message here.

How can we be a light in a dark and twisted generation? You can watch this message here.

This is a stirring meditation on how our call to humility should be rooted in Christ's astonishing humbling of Himself for our salvation. You can watch this message here.

Here we discuss perhaps the single most important passage on the Sabbath in the New Testament. It comes from Colossians 2. You can watch this message here.

This passage contains a very misunderstood and disputed statement from Jesus. What did Jesus really mean? You can watch this message here.

There is a surprising silence regarding Sabbath commands for believers after the resurrection of Jesus. Never once in all of Paul's letters or the general epistles are Christians commanded to keep the Sabbath. Instead we find something quite different in the New Covenant era. You can watch this message here.

There are a growing number of genuine Christian pastors who hold to partial Preterism. However, there are good reasons to question this view. You can watch this message here.

Paul speaks with great desire for Christ to be glorified in his body whether by life or death. How could this be? You can watch this message here.

After we attempt to get the challenging structure of this passage in place, then we arrive at the practical application concerning false christs and false prophets that lead people astray in every generation. For this we must develop discernment and keep our love for the truth from growing cold. You can watch this message here.

Is Sunday now the Christian Sabbath? Or was the Sabbath only the sign of the Mosaic Covenant with Israel? You can watch this message here.

You can watch this message here.

Here is Greg's outline for what we see in Psalm 8: God's majesty around us God's majesty above us God's majesty in us God's majesty through us You can watch this message here.

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Should Christians in the New Covenant era observe the Old Testament's Sabbath regulations? Does the NT teach that Sunday is the Christian Sabbath? You can watch this message here.

Main idea: The "great tribulation" of Matthew 24:21 refers to God's judgment poured out on Jerusalem, through the Roman army, for their rejection of Christ. However, this is but a preview of final judgment and a testimony to our need to receive Jesus. Outline: Five reasons v. 21's "great tribulation" refers to 70 AD: It fits the flow of vv 15-21 How the phrase “great tribulation” is used in the rest of the NT. Scripture regularly uses hyperbolic language this way 70 AD really was unspeakably horrific How Jesus’s speaks of 70 AD in Luke’s gospel is strong confirmation Luke’s parallel text makes clear what the "great tribuation/distress" is: Matthew 24:19-21, “…alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! …. [21] For then there will be great tribulation [θλῖψις μεγάλη], ...” Luke 21:23-24, “Alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress [ἀνάγκη μεγάλη] upon the earth and wrath against this people. [

Main idea: We can trust Jesus, along with all of God’s Word, at all times, and especially when life is hard. You can watch this message here.

Scott preached a stirring Christmas message based on Mark 10:45. If you are getting distracte this Christmas, please take thirty minutes to listen and worship Christ afresh! The Son of Man... Came Not to be served but to serve To give His life as a ransom for many You can watch this message here.