North Avenue Church Podcast

Paul is: 1) Friendly (v 1-3); 2) Trustworthy (v 3); 3) Wise (v 9-13); 4) Storm-tossed (v 14-20); 5) Bold (v 21); 6) Trusting (c 22-26); 7) Active (v 27-44); 8) Exemplary (v 12, 20, 22, 29-30, 42-43); 9) Owned (v 23). You can watch the message here.

The Lord graciously and patiently works humility in the life of perhaps the most evil, arrogant and cruel leader of Daniel's day. You can watch the message here.

Jerry, Grant, and Josh Crouse helped us think through a challenging section of Romans 2.

Be respectful (v 2-3, 25) Express what it was like not to believe (v 4-11) Glorify Jesus, not self (v 12-16) Urge faith in Jesus and repentance from sin to all (v 17-22) Present Jesus's life, death, and resurrection as the fulfillment of Scripture (v 22-23) Be ready for rejection and ridicule (v 21, 24-25) Make specific application boldly (v 26-28) Ask good questions (v 8, 27) Plead with and pray for the people you're engaging (v 29) Rely on God's gracious help (v 22) The outline was adapted from this commentary. You can watch the message here.

Mark, Scott, Greg and Papa Fred apply the story of Daniel's three friends and the fiery furnace to today's world. You can access the audio of this message on youtube here.

Jerry, Josh Crouse and Carter Hart help us understand Paul's argument as he turns from the pagan Gentiles to address the religious Jews who also need the gospel.

Open your eyes. Turn from darkness to light. Receive forgiveness and a place. You can watch the message here.

Nebuchadnezzar praises Daniel's God and honors Daniel (2:46-49) Nebuchadnezzar later demands that all worship his idol (3:1-7) You can watch the message here.

Jerry, Josh Crouse, and Carter Hart discuss how idolatry and the rejection of general revelation leads to a life of increasing immorality.

Arioch's Pride vs. Daniel's Humility (v 24-30) Nebuchadnezzar's Dream of the Future Interpreted (v 31-45) You can watch the message here.

God's Providence (v 1-6) Paul's Innocense (v 7-12, 25) The World's Corruption: Both Religious (v 2-3, 7, 24) & Political (v 24:27; 25:9, 20) You can watch the message here.

Jerry, Josh Crouse, and Carter Hart lead us through an important section on general revelation and God's judgment against man's ungodliness.

Paul is falsely accused (v. 1-9): We should expect opposition and misrepresentation Paul defends himself (v. 10-21): We should speak the truth boldly Paul Puts Felix in Trial (v. 22-27): We should use unusual settings to speak of Jesus You can watch the message here.

Nebuchadnezzar's Useless Idols vs Daniel's Great God Nebuchadnezzar's insecurity, misery, and rage (v. 1-13) Daniel's prudence, prayer, and praise (v. 14-23) You can watch the message here.

Man's plans and God's plans (v. 1-2) The government brainwashes the youth (v. 3-7) Daniel resolves not to defile himself (v. 8-16) God blesses Daniel's resolution (v. 17-21) (We borrowed from Sinclair Ferguson's helpful commentary to outline and structure this message.) You can watch the message here.

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Jerry, Josh Crouse, and Grant Crane help us walk through Romans 1:8-17 as Paul is introducing the Gospel themes of Romans.

The holiness of God is central to understanding the God of the Bible. Greg leads us through a wonderful text on the God who is "Holy, Holy, Holy!" You can watch the message here.

Mark, Greg, Scott, and Papa Fred discuss God's goodness to us even in the midst of our suffering. You can watch the message here.

Jerry Ediger and Grant Crane help lead us through the first seven verses of Romans 1.