Avenue Church Podcast

This week we're wrapping up the "Freedom" series with the climactic finale; "Freedom from Performance". It's so easy to want to rely on our works when it comes to salvation, but that's not what Jesus teaches.

We're still in Romans and still have a lot to talk about; come along for this week's episode about finding freedom from what tempts you.

This week we're talking about sin and how easily it can control our lives, but there is a way out, and His name is Jesus.

Is there a decision from your past that changed your life forever? Today we're talking about how our past affects our future, and how the only secure future we have is in Jesus.

We don't have a sermon to go over this week, but we did have a great conversation about meal packing, serving and inviting.

The world offers many "cures" for hopelessness, but only there's only One true cure, and His name is Jesus. Today, we're unpacking that as we discuss this past Sunday's message.

Have you ever been disappointed? Maybe you'd had expectations that weren't met? Today we're using the book of Romans to dissect these feelings and try and look at biblical ways to overcome them.

This past Sunday's messages were all about faith and trust. Is there a difference? Should we think of them differently? What should faith look like in our lives? We'll go over all these and more on today's episode.

What does God think about our efforts and good deeds; can these things save us? If not, then what does? We'll answer this and more on today's episode!

Today we're asking a ton of you guys' questions, including the one that sparked them all from this week's message; Why did Jesus have to die? Thanks for listening!

Do we understand the cost of our sin? What is Paul talking about in Romans 3? Today we're going over all that and more on today's episode, thanks for listening!

At what point in our faith can we finally reach Righteousness? Do we ever reach it? We're asking these questions and more on today's episode, thanks for listening!

Today we're talking about the selflessness that Christ preaches to us, and how difficult that can often be.

On today's episode we're having some intense adult conversations about sexuality and sin. It's not recommended for children, so parents please be responsible in your listening and when sharing this content. For those who are able to be apart of this, it's a great one!

On today's episode we're talking about where our real worship resides, and what God's desire for our worship is.

On today's episode we're breaking down this past Sunday's message from Truth Vs. Lies. Let us know if you have any questions or topics you want to bring up next week!

In this episode we dive into the Gospel and what it means to live unashamed lives. We discuss what it means to be fully committed and willing to be all in for the Good News of Jesus. Living transformed instead of just seeking to transcend.

Welcome back listeners! Today the boys are recapping this past Sunday's message from both of our Avenue Campus'. We're excited to be sharing this series with you. As always, if you have any questions about today's episode you can reach out to any of us and we'll be happy to hear from you!

Happy New Year everyone, this is episode 100! Can you believe it? We don't know if we can either... Join us as we're kicking off 2025 with a new sermon series (Unashamed) and dissecting Romans 1 together, and to find out what being a slave for Christ really means.

Today we're going our topics range from hopeful anticipation, the Christmas story, Mary's faith, and much more. We're almost to our 100th episode! Stay tuned for more information on the upcoming 2025 year as well.

This week we're diving into this past Sunday's message about serving others (Matt. 25:31-42), and not just serving others but also specifically our brothers and sisters in Christ. We're looking at what scripture says about that, and also some other evidence we have about Christ's words from that famous chapter. Today's speakers are Nate, Bill and Nick

Episode 97 is here and today we're kicking off December with a new sermon series, "The Joy of Christmas". Specifically today, we're talking about what we put our hope in, and how to get through times of waiting.

Today we dive into the reality of who we are called to be as the people of God, set apart and holy! Talking Vision for who we want to be as a church.

Join us as we dive into the story of Esther, and unpack the Gospel realities in this Old Testament account of God's faithfulness!

From Pastor Ruiz's redemption story that was shared this past Sunday, to Rahab's story that saved the spies, and even the sinful nature of humanity, we're covering all this and more in today's episode of BTR. Today's speakers: Nate, Bill & Nick

Join us for Week 2 of "The Gospel B.C." sermon series, talking Jesus in the story of Abraham and Isaac! Sarah joins us to help uncover some of these important truths in the OT.

This week we're starting a new sermon series called "The Gospel B.C." which brings together connections from the Old Testament to the New. We're also spicing up our talk today with politics.. because, why not? Thanks for tuning in! Today's Speakers: Nate, Abe & Nick

This past Sunday we talked on a hot topic in today's political landscape. Church and State. Join us as we wrestle with this idea of engagement in politics with our faith as the focus.

This week we've brought Jesse Blust on the podcast with us to talk about his recent message and to highlight a ton of questions about community and discipleship. Today's speakers: Nick and Jesse

This past Sunday we talked longterm, sustained generosity. Join Nate and Abram as we dive into what a few of our Elders brought out about the importance of longterm generosity. God is doing missional work through His Church, and we get to be apart of it!

This past Sunday we talked generosity. But not just generosity, we talked about what it looks like to truly "Be Generous". Join Nate, Bill, and Abe as they dive into this topic, and unpack what God is truly calling us to as followers of Jesus.

This past Sunday our congregation got to be involved in something we've never done before, and it's all about taking care of others. Our guest speaker, Josh from World Vision shared with us a great invitation to something that changes lives, and he used the parable of the Good Samaritan to do so. Why do you think Jesus wants us to be like this Samaritan? Have a listen and find out. Today's Speakers: Nate, & Nick

Jesus says, "No one can serve two masters.." (Luke 16:13), but what does that actually mean? What masters are you trying to serve? For many Americans, it's the material world, or even money. This week we're talking about this heavy topic, and shedding light on how Christ wants us to live. Today's speakers: Nate, Abe & Nick

Happy Birthday Avenue Church! On this episode we're going over the highlights of our past weekends 6th birthday celebration at Marshall Park in central Ohio. This has become a tradition for us, and this year we had a guest speaker: a certain OSU buckeye named Kamryn Babb. He played five seasons for the Ohio State Buckeyes and has an incredible testimony to share with the world. Book Abe referenced: "Radical Like Jesus" by Greg Stier Today's Speakers: Nate, Abe & Nick

Our final topic in the "Built to Last" series, today we're talking about mentoring and training. We get to see a great biblical illustration of mentoring with Paul and Timothy, and we can use that as a model for us even today. Today's Speakers: Nate, Abe & Nick

Continuing the 'Built to Last" series, we're talking about excellence and what scripture says about how not only we are to live, but how to work and BE the Body of Christ. Today's speakers: Abe, Nate & Nick

Nate and Abram talk about this past Sunday's message, the third week of our series called "Built to Last". Join us as we wrestle with what it means to Eat With Sinners.

Nate, Abram & Sarah talk about this past Sunday's message, the second week of our series called "Built to Last". Join us as we wrestle with what it means to "Love One Another".

Nate, Abram & Sabrina talk about this past Sunday's message, the first week of a new series called "Built to Last". Join us as we wrestle with what it means to "Abide in Christ".

Abram and Nick talk about this past Sunday's message, the second and final in a series called "Taste & See". Join us as we wrestle with this idea of Jesus being the bread of life, and temptation vs. sin.

Abe, Nick and Bill talk about this past Sunday's message, the first in a series called "Taste & See". Join us as we talk about God's great love for us, what being devoted to Him looks like, and calling out sin in our lives. Today's speakers: Abe, Nick & Bill

Abe, Nick and Sabrina discuss and wrap up the 'Sorry-Not Sorry' sermon series today, and wrestling some difficult discussions at the same time. Today's speakers: Abe, Nick & Sabrina

Starting a new mini-series this week called "Sorry, Not Sorry", In many ways, in this episode we're talking about culture vs. Jesus, which parallels with Abe's message from this past Sunday morning. Today's speakers: Abe, Nick & Sabrina

Today's episode is the final conversation in our Revelation sermon series. It has been a thought-provoking and exciting series, but also one that really makes us look at our lives closer. Today's speakers: Nate, Abe & Nick

Today we're diving heavy into the differences and similarities between the top 4 Christian views on eschatology (The End Times, and related events). Lots of information in this one! Today's speakers: Nate, & Nick

We're back into Revelation today and we're discussing Nate's past sermon; Babylon Has Fallen. There's a lot to unpack in this one, as well as a lot of looking deep at ourselves. Also, as we discuss Rev 18 it'll be important to know that there will be some language in today's episode that may not be suitable for children. Today's speakers: Nate, Abe, & Nick

This past Sunday was our VBS family Sunday, so we thought it be great to include our interim Avenue Kid's Director, Brittany Siringer, to the podcast today to help us unpack the importance of NXT Gen Ministries, which are our kids, and youth ministries here at Avenue Church. Today's speakers: Nate, Abe, Brittany & Nick

Today we're answering some great questions that came in concerning the "7 Bowls" in Revelation as well as living out a Christian lifestyle in a world that doesn't. Today's speakers: Nate, Abe, & Nick

What does "God-fearing" mean to you? Are we as christians living it out? Why or why not? These are some of the topics we're bringing up today as we continue our Revelation series. Today's speakers: Nate, Abe, & Nick

The Beast, the mark, and the rest of Revelation 13 is the main topic today on BtR. Sarah has joined us again in this series with some of her own insight from her studies and time as a college professor regarding theology. If you have any questions on today's topic please don't hesitate to ask! Today's speakers: Nate, Abe, Nick & Sarah

According to John's revelation from Christ, Christmas isn't all sunshine and rainbows.. it's amazing to think about how much is lost in our culture for the sake of not making people uncomfortable. Today we're revisiting this past weekend's message on Revelation 12 and we, again, brought in an expert to help us out! Professor Sarah is back and has brought us some of her own questions and rebuttals into the mix. We're excited to share this episode with you! Today's speakers: Nate, Abe, Nick & Sarah