North Park Baptist Church

In 1 Timothy Chapter 3, Paul lays out the necessary qualifications for an elder in the church. In today's message, Pastor Phil reviews these qualifications, shows how the text points to the role of elder being reserved for men in the church, and answers common objections to the complementarian understanding of this passage.

In today's message, Pastor Phil teaches on the scriptural commands found in 1 Timothy, Chapter 2, and studies the question of whether scripture allows for women to preach in the church.

In 1 Corinthians 14, Paul gives instruction to the church in Corinth on how to keep order during the service. In today's message, Pastor John explores these commands, including the command for women in the church to keep silent, in the context of the interpretation of prophecy.

In 1 Corinthians 11, we read a command in scripture for women in church to wear head coverings, and for men to have their head uncovered. This reads like direct instruction, and indeed, there are believing women today who wear head coverings--and Christian denominations and communities who affirm the same practice. And yet, we look around today and we recognize that even in church, this is no longer the norm. This raises the question: has the church at large lost touch with one of the commands of scripture? Do we have a responsibility today to wear or to not wear head coverings? In today's message, Pastor Phil examines the historical context and theological underpinnings of 1 Corinthians 11, and the question of how this passage applies to our church now.

In 1 Timothy 2:8-10, scripture instructs men to pray with holy hands, and for women to adorn themselves with good deeds. In today's message, Pastor Phil studies the call to men for holiness and the call to women for modesty. We are called to consider again the gravity of our sin, and the beauty of the Gospel.

Gather Grow and Go with North Park Baptist Church. A member of the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches

In Ephesians 5, as the Bible tells us to submit to one another out of reverence for Christ, wives are told to submit themselves to their husbands, "as to the Lord." In today's message, Pastor John shows how for both husbands and wives, our own hopes, dreams and desires can become expectations that we demand from our spouse. But our Biblical pattern is to think of our spouse's needs above our own. As we consider the wife's call to Biblical submission, we are reminded that Christ humbled himself and became obedient, even to the point of dying on the cross (Philippians 2:5-8).

In Ephesians 5, as the Bible tells us to submit to one another out of reverence for Christ, husbands are told to love their wives, "just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her." In this message on the husband's call to loving leadership, Pastor Phil studies what men are called to do: to love their wives, serve their wives, to lead, and not to hate. Pastor Phil encourages us that in order to have a great marriage, it doesn't start with God changing your spouse, it starts with God changing you.

Today we address 7 questions

00:45 1. How do you know when to apply culture as a reason to approve or disagree with the statement and when do you say it is not a culture implied statement? Is there criteria that you use to agree with some things and disagree with others?

15:53 2. Can women share (not preach) in the service?

18:02 3. Do you feel like women are suppressing some of their skills because they feel like the church would disapprove?

18:35 4. If men are supposed to lead then why did Adam eat the fruit that Eve gave him? Wasn’t that Eve leading that situation?

19:02 5. Can you go further into what it means that Eve was deceived , while Adam knew better and willfully sinned. What’s the difference?

20:12 6. Is there a list of roles women are excluded from at North Park? Like Pastor and Elder, but also Deacon and Teacher of adults or Usher, can they serve or lead in missions without a man or husband? I’d be nice to know.

21:07 7. So the one role Phil said is reserved for women is childbirth and the Timothy passage says women will be saved through childbirth what about women who can’t or don’t have children?

22:28 Phil also addresses what kind of questions he will probably skip in future sessions.

In the creation account and the story of the fall in Genesis 2 and 3, we see indications of God's design for men and women, and how we can fail to live according to that design. As we study the story of Adam and Eve, we are reminded that salvation for mankind has come through Jesus Christ.