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Proverbs 1:1-7
Join a rather punchy Pastor Josh and a regular Matt Shiles as they discuss the first in this new sermon series, "Word to the Wanna Be Wise", from the book of Proverbs. Alon with a discussion about this book of the bible, Matt leads Pastor Josh to discuss questions like: Where does wisdom come from, Why do we need wisdom, how do we get wisdom, what happens when we get wisdom, and, do you have His wisdom.
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Join Matt Shiles as he hosts Pastor Josh and Chris Storms to explore the complexities of political engagement from a faith-based perspective. They discuss why we consume political news, whether engagement is an opportunity or a trap for believers, and how to navigate the messy middle without falling into divisive tactics. They'll also cover the differences between church leaders and congregants in political involvement, the importance of guarding our hearts against negative influences, and offer practical advice for moving forward after the election.
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Josh Laxton—Leveraging the Rights of our Earthly Citizenship: Why We Should Votehttps://joshlaxton.com/2022/01/19/appealing-to-caesar-leveraging-the-rights-of-our-earthly-citizenshipJosh Laxton—6 Questions to Ask Before Voting for Someonehttps://joshlaxton.com/2020/11/01/6-questions-4-exhortations-and-a-prophetic-whistle-a-christians-guide-for-the-coming-electionJosh Laxton—Four Things I’m Praying for During this Political Seasonhttps://joshlaxton.com/2016/02/29/prayer-and-politics-four-things-im-praying-for-during-this-political-season• List of Voter Guideshttps://www.christianvoterguide.com/.../southeast.../floridaVoting Guides for Amendments:• Amendment 4https://justfacts.votesmart.org/elections/ballot-measure/2877/florida-amendment-4-right-to-abortion-initiative• Other Ballot Measures — (This link gives you a list of all the amendments throughout the years. Find the Amendments that are up for voting for November 5, 2024)https://justfacts.votesmart.org/elections/ballot-measures/FLhttps://www.christianvoterguide.com/states/southeast-region/florida -
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Pastor Josh and Matt Shiles bring the series to a close (after a quick promotional discussion of the Northland Cafe). Pastor Josh discusses the overall ideas from Revelation about what the Church's calling is, the societal pressures She experiences, and how to evaluate the condition of the Church. The discussion wraps up discussing Pastor Josh's hypothetical letter to Northland.
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Tune in for the 8th episode dealing with Pastor Josh's series entitled "Letters To His Church", dealing with the book Revelation. Matt Shiles leads Pastor Josh through a discussion of this week's sermon, The Good For Nothing Church. They'll discuss whether your deeds reflect your declaration, whether you're producing fruit that Jesus is the main object of your faith, and whether or not you give Jesus credit for every good thing in your life; as well as Pastor Josh's focus on being a praying church.
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This week, Pastor Josh and Matt Shiles discuss the 7th sermon regarding what The Spirit says to the churches. The main idea was: Gospel Revolutionaries live to PLEASE Christ and will see Jesus work to make them a PILLAR that weathers every storm, OR: A life PLEASING to Christ transforms into a PILLAR made by Christ. Listen in as Matt leads Pastor Josh through a further discussion of what it means to become a pillar.
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Join Pastor Josh and Matt this week as they share about the 1-star review church in Sardis. Also hear about the special giving moment and time of intercession for Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Learn from Psalm 46 how we can rest in God no matter what.
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Join Pastor Lee Stephenson and Tom Horvath as they discuss Pastor Lee's message from this past weekend regarding staying connected and producing fruit, as in a vineyard with all branches connected to the vine. Pastor Lee shares personal stories illustrating how this idea has affected his life.
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Join a very travel-weary Pastor Josh and Matt Shiles for this special edition of Extra Takes from the Lausanne Conference near Seoul South Korea. Pastor Josh discusses what they're seeing and learning from 13 hours into the future! This congress is held every 14 years and includes people from all over the world.
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Join us for further discussion of sermon number 5 of our Letters To His Church series. Pastor Josh and Matt Shiles dive even deeper into the story of Jezebel to drive home the main point which Pastor Josh summarized 3 ways: 1: Revolutionary living rejects friendship with the world to remain faithful to the King, or 2: Revolutionary living renounces that which Jesus rejects, or 3: Revolutionary living requires faithfulness to the word of God rather than friendliness to the ways of the world. This is a longer episode that deals with your personal interface with the world.
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In this week's Extra Takes, Pastor Josh and Matt Shiles discuss the 4th sermon of the Letters to His Church series. Matt Shiles leads Pastor Josh through a discussion of Revelation 2:12-17, where Jesus reveals what is IN alignment, what is OUT OF alignment, how to FIX what's out of alignment, and finally, what happens when they do and don't achieve alignment.
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Join us this week as Pastor Josh and Matt continue to dig into Revelation 2 and how the Church at Smyrna was able to be faithful to end. Learn about the three gladiators we face in this world as well as whether we should engage in cancel culture. We also get a preview of the coming week’s message.
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Welcome to another edition of Extra Takes! In this episode, Pastor Josh talks with Matt Shiles about his vacation to California, and then dives into discussing how he prepared for this more difficult message from Revelation. Matt asks Pastor Josh to discuss how people can fall out of love with Jesus, or maybe miss the whole thing from the start, working off his main point of: Revolutionary living requires love for Jesus rather than a religious lifestyle that might look like Jesus.
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Join us for another episode of Extra Takes as Pastor Josh and Matt Shiles introduce this series. Pastor Josh will spend a few minutes giving advice on how to listen to a sermon, then they dive into further explanation of how Revelation is a letter, and how we can embrace our Revolutionary Lord and his Revolutionary Life.
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Join Pastor Josh along with his usual co-host Matt Shiles as they welcome "The Dans", Pastors Dan Elkins and Dan Young into the studio. Pastor Dan Elkins' sermon from this past weekend is discussed, along with conversation about the Next-Gen programs that are being launched here at Northland. As a bonus, careful listeners will find out what Pastor Josh's original name for this podcast was!
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Join us for the final thoughts on our summer A&E series! Pastor Josh and Matt Shiles spend lots of time going over why we have such a summer series, and diving into the struggles with engaging the larger culture from a Christian perspective. Pastor Josh shares his heart for bringing Christians to a place where they can see Jesus in the most unlikely places.
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This is part one of two of a very special Extra Takes, wrapping up our summer A&E series for 2024. Join Pastor Josh and Matt Shiles as they start to discuss this weeks sermon which dealt with the songs of Music Megastar, Taylor Swift. Pastor Josh spends time talking about how we should be different in the way we engage culture, rather than simply boxing it out and condemning it. Be ready for Part Two, coming up next week, where Pastor Josh and Matt will close out with the conclusion of this series.
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In this episode of Extra Takes, Pastor Josh and co-host Matt Shiles continue their "Same Song, New Humanity" series, focusing on pain and suffering. They analyze Benson Boone's song "Beautiful Things" from a biblical perspective and discuss its cultural impact. The episode highlights the need for discernment in guiding younger generations and explores the inner journey of artists and their influence. They also reflect on the story of Job and its correlation to the themes in Boone's song
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Join in for the discussion of this week's sermon with Pastor Josh and Matt Shiles. They"ll spend time explaining why we have the A&E series, then dive into the message regarding the song, "Saturn", by the artist Siza. Pastor Josh spends time explaining what we as Christians do with culture: create, celebrate, consume, critique or condemn. Finally, there's discussion about the Church in general dealing with the culture around her.
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Join Matt Shiles as he guides Pastor Derwin Anderson through a further discussion of this week's sermon, featuring the story of Anthony Evans, concerning the difference between "playing hurt and playing injured" and when it's time to ask for help. Pastor Derwin takes us through his sermon preparation, and how sometimes he finds himself saying something he didn't plan to say, which is the work of God. Stay with us until almost the end to hear Pastor Derwin sing a little of his favorite Anthony Evans song!
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Join us as Pastor Josh and Matt Shiles unpack the second part of the final sermon of this year's T.E.D. series, "How Then Shall We Live?", where we examine Jeremiah 29, and our place as exiles. Pastor Josh also takes time to talk about how we should react to the world as we live in it. Also, we start with opinions about tchotchke verses.
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