Extra Takes

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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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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

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.  

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.  

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.