Extra Takes

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.

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. 

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! 

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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. 

Join Pastor Josh and Matt Shiles as they discuss the first part of this week's sermon, "How then shall we not live?". Matt guides the discussion through the 5 points from the sermon, and Pastor Josh reflects on how season 4 of The Chosen deals with some of the same themes. This is part 1 of a 2 part discussion of the weekend. Bonus- find out what the "Jam" in June Jam stands for!