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Tune in each week as Northland Church’s Senior Pastor, Dr. Josh Laxton, reveals the ”rest of the story” behind his sermons. We’ll discuss how those who follow Christ can live out a biblical vision for the Church in the world today.
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Join Pastor Josh and Matt Shiles as they welcome Kevin and Sherry Harney to discuss Kevin's sermon this weekend. The negative principal (the way to lose your family) was: Keep Your Faith at Church (Never Bring it Home). Matt Shiles walks Kevin through his 4 principles to understanding the importance of a living faith outside the walls of the church. Kevin's wife, Sherry also offers insights about the experiencing and living out these principles.
A follow up address from Pastor Josh on how believers can faithfully navigate this cultural moment.
Three Main Points:
1. Acknowledge the grief of living in a broken world.
2. Recognize that we must faithfully engage the culture.
3. Begin to engage each other with humility.
Six Principles for Cultural Engagement:
1. We are to seek the peace of Babylon. (Jeremiah 29)
2. We are called to embody the gospel, not just recite it.
3. We have to engage in humility even in hostile places (Acts 17)
4. Remember we are engaging with the spiritually blind.
5. The world hates Jesus; therefore, it will hate us. (John 15:18)
6. What Satan meant for evil, God will work for good. (Genesis 50:20, Romans 8:28)
Word of Exhortation for the Church:
1. Words can murder; don't let your words turn to bullets.
2. Judgmental expectations are divisive.
3. Jesus must increase and we must decrease; HE unifies his church.
4. Jesus must be the flame of revival.
Matt Shiles welcomes Pastors Josh and John into the studio to discuss Pastor Josh's latest sermon in his series about "How to Lose Your Family in 10 Easy Ways". This week is about criticizing your spouse. Pastor John brings his years of experience as a counsellor into the discussion of the finer points of the marital relationship. Listen in as they discuss not only marriage, but working on how an individual can approach relationships.
A travel-weary Pastor Josh and Matt Shiles return to the studio to review this week's message, which was a follow-up on the week before. Listen in as Matt guides Pastor Josh through some further thoughts on the subject of marriage according to the Bible, and how it brings Heaven to Earth through the roles of husband and wife, as well as children. They also bring more clarity to the idea of the Church being the role of the spouse for singles and widows / widowers. Tune in to this extra-effort Extra Takes from our weary travelers!
Listen in as Matt Shiles works with Pastor Josh to dive deeper into his message about the roles of men and women in our Christian faith and making sure to read the instructions so your marriage can go the distance. So much to unpack, and Pastor Josh brings his A game to this super-informative episode of Extra Takes!
Pastor Gus fills in for Matt Shiles to guide Pastor Josh through a discussion of what your marriage needs to survive adversity. They begin with Pastor Josh’s statement: “If you want to lose your marriage, choose a center that changes.” Then Pastor Gus leads PJ through discussing his points: marriage doesn’t meet your needs—God does; marriage was God’s idea; and, finally, marriage is a mirror to reflect God. Join us for this great episode of Extra Takes!
Join us for the start of an exciting new series! Matt Shiles walks Pastor Josh through the development of this first sermon and the series as a whole. Listen in as Pastor Josh talks further about the concept of marital purity, and how this is so important not only for Christians, but for the whole world!
Join our larger panel of discussion as Pastor Josh talks about developing the "How To Lose Your Family" series, and why it is titled as such. Matt Shiles leads the conversation with our 2 Next-Gen Youth pastors about why this topic is so current in today's world. Listen in as they talk about the expectations for this exciting and compelling new sermon series!
Pastor Josh and his trusty sidekick, Matt Shiles, make their glorious return to the original, but refurbished, Podcast Studio for this second episode dealing with the Pixar movie, "Inside Out 2". Matt walks Pastor Josh through the main points of his sermon, and further explores how our relationship with Jesus relates to handling our emotions. This is part 2 of the 2 part Summer A&E Series.
Pastor Josh returns from Africa to talk about the development of his first sermon on the Pixar movie, "Inside Out", dealing with our core emotions. Matt guides Pastor Josh through the points in his sermon about misconceptions, and strategies for us to use dealing with these emotions as Christians.
Join us for a special Extra Takes where Matt Shiles walks Tom Horvath through the development and take aways from Tom's sermon regarding the difference between the two "Adam's" of the Bible: Adam from the garden, and Jesus, the better Adam. Matt discusses each of Tom's four points from the sermon in this informative special edition of Extra Takes.
As a grand finale of the T.E.D. series 2025, Pastor Josh and Matt Shiles join us from Rwanda to give closing thoughts about this series about technology and how it affects us as Christians. Matt walks Pastor Josh through how the series was thought out, and what sort of things they're doing in Rwanda.
In this corner, standing at a towering 5'10" and weighing in at a heart-pounding 160 pounds of pure preaching power, the man who brings the energy, the passion, and the Ric Flair “Wooo!” like no other—PJ!!!
And his tag-team partner, the ever-steady, ever-cool, and always sharp, the man whose thoughts are as smooth as his delivery—Maaaaattttttt, the Shile-er of Souls! Together, they bring you all the wisdom, wit, and wildness you can handle on their electrifying podcast! Get ready, because they’re about to drop some T.E.D. knowledge—and maybe a few Wooos!
Actually, listen in for the second week of Pastor Josh's series on Faith and Technology. This week, Matt Shiles leads PJ through a discussion of technology in the Bible, and its advancement, AND how this leads to human flourishing.
Wooooooo!
Join our regular crew on Extra Takes as Pastor Josh kicks off his summer T.E.D. series (Theological Educational Discourse) regarding faith and technology. Matt Shiles walks Pastor Josh through a more detailed discussion of this first week, including Pastor Josh's hope of how you will take this sermon in, not taking notes and relying on the slides. This is a great table-setting for this series to gain a deeper understanding of where PJ is going with it.
Join us for this very special Extra Takes with Josh's guest from Kasr Eldobara Evangelical Church in Cairo, Egypt, Pastor Sameh Maurice. After a discussion about the history of his ministry, the conversation moves in to stories from Pastor Sameh about God's work, and how he sees the unbelievable in so many different situations. Don't miss this very special episode!
For this special episode of Extra Takes, Pastor Josh and congregant Steve French join host Jamie Mitchell on his radio program on the American Pastors' Network. Pastor Josh and Steve French were invited to speak about human flourishing from a Christian perspective. Listen in for a great discussion about how human flourishing is impossible without the God of the Universe.
Welcome to Extra Takes this week with Pastor Gus Davies and Matt Shiles as they dive deeper into Pastor Gus's sermon on Genesis 11. Matt brings his regular questions about a one-word summary, and takeaways from the weekend, and discusses what new thoughts preparing the sermon brought for Pastor Gus. They also discuss some subjects that were cut from the sermon for the sake of time. Join us for this special edition of Extra Takes!
After a preview of coming attractions, Matt takes Pastor Josh into a discussion of this week's sermon on Noah, from Genesis 6:11-22, including takeaways, and connections to other elements of the Bible. Finally, Matt leads Pastor Josh into a discussion of his teaching point of "W.A.L.K. ing" with God and how this all wraps into the story of Noah.
Join Pastor Josh and his usual sidekick, Matt Shiles as they unpack this week's sermon about a blended family and a broken heart, from Genesis 6. Matt walks Pastor Josh through much of this sermon's content and asks him to further explain some of the finer points, including how judgement is loving.
Genesis 5 shows a pattern: born, live, die. But Enoch’s life broke the cycle. In this episode of Extra Takes, Pastor Josh and Matt Shiles recall harrowing car rides and the executive retreat from last week. Then talk a little about how Pastor Josh constructs his sermons before diving into the life of Enoch and how his life compared to the others around him in bible times and today.
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