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Welcome to the Narthex! This week Kevin, Joshua, and Chris discuss the message from Sunday on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. Listen in and keep the conversation going with whomever you share life with.

Welcome back to the Narthex! This week Josh, Kevin, and Chris discuss the message from Sunday on 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12. Conversations on Math, Merch, and Families all take centre stage in our conversation today. Keep these conversations about life and faith going in your care groups, families and communities.

Welcome back to the Narthex! This week Josh, Kevin, and Chris discuss the message from Sunday on 1 Timothy 4:12-14 called "Lead the Way." Sunday was Cadet Sunday and Kevin preached a message for the boys in the Cadet program on being an example in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity. Keep these conversations about life and faith going in your communities and circles.

Welcome to the Narthex! What does Josh's Birthday, Sanctification, and the Wesleyans all have in common? They were all discussed on today's episode, which dives a little deeper into the text preached on Sunday on 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8. As always, keep the conversations about life and faith going with your families, friends, co-workers, or care groups!

Welcome to the Narthex! This week Josh, Kevin, and Chris discuss the doctrine of preservation and perseverance and how the Holy Spirit uses the stories of God at work in the world to sustain us in faith and cause us to stand firm in the face of trial and hardship. This all comes out of the message from Sunday on 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13 preached by Pastor Chris. As always, keep the conversations abo...

Welcome to the Narthex! This week Joshua, Kevin, and Chris discuss the sermon from Sunday on 1 Thessalonians 2:17- 3:5 which was preached by Shaun! Join us as we dig a little deeper into Paul's letter, and ask some hard questions about how this text plays out in our lives. Consider how you might keep the conversation going with those around you. See you Sunday!

Welcome to the Narthex! This week Joshua, Kevin, and Chris discuss the sermon from Sunday on 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 looking at the preached word of God as the word of God - with a little gratitude conversation thrown in. Whether this is your first episode or your 50th, thanks for joining the conversation. Consider how you might keep the conversation going with those around you. See you Sunday!

Welcome to the Narthex! Join the conversation as Kevin, Josh, and Chris discuss the sermon from Sunday on 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12. Looking at the concept of transformation, the importance of the Truth of the gospel, and referencing a movie only "old people" will understand, this episode covers a lot of ground! Whether this is your first time listening in or if you have been here since the beginning...

Welcome to the Narthex! Join the conversation as Kevin, Josh, and Chris discuss the sermon from Sunday on 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10. Whether this is your first time listening in or if you have been here since the beginning, we encourage you to keep the conversations going with your friends, family, and co-workers.

Happy New Year from the Narthex! As the calendar changes, so do our discussions. Chris, Kevin, and Josh discuss the opening verse of 1 Thessalonians as we all make our way through these two very cool Epistles ... including shout outs to Shakespeare, Hermeneutical Professors, and Dr. Seuss along the way. As always, keep the conversations about faith going in your care groups, small groups, families...

Welcome to the Narthex! We continue to look at traditional texts of waiting in the book of Isaiah as we long for the coming Messiah. Join Chris, Kevin, and Josh as they discuss our Sonship, Predators and Aliens, and Phenomenological Accommodation. As always, keep the conversation going in your care groups, small groups, families and friend groups.

Welcome to the Narthex! The Guys continue to look at traditional texts of waiting in the book of Isaiah as we long for the coming Messiah. Join Chris, Kevin, and Josh as they discuss the sermon from Sunday on Isaiah 40:1-11. As always, keep the conversation going in your care groups, small groups, families and friend groups.

Welcome to the Narthex! This advent we are looking at traditional texts of waiting in the prophet Isaiah as we long for the coming Messiah. Join Chris, Kevin, and Josh as they discuss the sermon from Sunday on Isaiah 11:1-10. As always, keep the conversation going in your care groups, small groups, families and friend groups.

We started Advent this past Sunday, with a Sermon Series entitled "Waiting with Isaiah. For the first Sunday in advent, we looked at Isaiah 9:2-7. Join us today as Chris, Josh, and Kevin discuss individualism, spirituality, eternal glory, and the importance of breaking down Hebrew words to identify their root stems (Kevin was quieter for that part). We encourage you to keep the conversation going...

Welcome to the Narthex! Join Chris, Kevin, and Josh as they pick up the conversation from Sunday's message Please Forgive coming out of Genesis 50:15-26. We have been looking at the story of Joseph and wrestling with the truth of God's sovereignty and the reality of human suffering. We encourage you to keep the conversation going in your care groups, small groups, work places, school places, and t...

Welcome to the Narthex! Join the conversation with Chris, Kevin, and Josh as they revisit our worship service from Sunday. Chris continued our series looking at the story of Joseph in Genesis 41:41-57. Sharing stories of God's work amidst our suffering takes center stage on this week's episode. We also chat about what Popeye's Slogan in and if Sisyphus had a lisp, so be sure to stay with us the wh...

Welcome to the Narthex! Join the conversation with Chris, Kevin, and Josh as they revisit our worship service from Sunday. Chris continued our series looking at the story of Joseph in Genesis 41:1-40. As you jump into the conversation think about ways you can keep it going in your school places, work places, and third places!

Welcome to the Narthex! This week was special, because we had our first guest ever! Jonathan Hwang joins us as we looked at his sermon on Matthew 11:25-30. Kevin was also back - so temper your expectations. Join us as we engage Scripture, and please keep these conversations about life in faith going with those around you.

Welcome to the Narthex! This week Josh and Chris take up the conversation following Kevin's sermon on Genesis 39 - the story of Joseph sold into service in the house of Potiphar, arrested on false charges, and thrown into an Egyptian prison. Sadly for everyone, Kevin is away again - this time he has run away to Ontario (supposedly for schooling and ordination). Enjoy the conversation, and keep it...

Welcome to the Narthex! Join the conversation this week between Kevin, Josh, and Chris as they discuss the sermon on Genesis 37:12-36 called, Remembering 'Meanwhile'. After listening, remember to keep the conversation going with all those around you!

Welcome to the Narthex! Join the conversation this week between Chris and Josh as they discuss the message from Sunday on 1 Timothy 2:1-7. It was Thanksgiving Weekend for us and the message focus on how "Real Thanksgiving starts with God and changes reality." Sadly for the listeners, Kevin is away for this episode and so you are stuck with just Josh and Chris trying to make the best of it.

Welcome back to the Narthex! Chris, Kevin, and Josh are back at it again. Join their conversation about life and faith as it is shaped by this past Sunday's sermon on Genesis 37:1-11. This is the beginning of a new preaching series at Immanuel looking at the story of Joseph to help our understanding of God's Sovereignty and Human Suffering. Each week we will look at "God Hints" from the story as w...

Welcome to the Narthex! Join Kevin, Josh, and Chris as we start a special 12-part series called, The Story of Scripture. Each week we will walk through the story of the Bible, looking to understand our place in the "true story of the whole world." This episode is Act 6: New Creation, Scene 2 In addition to the episode we will include some questions for discussion in these show notes. Some of these...

Welcome to the Narthex! Join Kevin, Josh, and Chris as we start a special 12-part series called, The Story of Scripture. Each week we will walk through the story of the Bible, looking to understand our place in the "true story of the whole world." This episode is Act 6: New Creation, Scene 1 In addition to the episode we will include some questions for discussion in these show notes. Some of these...

Welcome to the Narthex! Join Kevin, Josh, and Chris as we start a special 12-part series called, The Story of Scripture. Each week we will walk through the story of the Bible, looking to understand our place in the "true story of the whole world." This episode is Act 5: Church now, Scene 2 In addition to the episode we will include some questions for discussion in these show notes. Some of these q...