Pastor Jake returns to the podcast to share why it's important to practice how we respond to hard situations, how we as the church are meant to respond to life's challenges, and ultimately what we can learn about God and ourselves during difficult seasons.

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The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re having every week at Good Shepherd. We fundamentally believe that you cannot encounter the risen Lord unchanged, and through the replays of our Sunday Sermons and conversations with our pastors and community leaders, we are prayerfully pursuing the author and the perfecter of our faith, together.

We’d love to meet you! Email us, check out our website, and come worship with us!

The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville Illinois.

Check out the sermon this conversation is based on.

In her sermon Pastor Tara Beth reminds us that no one 'bounces back' alone and how God is the ultimate source of our comfort.

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The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re having every week at Good Shepherd. We fundamentally believe that you cannot encounter the risen Lord unchanged, and through the replays of our Sunday Sermons and conversations with our pastors and community leaders, we are prayerfully pursuing the author and the perfecter of our faith, together.

We’d love to meet you! Email us, check out our website, and come worship with us!

The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville Illinois.

Today’s message was originally delivered on Sunday May 4th in our Sanctuary and you can watch it here.

Stephen shares his personal battle with leukemia and emphasizes the importance of how we respond to disappointment, using humor and relatable anecdotes, such as the incident with a misunderstood hamburger. He draws from scripture, particularly 2 Corinthians, to highlight God's comfort in our troubles and the necessity of community support during difficult times.

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The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re having every week at Good Shepherd. We fundamentally believe that you cannot encounter the risen Lord unchanged, and through the replays of our Sunday Sermons and conversations with our pastors and community leaders, we are prayerfully pursuing the author and the perfecter of our faith, together.

We’d love to meet you! Email us, check out our website, and come worship with us!

The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville Illinois.

Today’s message was originally delivered on Sunday May 4th in our Worship Center and you can watch it here.

Ryan Hammer is the Creative Arts Executive Minister at Good Shepherd Lutheran church in Naperville. He joined host Ross Cochran to reflect on what "worship" means in the church and how we might be missing out on all that God has for us when we try to prioritize ourselves over the One actually worthy of worship.

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The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re having every week at Good Shepherd. We fundamentally believe that you cannot encounter the risen Lord unchanged, and through the replays of our Sunday Sermons and conversations with our pastors and community leaders, we are prayerfully pursuing the author and the perfecter of our faith, together.

We’d love to meet you! Email us, check out our website, and come worship with us!

The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville Illinois.

Listen to the latest EP (and more original songs) from eleven eleven worship, Bring Him Praise.

Check out a full playlist of music you'd hear in our Worship Center here.

Pastor Jake kicks off our new teaching series reflecting on how to develop resiliency, and why we as believers should lead the way in this current moment.

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The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re having every week at Good Shepherd. We fundamentally believe that you cannot encounter the risen Lord unchanged, and through the replays of our Sunday Sermons and conversations with our pastors and community leaders, we are prayerfully pursuing the author and the perfecter of our faith, together.

We’d love to meet you! Email us, check out our website, and come worship with us!

The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville Illinois.

Today’s message was originally delivered on Sunday April 27 in our Worship Center and you can watch it here.

Pastor Tara Beth joins host Ross Cochran to look back at Easter 2025 and reflect on how those of who have been following Jesus for a while make the most out of this season. They also dive into what someone who is newer to the faith can expect, the responsibility of the church in this cultural moment, and... the robot. Thanks for listening!

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The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re having every week at Good Shepherd. We fundamentally believe that you cannot encounter the risen Lord unchanged, and through the replays of our Sunday Sermons and conversations with our pastors and community leaders, we are prayerfully pursuing the author and the perfecter of our faith, together.

We’d love to meet you! Email us, check out our website, and come worship with us!

The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville Illinois.

Check out the sermon this conversation is based on from Easter 2025.

Pastor Tara Beth's Easter message is a reminder to all of us that "He knows your name." He knows us. He knows what we've done, what we haven't done, and He went to the cross anyway.

SHOW NOTES

The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re having every week at Good Shepherd. We fundamentally believe that you cannot encounter the risen Lord unchanged, and through the replays of our Sunday Sermons and conversations with our pastors and community leaders, we are prayerfully pursuing the author and the perfecter of our faith, together.

We’d love to meet you! Email us, check out our website, and come worship with us!

The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville Illinois.

Today’s message was originally delivered on Sunday April 20th in our Worship Center and you can watch it here.

Max Schiewe leads our Middle School ministry and is currently in seminary. He returned to the podcast with host Ross Cochran to look back at the uniqueness of Lent this year, and to look ahead to Easter. Max also walks through the obstacles and opportunities facing those that are a part of Generation Z and Generation Alpha in the church today.

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The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re having every week at Good Shepherd. We fundamentally believe that you cannot encounter the risen Lord unchanged, and through the replays of our Sunday Sermons and conversations with our pastors and community leaders, we are prayerfully pursuing the author and the perfecter of our faith, together.

We’d love to meet you! Email us, check out our website, and come worship with us!

The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville Illinois.

Check out the most recent sermon from Max.