Pastor Greg joins host Ross Cochran to dive into Epiphany Sunday and questions we can ask ourselves based on what we read in Scripture as we try to have wisdom in the new year.

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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!

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Check out the sermon this conversation is based on from January 5th 2025.

Pastor Tara Beth marks the new year by celebrating Epiphany Sunday and asking five key questions that we all can focus on as we lean into God's direction for us in 2025.

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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 January 5th in our Worship Center and you can watch it here.

Pastor Greg officially wraps up our Christmas Season by marking Epiphany Sunday, what we know and what we don't about the original story, and why it still matters 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.

Today’s message was originally delivered on Sunday January 5th in our Sanctuary and you can watch it here.

Happy New Year! On this episode, Pastor Tara Beth shares her perspective on how the new year brings an opportunity for new beginnings. This time of year gives lots of us a chance to give ourselves grace, and Pastor Tara Beth shares with host Ross Cochran a few different practices that might help you process this time of year too!

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Here are a few different resources for making your own Rule of Life which Pastor Tara Beth discussed during this episode.

Get "Managing Your Leadership Anxiety" a book that Pastor Tara Beth mentioned during this conversation.

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.

Pastor Greg wraps up Advent by talking about finding peace through the different storms in our life.

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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 December 22nd in our Worship Center and you can watch it here.

Pastor Pamela wraps up Advent talking about the peace we can find in ourselves when we put our trust in Jesus.

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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 December 22nd in our Sanctuary and you can watch it here.

As we wrap up 2024, host Ross Cochran takes a moment to thank those who listen and encourages those in the Naperville area to check out Good Shepherd this Christmas Eve.

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Good Shepherd Christmas Service Times

• December 23rd
  • 5:00pm & 7:00pm Contemporary Worship Services
• December 24th
  • 12:00pm Family Service
  • 3:00pm & 5:00pmp Traditional Worship Services
  • 3:00pm & 5:00pm Contemporary Worship Services
  • 7:30pm Traditional Worship Service
  • 11:00pm Acoustic Worship Service
• December 29th
  • 9:00am & 10:45am Family-Oriented Service "Christmas at the Movies"

A few programming updates for the rest of 2024.

• There will be no new interview next Wednesday due to Christmas.
• There will be a new interview, with Pastor Tara Beth, posted on New Years Day.
• We will post a replay of our Christmas Eve Services prior to December 30th.

Thanks for listening!

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.

Pastor Greg continues our Advent series by reflecting on Zaccheaus and the difference between "joy" and "happiness."

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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 December 15th in our Sanctuary and you can watch it here.