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!

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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.