Encounter Faith Podcast

Claimed by God - Ryan Hammer on the Joy of Celebrating Baptisms

Ryan Hammer returns to the podcast to share about Good Shepherd's annual Claimed by God celebration of baptisms. He and host Ross Cochran reflect on the unique joy that comes around witnessing folks get baptized and folks remember their baptisms. They also discuss how approaching baptisms from a legalistic perspective can create challenges, and the opportunity that comes to walk with individuals who choose to include Claimed by God in their faith journeys. SHOW NOTES Claimed by God is Sunday May 24, 2026, in Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Naperville's parking lot!  [https://gshepchurch.org/event/2mjw6tv/claimed-by-god] Pastor Elisabeth's class on Revelation is coming soon. Don't miss out! [https://gshepchurch.org/event/2tnrhhz/revelation-deep-dive-class] 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 [communications@goodshepherd-naperville.org], check out our website [http://gshepchurch.org], and come worship with us [https://gshepchurch.org/plan-your-visit]! We are moving forward in faith. Join us. [https://gshepchurch.org/forward]

Sermon Replay: 5.17.26 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach

Pastor Tara Beth continues our Claimed by God series. 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 [communications@goodshepherd-naperville.org], check out our website [http://gshepchurch.org], and come worship with us [https://gshepchurch.org/plan-your-visit]! We are moving forward in faith. Join us. [https://gshepchurch.org/forward] Today’s message was originally delivered on Sunday May 17 in our Chapel and you can watch it here. [https://www.youtube.com/live/Y4_7-J-dkYc?si=AWzePBt0enpcL2wk]

Sermon Replay: 5.17.26 - Pastor Greg Wenhold

Pastor Greg continues our Claimed by God series. 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 [communications@goodshepherd-naperville.org], check out our website [http://gshepchurch.org], and come worship with us [https://gshepchurch.org/plan-your-visit]! We are moving forward in faith. Join us. [https://gshepchurch.org/forward] Today’s message was originally delivered on Sunday May 17 in our Activity Center and you can watch it here. [https://www.youtube.com/live/kYyb20MM6nU?si=Rky-DC7WEFQ6hP_6]

Accessing the Power of the Holy Spirit - Max Schiewe

Max returns to the podcast to walk through a basic understanding of the Holy Spirit, why a lot of Christians feel weird about it, and how the power of the Holy Spirit sustains us today. SHOW NOTES After we stopped recording, Max recommended this book as a first step for anyone looking to learn more about the Holy Spirit.  [https://www.ivpress.com/delighting-in-the-trinity] 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 [communications@goodshepherd-naperville.org], check out our website [http://gshepchurch.org], and come worship with us [https://gshepchurch.org/plan-your-visit]! We are moving forward in faith. Join us. [https://gshepchurch.org/forward]

Sermon Replay: 5.10.26 - Pastor Elisabeth Lectka

Pastor Elisabeth continues our Claimed by God teaching series. 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 [communications@goodshepherd-naperville.org], check out our website [http://gshepchurch.org], and come worship with us [https://gshepchurch.org/plan-your-visit]! We are moving forward in faith. Join us. [https://gshepchurch.org/forward] Today’s message was originally delivered on Sunday May 10 in our Activity Center and you can watch it here. [https://www.youtube.com/live/EpVhrmehs2o?si=ray9QjaBUzDqPGGA]