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Encounter at Illinois State University / ISU

Ben Miller


    • Apr 22, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 208 EPISODES


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    TELL YOUR STORY- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 35:43


    Paul's “defense” in Acts 22 provides a beautiful glimpse into how we can share Christ with others.  One of the most powerful ways to share the Gospel involves knowing our...

    HOW TO DISAGREE- Dave Jane

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 31:26


    In the end of Acts 18, we see Apollos teaching in a way that doesn't fully represent the Gospel, and Priscilla and Aquila take him aside to help sharpen his...

    A NEW GOD IN ATHENS- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 36:59


    When Paul arrives in Athens, he is invited to share the story of God with a very different group of people.  What lessons can we glean from Paul on what...

    GOOD TEACHING – Tyler Ferguson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 40:42


    Do we know the scriptures well enough to know when things are said that aren't true? Do we examine the Scriptures to see if what we hear is true? What...

    WHAT IS JOY?  – Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 31:56


    Paul and Silas, beaten and thrown into prison, sing their songs to the Lord.  What does this teach us about the difference between pleasure, happiness, and joy? (James 1:17, Acts...

    IDOLS – Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 40:43


    We think of idols as remnants of ancient civilizations, and yet each of us has a heart that is quick to produce them.  How can we recognize this worthless form...

    FAITH IN THE STRUGGLE {mental health Q&A}- Ben Miller & Dr. Cedric Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025


    The people of God earnestly pray for Peter and he is miraculously rescued from prison.  But how do we live in a world where we do not always see an...

    IT'S A TEAM SPORT- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 41:23


    Barnabas might not be a flashy superstar in the New Testament, but his strong influence Barnabas is a great reminder of how we help others become who God has called...

    KNOWN BY TRUTH 4 {winter retreat 2025}- David Lasley

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 26:27


    Winter Retreat- Session 4- Sunday AM

    KNOWN BY TRUTH 3 {winter retreat 2025}- Chip Ewald

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 43:10


    Winter Retreat- Session 3- Saturday PM

    KNOWN BY TRUTH 2 {winter retreat 2025}- Chip Ewald

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 35:46


    Winter Retreat- Session 2- Saturday AM

    KNOWN BY TRUTH 1 {winter retreat 2025}- Chip Ewald

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 33:16


    Winter Retreat- Session 1- Friday PM

    PERCEPTIONS OF OTHERS- Andrew Courtney

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 27:59


    When God invited the Gentiles into His Kingdom, He taught Peter about loving those who are different than him. What is He teaching US through the Scriptures that record Peter's...

    More than a Rebrand – Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 38:59


    When Saul meets Jesus on the road to Damascus, it challenges everything about his life and requires a 180 degree change.  Do I believe that the same Jesus who transformed...

    The Mastery, Misery, Mystery of Ministry – Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 41:13


    In Acts 8, the Church is spreading like a true wildfire.  As the religious rulers try to slow the fire's spread, God is breathing life into it.  When God tells...

    ALREADY WORKING {influence series}- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 32:49


    In Acts 8, Philip the evangelist helps us understand how to join God in His work of others hearing the Good News of Jesus. (Is 9:2, Is 53, Acts 26-39,...

    OPPORTUNITIES FOR KINGDOM GROWTH {influence series}- Andrew Courtney

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 30:25


    Persecution often shows faith for what it really is, as the light is always brighter in the darkness. Those who were scattered preach the Gospel as they go, and people...

    LEADERSHIP IN THE KINGDOM {influence series}- Josh Jeffrey

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 43:55


    The new Church is growing, and is experiencing fracturing/complaints. The wisdom from the apostles becomes delegation. Why is this important to the life of the church and the empowerment of...

    DOES SIN STILL MATTER?  {influence series}- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 39:32


    An abrupt and devastating moment happens in the early Church when sin enters the community and death quickly follows behind it.  Why does God deal so harshly with this particular...

    OPPOSITION {influence series}- Zach Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 39:41


    Peter and John were confronted by the counsel. What does it mean that we must obey God rather than men? How do we know when we are supposed to listen...

    YOU HAVE EYES – CAN'T YOU SEE?  {together series}- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 41:38


    A crippled beggar is healed by Peter at the temple.  Of the people present, some are ecstatic, others are indifferent, and some are even angry.  Do we have the faith...

    OUTSIDERS BECOMING INSIDERS {together series}- Phil Lopez

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 30:40


    How can we step into life with God, rather than letting Him be on the outside? (Colossians 4:2-6, Acts 2:31-33, Acts 2:42-47)

    CUT TO THE HEART {together series}- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 40:36


    As the New Testament Church gets rolling, incredible public revival becomes the natural result of deep personal surrender. (Acts 2:42-47, Rev 21:2-4, Eph 5:25-27, Acts 2:31-38, I Peter 3:21-22, 2...

    HOLY SPIRIT ENGINE {together series}- Bob See

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 38:32


    The Holy Spirit is alive and working. How can we practice reverence in hearing His voice and where it leads us to in our everyday lives? (Acts 2:1-41, Rom 8:11)

    WHO DOESN'T LOVE WAITING? {together series}- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 46:38


    Throughout Scripture, waiting on God is spoken of in a very positive way.  If waiting is such a good thing, why do we hate it so much? (Acts 1:4-5, 12-14,...

    BEING FORMED {together series}- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 39:45


    The Christian life is one of transformation.  But if we're being transformed, what's the final version of us supposed to look like? (Rom 12:2, 2 Cor 3:18, Gal 4:19, 2...

    STORIES WE BELIEVE 4 {fall retreat 2024}- Justin Burge

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 32:30


    Fall Retreat-Session 4- Sunday AM Living the Story of the Kingdom on Behalf of Others and the reality of the Kingdom Advancing (1 Sam 17, Lk 4:18-19, Mt 20:25-28)

    STORIES WE BELIEVE 3 {fall retreat 2024}- Justin Burge

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 44:17


    Fall Retreat-Session 3-Saturday PM The Story of the Kingdom and the Realities of Heaven (Rm 12:2, Mk 1:15, Lk 4:18-19, Mt 20:25-28, Gal 5:22-23)

    STORIES WE BELIEVE 2 {fall retreat 2024}- Justin Burge

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 39:23


    Fall Retreat-Session 2- Saturday AM The Story of Sin and the Realities of Hell (Col 2:13-15, Ps 8:5, Gen 2:7)

    STORIES WE BELIEVE 1 {fall retreat 2024}- Justin Burge

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 43:31


    Fall Retreat-Session 1- Friday PM The Stories we Believe and the Realities they Create (Rm 10:10-13; 1 Jn 2:28, Philip 4:6-7, Eph 4:31-32)

    WITNESSES {together series}- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 42:58


    Before Jesus ascends, he promises his closest disciples that they will become his witnesses.  What does it mean to be a witness for Christ? (Acts 1:4-11, Luke 12:32, Jn 12:46,...

    A LESSON ON TRUST {rise series}- Dave Jane

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 33:02


    Going back further into the teachings of Jesus we find a lesson on trust. “Your Father has been pleased to give you the Kingdom” is a little phrase that the...

    WHEN RESURRECTION GETS REAL {rise series}- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 35:30


    What happens in our lives when resurrection goes from being an idea to a lived reality? (Luke 24:13-50, Lk 11:1-4, Acts 1:1-3, Jn 20:19, I Cor 15:6, Jn 11:17-26, I...

    A HOLY CURIOSITY {rise series}- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 41:59


    God is writing a beautiful story in our lives, but sometimes our desire to be the author of our own story cuts God out of the equation.  Nicodemus points us...

    WONDER {parables and practices series}- Dave Jane

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 34:03


    Practice 3: Wonder – What does it mean for us to regularly be taken aback by God's glory? How can we continue to be held in wonder at the sheer...

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    LOST {parables and practices series}- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 38:29


    God makes it very clear that He cares deeply about lost people.  This was Jesus' mission statement, and should certainly shape our own. (Lk 15:4-7, Jn 10:10-15, Lk 19:10, Lk...

    NOT FAIR {parables and practices series}- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 36:07


    We are the receivers of God's deep blessing and grace, and yet feel slighted when we sense that others get more than their fair share of the very same thing....

    Rejoicing & Gratitude {parables and practices}- Andrew Courtney

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 35:43


    Practicing Celebration – In our lives, joyfulness, prayer, and thankfulness should be a part of the language we speak to those around us. In fact, this is literally “God's will”...

    EVERYTHING OR NOTHING {parables and practices series}- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 38:43


    Jesus wants us to understand how His Kingdom works, and gives us 2 small parables that help us understand the incredible value of His good news and the high cost...

    LOGS, EYES, PEARLS, & PIGS   {parables and practices series}- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 36:36


    We all desire a deep sense of peace, but the path to shalom requires us following Christ into some very hard places. (Matt 7:1-6, Isaiah 26:3, Jn 14:27, I Jn...

    GOOD SAMARITAN {parables & practices series}- Alex Musselman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 41:40


    Jesus shatters our expectations on who “deserves” our love. Who is our neighbor? Connect this to our prayer discipline for the month. Who are we praying for? Who have you...

    WHAT PRAYER IS  {parables and practices series}- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 68:28


    Prayer is the conduit by which we experience God in relationship. Let's experience what prayer is and what it does in and through every follower of Jesus. (Luke 3:21, Matt...

    GOSPEL IN THE GREY 4 {winter retreat 2024}- Rob Schrumpf

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 35:13


    Winter Retreat – Session 4- Sunday AM

    GOSPEL IN THE GREY 3 {winter retreat 2024}- Rob Schrumpf

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2024 55:47


    Winter Retreat – Session 3- Saturday PM

    GOSPEL IN THE GREY 2 {winter retreat 2024}- Rob Schrumpf

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2024 46:38


    Winter Retreat – Session 2- Saturday AM

    GOSPEL IN THE GREY {winter retreat 2024}- Rob Schrumpf

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 41:54


    Winter Retreat – Session 1 – Friday PM

    WHAT LIGHT DOES  {parables & practices series}- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 42:11


    In Jesus' short parable about light, we learn a great deal about how our faith, connected to our behaviors, is a powerful beacon in a very dark world. (Matt 5:14-16,...

    PARABLE OF TALENTS {parables & practices}- Robbie Osenga

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 43:09


    In this parable, we see people who are entrusted with differing resposibilities by the master. The only worker reprimanded was the one who did nothing out of fear. Jesus doesn't...

    NEW WINE, OLD WINESKINS   {parables & practices series}- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 45:43


    We desire God to move and work in our lives.  Yet when He uses a particular tool to do just that, we begin to obsess about that tool and forget...

    ALL THINGS NEW {turning point series}- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 33:13


    In our current age, we see through a glass, darkly.  But God has promised that there is a time coming where he will remake and restore our world.  And He's...

    JUST A DREAM {turning point series}- Ben Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 46:19


    Joseph seems to attract favor and trouble everywhere he goes.  God gives him a unique gift that becomes a turning point in one of his darkest moments.  What gifts has...

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