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Provoke & Inspire is a weekly podcast featuring Ben Pierce, Chad Johnson, David Pierce, and Luke Greenwood, who discuss how Jesus might respond to current events and issues facing the Church today, while attempting to answer the question, "What does it look like to be bold for Jesus in the midst of secular culture?" The podcast is both thoughtful and hilarious - often both at the same time. Check it out!
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Episode 353: The Power of Encouragement, and Why We Won’t Make It Without It!
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In this episode Ben is joined by Courtney, Jodi, and Ania to talk about the role of encouragement in the body of Christ, and how powerful an agent of change it can be in our lives.By Steiger Podcast Network
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Episode 352: Talking Revelation, Bitcoin, and the End of the World as We Know It!
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In this episode, Ben and the regulars discuss the controversial topic of the End Times. They talk about the book of Revelation, common fears and misinterpretations, correct cultural and genre contexts. Ben and David also question why end time 'prophets' always seem to need money, and store grain in white buckets.…
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Episode 351: God Knows Your Name, and Why That Changes Everything!
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In this episode Ben is joined by Jodi, Courtney, and Ania. They talk about the fact that God knows our names, loves us with an incomprehensible, everlasting love, and how this can change everything if only we'd let it.By Steiger Podcast Network
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Episode 350: Learning to Run to God When We Fail! AFTERPARTY!
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In this Afterparty episode, the guys reflect on their conversation with author Rachel Gilson, and discuss our dire need of accountability, transparency, and ultimately repentance in regard to sin.By Steiger Podcast Network
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Episode 349: Born This Way? Discussing Sexuality and Jesus with Rachel Gilson
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In this episode, Ben and the regulars are joined by Rachel Gilson, author of Born Again This Way, for a discussion on how Christianity and the church should lovingly intersect with the LGBTQ community.By Steiger Podcast Network
In this episode Ben is joined by Jodi and Courtney, for a discussion on mercy. How we are to be merciful to each other, in light of God’s ultimate act of Mercy - sending his son to die on the cross for our sins?By Steiger Podcast Network
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Episode 347: Is Community The Cure We Need Most?
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In this episode, the regulars discuss our world's dire need for community. Are we living our lives with one another as the Bible instructs us to? What changes do we need to make? Don't miss this episode!By Steiger Podcast Network
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Episode 346: Learning How to Respond to the Holy Spirit Feat. Ryan Ries (Whosoevers)
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In this episode, Ben and Chad catch up with Ryan Ries from the Whosoevers to talk about what he's been up to, how God is moving in and through his life, and his new movie coming out soon!By Steiger Podcast Network
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Episode 345: How Do We Respond When God Speaks?
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Ben, Courtney, Jodi and Ania wrestle with the question, "How do we hear AND respond to the Holy Spirit in our lives?"By Steiger Podcast Network
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Episode 344: Why Don't We Repent Anymore?
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In this episode, Ben is joined by Courtney, Jodi and Ania for a discussion on confession and repentance. Why don't we see more of this in the church today? What's the difference between Godly and worldly sorrow? All of this and much more.By Steiger Podcast Network
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Episode 343: Does Christianity Crush Diversity? Featuring Rebecca McLaughlin! (Part Two)
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In this episode, the regulars are joined by author and speaker Rebecca McLaughlin to discuss her book "Confronting Christianity". They cover many hot topics, demonstrating that many of our massive shortcomings as a church have not come from clinging to Biblical teaching too much, but too little. This is part two of two.…
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Episode 342: Does Christianity Crush Diversity? Featuring Rebecca McLaughlin! (Part One)
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In this episode, the regulars are joined by author and speaker Rebecca McLaughlin to discuss her book "Confronting Christianity". They cover many hot topics, demonstrating that many of our massive shortcomings as a church have not come from clinging to Biblical teaching too much, but too little. This is part one of two.…
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Episode 341: Stephen Christian of Anberlin!
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In this episode, the regulars are joined by Anberlin frontman Stephen Christian! Stephen shares the story of the band's formation and success, the struggle of staying spiritually strong on the road, and why the steak dinner with Chad never happened.By Steiger Podcast Network
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Episode 340: What Does Biblical Friendship Look Like in the Age of Loneliness?
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In this episode Ben is joined by Jodi, Ania and Courtney for a discussion on friendship. What is Biblical friendship, and what does it mean to be a friend of God? Do we really have the types of friends, and model the kind of relationships that the Bible instructs us to?By Steiger Podcast Network
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Episode 339: Prophecy, Frauds and Trump with Shawn Bolz (Part Two)
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In this episode Ben, Luke and Chad are joined by TV host, author, and prominent prophetic minister, Shawn Bolz. They discuss how to approach gifts of prophecy, words of knowledge, how to grow in intimacy with God, and how to handle when fraud, or inaccurate prophecy occurs. This is part two.By Steiger Podcast Network
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Episode 338: Prophecy, Frauds and Trump with Shawn Bolz (Part One)
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In this episode Ben, Luke and Chad are joined by TV host, author, and prominent prophetic minister, Shawn Bolz. They discuss how to approach gifts of prophecy, words of knowledge, how to grow in intimacy with God, and how to handle when fraud, or inaccurate prophecy occurs. This is part one of two.By Steiger Podcast Network
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Episode 337: Talking LGBTQ+ and The Love of Jesus W/Preston Sprinkle
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In this episode, Ben, Aaron, and Chad are joined by author, teacher, and speaker Preston Sprinkle (Theology In The Raw). Preston and the regulars discuss today's sexually broken culture in light of the perfect love of Christ, and the church's historically negative track record in regard to it.By Steiger Podcast Network
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Episode 336: Our Reaction to the Storming of the Capitol Building.
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In this episode Ben is joined by Aaron, David, and Chad to talk about the protests, and the storming of our nation's capitol building that happened on January 6th, 2021. They talk about the the placement of our hope, the erosion of truth, and avoiding the pitfall of becoming totally blinded by our relativistic culture.…
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Episode 335: Are You Proactive or a Victim of Your Environment?
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In this episode Ben is joined by the ladies for a discussion on whether or not we are living proactively, reactively, and how we can easily become victim' of our environments/circumstances if we are not careful!By Steiger Podcast Network
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Episode 334: Lessons We Learned From 2020 That Will Change Everything!
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Ben, David, Chad and Aaron look at 2020 and ask the question how will 2020, shape our 2021?By Steiger Podcast Network
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Episode 333: Discussing Ravi Zacharias, Carl Lentz, and How We Should Respond. Part Two.
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In this episode, Ben is joined by Aaron, David, and Luke for a difficult discussion on the moral failings of Christians in celebrity positions. What do we do when they occur, and how do we avoid the very same pitfalls, regardless of our having 'celebrity status'. This is part two.By Steiger Podcast Network
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Episode 332: Discussing Ravi Zacharias, Carl Lentz, and How We Should Respond. Part One.
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In this episode, Ben is joined by Aaron, David, and Luke for a difficult discussion on the moral failings of Christians in celebrity positions. What do we do when they occur, and how do we avoid the very same pitfalls, regardless of our having 'celebrity status'. This is part one.By Steiger Podcast Network
In this episode Ben and Courtney sit down to talk about comfort, and how it could be killing our faith. They examine our tendencies to believe God would call others to those far-off places, but not us. If we're not careful, we can wrongly conclude that it will never be us, when in fact God might want it to be.…
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Episode 330: The Subversive Power Of Christmas
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Merry Christmas from Provoke&Inspire! In this episode Ben, Luke and Chad discuss the countercultural arrival, and subsequent life of Jesus; how he came and conquered in a way we could never have imagined.By Steiger Podcast Network
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Episode 329: Shame Is More Powerful Than You Realize! w/ Dr. Curt Thompson. (Part Two)
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What is shame, where does it come from, and how does God enter into our lives to deal with it? On this second part of a two-part podcast episode, the regulars continue to tackle these challenging questions with psychiatrist Dr. Curt Thompson!By Steiger Podcast Network
