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Provoke & Inspire Podcast

Provoke & Inspire is a weekly podcast featuring four artists, ministry leaders, and passionate followers of Jesus (Ben, David, Luke, and Chad) with decades of front-line experience and the stories to back it up! Every week they discuss how Jesus might respond to current events and issues facing the church today.

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Episode 435: If I'm Saved by Grace, Why Bother with Holiness? May 31, 2022

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We often take advantage of God's kindness, or beat ourselves up when we sin. But on the other hand, we can just as easily rely on our own attempts at holiness, and elevate ourselves above others in the process.
Our series on false dichotomies continues as we explore the tension between grace and holiness in our lives.
David shares the story of a man with a portable record player, and Luke is absent while he (supposedly) hangs out with Francis Chan.
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Episode 434: Am I Following God, or Just Being Stupid? May 24, 2022

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The regulars explore the idea of whether everything that we decide to do is according to God's plan. How do we know whether we are following God's will, when the task at hand might seem foolish? Are we just being stupid, or is God doing something phenomenal through foolish means, as he often does?
Is it possible that we often rush into things, even seemingly good things, but that are against God's will, and suffer the consequences? Whether that be a lack of fruit, a disastrous outcome, or something in the middle.
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Episode 433: Does God Even Need Me? May 17, 2022

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Do results come from our hard work, or from God's power AT work in our lives?
Ben, David and Chad talk about the tensions of this contentious topic in the latest installment in the series on false dichotomies. Chad also addresses a type of secret admirer he's recently gained through the podcast.
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Episode 432: Is It Always Necessary to Preach the Gospel? May 10, 2022

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Do we have to choose between preaching the gospel, or being dedicated to social justice?
In this installment of the mini-series on false dichotomies, the regulars (minus Chad) attempt to unpack one of the biggest out there.
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Episode 431: How Can We Be in the World Without Becoming Like It? May 03, 2022

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In this episode the four regulars finally converge once again to continue their mini-series on common false dichotomies in the Christian faith, and discuss the nuances of, as the title would suggest, being in the world but not of it; how can we do this?
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Episode 430: Talking Politics and Jesus W/ Andy Stanley! Apr 26, 2022

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In this episode Ben and Aaron are joined by author and pastor Andy Stanley to talk about his new book, "Not in It to Win It: Why Choosing Sides Sidelines the Church".
They talk about how we as a church attempt to use the tools of the kingdoms of this world to solve problems in the church, which never accomplishes what we intend it to.
To learn more about Andy Stanley, visit andystanley.com
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Episode 429: It’s Not Good Enough to Be Right! Apr 19, 2022

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In this episode, continuing with part two of the mini-series as we dive further into how to address seemingly false dichotomies of Truth Vs. Love.
Assuming we should be telling the truth as part of having genuine relationships with people around us - this week we dig into the question of how we can be speaking truth in a loving way and avoiding being a clanging gong or cymbal - just noise, as Paul describes in 1 Corinthians 13.
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Episode 428: Is It Always Right to Tell the Truth? Apr 12, 2022

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Do we tell people the truth, or simply love them? Is it possible to do both?
In this first installment of the series, "Get Outta Here With Your False Dichotomies!" Ben and the regulars dissect how to love people as Jesus instructs us to do, without compromising on the truth as our culture so often does.
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Episode 427: Professor John Lennox on, 'How Should We Respond to Suffering'? Apr 05, 2022

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In this episode Ben is joined by Oxford professor of mathematics John Lennox to help us better understand how to biblically respond to everything that's going on in Ukraine, as well as how to suffer alongside those who suffer - as we are biblically instructed to do.
To learn more about John Lennox, visit: https://www.johnlennox.org/
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Episode 426: How Should I Respond to Suffering? Mar 29, 2022

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How do we respond to the suffering of others that we are not directly or immediately sharing in? What did Jesus do, and how would he have us respond in these types of situations?
The regulars react to these questions and more as they wrestle with the hardship of our friends in Ukraine, and what we should do as followers of Jesus during times like this.
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