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What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? Have you ever been unsure of what comes next, where to go, or how to get there? For as many people as you ask that question to, you will probably hear as many different answers. Yet Jesus didn’t leave that question unanswered. Welcome to the first episode of our new series, The Followers Trail Guide: Navigating the Path of Jesus! Over the course of ten weeks, we will be following Jesus through his last hours and teaching with his disciples in the book of John known as “The Farewell Discourse.” Jesus gives his disciples, and us, a trail guide of sorts to bring clarity and direction to our lives as we follow him home to the Father. Tune into our first message of the series, The Jesus Way, and see how Jesus paved the way for us to follow! But the question is: will we follow him?

Rampant skepticism toward Christianity causes doubt. How can you share your faith when pop culture attacks what you believe? It can be discouraging, yet there is hope. Today’s guest comes from Saudi Arabia where it’s illegal to share the gospel or become a Jesus follower. She’s grown a resilient faith that has made her a bold and mighty witness undaunted by persecution. In this episode, she coaches you on how to be an authentic Christian witness who is unfazed by societal pressure. Listen and be encouraged. 

NOTE: This episode corresponds with The Blue Cord Small Group Women's Discipleship Study Week #1

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• “The Blue Cord" by Karen Bejjani Find it wherever books are sold online.
• The Blue Cord Small Group Discipleship Study. 
• Sahar’s ministry: UnveilingBeauty.org

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The Experiment is a weekly deep dive into the adventures and struggles of living out our daily lives WITH Jesus, not for Him.

Musician Jordan St. Cyr stops by this week to talk about all things Canadian, ministry vs vocation, and how being aware of people’s needs is practicing the presence of God.

This week’s Practice:

Love People Well

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The Experiment is a weekly deep dive into the adventures and struggles of living out our daily lives WITH Jesus, not for Him.

This week The Trio jumps into their holiday plans, their expectations and what giving thanks looks like in hard seasons.

This week’s Practice:

Give Thanks

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The Experiment is a weekly deep dive into the adventures and struggles of living out our daily lives WITH Jesus, not for Him.

Songwriter and member of Newsboys United Phil Joel joins the fun this week to share the ways he navigates political conversations, what the table of Jesus looks like and how guarding your heart is practicing the presence of God.

This week’s Practice:

Guard Your Heart

Next week we’ll discuss how it all went, the good, bad, the funny with special guest Jordan St. Cyr and then introduce the next 10000 MINUTES Experiment.

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The Experiment is a weekly deep dive into the adventures and struggles of living out our daily lives WITH Jesus, not for Him.

Songwriter Elias Dummer (The City Harmonic) joins us this week to break down what happens in the brain when we sing as a group, the ways choice making is not always rational, and how choosing to be present is practicing the presence of God.

This week’s Practice:
Choose Presence

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The Experiment is a weekly deep dive into the adventures and struggles of living out our daily lives WITH Jesus, not for Him.

Writer Savannah Locke joins The Experiment Podcast this week to talk about the influence of regimes, power under vs power over, and how practicing the presence of God is being awake to others.

This week’s Practice:
Be Awake To Others

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The Experiment is a weekly deep dive into the adventures and struggles of living out our daily lives WITH Jesus, not for Him.

Musician Micah Tyler joins The Experiment Podcast this week to rethink rest, talk about the importance of knowing pain and how being still is practicing the presence of God.

This week’s Practice:
Be Still

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The Experiment is a weekly deep dive into the adventures and struggles of living out our daily lives WITH Jesus, not for Him.

Advisor and author Dave Gibbons jumps on the podcast this week to help us practice the presence of God when we’re on the clock, reconnect our work with our faith and understand prayer as seeing the voice of God.

This week’s Practice:
See The Voice of God

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The Experiment is a weekly deep dive into the adventures and struggles of living out our daily lives WITH Jesus, not for Him.

Author and Podcast Host of That Sounds FunAnnie F. Downs shares what fun looks like in the midst of grief, what happens when we show up honestly and how having fun is practicing the presence of God.

This week’s Practice:

Practice Fun

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The Experiment is a weekly deep dive into the adventures and struggles of living out our daily lives WITH Jesus, not for Him.

Artist and Author Scott Erickson (Scott The Painter) joins us this week to talk about what happens when a dreams dies, the ways vulnerability connects you to God and the world around you and how practicing the presence of God is practicing being known.

This week’s Practice:

Breathe In: Jesus
Breathe Out: You Already Know

Next week we’ll discuss how it all went, the good, bad, the funny with special guest Annie F. Downs and then introduce the next 10000 MINUTES Experiment.

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The Experiment is a weekly deep dive into the adventures and struggles of living out our daily lives WITH Jesus, not for Him.

Musician/Speaker/Author Mike Donehey (Tenth Avenue North) joins us this week to share his best “Chunk” impression, the importance of embracing your current circumstance and how practicing the present is practicing the presence of God.

This week’s Practice:

Practice The Present

Next week we’ll discuss how it all went, the good, bad, the funny with special guest Scott Erickson and then introduce the next 10000 MINUTES Experiment.

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The Experiment is a weekly deep dive into the adventures and struggles of living out our daily lives WITH Jesus, not for Him.

Author/Podcast Host of “Finding Soul Rest” Curtis Zackery joins us this week and breaks down how doing Jesus stuff without Jesus affects the way we see ourselves and robs us from the rest we seek daily.

This week’s Practice:

Find Soul Rest

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Dana Yeakley, an author, mother, wife, and past missionary with The Navigators, has years of experience in disciple-making.  The wisdom she has acquired through the years can be found in her book The Gentle Art of Discipling Women. In episode three of the Discipleship Defined series, Dana and I speak about discipleship and it’s importance for all Christians. Then we zoom in on its importance for women, why discipleship is so scary for Christians in today’s culture, define what discipleship looks like, and reveal why every believer should desire to be a F.A.T. woman.

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The Experiment is a weekly deep dive into the adventures and struggles of living out our daily lives WITH Jesus, not for Him.

Author and Singer Songwriter Ellie Holcomb joins The Experiment Podcast to talk about pet snakes, how memorizing scripture creates new paths for us and the time she found God at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

This week’s Practice:

Join Jesus in the Canyons

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The Experiment is a weekly deep dive into the adventures and struggles of living out our daily lives WITH Jesus, not for Him.

For Suicide Prevention Week, musician and author Kelsey Grimm joins us on this special episode to share the vulnerable and heart-wrenching parts of her story, remind us that we are all worthy of help and talk about how we can show up for others.

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Next week we’ll discuss how it all went, the good, bad, the funny with special guest Ellie Holcomb and then introduce the next 10000 MINUTES Experiment.

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The Experiment is a weekly deep dive into the adventures and struggles of living out our daily lives WITH Jesus, not for Him.

Song-writer Ryan Stevenson joins us this week to talk about the comparison game, Fro-Yo flavors and the practice of stacking stones as we remember God’s story in our journey.

This week’s Practice:

Remember God’s Presence

Next week we’ll discuss how it all went, the good, bad, the funny with special guest Ryan Stevenson and then introduce the next 10000 MINUTES Experiment.

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