Your Encouraging 5 Minute Podcast
A weekly dose of encouragement to start your week off right! Join your favorite WPER hosts every week for uplifting thoughts to keep your eyes focused on Christ and His promises.
Episodes
60 episodes
Encouraging You to Reframe Burdens into Blessings
Give us five minutes, we’ll give you encouragement!
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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5:31
Encouraging You to Prioritize Rest
Give us five minutes, we’ll give you encouragement!
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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5:25
Encouraging You to Share Your Story
Give us five minutes, we’ll give you encouragement!
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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5:34
Encouraging You to Celebrate Green Flags in People
Give us five minutes, we’ll give you encouragement!
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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5:20
Encouraging You to Give Yourself Grace
Give us five minutes, we’ll give you encouragement!
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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5:16
Encouraging You To Think Like A River
Give us five minutes, we’ll give you encouragement!
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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5:28
Trials Or Trails to God?
Give us five minutes, we’ll give you encouragement!
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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5:25
God Always Hears Us
What if a child's simple prayer could bring unexpected blessings? Gather around as we share Sarah's heartwarming tale of faith, where her children's earnest prayers for ice cream led to an unforeseen financial miracle. Discover how a timely che...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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5:09
Episode 52: Psalm 118:24
This is the day that the Lord has made!! It's interesting how God doesn't say which day, it's just this day, and He made it for you. So even if you don't always feel like rejoicing or celebrating, remember that there is someth...
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Season 1
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Episode 52
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5:24
Episode 51: 1 Corinthians 1:8-9
This particular scripture is filled with some great promises from God - that He is faithful, that He will strengthen you, the list goes on...but it's also a great example of how every single word in scripture matters. In this episode we'll look...
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Season 1
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Episode 51
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5:24
Episode 50: Psalm 46:1
When you're riding shotgun on the struggle bus, who do you turn to? In Psalm we're told that God is our refuge and our strength, but how do we access that? What does it look like? Let's get into it!
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Season 1
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Episode 50
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5:31
Episode 49: James 1:17
As we enter the month of November, our thoughts tend to turn toward thankfulness - so let's dig into a verse that really highlights that from the book of James!
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Season 1
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Episode 49
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5:24
Episode 48: 1 Thessalonians 5:18
God's word calls us to give thanks in ALL things - and yes, that "ALL" is intentional. But sometimes it's hard to be thankful in the hard times, so how do we do that? How do we shift our perspective so that we can find gratitude in the daily gr...
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Season 1
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Episode 48
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5:29
Episode 47: Psalm 26:2-4
Throughout our lives we are influenced by the world around us - by what we see, hear, and read. We can have some control over what we're allowing ourselves to take in, but there are also times when we may not be able to see the negative impact ...
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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5:22
Episode 46: Ephesians 4:32
Forgiveness is more easily received than offered, whether that's when you're dealing with forgiveness of others or yourself. Mike and Megan get into what forgiveness looks like, what are some of the obstacles we face with forgiveness, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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5:22
Episode 45: Deuteronomy 31:6
In so many ways, God tells us through His word to not fear because He is with us. So many verses speak to this, in fact, it's almost like He's trying to make a point - we have NO reason to fear the world when we are walking with God.
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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5:34
Episode 44: Proverbs 18:24
Friends can have such an impact on our life - and choosing the right friends to spend our time with can determine whether that impact is positive or negative.
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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5:19
Episode 43: Matthew 11:28
When we are weary and burdened, God is calling us to come to Him with all our mess and let Him be there for us. So when you feel like you can't keep carrying the weight of the world...stop! Let's talk about it on this week's podcast.
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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5:30
Episode 42: 2 Corinthians 8:12
When it comes to giving, many of us feel we don't have "enough." Whether it's time, resources, or financial we get caught in the trap of comparing our offering to those of others. But scriptures tells us that God expects to give of what we have...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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5:24
Episode 41: God Is Up To Something
Author John Piper once said "God is always doing 10,000 things in your life, and you may be aware of three of them." In this week's episode we unpack that, and for those of us who tend to get frustrated by what feels like inaction on G...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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5:22
Episode 40: Matthew 11:28
REST - what a word, right? But it's one we have a complicated relationship...we have trouble finding time to rest, we may even feel guilty taking that time if we're usually "on the go." So perhaps it's time to redefine what rest looks like, and...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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5:32
Episode 39: Isaiah 45:2
Blazing our own trails in life can lead to...well, chaos. But when we let God go before us, to make those crooked paths straight, that's when the good stuff happens. What does it look like when we go off course, and how can we make sure we're l...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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5:16
Episode 38: Close To God
This week we're digging into this statement: "You are as close to God as you want to be." On the surface it seems kind of like a dig...a little shade, maybe? But the encouragement in this, is that when we feel distant from God, WE have...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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5:27
Episode 37: Advice To Ourselves
It's funny how we can talk about what advice we would have given to our younger selves - you know, if we could go back in time and drop some words of wisdom, what would we say? But what if we flipped it to focus on a situation we're in right no...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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5:21