{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"It's A Pod Deal: Ministry Conversations With Lifelong Pastor Ronnie Worsham","title":"Discovering Jesus: Stories of Encounters with Jesus (pt. 1)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5989,"description":"William and Ronnie continue their series through Ronnie’s book Discovering Jesus, covering Lesson 10, “Stories of Encounters with Jesus,” focused on using Gospel encounters to help listeners experience God personally and “put themselves in the story” by considering individual, cultural, and religious context. Ronnie emphasizes that God relates uniquely to each person and that the Bible’s human storytelling helps us recognize God’s work and join it. They discuss the bleeding woman (Mark 5), the leper healed by Jesus’ touch (Matthew 8), the centurion’s faith as an outsider (Matthew 8), the rich young ruler’s hidden idol of wealth and goodness (Matthew 19), and Zacchaeus’s seeking and repentance (Luke 19), highlighting desperation, boldness, grace, and seeing people through God’s eyes rather than judgment.\nTimestamps\n00:00 Welcome Back Setup\n01:21 Why Encounters Matter\n02:48 God Relates Personally\n07:25 Reading Scripture In Layers\n13:43 Ronnie Calling Story\n20:26 Touching God Mark 5\n27:43 Desperation And The Crowd\n39:42 Leper Healed Matthew 8\n44:10 Bold Faith And Reaching People\n51:28 Grace in Weakness\n52:32 Leper Lessons\n54:20 Centurion Faith\n55:36 God Beyond Our Box\n01:04:54 Rich Young Ruler\n01:06:17 Good Kid Facade\n01:10:55 Hidden Idols Exposed\n01:21:04 Zacchaeus the Seeker\n01:22:33 Jericho Context\n01:31:26 Seeing Through Jesus\n01:37:27 Encounter That Changes\n01:38:54 Closing and Next Week\nDo you have questions or topic ideas for future episodes? Email any or all one the following:\nwilliam@ctfwylie.org\njvr@goddeal.com\nrw@goddeal.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nfIaDOBu013JdD5FZRhLPpE9WO8oLSJI9_gFwyBsM9U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mODI4/Y2MxNWJmNzk1ZjI5/ZWZjMmZmNmNmNzNi/MDQ3Ni5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}