Sermons on Encountering:

The Angelic Encounter

Contributed by Brian Menear on Aug 1, 2007

Doubts of God fulfilling his promise cost Zechariah his speech. Only when he believed and obeyed did his speech return.

The Angelic Encounter (NIV) (Zechariah & The Angel) The Gospel of Luke shows the dawning of a new age. God is now intimately involved in the events which will lead up to the birth of Jesus. Background/Setting Only the Priests could enter the Holy of Holys. No mere man was allowed. The priests ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-64

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Encounter With Jesus

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 22, 2003

A sermon for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany The call of 4 disciples

3rd Sunday after Epiphany Mark 1:14-20 An Encounter with Jesus   Today four more common men have an encounter with Jesus. If you remember last week’s sermon, we looked at the call of Philip and Nathaniel. Jesus had called Philip and then Philip told Nathanael about his encounter with Jesus. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Lutheran

A Gospel Encounter Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Sep 25, 2008

Exposition of Acts 16:13-15 about the conversion of Lydia

Text: Acts 16:13-15, Title: A Gospel Encounter, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/21/08, AM A. Opening illustration: read some of the responses to the blog “why I am not a Christian” B. Background to passage: Paul and Silas, and now Luke and Timothy have crossed the Aegean Sea from Troas to Neapolis, and more ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:13-15

Denomination: Baptist

Divine Encounter.

Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Sep 6, 2004

Now there is something that is played out here on earth but it is planned in heaven. We call that a divine encounter.

Divine encounter. Acts 8: 26 -- 40. 09/05/04 For the past few Sunday mornings, we have been talking about the main business of the church. The main business of the church is to tell people how they can be forgiven of their sin and go to heaven. That is evangelism and we want to have an ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Baptist

Encountering Christ Series

Contributed by David Seeley on Sep 21, 2004

Fifth in a five week series. I trust this series will help us gain a new appreciation for who Jesus Christ is and what He did for us. This message was preached on Palm Sunday, the on Easter Sunday ended the series by preaching on and serving the Lord’s su

Encountering Christ Text: John 4:1-14 Tell the story of the Samaritan Woman at the well and bring out these points. I. In spite of her past Jesus offered this woman a possibility. (John 4:10) “Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-14

Denomination: Holiness

An Encounter To Remember

Contributed by Carl Benge on Apr 28, 2007

Personal Encounters with Jesus

Many of us can recall some moment in time that stands out as a turning point in our lives. Maybe even some very important person, you may have met, whether at a fair, or town celebration or even on an airplane. For example, take my best friend from back home, Craig. When he was in fourth grade, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:8-11

Denomination: Methodist

Encounter With Jesus Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 28, 2005

Every encounter with Jesus is potentially a life-changing one, therefore let us (1)seize every opportunity we have to COME to Jesus; and (2) develop a faith that would never be discouraged by the difficult.

These 2 stories put side-by-side reveals one thing – Jesus cares. He cares enough to do something. One of the most beautiful hymns in our hymnbook is "No One Ever Cared for Me like Jesus." The first stanza goes: I would love to tell you what I think of Jesus Since I found in Him a friend so ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Fresh Encounter

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 24, 2009

All of us need to hear God’s love in a fresh way. Some say they do not want an encounter, but they do. Some do not expect anything new. Some are just past their first thrill of knowing Christ. Some have never exercised faith. Christ waits to receive

Just about everybody ought to get married, at least once. There’s nothing quite like it in all the world. Everybody ought to have the experience of learning the difference between fantasy and reality. That’s what happens when you get married. Everything up to marriage is fantasy. It’s romance, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:14-17

Denomination: Baptist

Encounters With God

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Nov 5, 2009

Isaiah’s call after a vision of God, His holiness, His power and His plan

Intro: I now have completed half of a century as part of a Pentecostal family. My grandfather was a Pentecostal Pastor, my roots go back to Pentecostal Assembly in Bangor whose Pastor was Clifford Crabtree, father of Charles and David Crabtree. I ate sawdust at camp meeting when I was a toddler. I ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Sacred Encounter

Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 23, 2009

In Christ the sacred has taken flesh and broken into the dark reality of this life. The sacred has encountered us.

“The Sacred Encounter” John 1:1-18 Introduction Ever since returning from a recent pilgrimage to Jerusalem I have been keenly interested in the Crusades. That is, the 500 year period during the middle ages when European Christians took it upon themselves to liberate the Holy Land from Arab ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Christian Church

Well Encounters

Contributed by Karl Popke on Nov 14, 2012

The story of Jesus, is life changing, however we struggle to break through the barriers in order to share that story. Jesus is the master exampling how to be intentional about being intentional. The results are life changing.

I. Fear Is An Inhibitor - Some time ago there was a commercial. I think it might have been a Kodak moment, or something like that. But in the commercial the day begins with a dad taking his little girl to a public pool. Once there, he’s found teaching her how to dive off the diving ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

An Encounter With God

Contributed by Thomas Giddens on Jan 20, 2013

We can have a supernatural encounter with God

An Encounter With God Text Acts 2:1-4 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3Then there appeared to them divided ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Encounter With Evil!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Mar 28, 2014

You need not fear the devil when you have the King with you! Are you listening? You can meet the devil and the evil forces at any time when you have a tight communion with the Lord at all times.

Encounter with evil: 1 King 18:2”So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria.” Deuteronomy 28:1 “"And if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the LORD your God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Encounter With God

Contributed by Sidney Yuan on Mar 31, 2013

Christians can learn from Moses' experience in encounter with God, through preparation, understanding the purposes, the power and the promises in such encounter.

EXODUS THREE: AN ENCOUNTER WITH GOD by Sidney Yuan We would all like to have an encounter with God. The question is how to have such an encounter. Exodus Chapter 3 is a very familiar story to most of us. God encountered with Moses in a burning bush, and asked him to deliver the Israelites from ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

Fresh Encounter

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Aug 13, 2013

All of us need a Fresh Encounter. Without any apology, Richard Blackaby was my inspiration for developing this message. Everyone needs a "First Encounter" with Jesus followed by a "Fresh Encounter"...It's life-changing.

Fresh Encounter Jerry Watts John 12:1-11 * Have you ever had an experience which you would call an ‘encounter?’ Encounters are those events in your life which you ‘remember!’ I’ll never forget the time I almost stepped on a cotton mouth moccasin. I’ll never ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-11

Denomination: Baptist