Sermons on Personal Encounter:

I'm Not Half The Man I Used To Be

Contributed by Troy Horne on Sep 22, 2006

A look at Jesus’ encounter with a man with leprosy.

Mark 1:40-45 ”I’m Not Half the Man I Used to Be” It was in my senior year of high school that I developed a serious skin rash that covered three fourths of my body. It caused me terrible irritation and I scratched and scratched, my arms, my legs, my stomach, and chest, all day, and much of the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:40-45

Denomination: Holiness

Encountering God's Transformative Love 1 John 4:7-8 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Feb 6, 2024

Explore the profound depths of God's transformative love. God’s love has the power to change hearts, renew minds, and restore lives. As we delve into the Bible and consider God's Word, may His transformative love grip our hearts and lead us to a deeper understanding of His grace.

Encountering God's Transformative Love Introduction: Today I want us to explore the profound depths of God's transformative love. God’s love has the power to change hearts, renew minds, and restore lives. As we delve into the Bible and consider God's Word, may His transformative love ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7, Romans 5:5, 1 John 4:8, Romans 5:8, Ephesians 3:17-19, Galatians 2:20, 1 John 4:11, Ephesians 5:1-2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Transformed By Truth: Encountering God's Majesty Job 38:1-10 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jun 21, 2024

In Job 38:1-10 God speaks directly to Job out of a whirlwind. Three key points: The Majesty of God’s Creation, The Limitations of Human Understanding, and The Invitation to Trust in God's Wisdom.

Transformed by Truth: Encountering God's Majesty Job 38:1-10 Introduction: Today, we delve into one of the most profound passages in Scripture, where God speaks directly to Job out of a whirlwind. Let’s turn to Job 38:1-10 in the New Living Translation: "Then the Lord answered Job from ...read more

Scripture: Job 38:1-10, Psalm 19:1, Isaiah 40:28, Job 38:2, Proverbs 3:5, Isaiah 55:8-9, Job 38:10, Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 8:28  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Who Is God?

Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 8, 2025

Like many people in this day, Moses knew about God, but Moses didn't know God until he encountered God. Each of us who are twice born will have had an encounter with the Lord God. Until then, He is but a rumor.

“Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Loving God Starts With Our Need Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Feb 28, 2023

Loving God Starts with Our Need Series: First Love: Forming Our Love for God Brad Bailey – February 26, 2023"

Loving God Starts with Our Need Series: First Love: Forming Our Love for God Brad Bailey – February 26, 2023 Intro I want to invite us to open ourselves to this truth today: We are never home… apart from the love of God. The Scriptures testify of our being created to live in relationship to God ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:7, Mark 12:30, Matthew 5:3, Luke 7:36-50

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Face To Face With God!

Contributed by Jan Oosthuizen on Oct 7, 2017

I believe the best way to communicate is meeting face to face. Yet we try to substitute this most ancient and proven way with technology and social Media and have become terribly disconnected as a result.

A face-to-face request is 34 times more successful than an email In research Mahdi Roghanizad of Western University and I conducted, recently published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, we have found that people tend to overestimate the power of their persuasiveness via text-based ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:4-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Only Man Who Understood Women Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jun 22, 2011

The amazing encounter with Jesus and the woman at the well.

Jesus had been in Jerusalem, where he met with a religious fellow named Nicodemus. Nicodemus was a good man, yet Jesus told him that he needed to be “born again”. • Sometimes it was about the crowds…5,000 fed, women touching His hem while pushing through the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-42

Divine Visitation And Destiny Revelation Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 1, 2025

Divine visitation is heaven’s strategy for revealing and launching men into destiny. When God visits, He does not merely comfort; He commissions. He speaks identity, confirms purpose, and equips for assignment.

DIVINE VISITATION AND DESTINY REVELATION By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Jeremiah 1:4-10 Supporting Texts: Isaiah 49:1-6, Judges 6:11-14, Acts 9:3-6, Genesis 12:1-4, Luke 5:1-11 INTRODUCTION: One of the greatest benefits of divine visitation is the unveiling of destiny. Many live and die ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Gods Grace In Corinth Series

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 13, 2013

Looking at Gods grace to the Corinthians from 1 Corinthians 1:4-9 Among things it is deeply personal but also corporate, its saving grace and enriching grace but also sustaining and all sufficient grace.

God’s Grace - 1Corinthians 1.4-9 Paul opens up this section of his letter with a V4 The Prayer of Thanksgiving - towards God for the Corinthian believers; . What are the specifies of his Thanksgiving? (i) It flows from a personal encounter with God I give thanks to my ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:4-9

Denomination: Baptist

Reflecting On The Word Of God Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 8, 2011

To respond to Christ's command, we must take time to reflect on the Word of God and the words of God, so that we can spread that word to a world in desperate need.

Monday of 28th Week in Course 10 October 2011 Verbum Domini The gospel of God was promised long ago through the prophets of God in the holy scriptures. Some, like Jonah, Elijah and Michaeh ben Imlah, were verbal prophets whose words and deeds were later interpreted and written down by their ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:29-32

Denomination: Catholic

Amazed Series

Contributed by Jimmy Seibert on Dec 26, 2014

We all become what we are amazed by. As believers, let's rally around Jesus and become so amazed by Him, that we can not help but become like Him.

Amazed: Part 1 Preached by Jimmy Seibert 8/24/2014 Well it is so great to have you guys here Antioch Family and especially I know there’s many new people here this morning. I am Jimmy Seibert and my wife and I, Laura, and our four kiddos and a group of friends started Antioch fifteen years ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Encounters Will Change Our Relationships, Both Vertical (With God) And Horizontal (With Others) Series

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Jul 3, 2022

In the Part 6 of this series Dr. Madana Kumar looks into the changes that will happen in our relationships when we encounter God. Our broken relationships will be restored when we encounter God and understand the true nature of forgiveness and Grace.

Encounter with God Series Part 6 Change in Relationships For an Audio/ Video version of this message, please visit https://youtu.be/0C03d_AQF1k Good morning. This is the sixth part of the series on Encounters with God. We started off this series by realizing that one of the great reasons to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:17-22, Genesis 34:5, Genesis 34:13, Genesis 34:30, Genesis 35:1-3, Hebrews 11:21, Genesis 32:28, Matthew 5:23-25, 1 Corinthians 11:28  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Altar Of Prayer: Where God Meets Man Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 14, 2025

The altar of prayer is not just a physical location—it is a spiritual place of meeting, communion, and divine encounter.

ALTAR OF PRAYER: WHERE GOD MEETS MAN By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Genesis 28:10-19 Supporting Texts: Exodus 33:7-11, 2 Chronicles 7:1-3, 1 Kings 18:30-39, Luke 22:39-46, Revelation 8:3-5 INTRODUCTION: The altar of prayer is not just a physical location—it is a spiritual place of meeting, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-19

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Night Of Divine Visitation Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 27, 2025

A night of divine visitation is a night where impossibilities are overruled and the plans of the enemy are reversed.

A NIGHT OF DIVINE VISITATION By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Acts 12:6-10 Supporting Texts: Psalm 30:5, Exodus 12:29-31, Genesis 32:24-30, Luke 2:8-11, Job 33:14-18 INTRODUCTION: There are nights that change the course of destiny. In the spiritual realm, nights are symbolic of seasons of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:6-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

When The Fire Falls Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 16, 2025

When the fire falls, heaven responds, truth is revealed, and hearts are turned back to God. Elijah's prayer brought down fire not for entertainment, but for divine reawakening.

WHEN THE FIRE FALLS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 18:36-39 Supporting Texts: Leviticus 9:24; Acts 2:1-4; 2 Chronicles 7:1-3; James 5:16-18; Hebrews 12:29 INTRODUCTION: Mount Carmel was the stage for one of the most dramatic displays of God’s power in the Old Testament. Elijah stood ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:36-39

Denomination: Assembly Of God