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  • Shane Hart avatar

    Encounter The Possibilities

    Contributed by Shane Hart on Jan 13, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,195 views

    Life will be phenomenal if we dare to encounter the possibilities of what God has planned next.

    Title: “Encounter the Possibilities” Text: Eccl. 9:4-10 Theme: Going all out Key thought: With God, this could be a phenomonal year if we will dare to encounter the possibilities. Turn with me to Ecclesiastes chapter 9. With God, this year could be phenomenal if we will dare to encounter the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Faith Encounters Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Dec 11, 2007
     | 5,148 views

    Sometimes our encounters with God aren’t fireworks and burning bushes, but the hearing with faith the story of His love and nature. Joseph’s life was not filled with explosive encounters with God, but instead was marked with the evidence of a sustained e

    Encountering God #16 – Faith Encounters The following is a letter that was sent home by a daughter who was away at college: Dear Mom and Dad: I’m sorry to be so long in writing again, but all my writing paper was lost the night the dormitory was burned down by demonstrators. I’m out of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fresh Encounter

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

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Encounter With God

    Contributed by Thomas Giddens on Jan 20, 2013
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    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

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Close Encounters Series

    Contributed by Casey Campbell on Feb 13, 2012
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    This is not a full text sermon...it is an approach to the text; think of it as seed for a sermon.

    Upon reading today's text the first thing that springs to mind, quite honestly, is Erich von Daniken's 1968 book, "Chariots of the Gods?," and the several hours of my life that I will never get back for having watched so many of those late night documentaries on the History Channel about UFO's and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Well Encounters

    Contributed by Karl Popke on Nov 14, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,655 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Patrick O'Loughlin avatar

    Encountering Jesus Series

    Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on May 2, 2011
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    Part 1 of a new series about encountering Jesus. This message addresses the cost of encountering Jesus and why it is worth the cost.

    Sermon Series: Encountering Jesus We are going to start a new sermon series today called “ENCOUNTERING JESUS.” Because what you and I need more than anything else in the world is…An encounter with Jesus! In this series we going to look in the Bible at different people’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Encountering Jesus Series

    Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on May 9, 2011
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    Part 2 of a series on encountering Jesus. This one is about a woman who encountered Jesus despite impossible odds

    Topic: Encountering Jesus Text: Mark 7:24-30 Introduction Last week we started a new sermon series called Encountering Jesus where we are learning lessons from different Bible Characters who encountered Jesus in order to help us have our own encounter with Jesus. Last week we started with ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A Reviving Encounter

    Contributed by Phillip Day on Jan 25, 2008
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     | 3,189 views

    Isaiah preached as to looking at Israel’s failure to follow God; see what happens when Isaiah realizes his own shortcomings.

    A Reviving Encounter Isaiah 6:1-8 I. An Encounter with God’s Mighty Presence (v. 1-4) a. The first part of our worship should be a holy encounter (John 4:23-24) b. Worries of life fade when we encounter God’s holiness (v. 1-3) c. An encounter with God will “shake” you (v. 4) II. An ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Encounter The King

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Nov 11, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,836 views

    A sermon for Palm Sunday to encourage people to encounter Jesus, the true king.

    We are nearly there. It’s nearly Easter. Maybe you are looking forward to that extra dose of chocolate. Perhaps your looking forward to an extra day or two off. Maybe it’s a chance to catch up with someone or some things. And it is also a wonderful opportunity to spend time with the most important ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    An Encounter To Remember

    Contributed by Carl Benge on Apr 28, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,108 views

    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

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Brian Menear avatar

    The Angelic Encounter

    Contributed by Brian Menear on Aug 1, 2007
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    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

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Sterling Franklin avatar

    An Encounter With The King Series

    Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jun 22, 2010
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     | 6,499 views

    Isaiah encounters the King of Kings, Jesus, and in this Christophany, we see some amazing things from his commissioning. May we be obedient when He calls!

    New Hope Christian Fellowship Wednesday Night Service Given on February 13, 2008 "An Encounter with the King" Isaiah 6:1-13 Sterling C. Franklin Handout: When God commissions us, these things often follow: (1) An encounter with God (1-4 -> 5) a. We see our own inadequacy (cf. John 15:5) b. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Sacred Encounter

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 23, 2009
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     | 6,057 views

    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

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Fresh Encounter

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 24, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,714 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist