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  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    Digging The Wells Of Divine Encounter

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Sep 22, 2025
     | 512 views

    Wells in Scripture symbolise God’s provision, revelation, covenant, and encounter, calling believers to dig deeper for spiritual refreshing and destiny fulfilment.

    DIGGING THE WELLS OF DIVINE ENCOUNTER By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Genesis 26:18-25 Key Verse: “But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” (John 4:14, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    From Despair To Divine Encounter

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 19, 2025
     | 446 views

    Even the strongest spiritual warriors can face moments of deep discouragement and despair.

    FROM DESPAIR TO DIVINE ENCOUNTER By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 19:1-15 Supporting Texts: Psalm 34:18, Isaiah 40:29-31, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Matthew 11:28-30, Hebrews 4:15-16 INTRODUCTION: Even the strongest spiritual warriors can face moments of deep discouragement and despair. In 1 ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Need For A Fresh Encounter With God Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 6, 2025
     | 772 views

    Every believer needs a fresh encounter with God to remain spiritually vibrant and effective. The hunger for more of God should never fade, for there is always a greater dimension of His presence to experience.

    THE NEED FOR A FRESH ENCOUNTER WITH GOD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Exodus 33:18 "And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory." Supporting Texts: Isaiah 6:1-8, Acts 9:3-6, Genesis 32:24-30, Habakkuk 3:2, Psalm 63:1-2 INTRODUCTION A fresh encounter with God is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD avatar

    Biblical Perspectives On Encounters With God Series

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Jun 3, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,162 views

    Whether you are looking for spiritual growth as a Christian or you are looking to lead like Jesus in your leadership journey, one thing is certain. You cannot do that without an encounter with God.

    Encounter With God Part 1 Biblical Perspectives on Encounters A video version of this message can be seen at https://youtu.be/_BuzSsNHZ_I Good morning. Some of you know my conversion story. You can watch my full conversion story in YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvpxU6D-asM ). I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Encountering Christ - Calling Of The Disciples

    Contributed by Christopher Arch on Jan 28, 2023
     | 1,410 views

    This is from a series on individuals and groups meeting Christ.

    Title: “Encounters with Christ – The Disciples Are Called” Script: Mt. 4:18-25 Type: Series Where: GNBC 1-29-23 Intro: Today examine passage calling of first disciples. “Call” is an important concept for Christians. Christians are people called by God. The church is technically “The called ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Encounter With Jesus On The Emmaus Road.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 14, 2022
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,963 views

    It is necessary that we have a personal encounter with the risen Lord Jesus, and allow Him to open up to us the true meaning of the Scriptures concerning Himself.

    ENCOUNTER WITH JESUS ON THE EMMAUS ROAD. Luke 24:13-35. A man named Cleopas and his travelling companion were on their way back from Jerusalem, walking the seven miles to a village named Emmaus. Their conversation was very much taken up with concerns about the death of Jesus. A stranger drew ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Encountering Jesus: A Personal Transformation SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 8, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 895 views

    This sermon explores the transformative moment when Thomas personally encounters Jesus. It highlights the profound realizations and changes we can experience when we truly understand who Jesus is.

    This sermon is about what happened when Thomas saw Jesus after his resurrection. We can learn from this encounter what we truly have in Jesus. The story begins after Jesus was captured in the Garden of Gethsemane, tortured, and crucified. His body was buried, but then he rose from the dead, ...read more

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    Simeon's Encounter With The Promised Messiah PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 1, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 813 views

    This sermon explores the faith and spiritual sensitivity of Simeon, encouraging us to seek Jesus in our lives and express joy and gratitude for salvation.

    Good morning, beloved family of God. It's a joy to gather together again in His presence, isn't it? To feel His love enveloping us, His grace washing over us, and His Word nourishing us. We are here to grow, to learn, to worship, and to be inspired by the Word of God. Today, we turn our hearts and ...read more

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    The Encounter With Jesus That Changed Everything PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 6, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 250 views

    God’s mercy through Christ’s resurrection gives us living hope, transforming our weariness and shame into courage, renewal, and confident expectation for the future.

    There are mornings when hope feels like a whisper in the wind—soft, steady, surprising. You wake up with a to-do list longer than your energy and a heart that wonders, Will anything change? Then you catch a memory of God’s kindness—a prayer answered when you had no words left, a friend’s hand in ...read more

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    Power Encounters In Church Planting

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 13, 2001
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,453 views

    Power Encounters in Church Planting

    Power Encounters in Church Planting Learning Objectives 1. Learn the false presuppositions about the sources of power. 2. Discover why power encounters are important in church planting. 3. Articulate the basic principles of the nature of power encounters from the scriptures. 4. Learn how ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Close Encounter Of The Best Kind

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Nov 9, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,958 views

    One personal encounter with the Living God is better than all the revival stories ever told.

    Back in the seventies there was a movie that maybe you remember. It was a big hit because at the time there were reports from all around the world concerning UFO sightings. It was a phenomenon that continues today though we don’t hear as much about it. The movie was “Close Encounters of the Third ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    God Encounters: The Samaritan Woman Series

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Aug 13, 2004
    based on 47 ratings
     | 16,070 views

    This is about Jesus and woman at the well.

    This is a rich passage. I could spend a couple months preaching from this passage. Give background of animosity between Jews and Samaritans. Women were marginalized. Read John 4:1-42. What does it mean that Jesus had to go through Samaria? Was it divine or geographically necessary? ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    An Awesome Encounter With The Living God

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 6, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,644 views

    An encounter with God does two things - it reveals our unworthiness and releases our God given calling

    An Encounter with the Living God Story: Last Friday (06-02-04) I went to the funeral service of my CME tutor John Aves, who died on the Lord’s Day in Bethlehem from a heart attack at the age of 52. John was over in Bethlehem as an “Ecumenical Accompanier” and has, for his work there been awarded ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    A Close Encounter With A Loving God

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Sep 30, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,757 views

    An encounter with a loving God can change Your life

    A Close Encounter with a Loving God Intro: As the great white hunter stalks his prey thru the sultry jungle of Africa, the prey is running for his life; but to no avail because nothing escapes the skills of the great white hunter. The prey is trembling with fear as the hunter closes in. Can you ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Encountering Jesus In Our Life Series

    Contributed by John Tung on Nov 9, 2000
    based on 937 ratings
     | 65,722 views

    Jesus takes his disciples from shallower faith to deeper faith.

    ENCOUNTERING JESUS IN OUR LIFE Luke 5:1-11 John Tung, 10-15-00 I. Introduction Tiger Woods had one of the most incredible first years of any professional golfer in 1997. He won the prestigious Masters Tournament by an unheard of 12 strokes. He went on to win 4 of the 15 tournaments, earning $1.8 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational