“Encounter: to experience, be faced with, or meet someone or something unexpectedly.” Life is often full of encounters that leave their negative mark on the remainder of our earthly lives – accidents; sickness; unemployment; loss of a loved one; and so on. But an encounter with Jesus is something positive that can impact and change our lives for the better, for now and forever.
Join Pastor Brian during the Christian season of Lent (February 26 - April 2) as he explores how five encounters with Jesus in the past can change us in the present and for the future, as well!
● February 26 – When the Wine Runs Out (John 2:1-11)
Discovering God’s abundance from Jesus at a wedding encounter
● March 5 – Four Great Wonders (John 3:1-4, 10-17)
Unpacking the greatest Bible passage from Jesus’ encounter with Nicodemus
● March
12 – The Forgotten Water Jar (John 4:7-30)
Discovering rearranged priorities from an encounter with Jesus
● March
19 – All Wrapped Up (John 11:32-45)
Discovering new life from Jesus in an encounter with death
● March
26 – (Passiontide Music Celebration – One combined service at 11am)
● April 2 (Palm/Passion Sunday) – The Meaning of the Cross (John 19:16-30)
Learning the meaning of the cross of Jesus from those who first encountered it
● April
9 (Easter; not technically
part of the series, but still preached from John) –
Running on Empty (John 20:1-9)
Learning to live life not on
empty, but on the power of empty
