Boundaries-August 9, 2020
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Boundaries-August 9, 2020

Encounter Church Sunday August 09, 2020 Boundaries God is a boundary setter!  In Genesis 1 God looks out over the earth and the earth was “formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters.” Genesis 1:3-4- “Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good....

House to House
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House to House

Dinner for 6 A wonderful opportunity to meet and get together with our Encounter Community. Great Food, a time of fellowship and fun. Like the idea? Yes? Sign up will be through the last Sunday in August at the Church! How it works!Who – you and 5 other adults What – meet for food , fellowship &...

Famous Last Words Follow Me
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Famous Last Words Follow Me

INTRODUCTION:  Famous Last Words of Jesus.  “Im going to my Father and Your Father.”  (John 20) Today we’re looking at some of Jesus famous last words in John 21.  There’s a lot that happens in this chapter and we’ll look at that at a later time.  So today we’re going to pickup in the middle...

Refuge in the Storm
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Refuge in the Storm

Refuge in the Storm Psalm 91:2 – “This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.” He watches over us.  He protects us.  He rescue’s us.  He covers us and shelters us.  He answers us when we call on Him.  God is...

Famous Last Words My Father and Your Father
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Famous Last Words My Father and Your Father

INTRODUCTION:  Today we begin a new series on the last words of Jesus He spoke after His resurrection and before He ascended to Heaven.  As I study the last words of Jesus I discovered that His words will help us today in the midst of this crisis we’re all facing.  Matthew, Mark, Luke and Acts...

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Change if you do change if you don’t.

CHANGE The God who never changes is always changing things!  Time changes things and Covid-19 has definitely changed things. Yet we treat change like the plague, no pun intended, and dig our heels in and demand it be done like it’s been done the last 30 years.   There are days I reflect back on...

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The Hope of Easter

Easter was the greatest event that ever happened.  In fact, it’s the focal point of history.  All of history is divided into A.D. and B.C. by this event.  What makes it so special?  Why is it such a big deal?  Why will over a billion people celebrate Easter this weekend around the world?  Because it...

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SACRED PURPOSE

TEXT:  Mark 11:1-11 “As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead. “Go into that village over there,” he told them. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that...

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Overcoming the Storm

Have you ever been driving at night and allowed the headlights of the oncoming vehicle to catch your focus?  I have and the result was the noise of a loud horn (and probably a hand gesture by the driver of the other vehicle I couldn’t see because it was dark) and me coming to myself...