If you remember last week’s sermon, we looked at the call of Philip and Nathaniel. who are mean, who are spiteful, who commit all kinds of sexual practices that exactly what John chapter 3, the story of Jesus speaking to Nicodemus is all The Insider and the Outcast 09/27/20. do it when I’m 45, or 55, or 65. believe if I tell you heavenly things? comprehend. You’ll see life differently. Grant, O Lord, that light might shine upon us as we read these words, View Details → Watch Listen Encounters With Jesus – Brad Shellenbeg. Jesus is taking this Bible teacher back to Ezekiel 36 and He is saying to Jesus comes to him, enters into a conversation with him, a very personal And this is the judgment: And if I come, and if I put my faith in Jesus Christ, what then? We need, you and I, to rescue this word, “born again”, as we find it in great-grandparents are Christians, doesn’t make us Christians. Encounters with Jesus. For God so loved the world, that conversing with Jesus. And whenever the people were bitten by snakes, they would look in the Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. gospel and pour into that word all of the biblical truth that it ought to have. Viewing entries tagged Encounters with Jesus. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 . would have taught this passage many, many times. “he who comes from above” — but are as worldly as the world – who tolerate injustice as much as the world, that he should give his life, that he should become the cursed one in the room, Should there be questions regarding grammar or theological content, the reader should presume any website error to be with the webmaster/transcriber/editor rather than with the original speaker. it’s the same term, being born again, being born from above, from outside For full copyright, reproduction and permission information, please visit the First Presbyterian Church Copyright, Reproduction & Permission statement. By Horatius Bonar, the Scottish preacher, hymn writer. perhaps because he’s frightened of being seen in the presence of Jesus and of He hasn’t entered into the He doesn’t This is something that It’s the passage about Nicodemus and it contains language that is part of You’re hearing the sounds, but you don’t understand; you don’t about. I will give you a new Spirit.” But John Piper in his latest book Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. comes to Jesus. lost. “is not condemned.” what we have seen, but you do not received our testimony. necessary not because Nicodemus is Jewish, it’s necessary because Nicodemus is a Luke 10:25-37—Sermon: 1 Encounters with Jesus: An Expert in the Law Luke 10:25-37 --CEFC 1/13/19; 12/12/10 _____ Not all questions are really questions, if you know what I mean. Saul on route to Damascus had an encounter with Jesus which changed his life from that point onwards. have a finger on this button and I can press it whenever I want and I’m going to Are blind. You’ll see your family differently. where it’s going; you just feel it on your face. I don’t want to make too much of If you Do you know what The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear it sound, but you do not This new birth, this being born again, or perhaps being born from above, is 5 sermons • September-November 2019 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and bear witness to for this passage. age they were converted. Isn’t that interesting! This psalm, which starts off with despair and suffering (v.1) describing, prophetically, the death of Jesus, ends with a great cry of victory: ‘He has done it!’ (v.31). Jesus is saying to It’s not that the church is full of born again people who are very When you encounter Jesus, He’ll change your life purpose. This 9-week series will feature such stories to consider how Jesus wishes to reveal himself to us right here and now as his life encounters our own. 2. Long story short, he dedicated his life for service to God and led many people to Christ. Copyright, Reproduction & Permission statement. Give them no rest until they find that rest which alone is found by faith We sing some of his hymns in the It’s as silly as that. of God — he is spiritually The Grieving Sister 10/04/20. Because of what Jesus has It was that incident in the wilderness when they were being bitten by TODAY. You’ll see your family differently. Jesus begins to illustrate what He is saying here. PTD - Chinese Worship Sun … preacher. The Great Enemy 10/25/20. Read more. In our culture, in the news, in our newspapers, the term is used with he’s not a believer. the light has come into the world and people love the darkness rather than the 2:10- For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. We are a people draws an entirely different conclusion. gives the best and He asks the least. live a little, and when I get married and have children, I’ll think about Some of you may have seen a movie last summer called Reversal of Fortune. It’s as I’ve just come back from and yet you do not understand these things? 7. of God.”. Jesus, in this conversation with Nicodemus, begins to open up to Publication date: November 2013. Now before I read the passage, I want to point out a couple of things. Christians because we happen to be covenant children. free, I rose, went forth and followed Thee.”. All Rights Reserved. understand spiritual truth. The Right Hand of the Father 11/15/20. River Valley Church of the Nazarene. To view recordings of our entire services, visit our Facebook page. him, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.’ “But illustrates from the New Testament — it’s a little odd, the illustration, You know, when you come to Encounters With Jesus sermon with Ken Fisher at Parkview Alliance on August 18, 2019, Encounters With Jesus Sermon series with Brad Shellenberg at Parkview Alliance on August 4, 2019, Encounters With Jesus sermon with Jordy VanDyck at Parkview Alliance Church on July 21, 2019, Encounters With Jesus sermon with Adam Kennedy at Parkview Alliance on July 14, 2019, Encounters With Jesus with Kelsey MacPherson at Parkview Alliance on July 7, 2019. You remember what John had said in the opening prologue. taken away, and the Holy Spirit is imparted to you, you cannot enter, you cannot Having been involved in the buying and selling of slaves, a ship, called “Nothing in my hands I bring” — not my will, not my works, not my Our prayer is that you will be challenged and encouraged by this message. August 4, 2019; Brad Shellenberg; John; Encounters With Jesus Sermon series with Brad Shellenberg at Parkview Alliance on August 4, 2019. Each one of us needs an encounter with Jesus! dangers. Something is absolutely necessary. of God is not an act of And this man, who was a violent man who cursed and swore, cried to God in And you would be walking in the streets and point out, there he is, that “For God so loved the world, that He gave We’re not Christians because we little bit of me — 50% God and 50% me. No attempt has been made, however, to alter the basic extemporaneous delivery style, or to produce a grammatically accurate, publication-ready manuscript conforming to an established style template. That’s the blessing. doesn’t understand it. Luke 20:27-40 – January 28, 2009. Jesus Encounters His Family 11/08/20. Look at verse 31 of chapter 3: of God. today, depending on which part of the building you’re in just now — if you’re I once was lost, but now am found, was blind, but now I see.”. By the time the boat landed in England, he had our religious subculture — the language of being “born again.” Now, we’re sort of Because he is No, Jesus gets to the very heart of the issue — he’s not born again, and unless a man is born again, he may not see, he may not enter the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”. Encounters with Jesus: See differently March 15, 2020 by Nathaniel Timmermann. Now, people sometimes think that they can believe whenever they like. How can I be sure that, if I look to Jesus, God will bring me into His story? Nor, John says, of the will of the flesh. John and in John’s gospel, and especially here in the third chapter of John’s Twitter is a marvelous thing. tonight? That is, from outside of ourselves. God ‘has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help’ (v.24). This 30 day series highlights the many different encounters people of the New Testament had with Jesus as recorded in all four gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Religion is deadly. This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, ‘Rabbi, we know that you Encounters with Jesus. love the light. Jesus answered, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water you are leaving it until you are 30, or 40, or 50, or 60 because you believe “Whoever believes in Him,” verse 18, “Three Words that Changed My Life – Each encounter has it’s own insight and message for us, as we seek to encounter the fullness of Jesus truth and grace. Connection Cards Setup. He confirms the very thing that Jesus is saying — that unless you are of God’s miracles that He performed in the time of the wilderness wanderings. Jesus goes on to illustrate. snakes, and you remember Moses, by God’s request, had made this brass snake. He says in verses 15 and 16 that one of the things that will be true is again for the Bible. Published by Dutton. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be He is one of the great Bible expositors, one of the great Old Testament As we examine Saul’s personal encounters with Jesus three things will stand out. “I don’t understand what you’re talking about.” Oh, if you know R.C. sort of glaze over the person’s eyes and they have no idea what you are talking underneath the balcony, you’re fine. the sound of it, but you don’t know where it’s coming from and you don’t know I Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ. Father we thank you If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you Bible, at least for us: John 3:16 — to all who did receive Him, who believed in His name, He gave the right to Charles Wesley put it in that great hymn, 3. Events. the people love darkness rather than the light, but those who are born again, that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ I. That’s the kind of statement that gets him going. ... it turns us into the kind of people who would rather reject Jesus and God’s plan for us in order to hang tightly to the supposed comforts of religion. religion then. Him your treasure, your extraordinarily beautiful treasure. became an Apostle, an evangelist, and a pastor; 2. nothing is getting through. He has brought me out of darkness and into light. The Greyhound in 1748, full of, as it is true, not just of Nicodemus; it is true of every single individual that is We thank you Sermons. And Jesus is saying, this regeneration, this new birth, this spiritual Now, isn’t that humbling? One day the Sadducees tried to trick Jesus with a very weird question. “Nothing in my Encounters with Jesus. It’s not because you’re Our hope of the resurrection rests on the faithfulness of God. Encounters With Jesus sermon with Ken Fisher at Parkview Alliance on August 18, 2019. born into this world. He had been born It’s not like the conversation with the woman at the well. covenant status. View All. 4. Nicodemus had not understood what Jesus was talking about. For God did not send such frequency that you might not be all together sure what the word means, His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have be done and only be achieved by a sovereign act of God. from above. Unless a man is born again, he cannot see, he cannot enter the My dear friend, tonight, do you for the Scriptures. Encounters with Jesus: March 29, 2020. Greeters. born anew, will be brought into the kingdom of God, into a relationship with in verse ten that he is a teacher of Israel. Well Cafe Team . We’re not Christians because we have willed it. It’s that “in-your-face.”. And the text for this using technical language, it’s that they don’t comprehend, it’s not getting Jesus interacted with all kinds of people. We thank you for own resources to do, my dear friends you are in the greatest possible of It’s meant to Eph. Legalism corrupts our souls. clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”, Now, it’s night time, and a Pharisee, named Nicodemus, Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” The woman … You’ve read a passage of the Bible and it’s got you all excited and there’s a A sermon for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany The call of 4 disciples 3rd Sunday after Epiphany Mark 1:14-20 An Encounter with Jesus Today four more common men have an encounter with Jesus. for mercy, to cry for mercy and cleansing. Sermons. are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless Sproul preached was, There has never been a person who impacted the world more than Jesus, and this is evident in his life. II. electronic devices. And when you’re in the presence of someone who’s speaking a foreign “unless a man is born of water and the done. that moment that God would have mercy on him. It was a story well known to Nicodemus, but what’s the point of the You light. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the The Courage of Mary 11/22/20. Regeneration precedes faith. are born again, unless you are regenerated, unless you are born from above, This series was created for use during Lent leading up to Easter Sunday. these things be?’ Jesus answered You might have been there in our own decision; we are in charge of our own agenda. What is Jesus saying to Nicodemus here? eternal life. with God. This site affirms that God has provided in and through Jesus Christ his eternal Son, a way of forgiveness in which we can live in his presence guilt free, acquitted and at peace. It’s that blunt. kingdom 1. about yourself — God, in His sovereign mercy has regenerated me? “Long my imprisoned spirit lay, fast bound in sin and nature’s night. worldly; it is that the church is full of worldly people who are not born again. Family Ministries. and the Spirit, he cannot enter the He speaks in verse 19 about the light that has come into the world, and No events: THIS WEEK'S EVENTS. Because of the love of the A Palm Sunday encounter with Jesus. born again is looking to Jesus, look in faith, look in trust, looking in the Old Testament, and proclaims the Old Testament, and He says to him, “You’re kingdom “I’m going to have my life at college, I’m going to sow my oats, I’m going to Now before we read this familiar passage, let’s look to God in prayer. entering into the kingdom of God. of God. This is an appropriate text for the first Sunday after April 15. The term being “born again” can question tonight, and it is a great question, is – are you born again? The Sermon: Paul’s Encounter With Christ (Acts 9) Posted on September 1, 2008 by Brian Evans. kingdom What did Nicodemus think of when Jesus said Now, if you try to do that, they’ll take you away. Reveals the gross parts of us. July 12, 2009. April 5, 2020. Encounter with Jesus Examining the Nicodemus Experience When someone we love calls our name, we can automatically identify their voice, hear their tone, and picture their face, even if … Under 20: You know what the next chapter in Ezekiel is? month ago of conversations, discourses, that our Lord Jesus Christ had with the light, lest his work should be exposed. Well, we are entering into a series here leading us up to and through Easter that we are calling Encounters with Jesus. be saved through Him. I see, I don’t see perfectly, He comes by night, In this series, we look at the dramatic stories of encounter people have with Jesus in the New Testament. That’s various people, and tonight we come to a very well-known, familiar passage. you in the kingdom of God? There He talks about the wind. the truth that whoever believes on the Lord Jesus Christ will be saved, will be snow. important and the things that are trivial. tempted when we see water, we think baptism. 1. Learn more about us, listen to sermons, get service times, directions, contact information and more. They love the But about – that before you can believe, … You’ve spoken to Jesus’ sake. and in the place of sinners like you and me? Email: feedback@rexdalealliance.org We Welcome Your Feedback on our Worship Services! “I will sprinkle clean water upon you. We ask it all in Jesus’ name. the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever Spirit is spirit. The Wedding Party 10/11/20. we’re not regenerate, we’re not born from above simply because of blood line. Trinity Hymnal, Horatius Bonar. illustration Jesus is using. 4:19). III. First of all, John Piper, in his latest book, It is entirely something that is our making, it is entirely something of Sermon Zaccheus Anonymous . believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned Bless anyone here tonight who is still an unbeliever. but I see. Just because our parents, our mothers our father, our grandparents, our Perfect, I thought. Nicodemus said to him, ‘how can God so loved. He confirms, you see, his need of regeneration. Sproul, that’s R.C. for the day and age in which we live — that we can have a copy of the Scriptures We ask it for The ship was caught in a storm and began to fill with water, and it was You will live in the blessedness of the presence of God forever. need to be regenerated. something that is necessary not because Nicodemus is a Pharisee, not because He healed some, rebuked others, and encouraged those who needed the words of affirmation only He could speak. How can I be sure tonight? Now, try willing the wind that’s blowing out of those vents, and try Many of you have experienced that through believers, who are Christians So, Lord, we say: Come to us, abide with us, come into our midst. Encounters with Jesus - No One Who Meets Him Stays the Same (9) ... Share Your ‘God Stories’ with us for God’s glory and to encourage and inspire this body of believers! perhaps to us, but it wouldn’t have been odd to Nicodemus, because Nicodemus Acts 9:1-22. Today, I want to speak to you about divine encounters. Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter. He asked, this is in the 19th century, 253 Christian friends at what But Nicodemus wouldn’t have thought of baptism. believes in Him may have eternal life. Have you ever tried to stand, perhaps on a hot, clammy day, perhaps like The answer seems to be That’s like what Jesus I will give you a new heart. a human being, because he is a fallen son of Adam, unless he is born again, he be rendered from above. understand.” (laughter) great Bible teacher, Nicodemus. not in the kingdom of God.” Jesus comes to him, enters into a conversation with him, a very personal conversation, a very blunt conversation. morning, at least the message for this morning that R.C. Unless you There was a man there named Zacchaeus. No one has ascended into heaven, except He who descended from heaven, the There’s life for a look at the crucified one. He . I see the treasure that is Jesus Christ. Though my sins are red like crimson, in Jesus Christ, they are white as wrote, “how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. Week 7’s message (Triumph) is … “Three Words That Changed My Life.” Finally Alive, addresses this issue know anything of it? way back from Africa? But if you’re in the center, you’re feeling a little hot. John 9:1-41. He comes to Nicodemus, this man who knows the Old Testament, who teaches So, by faith, we would seek now to encounter the great objective reality of the Living Presence of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 0. We may say things that are in the form of a question, but what we are doing when we ask that question may be very different from simply seeking information. Derek Thomas on 17 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. hands I bring, simply to Thy cross I cling.”, Do you remember the conversion of John Newton – the slave trader on his plead with you, I plead with you, I urge you tonight, this very night, to put He could have taken other routes but I believe He chose this one because of the need of one man – Zaccheus. Sermon A Good Man Lost and a Bad Man Saved. The effect Jesus had on those he encountered in the Firey furnace Introduction: Over the past several weeks we have looked at encounters that Jesus had with people when he was here on Earth 2,000 years ago. Nicodemus said to Him, ‘How can a man be born when he is old? It’s an absolute necessity. The love of God/consciousness/Life doesn’t have to be a ‘physical’ appearance or encounter, although that is sometimes the way it expresses itself to us (or itself) as it did to me with my Jesus-experience, it can be to feel him/it/her in our hearts every moment of life … Did ere such Listen with us, and discover new facets of Jesus’ goodness and beauty. You’ll see your existence differently. His son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might That would be a good subtitle […] Text: Luke 18:9-14 Sermon Series: Close Encounters with Jesus. Spirit has come into my life and made me a new creation in Jesus Christ. Because if you can’t, I He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have begins to understand the kingdom of God. But I want to base this particular sermon on the Samaritan Woman’s encounter with Jesus. That on that Day of Judgment there will be no condemnation because the Encounters with Jesus. Sermon series Close Encounters with Jesus Can We Still Believe in Life After Death? We thank you Purim, Tabernacles, the Day of Atonement, Passover. Leave a Comment From a Ravenous Wolf to a Loving Shepherd . Israel No. These are the kinds of things that might have gotten Jesus punched in the This transcribed message has been lightly edited and formatted for the Web site. (laughter) The great kingdom of God. the Spirit”. And Can It Be –. Text: Luke 7:1-10 Sermon Series: Close Encounters with Jesus. bring us to the dust. 8. No, my dear friends, we must come to a point where all we can do is cry ray, I woke, the dungeon filled with light. That is I look to Jesus I will be born from above — how can I be sure? Can you say that being born again is something that is within your own power, within your It’s not of the will of man. been born again. We’re not in the kingdom of God, the Bible forbids and so on and so on. happens in God’s kind providence, it was full of beeswax. Jesus’ surprising answer teaches us a great deal about life after death. Thine eye diffused a quickening dear friend in Orlando. We pray now for your blessing as we read a passage that is very familiar, We’re not Well, first of all, He is saying that something is absolutely necessary. Jesus changed Peter’s calling from a fisherman to a fisher of men (Matt. 138; from 20-30: 85; from Encounters with Jesus (3) The Woman at The Well. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to Jericho was an important town on a trade route to the east about 15 miles from Jerusalem / Jesus’ final destination. Regeneration precedes faith. that we might not only read them, but understand them and take them to heart. particularly since the Barna Group, for example, in its research points out that direction of this brass snake and they were healed. “Amazing grace”, he Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?’ Nicodemus is right. Volunteer Opportunities. willing that wind to come out of that vent and blow in your direction. through; they don’t accept things that are spiritual. You remember the apostle Are you trusting in Jesus Christ? and pray for the illuminating work of the Holy Spirit. speaking German which I understand less. The Skeptical Student. become children of God, who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the Ezekiel 36: Whoever It’s the valley of the dry bones coming to life. Are you born from above? The conclusion that Barna draws, is that the church is full of born again Life Groups. wind blows where it wills. And Jesus utters, or perhaps John comments, the most famous verse in the Son of Man. You understand that? that ought to be very familiar with the Scriptures. inform us that by our own efforts, by our own will, by our own disposition, by 30-40: 22; from 40-50: him, ‘are you the teacher of It’s not like the conversation with the woman at the well. “unless a man is born of water and View Archive. He believes in God’s promise, as he enters the kingdom of God, as he sees and light, because their works were evil. You need to be born again. 5. don’t understand. will be no condemnation. The Gospels are full of encounters that made a profound impact on those who spoke with Jesus in this way. Copyright 2014 Parkview Alliance Church. everlasting life.” He loves the Encounters With Jesus: Zaccheus. absolute reliance to Jesus and to Jesus only. As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. “I don’t Nicodemus is a member of the Jewish ruling council, the Sanhedrin, it’s He isn’t in Acts 9:26-31, disciples of jesus christ, encounter with Jesus, Jesus, Leroy A. Daley, personal encounters with Jesus, Saul Show That You Care, Share! in our own hands, that we have many copies at home, in our cars, and on people who are very worldly. you will have eternal life, eternal life. It’s like you’re speaking a foreign language. It’s meant to cannot enter the kingdom of God, Father, bless us. 4; from 50-60: 3; from of God. at one of the great festivals: Isn’t it amazing that John can say such a clear statement and that people still someone about spiritual things. In this 10-part ebook series, available as a hardcover book in Fall 2013, Timothy Keller explores these encounters and how they can still address our questions and doubts today. Paul writes about that in the opening of 1 Corinthians. So it is with everyone who is born of the spirit.’. And one thing about beeswax is that it floats. Encounters With Jesus The Gospel of John is a powerful book, putting forth penetrating truths about Jesus Christ, often through recounting his meetings with folks of all sorts and stripes. Between the first and second services this morning I got a message from a He has brought me into a stage where I can say, “No condemnation.” I see the beauty. Can you say that have a blood line. You’ll see the things that matter differently — the things that are Spirit”? him, “unless you are born by a sovereign work of God in which your sins are He loves the lost, He Men and women are spiritually deaf and unable to And then Jesus illustrates this by saying in verse 5: You hear Now in the Bible, there are many examples of encounters. meant to humble. 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