Im a culture of seemingly overwhelming “new normals” with the presence of COVID-19 and continuous change, the Renewed Normal explores a constant promise of the Bible: the renewal of our hearts, minds, soul and strength as draw close to Jesus.

Pastor Mike kicks off the series by exploring the renewal of our hearts. He teaches us on the importance of guarding our heart in the midst of cultural attack and illustrates the posture of a heart that can be renewed: one of humility, conviction and fire for Christ.

Teaching text: Luke 24:13-16, 28-35

Pastor Mike teaches us on Encounter's 2021 vision; to call it out. Using the example of Elisha, he challenges us to consider what parts of our old life before knowing Christ we need to put to death in order to fully live the new life God is calling us to.

Teaching text: 1 Kings 19:21, 2 Corinthians 5:17

Summer is time to heat things up with some tasty topics to educate and edify.

This week Adelaide Cooper and Tayla Priebbenow talk among themselves about the bad habit of gossip: is it really so bad? As they create a framework for understanding what gossip is, they begin to show us why it is so offensive to God and damaging to others - and what we can do about it.

Teaching text: Ephesians 4:20-5:1

Summer is time to heat things up with some tasty topics to educate and edify.

This week Jacob Blackwell continues our Summer Sizzlers series by exploring the foundational question of whether we can trust the Bible.

By showing the quantity and quality of the manuscripts, oral traditions and witnesses, the testimony of Jesus and the disciples and the unity and unique message the Bible has, Jacob challenges us to not only trust in the Bible as a divinely inspired, authoritative text, but to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit and live it out.

Teaching text: 2 Timothy 3:16 and Hebrews 4:12

Summer is time to heat things up with some tasty topics to educate and edify.

Today Ps Mike continues our Summer Sizzlers series by answering the question “can women preach, teach, lead and prophesy in the Church?” He begins in the book of Genesis by exploring the design of both male and females, teaches on the influence of female figures and leaders across the Bible and finishes by unpacking well-known texts regarding the involvement of women in the Church such as 1 Corinthians 14 and 1 Timothy 2. Aiming to balance the tension of the gospel, he challenges us to consider a perspective supported by all of Scripture, one based not only on preference or ease but the very Word of God.

Teaching Text: 1 Corinthians 14 and 1 Timothy 2:8-15

Summer is time to heat things up with some tasty topics to educate and edify.

Ps Brant Jones brings a challenging and countercultural message on the exclusivity of the Christian faith. He reminds us of the crucial and yet uncomfortable truth we are called to hold fast to as a Christian living in today’s Australian society; that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life and that no one can come to the Father except through Him. He encourages us to follow the posture of “the poor, the violent and the least of these”, who in their desperate state, realise and understand their need for the power and grace of God.

Teaching text: John 11:2-15

Summer is time to heat things up with some tasty topics to educate and edify.

Today Ps Mike kicks off the new year by answering the question: are science and religion really at odds with each other? And what do we do about it?

Teaching text: Genesis 1:26-31

Jesus is the bringer of new life to the world. It’s what the world has always truly needed - in 2020 more than ever. This Christmas we celebrate (new) life at Encounter Church.

In this message, Pastor Mike brings us a powerful word on the raw and human-like nature of Jesus’ birth. He encourages us that in the midst of the uncertainty, difficulty and brokenness of 2020, Jesus brings new life for our spirit, just as He brought new life to the world through His birth.

Jesus is the bringer of new life to the world. It’s what the world has always truly needed - in 2020 more than ever. This Christmas we celebrate (new) life at Encounter Church.

In this message, Pastor Mike challenges the concept of “peaking” in life as a follower of Christ. Looking at the life of Mary, he proposes that God wasn’t finished with her after she had given birth and the shepherds, that bright star and the wise men disappeared. In the same way, Mike reminds us that God is not finished with us after our salvation. He grants us new life as He calls us to work with Him and through Him to redeem and restore. You haven’t peaked… God is only getting started.

Teaching text: Luke 2:1-21

Jesus is the bringer of new life to the world.

It’s what the world has always truly needed - in 2020 more than ever. This Christmas we celebrate (new) life at Encounter Church.

In this message, Pastor Mike shares with us the radical impact of a little baby named Jesus. He challenges us to consider who we are making the king of our life, be that Jesus or own own hearts and desires, for these things become the act of our worship. He encourages us to choose Jesus- a king marked by justice, sacrificial love, radical kindness and generosity. A king who offers us new life.