Five traits to teach us to live faithfully and passionately as followers of Jesus in 2020 and beyond.

Ps Jen finishes our series, Faith For Exiles, by expanding our view of mission to our whole lives and seeing how exiles are called to live - in every part of life.

Teaching text: Jeremiah 29:4-14

Five traits to teach us to live faithfully and passionately as followers of Jesus in 2020 and beyond.

Ps Mike continues our series, Faith For Exiles, by looking at how living faithfully to God in our workplace is an act of counter cultural worship.

Teaching text: Genesis 39

Five traits to teach us to live faithfully and passionately as followers of Jesus in 2020 and beyond.

Ps Mike continues our series, Faith For Exiles, by explaining the underrated importance of intergenerational relationships in the church and how, by taking responsibility for our own discipleship and the discipleship of others, we can see many generations flourish in Christ together.

Teaching text: Joel 2:12-16; 28-30

Five traits to teach us to live faithfully and passionately as followers of Jesus in 2020 and beyond.

Ps Mike continues our series, Faith For Exiles, by showing how we become culturally engaged leaders- by knowing the times.

There are many unwise and unhelpful ways to respond to the cultural trends around us but one healthy way; and one true lens, Jesus, to look through as we see the world.

Teaching text: Colossians 2:1-10

Five traits to teach us to live faithfully and passionately as followers of Jesus in 2020 and beyond.

Ps Mike opens our new series, Faith For Exiles, by sharing the first trait: Intimacy With Jesus. As we spend unhurried time pursuing intimacy with Jesus we discover that global revival begins with personal renewal.

Teaching text: Daniel 1:1-16

Unpacking the four missional goals that God has called Encounter Church in 2020: having Hearts On Fire For Jesus, becoming Culturally Engaged Leaders, Contending In Prayer and Developing Resilient Disciples.

Ps Mike closes our Vision//Values series by unpacking our goal of Developing Resilient Disciples and how ultimately resilience is not a test of simply getting through life, but by living out of the power of the resurrection.

Teaching text: John 21:12-19

Unpacking the four missional goals that God has called Encounter Church in 2020: having Hearts On Fire For Jesus, becoming Culturally Engaged Leaders, Contending In Prayer and Developing Resilient Disciples.

This week Rev Brant Jones shares about our goal of Contending In Prayer and how prayer is a good fight and a fight we are called to - but not a fight we do alone.

Teaching text: 1 Timothy 6:11-12

Unpacking the four missional goals that God has called Encounter Church in 2020: having Hearts On Fire For Jesus, becoming Culturally Engaged Leaders, Contending In Prayer and Developing Resilient Disciples.

This week Ps Mike Wardrop shares about our goal of growing Culturally Engaged Leaders; leaders who can read culture, set culture and ultimately work towards building a culture called the Kingdom of God.

Teaching text: Acts 17:16-24

Unpacking the four missional goals that God has called Encounter Church in 2020: having Hearts On Fire For Jesus, becoming Culturally Engaged Leaders, Contending In Prayer and Developing Resilient Disciples.

In week 1 of our new series on Encounter’s 2020 missional goals, Ps Jen Wardrop talks about our goal of being a church that has Hearts On Fire For Jesus and how that is truly maintained by pursuing the presence of God in our lives.

Teaching text: Luke 10:38-42

What if God is trying to talk to us but we haven’t learned to listen?

Ps Mike finishes our January series on hearing God by showing us how God uses other people to speak to us and how we can’t hear God well without being deeply embedded in community.

Teaching text: 1 Corinthians 14:26