On Jesus' last night, the disciples encountered Jesus in ways they had never encountered him. Jesus gives them a new commandment to love as he demonstrates it by washing their feet and feeding them grace.

The Passover pilgrims did not expect to encounter Jesus as they entered Jerusalem, nor did they expect that the Messiah would ride in on a donkey. God always goes beyond our expectations when we encounter the Christ. May we all encounter Christ this week in new and unexpected ways and places.

When Jesus' entered into Jerusalem on a donkey, many welcomed him, but not all. He was completely not what they were expecting as the Messiah. Do we welcome Jesus when he comes to us in unexpected ways?

Just before Jesus resurrects Lazarus from the dead, he is so moved by the community that came to console Mary and Martha that he joins their weeping. Jesus weeps with us when we grieve and consoles us through a supportive community.

After Jesus puts a healing balm on the blind man's eyes, he tells him to go and wash in the Pool of Siloam, which was considered sacred. Have you washed in the sacred? Could it bring healing to your life?

Pastor Kristie's sermon on a beloved passage of the Woman at the Well. Jesus waited for her at the well. She was thirsty, and so was she. Come to the well to receive Christ's living water. 

Jesus meets the Woman at the Well and offers her living water. She comes to the well to get well. How can Jesus' living water make you well? 

Nicodemus encounters Jesus and asks questions, so he can logically understand who Jesus is. Understanding intellectually is a big part of our faith. When we study and seek answers to our questions, Jesus meets us and gives us answers. 

Jesus is in the wilderness and is tempted to prove that he is the Son of God. Jesus is able to hold steady and not give in to the temptations. What does the wilderness look like for you? If you had a conversation in the wilderness with God, what would you ask and how do you think he would respond?

The transfiguration of Jesus is a story about when Jesus allowed his divinity to be seen by three of his closest disciples. They responded to the divine in different ways, yet he showed them how to live "inside out" and called them to "get up" and not be afraid of it.