Close Encounters With Jesus
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Jesus Meets Distraught Fishermen
In this message Pastor Byron teaches from John 21 about the disciples’ futile night of fishing and Jesus’ miraculous provision when they obeyed His command. He emphasizes the foundational truth that in the center of God’s will believers experience fruitfulness and provision, while self-effort apart from Christ proves fruitless, encouraging believers to trust God’s timing
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Jesus Meets Pride
In this message Pastor Byron explores Jesus’s profound love for His disciples as demonstrated in John 13 through the foot-washing account. Using a powerful story about Czar Nicholas paying a soldier’s debt, he illustrates how God’s love and grace should motivate believers rather than guilt and fear, calling us to renewed understanding of Christ’s love
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Jesus Meets a The Bereaved
In this message Pastor Byron examines the raising of Lazarus in John 11, showing how this miracle reveals the glory of God rather than simply being about Lazarus’s restoration. Through this powerful account, we discover multiple aspects of God’s glory and are called to a deeper love for Jesus beyond mere religious routine.
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Jesus Meets a Blind Man
In this message Pastor Byron teaches from John 9 about Jesus healing the man born blind, revealing truths about how Jesus views affliction, religion, and spiritual darkness. We learn why God allows affliction in our lives and discover that Jesus is in the business of changing lives and bringing people from darkness into light.
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Jesus Meets Pseudo-Belief
In this message Pastor Byron examines the healing of the royal official’s son in John 4, showing how Jesus pushes us from superficial, pseudo faith to real, genuine faith. Through this encounter we see how God is more interested in developing our faith than simply meeting our immediate needs, calling us to move beyond shallow
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Jesus Meets the Crowd
In this message Pastor Byron explores John 6 and the feeding of the 5,000, examining how Jesus reveals Himself as the Bread of Life following this miraculous sign. We discover the purpose of John’s Gospel and learn what it means for Jesus to satisfy our deepest spiritual hunger rather than our temporary physical needs.
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Jesus Meets a Thirsty Woman
In this message Pastor Byron teaches from John 4 about Jesus’s encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well, revealing how Christ offers true contentment that fills the God-shaped vacuum in every heart. We learn how Jesus meets us where we are and calls us to fall back in love with Him, finding renewal through
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Jesus Meets Anger
In this message Pastor Byron examines the cleansing of the temple in John 2, showing the deeper spiritual lessons beyond Jesus’s righteous anger at religious corruption. We discover that true renewal comes from falling back in love with Jesus rather than simply serving Him, calling us to examine what needs to be cleansed from our
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Jesus Meets a Wedding Party
In this message, Pastor Byron launches a new series called “Close Encounters With Jesus” by examining Jesus’ first miracle at the wedding in Cana from John 2. He explores how this encounter reveals Christ’s desire to bring transformation, renovation, and abundant joy to believers’ lives, calling the church to spiritual renewal and a fresh love