Encounter Church

Sermon Date: September 4, 2022

Series: A Reluctant Prophet & A Merciful God
Title: Reminders for the Rebellious
Scripture Focus: Jonah 2

Speaker: Michael Boehm

Notes:

Big Idea: Turn to the Lord or you’ll drown in your rebellion.

1. We all are capable  of rebelling.

2. Running in rebellion never ends as advertised.

3. Be careful of what you wish for in your rebellion.

4. The way back from rebellion begins by looking to the Lord.

Sermon Date: August 28, 2022

Series: A Reluctant Prophet & A Merciful God
Title: Hope In God
Scripture Focus: Jonah 2

Speaker: Michael Boehm

Notes:

Big Idea: Hope in God who is able to save you.

1. We have the hope  of God’s personal concern for our distress.

2. We have the hope of God’s listening ear to our distress.

3. We have the hope of God’s comforting Word in our distress.

Sermon Date: August 21, 2022

Series: A Reluctant Prophet & A Merciful God
Title: Crooked Sticks and Straight Lines
Scripture Focus: Jonah 1

Speaker: Michael Boehm

Notes:

Big Idea: God will send severe mercy to save us from our rebellious hearts.

1. God is sovereign over the smallest details.

2. God employs fearful circumstances to move us to faith.

3. God works through the unexpected.

Sermon Date: August 14, 2022

Series: A Reluctant Prophet & A Merciful God
Title: Severe Mercy
Scripture Focus: Jonah 1

Speaker: Michael Boehm

Notes:

Big Idea: God will send severe mercy to save us from our rebellious hearts.

1. God sent a severe storm.

2. God was stirring  up desperation.

3. God used a pagan to get Jonah’s attention.

Sermon Date: August 7, 2022

Series: A Reluctant Prophet & A Merciful God
Title: Jonah’s Rebellion
Scripture Focus: Jonah 1:1-3

Speaker: Michael Boehm

Notes:

Big Idea: Trust and obey God's Word.

1. God's Word is for our benefit.

2. God's Word is for the benefit of others.

3. Jonah rebels against God's Word

Sermon Date: July 31, 2022

Series: Faithful Living In A Divided World
Title: Are We on the Lord's Side?
Scripture Focus: Joshua 5

Speaker: Andy Sabaka (Grace Fellowship Pastor)

Notes:

Main Idea: Remember who God is and live as those who belong to him.

1. Remember that you belong to the God who keeps his promises

1. Inclusion
2. Separation - Colossians 2:11-15 (ESV)

2. Remember that you belong to the God who saves his people

3. Remember that the battle belongs to the Lord

• John 18:33-36 (ESV)

Sermon Date: July 24, 2022

Series: Faithful Living In A Divided World
Title: A Respectable Life
Scripture Focus: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

Speaker: Michael Boehm

Notes:

Big Idea: Live to please God and win the respect of others.

1. A Holy Lifestyle. (1 Thessalonians 4:3-8)

2. A Loving Lifestyle. (1 Thessalonians 4:9-10)

3. A Quiet Lifestyle. (1 Thessalonians 4:11-12)

Sermon Date: July 17, 2022

Series: Faithful Living In A Divided World
Title: Walk With Wisdom
Scripture Focus: James 3:13-18

Speaker: Dan Horton

Notes:

Big Idea: Walk with wisdom so that people see your good character.

1. Wisdom looks like this:

• 2 Corinthians 2:14-16
• James 1:19-20
• James 1:26
• James 1:27 

2. Wisdom does not look like this:

Sermon Date: July 7, 2022

Series: Faithful Living In A Divided World
Title: Start With Your Neighbor
Scripture Focus: Proverbs 3:27-33

Speaker: Michael Boehm

Notes:

Luke 10:25-37 

Big Idea: Start by loving your neighbor next door.

1. Generous in Goodness (Proverbs 3:27-29)

2. Trustworthy in Motives (Proverbs 3:29-30)

3. Peaceful in Practice (Proverbs 3:31-33)

Sermon Date: June 26, 2022

Series: The Sermon On The Mount
Title: What Will You Choose?
Scripture Focus: Matthew 7:13-27

Speaker: Michael Boehm

Notes:

Big Idea: Choose Christ and His Kingdom!

1. Two Paths (Matthew 7:13-14)

2. Two Trees (Matthew 7:15-23)

3. Two Builders (Matthew 7:24-27)