Encounters with Christ - When Christ Sends the Changed

Following Jesus was never meant to stop at belief. It was always meant to move into mission.

In this closing sermon of the Encounters with Christ series, John Gunter explores what happens after people meet Jesus. Looking at John 20 and Luke 24, we find disciples hiding behind locked doors, weighed down by fear and uncertainty. We also find travelers on the road to Emmaus, disappointed that life had not gone as they had hoped.

Into both stories, Jesus comes near.

He speaks peace before they fix their fear. He walks with them before they understand what He is doing. Then He sends them out with purpose and with the gift of the Holy Spirit. This message calls us to live as people who are not just changed, but sent.

Key Themes:

• Jesus meets us in fear and uncertainty
• Peace comes before clarity
• Disappointment does not mean God is absent
• Those who encounter Jesus are sent into the world with purpose

📖 Scriptures: John 20:19–22, Luke 24:13–35, Psalm 46:10

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