Rockharbor Costa Mesa Podcast

Guest Pastor - Jay Kim - joins us from Westagate Church and continues our "Encounters" series, teaching on Jesus' encounter with an invalid man laying by a pool. John 5 shows us how Jesus transcends human limitations, offering hope and healing when our strength falls short. Jesus' encounter with the healing of the invalid man challenges us to consider partnering with Jesus through faith and obedience, recognizing that He possesses the power to bring about profound transformation beyond our own efforts.

Glenn talks about why followers of Christ view the human body so highly as it relates to sexual sin and incorporates that into a broader message on how Jesus' encounter with the Woman Caught in Adultery in John's Gospel shows us that He, "forgives the sin and transforms the sinner."

As Gavin invites us to participate in the story of the Woman caught in Adultery from John 8, we learn from her encounter with Jesus that not only does God stoop down to meet us in our sin and forgive us, He’s also welcoming us into a new way of life, departing from the sin He’s forgiven in us.

In this sermon, Glenn Packiam preaches on Jesus encountering a Samaritan woman at the well, breaking down cultural barriers, dignifying the discarded, and ultimately inspiring her to invite others to see Jesus as the one who truly sees you.

Observing the interaction between the Samaritan Woman and Jesus from John’s gospel, we find that Jesus is a Savior who crosses societal and prejudicial barriers to come find us, He sees us unlike anyone else can - for our truest self, and He offers us our deepest desire - the Living Water of His Holy Spirit. Scripture shows us that not only does Jesus see us truly and offer us to drink of His “Living Water,” he’s simultaneously using our place of pain and shame to be a springboard for our healing.

Glenn talks about Nicodemus’ encounter with Jesus emphasizing Nico’s caution and curiosity in approaching the supposed, “Messiah.” Jesus cuts right to the chase with Nicodemus, reiterating that through Him we can gain new life, not simply as a do-over on our current situation, but a fresh birth of the Spirit that bears eternal life and comes from a loving God who finds us as Savior first, not judge.

In the opening chapter of John, two central questions emerge that frame both Jesus’ encounter with the first disciples and the book of John as a whole. As we are encountered by Jesus, we are invited to consider: “who is Jesus” and “What are we looking for?” Who we believe Jesus to be shapes what we long for Him to do in our lives. As we begin this series, our hope is that you'd experience a fresh encounter with Jesus, bolstered by Scripture, the presence of the Holy Spirit, and our church community.