William and Ronnie continue their series through Ronnie’s book Discovering Jesus, covering Lesson 10, “Stories of Encounters with Jesus,” focused on using Gospel encounters to help listeners experience God personally and “put themselves in the story” by considering individual, cultural, and religious context. Ronnie emphasizes that God relates uniquely to each person and that the Bible’s human storytelling helps us recognize God’s work and join it. They discuss the bleeding woman (Mark 5), the leper healed by Jesus’ touch (Matthew 8), the centurion’s faith as an outsider (Matthew 8), the rich young ruler’s hidden idol of wealth and goodness (Matthew 19), and Zacchaeus’s seeking and repentance (Luke 19), highlighting desperation, boldness, grace, and seeing people through God’s eyes rather than judgment.

Timestamps
00:00 Welcome Back Setup
01:21 Why Encounters Matter
02:48 God Relates Personally
07:25 Reading Scripture In Layers
13:43 Ronnie Calling Story
20:26 Touching God Mark 5
27:43 Desperation And The Crowd
39:42 Leper Healed Matthew 8
44:10 Bold Faith And Reaching People
51:28 Grace in Weakness
52:32 Leper Lessons
54:20 Centurion Faith
55:36 God Beyond Our Box
01:04:54 Rich Young Ruler
01:06:17 Good Kid Facade
01:10:55 Hidden Idols Exposed
01:21:04 Zacchaeus the Seeker
01:22:33 Jericho Context
01:31:26 Seeing Through Jesus
01:37:27 Encounter That Changes
01:38:54 Closing and Next Week

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