Encounters with Jesus
Bruce Parker

Looking at the New Testament, people found Jesus as their Savior in a variety of ways such as: through personal witness of their friends,  by seeing Jesus as he spoke to multitudes or performed miracles, by being challenged and then enlightened through parables, etc. 

Ultimately our relationship with Jesus becomes uniquely our own, experienced in prayer, breaking of bread, meditation, etc. To prepare us for these experiences, we will look at a few of the one-on-one encounters people had with Jesus during his ministry and beyond. John the Baptist, Mary (Jesus’ Mother) and others had their individual expectations, perhaps mistaken ideas, certainly with needs and longings not so different from our own. In each case, Jesus gave them what they needed, not always what they wanted.