We at 5:17 church are convinced that what humanity most needs is to have a life-transforming encounter with Jesus. This might sound strange to some. Why Jesus? For many, the name Jesus brings up thoughts of ‘lovey dovey Christians’ or ‘fire and brimstone preachers’. We want to say with you that neither of these images related to Jesus offers us and our lives any meaning, purpose and joy.

But that’s why we want to invite you to come and check out the real Jesus. Whether you consider yourself a Christian or something far from it – the Jesus we will be encountering in the Gospel of Mark can have the profound impact of stretching your mind, enflaming your heart, and switching on your future with a living, vibrant hope.

06/09 Encountering the Kingdom of God (Mark 1:1-20)

13/09 Encountering the God of Great Reversals (Mark 1:21-2:17)

20/09 Encountering the growth of the kingdom of God (Mark 4:1-34)

Interlude on prayer #1

27/09 For this reason we pray (Ephesians 1:3-23)

04/10 Encountering the overly familiar God (Mark 6:1-6)

11/10 Encountering the self-revealing God (Mark 8:22-9:13)

18/10 Encountering the ruthless God (Mark 9:33-10:31)

Interlude on prayer #2

25/10 Wielding the Weapon (Ephesians 6:10-20)

01/11 Encountering God’s coming King who seeks faith and fruit (Mark 11:1-12:17)

08/11 Encountering the future-holding God (Mark 13:1-37)

15/11 Encountering the God we condemn (Mark 14:1-72)

Interlude on prayer #3

22/11 The prayer of faith (James 5:13-20)

29/11 Encountering the dead God (Mark 15:1-47)

06/12 Encountering the alive again God (Mark 16:1-8)

Prayer #4

13/12 The cry of the troubled soul (Psalm 88)

Prayer #5

20/12 When words don’t come (Romans 8:26-28)