Jesus will not just be our teacher, counselor or guide without first being our Lord! In his next Jesus Encounter, Pastor Brian Brodersen taught on "Jesus and the Seekers" from John 12:20-32. From this passage he explained that loving our lives means holding on to our self-determination while resisting God's rule. And hating our lives means giving the rule of our lives over to Jesus for His will and purpose to be done rather than our own.