How do we become more than we have been? How do we become something new, something better, something different? Do you know that there is a call on your life, for you to be a conqueror, an overcomer, a victor? You are called to live more than a status quo, half-way, lukewarm, so-so kind ofContinue reading “Becoming saints, elders and people of great faith”
Author Archives: Michael D Johnson
You are a child of the King!
Dear Pastor, Remember this day whose you are! You are a child of the King. You are a co-heir with Christ Jesus. All that the Father has is yours. You and I are to rule and reign with God over all creation. We are invited to live in His presence all the days of ourContinue reading “You are a child of the King!”
Give God your junk
“Encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called “Today,” so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin…Today if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts” Hebrews 3:13 &15 Dear Christian, I want to encourage you today. I want to impart to you courageContinue reading “Give God your junk”
Doing what matters
Dear Pastor, Thank you so much for doing what matters. In this life, there are things that are fun, annoying, distracting, temporary, difficult, rewarding and much more, but you and I both know that what you are doing really matters. You are investing in eternity. You are keeping your eyes on the unseen rather thanContinue reading “Doing what matters”
Living with the mystery
Why? I don’t know. It just doesn’t make sense. All of these are things that you and I might think or say on any given week. The reason for this is because we live in a fallen world where many sad, hurtful and broken things occur and even hurt and affect us. We may askContinue reading “Living with the mystery”
Representing the Holy
Dear Pastor, You may not have thought about this recently or even in these precise terms, but may I take a moment to remind you that you represent the Holy? Indeed you do. In part, because you are a Christian: a “little Christ”. As a child of God, you carry around inside of you theContinue reading “Representing the Holy”
Faltering, falling and failing apart from the presence of God
What happens in life when there is a keen awareness of and reverence for the abiding presence of the Lord? Victory! Power! Joy! Peace! What happens when we forget who we belong to and whose Spirit is in us? Precisely this: we stumble, we falter, we wander, we fall and we fail. The Word ofContinue reading “Faltering, falling and failing apart from the presence of God”
Take thou authority
Dear Pastor, Do you remember when you were ordained? Or perhaps you haven’t been ordained yet but you have been present at an ordination service and heard the charge given from the denominational leader to the ordinands. The words “Take thou authority” are sacred words full of the calling of God, a mantle of responsibilityContinue reading “Take thou authority”
An urgency to our testimony
We live in a fast food culture. Waiting 3 minutes for our food is too long and waiting 30 seconds for a red light is enough to set people off in fits of rage. In so many ways we live too fast, too furious and as such live distracted from the most important things. ThereContinue reading “An urgency to our testimony”
The Lord is your shield and your reward
The Lord is your shield and your very great reward (Genesis 15:1) Dear Pastor, How many times does it seem like you personally take the brunt of the difficulties, complaints, criticism, and negativity from your people? I know for sure that you have been misunderstood, talked about and most likely maligned, simply because you representedContinue reading “The Lord is your shield and your reward”
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