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”
Author Archives: Michael D Johnson
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”
Jesus, the same yesterday, today and forever
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. This world is predictable: it changes. Things grow and things die Seasons come and seasons go. No matter what else we know about this life, we can be certain that the things that are today will somehow change tomorrow. But in the midstContinue reading “Jesus, the same yesterday, today and forever”
For the souls of people
Dear Pastor, Thank you for giving your life for the souls of people. We know that Jesus, the Savior gave His all for the souls of people. He came to seek and save the lost. He was sent by His Father full of grace and truth. Jesus was anointed with the Spirit of God toContinue reading “For the souls of people”
Unhindered Worship
I have a tough question for you and me: do we expect to encounter God Himself in worship and prayer and when we are in His Word? Do we believe that indeed we will have a supernatural encounter, interaction and communion of our spirit with His in the midst of worship? Do we pray forContinue reading “Unhindered Worship”
You are accomplishing more than you know
Dear Pastor, Somedays it seems like we are just spinning our wheels or running in a hamster wheel. But I want to share something with you that I heard a few years ago from one of the General Superintendents of the Church of the Nazarene: “You are accomplishing more than you know” (David Graves). SureContinue reading “You are accomplishing more than you know”
Pastor Michael Johnson 