Isaiah 43:19 says: “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?” The Lord is calling His church to again be a people who call on the name of the Lord in desperation, hunger and thirst, in need and in humility. God wants to bring revival into ourContinue reading “A call to prayer and fasting”
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What am I thankful for?
I am thankful for many things: some big, some small. But I want you to know that I am most thankful for the love and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ! He has made us, He calls us, He thinks thoughts of love and hope and purpose for us, and He pours out His SpiritContinue reading “What am I thankful for?”
Our desperate need for revival
We all “know” that we need revival, but therein is exactly the problem. We “know” it: with our mind. We don’t grieve in our spirit that God’s Spirit is not present in our lives or churches. We don’t have heaviness on our heart for the lack of passion for God and His Word. We don’tContinue reading “Our desperate need for revival”
To those who poured faith and life into me
Life and ministry seem daunting, overwhelming and yes impossible. There are a few people in life who have found the peace that God intends for His people. God desires that His people have peace in the midst of the storm, strength in the midst of weakness and a deeply settled rest in the deepest partContinue reading “To those who poured faith and life into me”
We need Thee, oh we need Thee!
What a desperate need we have for Jesus Christ! We think we know how to approach life. We “know” how to make plans, organize lives, get things done, set goals, develop ministry strategies and yet we fail again and again in personal lives and in ministry. As Scripture says about us: unless the Lord buildContinue reading “We need Thee, oh we need Thee!”
Waiting for the Lord
They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run , and not be weary ; and they shall walk , and not faint . Isaiah 40:31 What does it mean to wait before the Lord? And when we wait what are we waitingContinue reading “Waiting for the Lord”
Oh the Glory!
Oh the glory of Your presence, we your temple, give You reverence! What is the glory of God? What is the presence of God? What does it look like to see the manifest presence of Almighty God? Can words describe it when the Holy Spirit descends on His people? Are there certain activities, characteristics orContinue reading “Oh the Glory!”
Making Disciples
Why is it so important to make disciples? Disciples of who? And whose job is it really? We hear a lot of talk these days about making disciples. As a matter of fact, we are hearing so much from so many places that we might begin to wonder if this is really a movement ofContinue reading “Making Disciples”
More lessons learned from marathon training
If you have ever (or never) run before the likelihood that you have at some point thought that running was ‘stupid’. People ask runners “why would you punish yourself like that?” and “how can running be ‘fun’?”. I myself have been that person. And yet now that I am running I feel completely different aboutContinue reading “More lessons learned from marathon training”
Jesus’ Ministry of Words (and Healing)
I have been preaching a sermon series entitled “Jesus in my shoes” and have looked at numerous aspects of Jesus’ life on earth. Just last Sunday I completed a sermon entitled “Jesus in my words” and shared a number of things that defined Jesus’ words and should therefore be descriptive of our words as well.Continue reading “Jesus’ Ministry of Words (and Healing)”
Pastor Michael Johnson 