In ministry how do we really know if we are doing the right things. How do we know if we are actually getting any where, gaining any traction, making any difference? In weight loss you know if you are doing something right if the scale says you have lost weight (or if the pants areContinue reading “Success in ministry?”
Author Archives: Michael D Johnson
On our desperate need for God
My mind (and heart and spirit) keeps returning to thoughts of the glory and beauty of God and our desperate need for Him. I simply cannot get away from the nothingness that we are apart from Him and how pitiful and pathetic our gestures are apart from Him. We were made by God, for God and intendedContinue reading “On our desperate need for God”
What we need for Christmas
We each have our lists of what we want for Christmas. And perhaps some of us are the responsible types that only ask for what we ‘need’ on our Christmas list. But I want to take a moment to talk about what we really need for Christmas: We need the Lord. We need His presence.Continue reading “What we need for Christmas”
A call to prayer and fasting
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”
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!”
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