The question is not what I can produce for the kingdom. Rather the question is what will I release and allow to flow into and through me for the kingdom. Most days we try and figure out what we can do for God. But Jesus reminds us that “by myself I can do nothing”. Nothing IContinue reading “Releasing”
Category Archives: Christian Life
Communicating love
Your actions communicate a message. What message do they speak to the people who “hear” your life? Do they speak a message of impatience? Do your actions speak a message of busyness or perhaps of being harried and hurried? Do your actions communicate a message of superiority and/or of condescension? I want to examine brieflyContinue reading “Communicating love”
How do you treat people?
Here is the measure of my life: how do I treat people? I always know because of my conscience and especially because of the conviction of the Holy Spirit if I have treated people poorly. Furthermore I find myself evaluating my religion and yes even considering the nature of other people’s religion based on howContinue reading “How do you treat people?”
A life of trust
Each and every day of our lives we face opportunities in which we can either affirm our faith in God to freely give us all things that are needed or to choose doubt, worry and fear. It begins as soon as we wake up. If you are anything like me, once that alarm sounds, itContinue reading “A life of trust”
Eternal Implications
What you do and what you say today can have eternal implications. Maybe in your life, maybe in someone else’s. Have you ever considered the weight of our lives? So often we think about how the events, circumstances, relationships and feelings that swirl in our lives effect and affect us, but what about how ourContinue reading “Eternal Implications”
What the world needs now
It’s that time again. You know, when men and women begin to politic and proclaim what they believe about something, because they are certain that their particular political convictions are the hope of America. The rhetoric, the campaigning, the promises, the slogans. All of this and more has begun as the presidential hopefuls seek toContinue reading “What the world needs now”
Discouragement and defeat? Or more than conquerors?
Doubt. Fear. Accusation. Loneliness. Being misunderstood. Being maligned and slandered. Forgotten. Forsaken. Worry. All of these are the waves of defeat and the fiery darts of the enemy that are leveled at God’s children everywhere. Mondays seem to be full of these crashing waves. But then again so do other days. Especially those days whenContinue reading “Discouragement and defeat? Or more than conquerors?”
The power of words
“You are ugly.” – “You are beautiful.” – “There is hope.” – “All is lost.” – “I love you.” – “It is finished.” These are all words. These words mean something. Indeed all words mean something. What we say (and how we say it) has the power to bring hope and meaning to people’s lives. Our words also have power toContinue reading “The power of words”
We get to choose
No matter what you do today, the fact is that it you had a choice in it. It’s true. Every day, every moment, we get to choose. And we do choose. You might object and say, “No, I didn’t get to choose whether or not this or that happened to me” and that may be true,Continue reading “We get to choose”
The joy of the Lord is my strength
Can I tell you that truly the joy of the Lord is my strength! This is a Bible verse and a true one. It is also my testimony. And it is also my proclamation of faith. Let me explain. In the Bible we read that Nehemiah encouraged the people not to mourn over the wordsContinue reading “The joy of the Lord is my strength”
Pastor Michael Johnson 