We are so completely dependent. Though we think we are autonomous, self-governing, independent beings, when we boil it all down: we are desperately needy for … God. We are not merely in need of a few blessings or provisions from His hand. No, we are desperate for His glory, His face, His Spirit, His presence! Joy isContinue reading “Our desperate state”
Category Archives: Christian Life
Life and the Presence of God
What is this life really about? Have we forgotten? Have we ever really known? Is this life about feelings and experiences? Is it about love and friendship? Is this life about making something of it? These are all small parts of the much bigger whole. Each of these things are snippets of the full lifeContinue reading “Life and the Presence of God”
A resolution of consecration, surrender, waiting and obeying
So it’s that time again. The time when we make resolutions: we resolve to do something we have not done before (or at least not recently or well). And yet I myself am curious and wary about these resolutions. Why do we want to do certain things now? Why haven’t we been doing them before?Continue reading “A resolution of consecration, surrender, waiting and obeying”
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”
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?”
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!”
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”
Pastor Michael Johnson 