Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. You and I change and grow. Sometimes we change and die. But humans are always changing. There is a funny saying that floats around these days: “People never change.” But it is not true. People are fickle and change their mind, their behavior, their commitments andContinue reading “Forever faithful”
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A few questions about church
Did you know that when you go to church, you are actually meeting with the God of the universe? Not just symbolically and not just mentally as you review and rehearse things in your mind, but in actuality and in reality. Yahweh, God is present in the worship service at your local church each andContinue reading “A few questions about church”
Pastoring contentious people
Dear pastor, Have you ever had the privilege of pastoring a strong-willed person? Hopefully you are already smiling at my use of the word “privilege.” Ministry is already hard enough without putting strong-willed, obstinate, cantankerous and contentious people into the mix. And yet that is precisely what many of us face week in and weekContinue reading “Pastoring contentious people”
God can sanctify our work
Dear pastor I want to encourage you to find joy and fulfillment RIGHT NOW, in this PRESENT MOMENT, for the Lord is with you, even now. So much of life and ministry can seem mundane, boring or like wasted time. And yet when God is present, He is sanctifying that very moment. I remember the storyContinue reading “God can sanctify our work”
The purpose of the church
The purpose of the church is to be the church To exist. To belong to God. To belong to each other. The purpose of the church is to exist and to live in holy communion. What is the end goal? The end goal of the church is to be: to be in existence, to beContinue reading “The purpose of the church”
God is setting all things straight
Dear friend, Please, please, please, I beg of you: Believe all the Bible says about the righteous judgment of God. God is perfectly holy, righteous and good so please know He is actively working to fix all of the situations in your life (and in this world) that are broken, evil and unjust. Please doContinue reading “God is setting all things straight”
We can’t change them
Last week I shared a post about the fact that in life and in ministry we cannot save other people. We can’t even save ourselves. Only Christ can do that (with our believing and acceptance). In this post I would like to explore the reality that ultimately we cannot change the people whom we interactContinue reading “We can’t change them”
Do you believe in them?
Dear pastor, I once read a story about a little boy who wanted to play darts with his dad. He told his dad: “I will throw the dart and you say ‘wonderful!’” How important for each of us to remember that we really need people to believe in us and to cheer us on. AsContinue reading “Do you believe in them?”
Things I regret
These are the things I regret: These are things I regret. But since I don’t have a time machine, there is no way I can go back and change these things in the past. I need the courage of the Lord to apologize to the people that these choices affected. I want and need toContinue reading “Things I regret”
Being present
Dear pastor, What if your presence with them was enough? But what if your presence was enough? What if God is simply asking you and me to be present to the person in front of us? I believe that we set ourselves up for failure and place unnecessary, unrealistic and impossible expectations on ourselves becauseContinue reading “Being present”
Pastor Michael Johnson 