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”
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Are you struggling? There is hope!
Let me share the good news with you: Are you lost? We all have been lost in our lives. Whenever we are not trusting God completely we are lost. But thanks be to God, He has made it His mission to seek and save the lost, so we know He is pursuing you and me everydayContinue reading “Are you struggling? There is hope!”
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”
Confusion, chaos and trust
How exactly are we supposed to trust God when things make no sense? When we can’t figure out what is going on and when we can’t do anything about the people or circumstances around us, how do we trust God then? Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us to not lean on our own understanding but instead toContinue reading “Confusion, chaos and trust”
The desire of God’s heart
God does not want.. “anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9) Recognize this: God “wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:4) God loves you and me so much that He is actively reaching out with a heart of compassionContinue reading “The desire of God’s heart”
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”
We can’t save them
Here is a hard reality for us pastors. We can’t save them. This is true for ourselves too: we can’t save ourselves. First of all we must remember that there is only one Lord and Savior: Jesus Christ. And we all need Him to save us. We need Him to forgive us. We need HimContinue reading “We can’t save them”
In between the extraordinary
It is so amazing when we see miracles. How affirming, encouraging and life-changing when we hear the voice of God! And how exciting when God moves and brings times of revival, renewal and spiritual growth. But what about in between the extraordinary times? Let’s think back on Abraham’s life. He lived to be 175 yearsContinue reading “In between the extraordinary”
Be present
God has been teaching me (over and over again in fact) that one of the most important things in all of life is to be present to Him and present to each person that I with in each moment. And of course God is always and ever present, so I ought to be present toContinue reading “Be present”
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?”
Pastor Michael Johnson 