Liferoads Sermons

What does it mean to not take the name of God in vain? The third of the 10 Commandments means much more than not using the Lord's name as a curse word, says Pastor Donnie Johnson in his sermon given at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington, on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Exodus 20:7 Proverbs 18:21 Proverbs 12:18 Ephesians 4:29 Exodus 3:13-15 Numbers 6:22-27 Philippians 2:8-11

The first two of the 10 Commandments given by God in Exodus 20 are key to being able to keep the other 8, says Pastor Donnie Johnson in his message "10 Words, Pt. 2," given at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington, on January 28, 2024. Exodus 20:1-6 Joshua 24:14-15 Psalm 135:15-18 Mark 10:17-22

Pastor Donnie Johnson here introduces a new 10-week sermon series entitled "10 Words," covering the 10 Commandments. Recorded on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington. Exodus 19:1-6 Deuteronomy 4:5-8 1 Peter 2:9 Exodus 19:16-20 Exodus 20:1-17 Liferoads Church 2024

Continuing our two-week look at spiritual practices, Kylan Kracher takes a look at church, then and now. Recorded at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington, on Sunday, January 14, 2024. Liferoads Church 2024

The Bible says a lot about "the soul," so ... what is it? And what can we do as part of our healthy spiritual practices to nurture it? Pastor Donnie Johnson gave this message at Liferoads Church on Sunday, January 7, 2024. Matthew 11:28-30 Mark 12:28-34 Liferoads Church 2024

Our culture seems obsessed with pursuing happiness, and yet it seems more and more out of reach. In John 15, Jesus promised His disciples a "fullness of joy." Is there a difference between "happiness" and the "joy" that Jesus promised? Pastor Donnie Johnson asks that question in his message delivered at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington, on December 17, 2023. Jo...

God communicates with us through two books: His creation and His written Word, the Bible. Pastor Donnie Johnson says we need to pay attention to both to get a fuller idea of who our God is, and what He is like. Recorded on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington. Liferoads Church 2023

Forgiving wrongs done to us, shedding that weight of unforgiveness, can transform our lives, says Pastor Donnie Johnson in this final part of his 4-week study of the life of Joseph. Just how God meant Joseph's extreme trials and suffering for good becomes obvious to us, just as it did to Joseph some 22 years after his brothers sold him into slavery. When Joseph finally sees them face-to-face,...

We should remember two things whenever we're going through difficulties in life: First: God is good. Second: God has a plan. Nowhere are those truths more obvious than in the Bible story of Joseph. Today Pastor Donnie Johnson shows Joseph's meteoric ascension from a prison cell to the Pharoah's court in a single day. Recorded at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington, on Sunday, Novem...

Do you tend to run toward or away from God when suffering comes into your life? Pastor Donnie Johnson looks at how, in Genesis chapter 39, God was with Joseph during his many trials and suffering as a slave in Egypt, and though Joseph couldn't have known the specifics of how God would bring good out of terrible circumstances, He did ... good for Joseph and many thousands of people. And God alw...

"God Meant it For Good." These words come from the powerful story of Joseph recorded in the Book of Genesis, the focus of our new Sunday series. Here Pastor Donnie Johnson introduces Joseph in part one, and begins to address some of life's biggest questions, that were faced by Joseph and are asked by many people today, including: Where is God when we are suffering? Why doesn't Go...

Pastor Donnie Johnson finishes our verse-by-verse study of the Book of Romans by teaching through chapter 16. Message recorded at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington, on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Romans 16:1-16 Romans 16:17-23 Romans 16:25-27 Romans 8:1-39 Liferoads Church 2023

The word "hope" is repeated many times by the Apostle Paul in Romans 15:8-33, and here Pastor Donnie Johnson unpacks what is meant there, and how desperately our world today needs the hope that only God can provide. Recorded on October 29, 2023, at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington. Romans 15:8-13 Romans 5:3-5 Ephesians 2:11-18 Romans 15:14-21 Romans 15:22-33 Liferoads Church 2023

In our verse-by-verse study of the Book of Romans, Pastor Donnie Johnson teaches on Romans 14:1-15:7. Recorded at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington, on Sunday, October 22, 2023. Romans 14:1-12 Romans 14:13-23 Ephesians 4:1-3 John 17:20-21 Romans 15:1-7 Liferoads Church 2023

How are Christians to regard human governments and authorities? Pastor Donnie Johnson teaches through Romans 13:1-14 where the Apostle Paul answers that question. Message recorded at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington, on Sunday, October 15, 2023. Romans 13:1-10 Acts 4:13-22 Acts 5:27-32 1 John 3:1a Romans 13:11-14 Liferoads Church 2023

If you had to sum up what Jesus has done for us in one word, what would it be, asks Pastor Donnie Johnson? His favorite one-word response is "love," and the kind of love the Apostle Paul describes in Romans 12:9 as "genuine love." What does that look like and how can we express that? Message recorded at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington, on Sunday, October 8, 2023. 1 John...

Craig Schafer teaches on Romans 12:3-8 and how Paul described the relationship of believers to each other in the body of Christ. Recorded on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington. Romans 12:1-2 Romans 12:3-8 Liferoads Church 2023

After 11 chapters of discussion about what Jesus' sacrifice on the cross means to the world and believers, in Romans chapter 12 the apostle Paul tells us what the proper response to that sacrifice should be for believers. Pastor Donnie Johnson's teaching on the first two verses of Romans 12 was recorded at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington, on September 24, 2023. Romans 12:1-2 Matt h...

Is God done with Israel? By no means, says the Apostle Paul in Romans 11. Pastor Donnie Johnson teaches through this rich chapter 11 at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington, on Sunday, September 17, 2023.

Kylan Kracher teaches through Romans chapter 10 at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington, on September 10, 2023. Romans 9:30-33 Romans 10:1-5 Romans 10:6-9 Deut 30:11-14 Romans 10:8-11 Romans 10:11-13 Romans 10:13-17 Isaiah 52:7 Romans 10:18-21 Liferoads Church 2023

Daniel Cowger teaches in Romans chapter 9 in our verse-by-verse study of the Book of Romans, given at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington, on Sunday, September 3, 2023. Liferoads Church 2023

Kylan Kracher continues our summer verse-by-verse study of the Book of Romans. Part 15 was recorded at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington, on Sunday, August 27, 2023. Hebrews 11:1 Hebrews 6:19-20 Romans 8:32 Romans 8:17b Romans 8:33 Romans 8:34 Galatians 2:20 Romans 8:35-37 Psalms 44:20-26 Romans 8:38-39 Liferoads Church 2023

Craig Schafer continues our summer study of the Book of Romans, today in chapter 8. Message recorded at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington, on August 20, 2023.

In our summer study of the Book of Romans, Daniel Cowger teaches through the first part of Romans chapter 8, a truly uplifting passage of Scripture. Part 1: verses 1-4, The Verdict: No Condemnation; Part 2: verses 5-8, The Futility of the Flesh; and Part 3: verses 9-11, The Spirit Filled Life. Recorded at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington, on August 13, 2023. Romans 8:1-4 Romans 8:5-8 Romans...

Pastor Donnie Johnson continues his verse-by-verse study of the Book of Romans, picking it up at Romans 7:13. Message recorded at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington, on August 6, 2023. Romans 7:13-25 1 Timothy 1:15 Galatians 2:20 Liferoads Church 2023