Liferoads Sermons

The difference between the wisdom of this world and God's wisdom is the focus of Pastor Donnie Johnson's study of James 3:13-18, recorded at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington, on August 7, 2022. James 3:13-18 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 James 1:5 Luke 2:52 Colossians 2:1-3 Liferoads Church 2022

Words have great power ... and especially God's Word, but as James cautions in chapter 3 of his New Testament book, our own words carry the power to give spiritual life  ... or death, says Pastor Donnie Johnson in his summer study of the Book of James. This message was recorded at Liferoads Church in Spokane on July 31, 2022. James 3:1-12 James 1:19-21, 26 Luke 6:45 Ephesians 4:29 Proverbs 18...

In our summer study of the Book of James, Pastor Donnie Johnson looks at chapter 2 verses 14-26 and discusses what faith really is ... and what it's not. Recorded at Liferoads Church on Sunday, July 24, 2022. James 2:14-26 Liferoads Church 2022

In Pastor Donnie Johnson's summer study of the New Testament Book of James, he focuses on James 2:1-13 where we are told that faith is more than a belief or a feeling; instead, our inward faith is shown to be genuine by our outward actions .. and largely the motivation for our behaviors to others. Recorded on July 17, 2022, at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington. James 2:1-13 1 Samuel 16:7 Rom...

Words matter, and God's Word always brings life ... but our words can either encourage or do great harm, according to Pastor Donnie Johnson in his message "Practical Faith, Pt. 4." Recorded at Liferoads Church on July 10, 2022, in Spokane Washington. James 1:19-27 Proverbs 18:21 Liferoads Church 2022

Temptation is the focus of our study today in the Book of James, where Pastor Donnie Johnson looks at verses 12 through 18 of chapter 1. Here we learn about the source of temptation, the process that it takes, and the solution to it. What should we do when temptation comes knocking? Recorded on July 3, 2022, at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington. James 1:12-18 James 1:16-18 Ephesians 3:17-19...

James encourages believers to ask God for His wisdom when faced with the multitude of decisions, big and small, that we face every day. The alternative to wisdom is foolishness, and living a life that is tossed to and fro by the tumultuous waves of circumstances. Pastor Donnie Johnson continues his summer study of the New Testament Book of James here in part 2 of "Practical Faith," recorded on Jun...

Pastor Donnie Johnson here begins a new teaching series called "Practical Faith," a summer-long look at the Book of James. Today's introductory message focuses on the first four verses of James, the background of the author who happened to be the brother of Jesus, and his immediate encouragement to believers to count all suffering and trials as joy ... what? How do we do that? Pastor Donnie gives...

In this final message in his teaching series, "Rival Gods," Pastor Donnie Johnson compares how our world views and defines power to how the all-powerful God of the universe views it and wants His followers to steward whatever power they have. Pastor Donnie uses Jesus' example of humble service in John 13 to instruct us.  John 13:1-17 Galatians 5:22-24 Galatians 5:24

In part 3 of Pastor Donnie Johnson’s Sunday teaching series, “Rival Gods,” he examines the potential rival to a Christian's wholehearted worship of God: the "Rival God" of sex. Recorded on Sunday, June 5, 2022, at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington. Genesis 29:15-30 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Genesis 29:31-35 Liferoads Church Spokane

Do you rule your money ... or does your desire for more money rule over you? In part 2 of Pastor Donnie Johnson's Sunday teaching series, "Rival Gods," he examines Jesus' parable of the dishonest manager, found in Luke 16, to find the perspective we should have about the wealth and resources God has given us to steward in this life. Recorded on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at Liferoads Church in Spokane,...

As he introduces a new four-week series on "Rival Gods," Pastor Donnie Johnson says that we should think about the Christian life as an ongoing process of submitting our lives to Christ, worshipping the true God, and getting rid of any rivals. The big three rivals for Christians today that Pastor Donnie will examine in coming weeks are money, sex and power. Recorded on May 22, 2022 at Liferoads Ch...

Guest teacher Kylan Kracher finished our four-week series on how to "Love God with All Your Mind" on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at Liferoads Church in Spokane, Washington. Mark 12:29-30 Romans 12:1-2 John 6:38 Hebrews 10:5-7 Hebrews 10:10 Philippians 2:12 John 15:1-17 Romans 12:1-2 Mark 12:30 Liferoads Church Spokane

What do you do with the inevitable fear and anxieties of this life? Pastor Donnie Johnson uses the story in Isaiah 36 and 37 as an example of what Christians should do when faced with scary situations, whether real or imagined, that cause anxiety and worry. In that passage, King Hezekiah was faced with a very real existential threat when Jerusalem was surrounded by the threat and might of the Assy...

Is your mindset important for your spiritual life? The word "mindset" doesn't appear in Scripture, but it does appear flipped around as the phrase "set your mind," and is very important, according to Pastor Donnie Johnson in part 2 of his teaching series, "Love God with All Your Mind." For example, the way that you think about God, yourself and the world affects your prayer life greatly, and other...

What is the greatest commandment? According to Jesus in Mark 12 it is  "...you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." In Pastor Donnie Johnson's new teaching series, he focuses on how to "Love God with All Your Mind." Here in part one, recorded on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at Liferoads Church, Pastor Donnie exp...

On Easter Sunday, Pastor Donnie takes a look at Jesus through the eyes of Peter and examined how Peter's understanding of Jesus and who He is changed and deepened over time through five different encounters between the two. Recorded on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022, at Liferoads Church in Spokane. Luke 5:8-11 Matthew 14:22-33 Luke 22:31-34  Luke 22: 54-62 Mark 16:7   John 21:15-19 Acts 3...

The third of three predictions that Jesus made about His own death and resurrection is the focus of part 3 of the teaching series "Foretold," given during the April 10, 2022,  worship service at Liferoads Church in Spokane. Here Pastor Donnie Johnson teaches from Matthew 10:1-28, where Jesus describes servant leadership and where, in verses 17-19,  Jesus makes His most specific prophecy...

Pastor Donnie Johnson looks at the second of three predictions that Jesus made about His own death and resurrection, this one right after being transfigured before Peter and John. Once they see Jesus in His glory as the Son of God, Jesus tells those disciples what He came to earth to do: namely to die on the cross and to be resurrected after the third day.  Liferoads Church Spokane

Acts 3:18 Matthew   16:13-23 Psalms 22:14-19

Ephesians 6:4 Deuteronomy 6:1-7 Deuteronomy 6:20-25 Joshua 4:1-7 Judges 2:10 Psalm 145:3-4

Ephesians 6:1-4 Exodus 20:2 Colossians 3:20 Matthew 19:14 Ephesians 3:14-15 John 1:12

1 Corinthians 13 James 3:2 Ephesians 4:32

M ark 10:6-9 Ephesians 5:15-33 Ephesians 4:1 Colossians 2:8-10

Isaiah 62:5b I saiah 54:5 Ephesians 5:25-33