The Darrell Johnson Podcast

Hear a brief update from our team on Darrell's ministry, including ways to win 5 of Darrell's books, projects underway by our team, and what's next for the podcast. You could win 5 of Darrell's books this month by being a part of our June Match Campaign. All gifts up to $30,000 raised will be doubled thanks to the generosity of a donor! Gifts over $50 will be entered to win a colle...

Today, we’re concluding a 6-week series that Darrell taught on the Gospel of John in 1996 at Glendale Presbyterian Church in California, and stepping into one of Darrell’s most beloved parts of Scripture. John has long been a favourite of his—he’s spent decades returning to it, teaching it, and inviting others to encounter Jesus through its pages. In this final message, Darrell brings us to John 1...

Today, we’re in Week 5 of a 6-week series that Darrell taught on the Gospel of John in 1996 at Glendale Presbyterian Church in California, and stepping into one of Darrell’s most beloved parts of Scripture. John has long been a favourite of his—he’s spent decades returning to it, teaching it, and inviting others to encounter Jesus through its pages. In this message, Darrell examines a story from J...

Today, we’re in Week 4 a 6-week series that Darrell taught on the Gospel of John in 1996 at Glendale Presbyterian Church in California, and stepping into one of Darrell’s most beloved parts of Scripture. John has long been a favourite of his—he’s spent decades returning to it, teaching it, and inviting others to encounter Jesus through its pages. In this message from John 4, Darrell continues to r...

Today, we’re in Week 3 of a 6-week series that Darrell taught on the Gospel of John in 1996 at Glendale Presbyterian Church in California, and stepping into one of Darrell’s most beloved parts of Scripture. John has long been a favourite of his—he’s spent decades returning to it, teaching it, and inviting others to encounter Jesus through its pages. In today's message, Darrell unpacks one of t...

Today, we’re in Week 2 of of a 6-week series that Darrell taught on the Gospel of John in 1996 at Glendale Presbyterian Church in California, and stepping into one of Darrell’s most beloved parts of Scripture. John has long been a favourite of his—he’s spent decades returning to it, teaching it, and inviting others to encounter Jesus through its pages. If last week's message revealed Jesus as...

Today, we’re beginning the release of a 6-week series that Darrell taught on the Gospel of John in 1996 at Glendale Presbyterian Church in California, and stepping into one of Darrell’s most beloved parts of Scripture. John has long been a favourite of his—he’s spent decades returning to it, teaching it, and inviting others to encounter Jesus through its pages. In this opening message, Darrell beg...

Week 22 | The Great Divide (1995) This week, we’re releasing the final episode of a series Darrell taught on the Sermon on the Mount in 1995 at Glendale Presbyterian Church in California.  Drawing from Matthew 7, Darrell unpacks what he calls the great divide: two paths, two foundations, and ultimately, two ways of living. And the difference, Jesus says, isn’t just what we believe or say, but what...

Week 21 | Golden Rulers (1995) This week, we’re in Week 21 of a series Darrell taught on the Sermon on the Mount in 1995 at Glendale Presbyterian Church in California.  In this sermon on Matthew 7:1–12, Darrell shows us how Jesus brings the Sermon on the Mount to its climax with the famous Golden Rule. He explains that Jesus’ teaching goes beyond simply avoiding harm and instead calls us to active...

Week 20 | Roots of Anxiety (1995) This week, we’re in Week 20 of a series Darrell taught on the Sermon on the Mount in 1995 at Glendale Presbyterian Church in California.  In this message on Matthew 6:19–34, Darrell explores what Jesus says about the roots of anxiety. He reveals how Jesus’ teaching shows us that anxiety often grows out of three deep movements of the human heart: what we treasure,...

Week 6 | On The First Day of The New World (2015) Today, we're completing a series of sermons from Darrell that correspond with Lent and the Easter season. It is called "The Theatre of Glory" and was delivered by Darrell in 2015 at First Baptist Church in Vancouver. In this Easter message from John 20:1–18, we listen as Darrell invites us into what he calls “the story of all stories....

Good Friday Meditation | Today in Paradise (2014) In today’s episode of the podcast, as we head into Easter weekend, we are releasing a standalone meditation that Darrell offered for Good Friday in 2014. In this message, Darrell reflects on the conversation between Jesus and the thieves on the cross in Luke’s Gospel. As one man turns toward darkness, the other turns toward light, recognizing that...

Week 5 | We Want to See Jesus (2015) We're in a series of sermons from Darrell that correspond with Lent and the Easter season. It is called "The Theatre of Glory" and was delivered by Darrell in 2015 at First Baptist Church in Vancouver. In this message from John 12:20–36, we listen as Darrell reflects on the request made by a group of Greek seekers: “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” As...

Week 4 | It Is Finished (2015) We're in a series of sermons from Darrell that correspond with Lent and the Easter season. It is called "The Theatre of Glory" and was delivered by Darrell in 2015 at First Baptist Church in Vancouver. In this message from John 19:17–37, Darrell carefully walks us through the scene of the crucifixion and the moment Jesus declares, “It is finished.” Draw...

Bonus Episode | Introduction to the Gospel of John Today, we are excited to share a preview of Darrell's latest intensive course on the Gospel of John, taught in partnership with The Way College . The full course includes four lectures that guide you through the themes and key moments of John’s Gospel, with the aim of deepening both your understanding and your love for this inspired book.  If...

Week 3 | The Gospel According to Pilate (2015) We're in a series of sermons from Darrell that correspond with Lent and the Easter season. It is called "The Theatre of Glory" and was delivered by Darrell in 2015 at First Baptist Church in Vancouver. In this Lenten message from John 18:28–19:22, Darrell walks us into the charged and complicated encounter between Jesus and Pontius Pilat...

Week 2 | Who Is On Trial Here? (2015) We're in a series of sermons from Darrell that correspond with Lent and the Easter season. It is called "The Theatre of Glory" and was delivered by Darrell in 2015 at First Baptist Church in Vancouver. In this Lenten message from John 18:12–27, Darrell invites us to look closely at how Jesus stands faithful under interrogation while his disciple...

Week 1 | They Arrested God! (2015) This week, we're releasing the first of a series of sermons from Darrell that correspond with Lent and the Easter season. This series was delivered by Darrell in 2015 at First Baptist Church in Vancouver and is called “The Theatre of Glory.” Drawing on this phrase from John Calvin, Darrell invites us to see the final hours of Jesus’ life not merely as suffering,...

Week 19 | Bringing Heaven Down to Earth (1995) This week, we’re in Week 19 of a series Darrell taught on the Sermon on the Mount in 1995 at Glendale Presbyterian Church in California.  In this sermon on Matthew 6:9–10, Darrell reveals that the Lord's Prayer is about inviting God to bring His heavenly reality down to earth through our prayers. He explains that when we pray "on earth as it...

Week 18 | Performing For The Audience (1995) This week, we’re in Week 18 of a series Darrell taught on the Sermon on the Mount in 1995 at Glendale Presbyterian Church in California.  In this powerful message on Matthew 6:1-18, Darrell unpacks Jesus' teaching on authentic spirituality, exposing how our deepest motivations—not our actions—determine the true value of our spiritual disciplines. Th...

Week 17 | Love Enemies (1995) This week, we’re in Week 17 of a series Darrell taught on the Sermon on the Mount in 1995 at Glendale Presbyterian Church in California.  In this message on Matthew 5:43–48, Darrell explores one of Jesus’ most radical and unsettling commands: "love your enemies." Drawing on the rich meaning of agape love, Darrell shows that Jesus is not calling us to feel di...

Week 16 | The Will to Fidelity (1995) This week, we’re in Week 16 of a series Darrell taught on the Sermon on the Mount in 1995 at Glendale Presbyterian Church in California.  In this message, Darrell courageously engages Jesus’ hard words on divorce, holding together truth and grace in the midst of deep relational pain. He shows how Jesus’ teaching defends the dignity of women, calls us back to G...

Week 15 | Yes, Yes... No, No (1995) This week, we’re in Week 15 of a series Darrell taught on the Sermon on the Mount in 1995 at Glendale Presbyterian Church in California. In this message, Darrell Johnson explores Jesus’ challenging words in Matthew 5:33–37, where simple honesty replaces oath-making. He shows how Jesus exposes the power of the lie, revealing that oaths exist because of evil and d...

Week 14 | The Will to Discipline (1995) This week, we’re in Week 14 of a series Darrell taught on the Sermon on the Mount in 1995 at Glendale Presbyterian Church in California. In this episode, Darrell Johnson explores Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:27–30, where the gospel’s power to create a new kind of humanity confronts the deeper roots of adultery and lust. Darrell shows that Jesus is not aiming to...

Week 13 | No Longer an Echo (1995) This week, we’re in Week 13 of a series Darrell taught on the Sermon on the Mount in 1995. This sermon was preached in California shortly after the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, at a moment when grief, fear, and outrage were fresh and deeply personal. Turning to Jesus’ words in the Sermon on the Mount—“an eye for an eye”—Darrell invites listeners to wrestle with...