Walking in Truth

Deception is such an interesting thing because it usually looks so similar to the truth. That’s why lying can be so appealing because it might be close to the truth, but just sounds a little better or more believable. You have to be careful to be on guard not to be deceived by things that look good from the outside, but are bitter and rotten on the inside, like a tainted apple. Today, Pastor Johnn...

The wind is an invisible force to be reckoned with. When it’s surging powerfully, it can knock out power lines or cause a fire to explode and then rage down a mountain. Even though you can’t see the wind itself, you see how it affects everything around it. In today’s teaching, Pastor Johnny explains what it means to be filled with the Holy Spirit. This type of power should be like a hurricane forc...

Do you recall going to a concert where all you could hear were the loud crashing cymbals? It might be thrilling for a moment, but if that noise continues for a longer amount of time, it becomes a brash and shrill assault on most people’s hearing. In the Bible and in Pastor Johnny’s teaching today, you’ll be reminded that you can do all the things for God that your heart desires, but if it’s not do...

Maybe you were the type of kid that brought your parents a lot of grief, yet they loved you anyway. You might be a parent now and are on the receiving end of the grief that sometimes comes with the choices your children make. Yet you choose to love them in a way that doesn’t always make sense. Today, Pastor Johnny dives deeper into what love really means and how this directly relates to the love J...

You’ve seen countless renovation shows where an old structure’s restored to something that looks new. But these houses weren’t originally in an abandoned state. They gradually became run-down due to some internal issue….water lines that caused mold, or wood framing that rotted. The inside of the structure caused the outside of the house to be unattractive. Today, Pastor Johnny prompts you to think...

The brain is the nerve center of the body, but if the brain has no way of sending out messages to the rest of the body, its capabilities are limited. So then you have the spinal cord that works together with the brain to send out signals to your fingertips and toes and everywhere else in-between. In today’s teaching, Pastor Johnny helps you understand God being the head of the church. But we need...

When you’re in charge of something, it can be an honor and give you a sense of pride in what you’ve accomplished. But what also comes with a higher rank or title is greater responsibility. So when you’re leading something, you’re also going to sail or sink with that ship that you’re leading. Keep that in mind as Pastor Johnny talks today about Christ being the head of the church. It can be easy to...

Naturally, a military platoon has a commander, someone in charge of those under him. If everyone was in charge, there would be confusion. If no one was in charge, nothing would get accomplished. So why would things in the church be any different? You might think the leader of a church is its pastor. But today, Pastor Johnny refutes that, pointing you back to the true head of the church, Jesus Chri...

If the foundation in your house has a crack in it, it’s going to crumble. No one wants to enter into a house agreement if it has an unstable footing. So what about when it comes to church and its foundation? What do you think that stable foundation even is? Today, Pastor Johnny provides some direction about a solid and sure grounding to put your faith, hope, and energy toward. Rather than dipping...

A nurse checks your vital signs any time you go into the doctor’s office. These are sort of a baseline idea of what’s going on with your health. So what are the vital signs within a church? Today, Pastor Johnny will give some insight into what things make or break the health of a church. You might assume that it’s the number of people or the level of technology to draw the crowds, but these are no...

When you learn about any type of animal in biology, you come to a realization that all the parts of the body work together. You don’t typically see an ant crawling around without a head or a spider being able to move without its legs. Well take this to-heart today. If you’re involved in a group of believers, you’re a vital part of keeping that church body going. Every piece needs to work together...

Remember in elementary school when you got to bring something in for show and tell? You were so excited to share something that mattered to you with your classmates. Likely, they hadn’t seen it before or hadn’t been to where you found your treasure. You felt like you were bringing something new to their lives. In today’s teaching, Pastor Johnny makes it clear that telling people about Jesus is the...

Imagine if you encountered a famous celebrity, but you didn’t realize it was them. You might have a very normal conversation, but at some point, a fan recognizes the person and you suddenly realize you were talking to one of the most well-known people on the planet. After this, you might interact with them a little differently. Well, this is what happened to some men in our passage today. Pastor J...

Why is it that in so many movies, the hero dies and then comes back to life, but when it comes to believing that in reality, people are resistant? They think your faith is too childish and that you’ll believe anything. They’ll tell you that it’s impossible and that it’s just an empty promise for those who buy into its foolishness. But when you do believe what Jesus has done for you, there’s a free...

If you’ve been to another country, you’re likely unfamiliar with the roads and how to get from one place to the next. As you’re driving, you get to a crossroads and there are several signs pointing different directions. Once you interpret what the signs are saying, you can figure out which way you need to go to reach your destination. In today’s teaching, Pastor Johnny highlights that Jesus’ death...

Think of one person who stands out as the single most damaging individual who has caused trauma in your life. You might to this day have a seething hatred for them. Have you ever considered forgiving them for the horrible things they’ve done? It’s not an easy road to get to a place of forgiving someone who’s done unmentionable things. But today, Pastor Johnny challenges you to look at what Jesus w...

If you have a child and you see them get hurt, you indirectly feel their pain. Your heart hurts when your daughter’s been emotionally wounded. You feel for your son when he skins his knee, even though you weren’t the one injured. In fact, you’d rather take your child’s pain than see them have to endure it. Well in today’s passage, Jesus takes and interesting approach and turns the tables on bearin...

Any type of construction project requires someone to oversee and determine if a structure is built in a way that’s safe and secure. By law, it has to pass multiple inspections. Well when you choose to compromise in your choices, it makes your life insecure and unable to pass the test of pressure and weight, when character-building situations are at-hand. Pastor Johnny wants you to think about this...

You’ve tried your whole life to be part of the popular group. You’ve cast other friendships aside and compromised your character in order to have a higher status in this social circle. But then you see this “elite” group do something horrible to a person who was undeserving. Do you do the right thing and tell on the group, risking your position within it? That moment is when you must come face-to-...

Doing something illegal only gets you so far. Usually, one infraction leads to another and then you’ve blurted out a whole bunch of lies to cover up the other indiscretions. What’s interesting is that the deeper pit you dig, the more you try to justify that you haven’t done anything wrong. This was the case with Jesus’ adversaries as well. They went to great lengths to incriminate Jesus, when He h...

A fire starts with a tiny spark or ember. It’s so small and seems insignificant, but it gradually grows into a large fire that can get out of control before it can be stopped. Then it ends up burning everything in its path, leaving a scar that can’t be erased. Well today, Pastor Johnny talks about patterns in your life that take you away from God. It’s a slow, gradual process, but before you know...

If you’re familiar with the game Tetris, you know that you have to find the right puzzle piece to match the shape, in order to keep the wall of bricks from building up. But if you’re not keeping track of how quickly the shapes are falling, you’ll find yourself in a bind as the bricks stack up to a point of losing. Today, Pastor Johnny wants you to know that there are steps that you can actively ta...

The ocean has a strong current. You may not even realize it at first, but before you know it, you start looking for your towels on the beach and you realize they’re off in the distance. It’s not the towels that have moved, but you’ve moved along with the water’s natural and forceful current. In today’s teaching, Pastor Johnny relates that to the influence of the world that’s pulling you away from...

With a fire, there’s lots of smoke and flames and unless you’re a firefighter, you’d rather just avoid the life-threatening scene altogether. How often do you wish you could escape your situation? You wish that it was a bad dream and that you’d wake up to a better reality. Today, Pastor Johnny touches on how sometimes, God walks you through hard things. It might be so you can appreciate something...

Where do you find your fulfillment and that ultimate sense of peace? Is it in the carols that you’re hearing in every store you enter? Is it in that person that makes you really happy? Maybe it’s a thing, a hobby, an addiction that brings you that sense of satisfaction. Well today, Pastor Johnny wants you to discover that there’s only One who can bring you true peace and it’s not a thing or a pers...