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

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.

John 15:9-11

Psalm 16:11

Matthew 13:44-46

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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.

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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, he had the power to punish them for their sin against him ... but instead he offers forgiveness and mercy. Sound familiar? Recorded at Liferoads Church on Sunday, December 3, 2023, in Spokane, Washington.

Genesis 42:1-17

Genesis 42:18-28

Genesis 44:1-13

Genesis 44:30-34

Genesis 45:1-12

Genesis 50:15-21

Ephesians 4:32

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, November 26, 2023.

Genesis 40:1-23

Psalm 27:13-14

Isaiah 40:28-31

Genesis 41:9-46

Genesis 41:50-52

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 always will bring good out of suffering for His children.

Genesis 37:1-11

Genesis 37:12-28

Genesis 37:29-36

Genesis 39:1-4

Romans 8:28

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.

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

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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