Walking in Truth

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 force that stirs in you a call to action that’s beyond your own ability. This type of force is a good thing!

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 done in love, it’s like the constant crashing of cymbals that ends up creating something less than a melody.

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 Jesus has for you. True love is loving the unlovable. We can love because of God working in us!

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 of your heart being the start of an internal sickness that seeps out to the rest of your body.

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 to be reliant on Him sending us the messages that need to be spread to all the ends of the earth.

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 want to take over or take charge, but God Himself is willing to take responsibility as the head of the church.

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 Christ. He is the ultimate and supreme authority over His people and He knows how to lead well!

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 your feet into something that’s sinking sand, place your feet on the solid ground of the Word of God!

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 not the essential things needed. Think about your spiritual health and make the necessary changes today.

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 to be healthy and strong. Today, Pastor Johnny introduces a new series and gives suggestions about how to thrive.