You're Out

August 14, 2018 by Kevin Johnson

Three strikes and you're out. That's the rule. I was really bad at baseball, so I learned that rule well. Sometimes that's how we think life works, except that we give ourselves fewer chances. We think one wrong choice can be so bad that it sidelines us for life.

The Apostle Peter was a guy who lived with Jesus. He got to see everything firsthand. He saw Jesus preach, teach, and heal people with his own eyes. Peter became convinced that Jesus really was the Messiah - the Savior of God's people sent from God Himself. Peter saw so much in his time with Jesus that he was convinced there was no where else for him to go – in his mind, he was sticking with Jesus forever.

But things took a turn. Jesus started talking a lot more about His death, and Peter started getting nervous.

Covered

April 17, 2018 by Kevin Johnson

What do you wish people thought about you? It can be easy to get lost in others' perception of you. Do you think people ever talk about you behind your back?

When we’re born, we’re born into a context. We have a family, a history, and a lot of times, expectation. Maybe you were always expected to amount to something. Maybe, no one thought you would amount to anything. But there was a perception around who you were and who you were supposed to be.

By This We Know Love

March 29, 2018 by Kevin Johnson

Easter is this Sunday. We will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ– the moment He came back to life! But in order for us to get to Sunday, we have to experience Friday first. It's not fun to think about everything that Jesus went through on our behalf. There are details and images that we would rather not think about. It's easy to see the victory of God at the resurrection on Easter, but what are we supposed to take away from everything leading up to it?

There's a short verse in the book of 1 John that helps us understand everything that happened around Easter.

It's Not About What We Do

March 08, 2018 by Kevin Johnson

Jesus told a story in Luke 15 about two brothers. The brothers had a wealthy father who was going to leave them a big inheritance. At the beginning of the story, the younger brother does the unthinkable.

He essentially tells his father that he wishes he was dead.

Bad Kids

March 06, 2018 by Kevin Johnson

I became a Christian when I was eight years old. You may have had a similar experience. It is so amazing to grow up in a family full of people that love and follow God, but I think there's one big drawback.

When we become Christians at an early age, we often don't have a great understanding of our sin. We're pretty good kids, and there sometimes isn't a drastic change in our behavior after placing our faith in Jesus. At least that's what we think.