Posts by Paul Johnson (Page 6)

Posts by Paul Johnson (Page 6)

Workshop for Dads

Join Living Hope Dads as we work on being great fathers to our kids – Saturday 7:30am at Charlie’s house!

Marriage & Life Couples Conference 2020

Hi Living Hope couples, This winter we are partnering with Coulee Rock Church in LaCrosse, Wisconsin for a couples conference! The Marriage & Life Conference will take place in LaCrosse on February 7th-8th, 2020.  The speakers will be Brad and Annette Barrett from Stonebrook Community Church in Ames, IA.  Please see the attached brochure for more details. Here’s our topic:Marriage—such a unique, intense, and glorious relationship—there is no other human relationship like it.  It has such potential for glory… and heartache.   We…

What ever happened to that guy?

It’s easy to focus on the disciples in the Bible’s New Testament, see their lifestyle and feel inferior. They travel around, do miracles, preach and see amazing results! But, where are the little people? The everyday people who live rather ordinary lives of faith? Those who are not the superstar disciples? At the Fusion conference last week Tom Short gave us a brief snapshot of what he feels like happened in the life of one of these sorts of people.…

Love People at Christmas

The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.  — Matthew 22:39 (CSB) I don’t really love people very much. I’m an introvert with a critical attitude that can be sarcastic. I am not the life of the party. But, I know from numerous Bible passages that I’m supposed to care for those around me. From the homeless guy on the corner to the neighbor living next to me, those in prison to the fatherless and the widow. Then…

Is it a Merry Christmas?

Look up the word merry and it means cheerful. Wishing someone a “Merry Christmas” is a good thing and something I try to do as often as possible this time of year. But to be honest, it can be a rather tired phrase. Yet, to truly have a cheerful Christmas I think we need a reason to be cheerful. All of those people talking about having a reason for the season are on to something. When I reflect on the…

A Thanksgiving Thought

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. ‘His faithful love endures forever’.Give thanks to the God of gods. ‘His faithful love endures forever’.Give thanks to the Lord of lords. ‘His faithful love endures forever’. — Psalms 136:1-3 (CSB) I read Psalm 136 this Thanksgiving morning and it was very appropriate. I thought about copying it all in here but then thought I’d just give you a link instead. Out of all the things that we can be thankful…

Thoughts on Thankfulness

Are you a thankful person? Am I?At times I can be critical, grumpy, frustrated or just plain jealous instead of thankful for who I am and what I have. This is not the way that God wants me to live and it’s not the way I want to live either when I’m honest. What sort of reason does God give me to be thankful instead of being so negative? Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken,…

The Amazing Love of the King

On Sunday we talked about proclaiming Jesus as the king each and every day with the choices that we make. We also talked about how God helps us do that. We’re not supposed to fight that fight alone. That should all be set in a backdrop that we DIDN’T get to talk about much. See what great love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children ​— ​and we are!  — 1 John 3:1 (CSB) The…

Prayer Hacks

Whatever you ask in my name, I will do it so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.  — John 14:13-14 (CSB) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.  — Galatians 5:22-23 (CSB) Last time I talked about having faith for today but realizing that God wants us to continue living in faith even if we…