Posts by Paul Johnson (Page 9)

Posts by Paul Johnson (Page 9)

We Are Free Indeed!

Galatians 5:1 For freedom, Christ set us free. Stand firm then and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery. We have an incredible gift from God. Freedom. True Freedom! In America we think that we’re free but we our enslaved to our sinful desires, the evil world around us and our own man-made ways of coping with our guilt and shame. Jesus came that we would be set free from all that. That we would be free to live out…

Snow? What snow?

Blizzard conditions. Yep, we’d still love to be together but let’s stay home and connect with God from there. See you next Sunday!

The Gospel of the Kingdom

We’ve got a new series on the book of Matthew starting on Sunday – The Gospel of the Kingdom. I’m looking forward to it! See you there, Sunday, 10am at Schaeffer

Three Words of Hope

“God remembered Noah” These words say a lot about God but are easy to forget.  All through chapter 7 the Flood had raged upon the earth as the righteous judgement and wrath of the Creator poured over the earth.  Day after day Noah and his family had experienced nothing but the Flood getting worse and worse.  150 days.  Five months. Each day worse than the one before as the waters rose and the world was destroyed.  It had to seem…

Thoughts from the Shepherds #1

Charlie and I have long wanted to share the things that God has been teaching us on a more regular basis with Living Hope. I thought we’d give it a shot. We’ll see if we can keep up. I felt like this week would be an appropriate one to start with as the weather is keeping us apart. I hope these thoughts encourage you as they have encouraged me. James 1:2-4 Consider it a great joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever…

Living Hope is One Year Old Today!

Living Hope is celebrating one year in Rochester today! Thanks for being our city! We started as a house church in a living room, moved twice and tripled in size with more church planters and locals joining us. God has been good as we strive to glorify him as part of his church in this town!

In the Beginning

Charlie kicks off a new series this Sunday- In the Beginning. We’re going to bounce back and forth spending several weeks in Genesis and then several in Matthew. Should be fantastic! See you there! Join us 10am Sundays at Schaeffer