As believers we all say that we want to be pleasing to God. But part of knowing how to please God is knowing those sins, attitudes, and habits that grieve His Spirit. As we continue on in our series called “Grieving the Holy Spirit - Part 2, Pastor Jeff tries to pull the veil back so we can see how believers can end up serving the Spirit of God by the power and energy of the flesh. In our study he shows that though every believer has the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit may not have every believer. Join us as we begin our study of Ephesians 4 for today’s encouragement in Sound Doctrine.
August 7, 2018
Someone once said, “One of the first things that happens when a man is really filled with the Spirit is not that he speaks with tongues, but that he learns to hold the one tongue he already has.” In today’s edition of Sound Doctrine Pastor Jeff Johnson helps us to see how the Holy Spirit works in our lives to convict and teach us how to use our tongues in a way that edifies others and glorifies God. It’s our final installment of the study titled, “Grieving the Holy Spirit Part 1”. Grab your Bible and join us for the next few moments as we continue in today’s edition of Sound Doctrine.
August 6, 2018
Do you remember the children’s rhyme: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Whoever said that certainly wasn’t aware of the powerful impact of the words we use. With our words, we can build up, encourage, and inspire. And with our words we can destroy reputations and people’s lives. As we continue in our study in Ephesians we discover how our words can grieve God’s Spirit or be used for good. Won’t you join us with our message titled, “Grieving the Holy Spirit - Part 1” for today’s edition of Sound Doctrine with Pastor Jeff Johnson.
August 3, 2018
When it comes to evidence of being a believer in Jesus Christ. One of the quickest and most notable signs of the presence of being born again is a changed tongue from a changed heart. However, when we wander from God, our tongues and words will betray us. As we discover the command in Ephesians today, Paul the apostle gives us some of the most common ways we sever our fellowship with God. If you have your Bible, you’ll definitely want to take notes as we begin our series titled, “Grieving the Holy Spirit - Part 1” for today’s encouragement in Sound Doctrine.
August 2, 2018
It shouldn’t surprise us that when we walk in disobedience we give the enemy an opportunity to wreak havoc in our lives. But the enemy is content to simply stay there. He desires to more and more territory in our lives until we are defeated, frustrated, and distant from God. In today’s edition of Sound Doctrine Pastor Jeff Johnson takes us through 5 commands from the apostle Paul and the reasons for them. We invite you to join us in our study titled, “Hoof and Mouth Disease,” in Ephesians 4.
August 1, 2018
More often are the regrets we have over the unnecessary things, the hurtful things we said with our mouths than the times when we didn’t say anything at all. James tells us of all the members of the body, the tongue is the most destructive. As we venture into our study of Sound Doctrine, Paul the Apostle reminds us that lying to each other is incompatible in being a member of Jesus’ body, who is the truth. And because we are intimately related to each other. Pastor Jeff helps us to see how the only way to overcome the tongue is with God’s Spirit. With more in our message titled, “Hoof and Mouth Disease,” let’s join Pastor Jeff in Ephesians 4.
July 31, 2018
What does a mature believer in Jesus Christ look like? If Depending on who you listen to, you will receive a picture that ranges from extremely militant, hateful against everyone, to completely passive and not saying anything that would hurt anyone’s feelings. But what are the evidences of a life where God’s Spirit freely works in and through them, and how do we find them? We find ourselves in Ephesians 4 in today’s edition of Sound Doctrine. Here we discover how Paul the apostle helps us to measure our Christian conduct around 5 commands. Pastor Jeff Johnson reminds us that continually going back to check to see where are regarding these commands helps us to maintain a walk in God’s Spirit. Join us as we look at our study titled, “Hoof and Mouth Disease” for today’s encouragement in Sound Doctrine.
July 30, 2018
Though mankind has accomplished great things in this world, there is still a lack, a void in his life. And instead of recognizing the void and the remedy in Jesus Christ, the natural man instead reinforces the rebellious heart against God all the while the Lord is reaching out to Him in love. Paul in Ephesians uses this black background of the unbeliever to remind Christians that we don’t follow those ways when it comes to our new life in Christ. In today’s Sound Doctrine broadcast we learn the difference of behavior between those who pursue the world vs. those who pursue the things of God in our study titled, “How Not to Walk.” Join us for the next few moments with our final installment of this study with Pastor Jeff Johnson in Ephesians 4.
July 27, 2018
According to the theory of survival of the fittest mankind should be getting better and better. However, we discover that this isn’t so in terms of man’s morality or his spiritual connection with his creator. But the apostle Paul tells a different story. According to Ephesians man’s downward spiral apart from God is evident. Pastor Jeff Johnson shares, not the state of the union, but the state of lost humanity who has no desire to know any better. It’s a cautionary tale that should be part of every believer’s self-inventory in our study through Ephesians 4. So, we invite you to join us for the message titled, “How Not to Walk” in today’s edition of Sound Doctrine.
July 26, 2018
When it comes to being a believer, a follower of Jesus Christ, do we simply carry on as we did before, do we merge the old life and mix in some teachings of Jesus along the way, or does God have something better for us? Today on Sound Doctrine Pastor Jeff Johnson reveals the extent to which the non believer walks in darkness. Then he goes on to share what God does in and through our lives as we live by the priority of purity. It’s part of our study titled, “How Not to Walk,” in Ephesians 4. We invite you to grab your Bible, if you can and join us for today’s encouragement in Sound Doctrine with Pastor Jeff Johnson.
July 25, 2018