Johnson Ferry Sermons

<div><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">As we wrap up our sermon series, Handcrafted, Pastor Clay takes us to Acts 22 and the story of Saul&#x2019;s conversion. Through his story, we&#x2019;ll discover five distinct ways God uses every part of our story for His purpose and how nothing in our lives is ever wasted in His hands.</p></div>

<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Whose need can you not ignore? Our calling is shaped not only by our gifts, but also by the people around us and the burdens God has placed on our hearts. Today, Pastor Clay takes us to Nehemiah, where we see how God used the needs of the people around him and the burden he felt for them to shape his calling.</p>

<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">God has gifted each of us with unique gifts, talents, and abilities to further His Kingdom here on earth and has given believers spiritual gifts that we cannot fully use apart from Him. This week, Pastor Clay walks us through how God has equipped us for the calling He has placed on our lives and how we can use what He has given us to glorify God and make His name known.</p>

<div><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 15, 15); color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Work is not simply what we do to earn a paycheck. It is an opportunity to glorify God and reflect His beauty and character to a watching world. This week, we look at what it means for our work to become worship as we explore the story of Bezalel and the way God called and equipped him to use his gifts for His glory.</span></div>

<div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px;">This week, we continue our new series, Handcrafted, as Pastor Clay explores what it looks like to grow in maturity and sanctification through every stage of life. By asking the question, "What is Jesus asking me to do now?", we fins how to faithfully steward the unique gifts, callings, and roles God has entrusted to us in every season.</span></div>

<span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 15, 15); color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This week, we kick off our brand-new series, Handcrafted, all about God&#x27;s unique purpose for your life. God has uniquely gifted you with talents, relationships, experiences, and a story that He desires to use for His glory. As we look to Ephesians 2, we&#x27;ll discover that we are God&#x27;s workmanship, created with purpose, and begin exploring how to discern the unique calling He has for each of us.</span>

<font face="Lato, sans-serif">This week, we wrap up our summer sermon series, <b><i>The Story Of...</i></b>, as we look at Jesus&#x27; parable of the prodigal son and his brother. In Luke 15, we see the striking contrast between these two brothers and discover what their choices reveal about God&#x27;s heart, grace, and our own response to Him.</font>

<div><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">This week, we continue our <b>The Story Of...</b> series as we look at the life of John the Baptist. In Matthew 3, we see John&#x27;s commitment to living by the truth, no matter how difficult the message. Like John, we are called to prepare the way, point others to Jesus, and live with the hope that He is coming again.</p></div>

<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">This week, we continue our <b>The Story Of...</b> series with Jonah. It&#x27;s easy to focus on the great fish, but the real story is about God&#x27;s relentless pursuit of people. Through Jonah&#x27;s life, we&#x27;ll discover practical lessons on making disciples, responding to God&#x27;s call, and trusting His providence every step of the way.</p>

<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">This week, we enter the story of an older Daniel as he faces the lions&#x27; den. We are reminded that faithfulness is not only about how we start, but how we finish. Daniel holds fast to his convictions and trusts God even when he does not understand the plan, pointing us to the truth of the gospel.</p>

<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">This week, we enter the story of David, the future king of Israel, as he faces Goliath, the giant warrior of the Philistines. Through thisnstory, we are reminded that the spiritual life is often a battlefield. Victory is not determined by our strength, size, or abilities, but by the greatness of the God who fights for us.</p>

<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">As we continue our series, <b>The Story Of&#x2026;</b>, we&#x27;ll follow the Israelites as they leave Egypt and discover what their journey reveals about God&#x27;s character. Through their story, we&#x27;re reminded that God never abandons His people, works for their good, and faithfully pursues them with a plan to bring them back to Himself.</p>

<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">This week, we take a deeper look at the story of Jacob, Rachel, and Leah, focusing on Leah and her response to the pain of being unwanted and overlooked. Leah&#x27;s story reminds us that God sees us in our pain and accomplishes His purposes even in the most difficult seasons. As we walk through her story, we&#x27;ll discover how God uses pain and suffering to fulfill His promises and carry out His will.</p>

<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">This week, we enter a story that foreshadows God&#x27;s faithfulness to His covenant and ultimately points us to Christ. We see Abraham&#x27;s remarkable trust in God, even when he couldn&#x27;t understand what God was doing or why He was asking it of him. Through this story, we&#x27;re reminded that God is always faithful to His promises and that He is working all things together for the good of those who love Him, even when we cannot yet see His plan.</p>

<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">This week we kick off our brand new sermon series, <i>The Story of...</i>, where we&#x2019;ll take a closer look at some of the Bible stories many of us grew up hearing. This Sunday, Executive Pastor of Disciple-Making and Programs, Adrian Coetzer, takes us to Genesis 11 to explore the Tower of Babel and what happens when people seek to build a name for themselves instead of glorifying God.</p>

<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">We serve a God who is all-powerful and eternal, holding the whole world in His hands. This week, Pastor Clay wraps up our sermon series through Ecclesiastes by taking us through chapter 12 and reminding us of the duty of man and the sovereignty of God. As we fear God, obey His commands, and trust Him with our lives, we become more like Him.</p>

<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Where there is risk, there is reward. Part of living in a fallen world is that we must take risks, and sometimes we will get burned by them. This Sunday, Pastor Clay takes us to Ecclesiastes 11, where we&#x2019;ll see how we can faithfully approach risk, uncertainty, and the places where we don&#x2019;t have control as we follow God.</p>

<span style="caret-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">What if the smallest thing you carry has the greatest power to shape your life?&#xA;&#xA;In this message from Ecclesiastes </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">10:12</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&#x2013;15, Pastor Clay explores the weight and impact of our words. Just like dynamite&#x2014;small, but capable of building or destroying&#x2014;our words have the power to give life or cause damage. And according to Jesus, they reveal something even deeper: our hearts.</span>

<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Pain is an inevitable part of the human experience. We will feel pain, be affected by pain, and be changed by pain. In this episode, Pastor Clay takes us through Ecclesiastes 7 and reminds us of the faithfulness of the God we serve. Even in the midst of suffering, God is greater than our pain, greater than our circumstances, and always good.</p>

<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Death is an inevitable reality of the human existence, but we do not need to be afraid of death! This week, our Pastor of Worship &amp; Arts Bobby Smith takes us to Ecclesiastes 9 to remind us the truth abut death and exhort us to face the truth of death knowing that death is not the end of the story.</p>