This is Life with Shawn Johnson
Tackling life's ups and downs together with real experiences and real people
We found 5 episodes of This is Life with Shawn Johnson with the tag “bible”.
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Episode 54: "The Bible says so" is not enough!
March 12th, 2021 | 48 mins 31 secs
bible, conspiracy, evangelism, fear
"Jesus loves me, this I know...for the Bible tells me so" We all remember learning this song in Sunday school. which is great....for Sunday school. As disciples of Jesus, even the Bible itself tells us it is not sufficient for evangelical purposes. Acting out the love and compassion of Jesus is what draws others to him, not our ability to aimlessly throw scripture at them.
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Episode 040: Time to start thinking! Free yourself!
June 12th, 2020 | 33 mins 27 secs
2020, bible, chaos, covid, gentleness, jesus, love, protests
We are being bombarded with change whether we like it or not. Some call this progress others call it chaos. Regardless, God is still God and believers still have a duty to be the source of good to this world. The bible tells us to let our gentleness be evident to all. How can we be gentle when the world around us is in such disarray? We guard our hearts and minds with the peace of God.
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Episode 022: The Truth about Forgiveness - You are not obligated to forgive everyone
December 6th, 2019 | 36 mins 31 secs
bible, forgiveness, freedom, grace, humility, jesus, life, restoration, sin
What does true forgiveness look like? What are the scriptural requirements for forgiveness? When the Bible tells us to "Forgive as Christ forgave you" what does that mean?
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Episode 019: "You are more important than me"
November 15th, 2019 | 39 mins 29 secs
bible, forgiveness, freedom, grace, humility, jesus, life, restoration, sin
What would it look like for us to say "You are more important than me"? Can you imagine a world where a majority of people preferred others more than themselves? This is exactly the kind of world that God has instructed us to live in. Even when we are hurt by someone or they are caught in a sin, we are instructed to restore that person gently. This episode explores the freedom we can have in loving and preferring one another above ourselves without jeopardizing our own self worth.
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Episode 001: Be not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good
July 12th, 2019 | 31 mins 38 secs
angels, bible, christianity, endurance, evil, faith, fruits, god, goodness, hope, jesus, life, long-suffering, love, patience, peace, spirit, struggles, trials, tribulations
Trials and tribulations are a part of life, but there is a path to hope and peace even in the midst of these trials. Mere existence does not promise smooth sailing but we are promised that we are never alone in the journey. Join Pastor Shawn as he encourages us to keep fighting the good fight even when we are suffering. God sends his blessings on the just and the unjust and all are deserving and worthy of his goodness. How can we see this goodness when life's troubles are so overwhelming?