Steve and Pam’s Bio

Like you, we are glory seekers. We have wonderfully, “Tasted and seen, the Lord is good!” The greatest prize is in the pursuit of the fame, splendor and radiant beauty of our Sovereign! We came to Yeshua in the days of the Jesus... Read More...

Riverfront Property in Audio

I am so grateful and pleased to share freely the whole audio book of Riverfront Property: Connecting At The River Of Life! I’m confident you will receive a delicious drink! As you find your thirst quenched please recall those you know who would also love a drink, and pass the cup! Read More...

A Miracle Story

Thursday July 30, 1987, started out as just another hot summer day in Ellensburg, Washington, a town of about fifteen thousand souls in a picturesque valley a hundred miles east of Seattle... Read More...

FACINATION

Image a group of believers arguing. One says, “God is a solid Rock.” Another says, “No, He is a good Shepherd.” Another says, “No, He is a Father.” Still another says, “God is King!”

Still others might argue that the most compelling truth about God is His patience, justice, creative power, or His pre-determination. 

We are not actually arguing but inclining to attractive aspects of the Lord’s personality and purposes.

Since the wonders of God are endless each of us will gravitate to the marvels that most compel. But who, after all, may know which facet is most beautiful? 

The Treasure that we have in Yeshua is so great that we will not have time in eternity to admire wholly the facets of the Gem.

Which of His FACETS most FACINATES you? 

Steven C Johnson

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WHERE’S THE BEEF?

Occasionally we hear someone referencing, “The meat of the word” as if the meat were some deep, ponderous revelation. If you have thought this way I’d like to give you a friendly correction. Now it is true in our culture that we use expressions like, “That’s a thought I’ll have to chew on” but that is not what is going on when we talk of spiritual meat.

In Hebrews 5 there is a rebuke that the saints have not advanced beyond infancy. They were told that they needed milk not solid food. The meat does not refer to cognitive advancement but practical applications, doing the word, – the practices of: 

Turning from sin to God

Actively putting faith in Him

The exercise of baptisms

Actually putting hands on people to pray for them

Truly living lives preparing for the resurrection and eternal judgment

The word, “meat “used in the KJV is typically translated as “solid food.”  “Trophe” means nourishment. We get solid nourishment by actually doing what God wishes, not by being able to recite biblical concepts. 

Messiah shows this to be true in John 4:34, “My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.” Meat = doing the Father’s will.

Our Lord went on to say, “For every one that uses milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.” Babies are inactive. They lie in the lap and suck milk. They are not doers, simply receivers. Adults eat solid food and do things. 

You see, babes are not skilled in living out righteousness. They are receivers only. Our goal is to grow up and become doers of the will of God. As we do, we find the beef.

Steven C Johnson 

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RADIATING AUTHORITY

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It was around 1990 and the government was talking about expanding the Yakima, Washington Firing Range. I lived next door and was not sure this was in the best interest of either our military or our community and wrote a letter to the editor expressing my cautions. The military leadership at Fort Lewis, Washington read my editorial and invited me to come and talk. I brought a few other local pastors with me. 

We were greeted hospitably at Fort Lewis  We met a man that still leaves a strong impression on me when I think of him, Commandant Lieutenant General Calvin A. H. Waller. I have never met a man that exuded such confidence. The man radiated with authority! He cordially listened to our concerns and shared with us his perspectives on the value of expanding the Firing Range in Yakima. We shared lunch with hundreds of soldiers in the mess while General Waller mixed with the soldiers.

You may learn more about this man at http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/cawaller.htm

I was struck by a comment General Waller made, saying in essence. “I believe that expanding the Firing Center is in the military’s best interest. I will ask for the expansion of the center. But I am a soldier. If I am refused I will salute and say, ‘Yes sir.’”

General Waller was a man loaded with authority. Thousands of men, tons of machinery and probably a few tactical nukes were at his command, yet he knew the limits of his authority and that his authority came from above him. 

There is a pressing need for leadership with competence and character today. We need it from the top down in government. It is imperative in business, education and media. It is most critical in the Church of Jesus. Without it in our families our culture is toast.

My encouragement to you today is to pray into and exercise the leadership role(s) the Lord has assigned you. 

“For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me.

I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes;

and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes.

I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it” (Luke 7:8).

Steven C Johnson 

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THE BELLAS ARE COMING!

 

CELEBRATE!!! Our Friends, Leonardo and Una Bella are sharing at our home Tuesday evening at 6. If you are in the neighborhood we would be delighted to have you join us for an exciting night of food, testimonies and sharing in the goodness of our Messiah, Yeshua!

Many of you will remember our thrilling accounts of being with the Bellas in Israel for four months last year. Many also have been praying for dear Israeli Jews to discover the Way in Yeshua. Come and meet people who glow with Jesus and have marvelous testimonies of the Spirit’s workings in Israel.

You can watch Leonardo and Una share pieces of their testimony at

For a deeply moving experience listen to Leonardo’s musical rendition of Isaiah 53, WHO HAS BELIEVED, at https://soundcloud.com/leonardo-bella/who-has-believed

You can connect with the Bellas at http://israelprayermission.com

If you are able, please join us Tuesday night for over-the-top blessings. If not, please view the material above and send up a prayer of blessing.

It’s a pot blessing so bring a pot to share!

Tuesday October 1st at 6 PM

Steve and Pam Johnson’s place

ALSO, As an extra blessing the Bellas will be sharing:

Wednesday October 2nd at 7 PM

At life Changers International

202 Sugar Hollow Road

Pigeon Forge, TN 37863

Steven C Johnson

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ONE ANOTHERING

Do you practice the “gathered together” passages?

The sheep are gathered in the flock

The bricks are gathered into a building

The children are gathered in the family

The soldiers are gathered into an army 

A seductive philosophy of individualism has pillaged us. We separate ourselves, saying to other Lovers of Christ – people with powerful gifts, callings and perspectives, “I don’t need you!”  (1 Cor 12:21)

Be encouraged by some of the dozens of “ONE ANOTHER” passages. Fortify yourself and be cemented into relationship with other believers:

Romans 12:10  Honor one another above yourselves.

Romans 12:16  Live in harmony with one another

Galatians 5:13  Serve one another in love.

Ephesians 4:32  Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Ephesians 5:21  Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Colossians 3:16  Admonish one another with all wisdom

1 Thessalonians 5:11  Encourage one another and build each other up

1 Peter 3:8 Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble.

Steven C Johnson

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THE OTHER LOVE CHAPTER

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Did you know that First John has more about love, pound for pound, than any book in the Bible?

Our favorite chapter on love is 1 Corinthians 13. Its poetry and truth sweep us up to the third heaven! It may interest you to know that the word “love” appears in that chapter 9 times. In 1 John 4 “love” appears 25 times! 1 Corinthians has the elegance of love, but John has the get-er-done of love.

John uses more, “love one another’s”, than any other Bible contributor.  “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God” (1 John 4:7).  

There is a church tradition which says that when John was an old man in Ephesus, he had to be carried to the church by the arms of his disciples.  At these meetings, he was accustomed to say no more than, “Little children, love one another!”  After a time, the leaders wearied at always hearing the same words. They asked, “Master, why do you always say this?” “It is the Lord’s command,” was his reply. “And if this alone be done, it is enough!”

Perhaps you’d like to read the other love chapter – 1 John 4.

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OFF TO SCHOOL

I’ve heard people say, “I don’t believe in organized religion.”

I answer, “Do you prefer disorganized religion?”

Often at the root of such statements is a history of hurt or an avoidance of the challenges of relationship.

Fish swim in schools for a reason. Christians swim in congregations. Some claim an affinity toward Jesus yet do not mix with other believers. When we say, “I’m a Christian but keep to myself” we are actually saying, “I like Jesus, I just don’t share his values for people.”

We may avoid fellowship even if we attend a church. We go, “low profile.” We may keep distance out of fear, arrogance, a sense of unworthiness, hopelessness or avoidance of deep issues.

Hundreds of verses exhort, model or imply the relational imperative. Still many believe in the “safe”, “undemanding” life of isolation where we are not responsible for others or responsible to them. Loneliness rather than connection.

Hebrews 10:25 warns , “Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching. “

Salvation comes through Christ alone. Non-other than Jesus calls us to oneness with fellow believers. Who are we to refuse? See you in school!

Steven C Johnson

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PREPARING THE WAY

I was captivated my last year in High School when a friend told me Jesus was returning. This intelligence changed everything! Our 2000 year old prayer, “Thy kingdom come on earth” is about to be answered. Chills and Thrills bigger than Steven Spielberg or George Lukas could envision! Jesus, bigger than the big screen!

The Greatest Dignitary imaginable is coming. Simeon and Anna were there to greet Him the first time. Wouldn’t you like to welcome Him the second? How might we put up a royal welcome?

Many greet the luminaries with much fanfare as they arrive at airports. If Jesus were arriving by plane in our city what kind of airport would we prepare for him? This is the “Big Idea” behind https://landingstripenterprises.com/

We may be landing strips individually.  Like the Master at His baptism we love to have the Dove land on us. Do you remember how Solomon prayed, “Come to your resting place” and the Spirit of God descended on the temple? Solomon might have agreed; “If you build it He will come.”

We know from Scripture that a landing site has already been determined for Jesus’ arrival on the Mount of Olives. But all the earth is the Lord’s and all the earth should be prepared. 

Would we gravel a dirt field and have a hotdog stand for the Redeemer to get a bite? I’d like to do more! What will it take to create a world-wide landing strip for the One who is A to Z?

The pavement on the runway is the fulfilling of Isaiah’s mission, preparing the way of the Lord. As we practice today the Kingdom law of love and teach others the power, wisdom and ethic of the King we are preparing The Landing Strip.

Steven C Johnson

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ETERNITY: BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION!

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You have circuit breakers on your power panel. They are safety measures. Without them overloaded or crossed wires might glow like your stove element and start a fire. So, bless your electrician.

There are things in life that throw my personal circuit breakers, because they are just too big to tolerate, enjoy or understand. “Eternity” always flips my breaker. It is too big to comprehend! I can grasp 50 years. I can imagine 100 years but then my breaker starts tripping.

Recently I was telling Pam, “Imagine if we had this property for 1000 years.” By the grace of God we could turn our few acres into something truly fruitful and lovely. I’ve read of Methuselah living pretty close to 1000 years. He topped off at 969.

The notion of endless, everlasting, eternal, limitless, continual, progressive, constant, boundless, infinite, interminable, ceaseless, uninterrupted, perpetual, undying, inexhaustible, incessant, boundless life – fries my wires unless the breaker in my imagination goes off.

No wonder we have expressions in Scripture like, “immeasurably more”, “mystery” and “no mind has imagined”.

How long can you ponder eternity before your circuit breaker snaps? Go ahead and try. But be careful, you may start a fire!

“I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word

and believes him who sent me

has eternal life

and will not be condemned;

he has crossed over from death to life (John 5:24).”

Steven C Johnson

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DEALING WITH DISTORTION

One of the most hilarious comic relief lines in Scripture comes from Elihu in the book of Job;

“Be assured that my words are not false;

one perfect in knowledge is with you” (Job 36:1-4.)

Elihu was trying to convince Job that he was a godless, arrogant sinner. If you are not rolling on the floor that line still must be good for an all-day smile.

Having the right religion, philosophy, cultural background or education does not insure that we will have perfect insight. All of us have elements of distortion or un-reality.

You misjudged the distance. You misconstrued the motive. You confused their name. You heard it wrong or believed erroneous “facts.” You arrived at mistaken conclusions.

The human condition is such that we have limited ability to perceive and interpret the universe. We all have acuity issues. We all see in part and we all look through mirrors with wobble.

It might be good for us to acknowledge:

My comprehension is only partial

There’s lots more for me to learn

I appreciate friends who give me better perspective

My trust is not in my wisdom but in my Father’s!

Remember, if you claim flawless perfection in your grasps of reality, you may give others a good giggle.

Steven C Johnson

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