Dennis E. Johnson
The Challenges of Pioneering
July 19, 2017
You are pioneers about to plunge into new territory. However long you’ve been a Christian, you have an exhilarating, challenging, terrifying adventure before you. This adventure will bring discoveries not only about God’s Word but also about yourself. It will change you from the inside out.
Read MoreThe Line of Least Resistance
May 4, 2017
In a world infected by human sin and its toxic byproducts, accomplishing physical, intellectual, and relational goals requires hard labor.
Read MoreScattered Like Seed
November 22, 2016
“Dispersion,” scattering, is a bittersweet theme. On the one hand, the Creator authorized his animate creatures and humanity, their rulers, to “fill the earth”—very good.
Read MoreChurch Growth Is Word Growth
November 8, 2016
The Lord gives to his church “mercy servants,” whose deeds of compassion complement the gospel witness of his “Word servants.”
Read MoreSpirit-filled Servants
October 25, 2016
The seven servants were qualified to care for widows’ material needs because Christ’s church discerned that they were “full of the Spirit and wisdom.”
Read MoreDifferentiating “Diakoniai”
October 11, 2016
The apostles’ response to the need of Greek-speaking widows in the Jerusalem church shows two truths that define how ministry must be done in Christ’s church.
Read MoreDiversity and Division
September 20, 2016
Not only does the Lord love to lavish his grace to multitudes of people, to see them multiply to become a countless choir to sing his praise (as we saw in the first meditation on Acts 6:1-7); but he also delights in diversity—different kinds of people, speaking different languages and practicing different customs.
Read MoreMultiplication
September 6, 2016
The Jerusalem church’s appointment of seven servants to care for widows is a pivotal event in the spread of Christ’s gospel after the Holy Spirit’s descent at Pentecost.
Read MoreThe Holy Spirit and Sancification
February 22, 2016
Office Hours talks to Dr. Dennis Johnson about the Holy Spirit's role in our sanctification.
Read MoreQuestion & Answer Session – Speaker Panel
January 20, 2016
Faculty speakers answer questions related to the Holy Spirit.
Read MoreThe Holy Spirit at Pentecost
January 20, 2016
Now in the new covenant the Spirit of God (who empowered Israel’s kings, prophets, and priests) distributes to all believers his diverse gifts, to enable every member of Christ’s body to serve others and foster the growth of the whole church.
Read MoreGospel Application in Preaching
January 14, 2016
“These days, it seems, one sure-fire way to instigate a vigorous discussion in Reformed circles—whether around the Sunday dinner table or in the blogosphere—is to bring up the topic of “application” in sermons.”
Read MoreFrom Age to Age the Same
January 8, 2016
Hebrews shows us that Psalm 102:25-27 reveals the eternal permanence of God's Son, our Savior, Jesus.
Read More2016 Annual Conference Preview: The Holy Spirit at Pentecost
November 11, 2015
“In every age the Holy Spirit has done his life giving work bringing spiritually dead people to life.”
Read MoreYour Throne, O God, Is Forever
November 3, 2015
Jesus is the king who can be trusted to rule our lives and circumstances with absolute control, for he
would never succumb to power's corrupting influence.
Read MoreGod’s Angels, Spirit-Servants to the Son
October 22, 2015
Our hopes and lives can only rest secure in Jesus Christ the Son, who is “the same yesterday, today, and forever” (Heb. 13:8).
Read MoreGod’s Firstborn Heir, Worshiped by Angels
October 8, 2015
Jesus the Son is superior to angels because God the Father directed all his angels to worship the Son.
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God’s Son, House Builder
September 25, 2015
God’s covenant promise to David, to build David’s “house” (dynasty) and establish David’s throne forever.
Read MoreGod’s Son, Heir of Everything
September 24, 2015
The prologue of Hebrews (1:1-4) concludes with the claim that the Son has inherited a name better than that of angels.
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