December 2020

Christmas, The Real Story: The Manger

Johnny D. Taylor2020-12-14T17:47:55-06:00

Christmas, The Real Story: The Manger

The real story of Christmas as you’ve probably never heard it. Those weren’t ordinary shepherds the angel spoke to, and that was no ordinary manger, but it was THE manger that became a crib for the Lamb of God. Also how Mary ended up there.

God bless, and Merry Christmas
~Johnny

(Notes and references are below the video)

Notes/Outline:

Passover Lambs

Temple sacrifice, massive herds needed, Bethlehem’s flocks and Migdal Eder, “Tower of the Flock”

Without spot or blemish

Shepherd Priests and the process for certifying a lamb

How Mary probably ended up at Migdal Eder and THE manger

Angels and the Shepherd Priests

The […]

Christmas, The Real Story: The MangerJohnny D. Taylor2020-12-14T17:47:55-06:00

Christmas, The Real Story: The Word became Flesh

Johnny D. Taylor2020-12-11T10:58:45-06:00

Christmas, The Real Story: The Word became Flesh

The real Christmas story began not on earth but in Heaven. It was an awesome transformation for God the Son to reduce Himself to the point where He could enter the race of humanity. Here’s how “the Word became flesh”.

God bless and Merry Christmas,
Johnny

Christmas, The Real Story: The Word became FleshJohnny D. Taylor2020-12-11T10:58:45-06:00

November 2020

Be Happy Anyway: The Importance of Being UN-Happy

Johnny D. Taylor2020-11-29T20:06:41-06:00

Be Happy Anyway: The Importance of Being UN-Happy

God wants us to be happy but not complacent.
By making us responsible for our fellowman and giving us His heart of compassion He grants us a Holy Unhappiness that motivates us to serve Him by through serving others.
Here is how to discover your “tribe” and a key to your purpose in life.

God bless,
Johnny

(outline is below video)

BE HAPPY ANYWAY KEY #4: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING UN-HAPPY 11-29-20

Proverbs 24:11-12 (ESV)
11 Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. 12 If you say, “Behold, […]

Be Happy Anyway: The Importance of Being UN-HappyJohnny D. Taylor2020-11-29T20:06:41-06:00

Be Happy Anyway Key #3: Give Thanks

Johnny D. Taylor2020-11-24T15:38:30-06:00

Be Happy Anyway Key #3: Give Thanks

Thankfulness is the pathway to happiness, especially when it is expressed directly to our Heavenly Father, the giver of all good things.

He has blessed us with so much to be thankful for, and we can choose to to have a thankful heart.

God Bless,

Johnny

NOTES:

BE HAPPY ANYWAY, KEY #3: GIVE THANKS

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NKJV) 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Philippians 4:8 (NKJV) 8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, […]

Be Happy Anyway Key #3: Give ThanksJohnny D. Taylor2020-11-24T15:38:30-06:00

Be Happy Anyway, Key #2: Prayer

Johnny D. Taylor2020-11-16T09:50:35-06:00

Be Happy Anyway, Key #2: Prayer

The second in our series “Be Happy Anyway”, God teaches us the cure for all worry and anxiety; Prayer.

We also discover that His purpose in prayer is often much different than our own. Here is why the Lord commands us to “Pray without ceasing”.
God Bless,
Johnny

(Notes are below video)

NOTES:

BE HAPPY ANYWAY: THREE KEYS TO HAPPINESS

PART 2: PRAYER

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NKJV)
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Philippians 4:4-8 (NKJV)
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! […]

Be Happy Anyway, Key #2: PrayerJohnny D. Taylor2020-11-16T09:50:35-06:00

Be Happy Anyway part 1: “Rejoice”

Johnny D. Taylor2020-11-10T10:07:57-06:00

Be Happy Anyway part 1: “Rejoice”

In a world where there are so many reasons to be unhappy God says we can be happy anyway. The first of three keys to happiness is to learn to choose joy.

Here’s what you need to know to “Rejoice always”.

God Bless,
Johnny

(Notes are below video)

NOTES:

BE HAPPY ANYWAY: THREE KEYS TO HAPPINESS

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NKJV)
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

KEY 1: JOY : “REJOICE ALWAYS”

HOW CAN WE BE HAPPY IN A WORLD THAT CONSTANTLY TELLS US TO BE […]

Be Happy Anyway part 1: “Rejoice”Johnny D. Taylor2020-11-10T10:07:57-06:00

In God We Trust: The Conscience of a Nation

Johnny D. Taylor2020-11-02T07:58:20-06:00

In God We Trust: The Conscience of a Nation

The Lord Jesus has called us to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world, to be a source of influence and truth. In this election year it is very important that Christians remember our hope is not in man but in God Almighty.

Here is the part we are to play in the healing of society and our nation.

God bless,

~Johnny
(Outline is below the video)

“IN GOD WE TRUST: THE CONSCIENCE OF A NATION” ~ Matthew 5:13-16 (NKJV) 13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the […]

In God We Trust: The Conscience of a NationJohnny D. Taylor2020-11-02T07:58:20-06:00

October 2020

In God We Trust: Race and Prejudice

Johnny D. Taylor2020-10-18T21:22:38-05:00

In God We Trust: Race and Prejudice

In our series on current events and social issues we look at racism and racial prejudice.

And though the simple answer is that God is against it and so should the Christian be, it is a complex and far reaching issue.

Here is what racism is really about, where it comes from, and how to be aware of it.

God Bless

Johnny

(The Outline is included here below the video.)

Outline

1-18-20

Genesis 1:26-27 (kjv) and god said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the […]

In God We Trust: Race and PrejudiceJohnny D. Taylor2020-10-18T21:22:38-05:00

In God We Trust: God, Government, and the Believer

Johnny D. Taylor2020-10-11T20:30:50-05:00

In God We Trust: God, Government, and the Believer

How should a believer in Christ live in an unbelieving society?

What should our attitude be toward civil authority? What do we owe human government as Children of God and Citizens of the Kingdom of God? And you’ll be shocked at who the Bible calls “ministers of God”!

God Bless,

Johnny

In God We Trust: God, Government, and the BelieverJohnny D. Taylor2020-10-11T20:30:50-05:00

September 2020

Heaven: Homesick for Heaven

Johnny D. Taylor2020-09-20T22:31:09-05:00

Heaven: Homesick for Heaven

There are several reasons why we as believers are homesick for our Heavenly homeland, even though we’ve never been there before.

God Bless,
Johnny

Heaven: Homesick for HeavenJohnny D. Taylor2020-09-20T22:31:09-05:00

December 2020

Christmas, The Real Story: The Manger

The real story of Christmas as you’ve probably never heard it. Those weren’t ordinary shepherds the angel spoke to, and that was no ordinary manger, but it was THE manger that became a crib for the Lamb of God. Also how Mary ended up there.

God bless, and Merry Christmas ~Johnny

Christmas, The Real Story: The Word became Flesh

The real Christmas story began not on earth but in Heaven. It was an awesome transformation for God the Son to reduce Himself to the point where He could enter the race of humanity. Here’s how “the Word became flesh”.

God bless and Merry Christmas, Johnny

November 2020

Be Happy Anyway: The Importance of Being UN-Happy

God wants us to be happy but not complacent. By making us responsible for our fellowman and giving us His heart of compassion He grants us a Holy Unhappiness that motivates us to serve Him by through serving others. Here is how to discover your “tribe” and a key to your purpose in life.

God bless, Johnny

Be Happy Anyway Key #3: Give Thanks

Thankfulness is the pathway to happiness, especially when it is expressed directly to our Heavenly Father, the giver of all good things.

He has blessed us with so much to be thankful for, and we can choose to to have a thankful heart.

God Bless,

Johnny

Be Happy Anyway, Key #2: Prayer

The second in our series “Be Happy Anyway”, God teaches us the cure for all worry and anxiety; Prayer.

We also discover that His purpose in prayer is often much different than our own. Here is why the Lord commands us to “Pray without ceasing”. God Bless, Johnny

Be Happy Anyway part 1: “Rejoice”

In a world where there are so many reasons to be unhappy God says we can be happy anyway. The first of three keys to happiness is to learn to choose joy.

Here’s what you need to know to “Rejoice always”.

God Bless, Johnny

In God We Trust: The Conscience of a Nation

The Lord Jesus has called us to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world, to be a source of influence and truth. In this election year it is very important that Christians remember our hope is not in man but in God Almighty.

Here is the part we are to play in the healing of society and our nation.

God bless,

~Johnny (Outline is below the video)

October 2020

In God We Trust: Race and Prejudice

In our series on current events and social issues we look at racism and racial prejudice.

In God We Trust: God, Government, and the Believer

How should a believer in Christ live in an unbelieving society?

September 2020

Heaven: Homesick for Heaven

There are several reasons why we as believers are homesick for our Heavenly homeland, even though we’ve never been there before.

God Bless, Johnny

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God bless, and Merry Christmas
~Johnny

God bless and Merry Christmas,
Johnny

God wants us to be happy but not complacent.
By making us responsible for our fellowman and giving us His heart of compassion He grants us a Holy Unhappiness that motivates us to serve Him by through serving others.
Here is how to discover your “tribe” and a key to your purpose in life.

God bless,
Johnny

We also discover that His purpose in prayer is often much different than our own. Here is why the Lord commands us to “Pray without ceasing”.
God Bless,
Johnny

God Bless,
Johnny

~Johnny
(Outline is below the video)

God Bless,
Johnny