The Darrell Johnson Podcast

Genesis Series | In this last message of our Genesis series, Darrell unpacks Genesis 11:1-9 where we read about the people of Babel who set out to build a city and a tower that they hope will reach to the heavens.  Darrell argues that the narrative describes a people who are ultimately on a quest for transcendence; a creative culture which seeks to live independently and without a true centre.  Reflecting on the pattern we have seen through the earlier chapters in Genesis – Grace, Rebellion, Judgement, then new Grace – Darrell shows us that, even after God comes down and frustrates this building of a human-centred society, there is still hope to come.  Indeed, we find a story of new grace emerging, a story that every broken city in the world is longing for. Genesis Series | First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2010 | Genesis 11:1-9 This episode is brought to you by the Canadian Church Leaders Network. Give to the ministry of Darrell Johnson: www.darrelljohnson.ca/donate Website | darrelljohnson.ca YouTube | youtube.com/darrelljohnson

Genesis Series | In this sermon Darrell dives into the story of Noah & the Great Flood. Now this story is one of profound obedience and tragedy, but a tale about a great flood isn’t unique to the Bible. Darrell begins by pitting the Genesis story of the flood against other versions of it, explaining the uniqueness of Yahweh’s heart and ultimately how these stories signify that this isn’t a myth - that something must have happened. Darrell spends the bulk of the message answering three questions in the narrative - Why? What? And now what? Genesis Series | First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2010 | Genesis 6-9 This episode is brought to you by the Canadian Church Leaders Network. Give to the ministry of Darrell Johnson: www.darrelljohnson.ca/donate Website | darrelljohnson.ca YouTube | youtube.com/darrelljohnson

Genesis Series | In this sermon, Darrell leans into the genealogy from Adam to Noah written in Genesis 5. Now genealogies aren’t always the most entertaining read in the Biblical text, but Darrell in this sermon shows the profound meaning embedded in them. In this teaching, Darrell highlights two important things genealogies teach us and highlights 4 keywords in the text that show us how the Lord is always keeping His word. Genesis Series | First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2010 | Genesis 5 This episode was brought to you by the Canadian Church Leaders Network. Give to the ministry of Darrell Johnson: www.darrelljohnson.ca/donate Website | darrelljohnson.ca YouTube | youtube.com/darrelljohnson

Genesis Series | This sermon walks out of Genesis 3, into the exodus out of the garden and the heartbreaking story of Cain & Abel. In this sermon, Darrell continues to show how the sometimes dark and sad story of Genesis is also full of light and hope. If the last message showcased God’s grace in the garden, this one certainly shows the unexplainable grace outside of the garden. Darrell does brilliant work to help us understand the heart of Cain, and just how kind the Lord was to Him and His people in the fallout. Genesis Series | First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2010 | Genesis 4 This episode was brought to you by the Canadian Church Leaders Network. Give to the ministry of Darrell Johnson: www.darrelljohnson.ca/donate darrelljohnson.ca This episode is brought to you by Compassion Cananda.  Compassion is currently working with 8000 local churches in 25 different countries to accomplish that goal. And the majority of this meaningful work that Compassion is doing is made possible by the support of individuals like you who choose to sponsor one or more children, ensuring that each child in their program has access to food and medical care, education, social supports – and most importantly the opportunity to be introduced to the love of Jesus. Now because of the COVID crisis, you can imagine Compassion has more children than ever waiting for a sponsor, and of course we’d love to see that change! We want to invite you to join us in saying yes to sponsor a child today. Just head to compassion.ca/sponsor for more information and for your next steps.

Genesis Series | In this sermon, Darrell continues an exploration of Genesis 3. If you’re familiar with this chapter of Scripture, you know how devastating and heartbreaking it is. Adam and Eve have chosen independence from God, and it’s created profound consequences. In today’s message, you’ll hear Darrell talk about those consequences but also the incredible hope and promise embedded in the story; the serpent’s head will be crushed, death will not have the final say - Jesus will come and restore the four-fold relationship broken in the garden. Genesis Series | First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2010 | Genesis 3:8-24 This episode was brought to you by the Canadian Church Leaders Network. Give to the ministry of Darrell Johnson: www.darrelljohnson.ca/donate darrelljohnson.ca

Genesis Series | In this sermon, Darrell explores the greatest question we have to ask as humans: Will we trust God? Darrell highlights how this temptation was first faced by Eve in Genesis 3 when the serpent came to her and questioned what God had said. His goal was to make her question the goodness of God, and it worked. Instead of trusting God, Eve and Adam chose to trust in themselves. Darrell warns us that we can too easily fall prey to the same temptations, to think we can live independently from God, but that this ultimately leads to hurt, brokenness, sin, and death. God, however, sent Jesus as the ultimate display of His goodness and through His life, death, and resurrection, our trust in God brings us back into right relationship with Him. Genesis Series | First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2010 | Genesis 3:1-7 This episode was brought to you by the Canadian Church Leaders Network. Give to the ministry of Darrell Johnson: www.darrelljohnson.ca/donate darrelljohnson.ca

Genesis Series | Darrell leans into Genesis 2:16-17 where God prohibits man from eating from the tree of knowledge of good & evil. Darrell shares a number of clarifications on this passage that I found so helpful. He sets out to say in this sermon that there really is only one command in Scripture and that all other commands are a variation on the theme. The theme being this: "God will be God, you and I are the creature. Live in dependence on Him – and we will have life." Genesis Series | First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2010 | Genesis 2:16-17 This episode was brought to you by the Canadian Church Leaders Network. Give to the ministry of Darrell Johnson: www.darrelljohnson.ca/donate darrelljohnson.ca

This special episode is from The Way Church’s Christmas Eve Service that was shared on Christmas Eve. It’s five clips of Darrell preaching from Luke 2:1-20 broken up by Christmas songs and worship performed by the Way Church worship team. The exhortation of this message is “Do Not Be Afraid” - as Darrell shares, it’s the one command that exists in the Christmas Story. In these sermon clips, littered with references to Charlie Brown, the Titanic, and the pandemic, Darrell shares why certain figures in the Christmas story didn’t need to be afraid, and why we too don’t need to be afraid in this unique pandemic Christmas we’re experiencing. Give to the ministry of Darrell Johnson: www.darrelljohnson.ca/donate darrelljohnson.ca

BONUS EPISODE | This episode is a special, bonus conversation that we recorded recently between Darrell and Jason Ballard, pastor at The Way Church. At the beginning of December, Darrell was moved by the number of pastors he heard of who were considering moving on from pastoral ministry because of the unique pressure of this pandemic season. So in response, he wrote a letter to those wanting to quit titled “Don’t Give Up.” Upon release, the content of this letter resonated with hundreds of leaders, and so Darrell decided he wanted to do a follow-up conversation leaning into some of those themes from the letter. Give to the ministry of Darrell Johnson: www.darrelljohnson.ca/donate darrelljohnson.ca

Darrell preaches out of Isaiah Chapter 9, leaning into the theme of Jesus being the gift given to us in this season. He is the Wonderful Counsellor, Almighty God, Prince of Peace, and Everlasting Father. Darrell goes on to share about the different gifts that come with the gift of Jesus - those being light, joy, freedom, peace, and relief. Give to the ministry of Darrell Johnson: www.darrelljohnson.ca/donate darrelljohnson.ca