

The Darrell Johnson Podcast
Darrell Johnson
Darrell Johnson is a seasoned pastor, teacher and preacher. With over 50 years of experience preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the sermons of Darrell Johnson have served hundreds of thousands. Here at this podcast, you get access to Darrell's messages dating as far back as the 1990's to the present day.
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Aug 15, 2024 • 1h 16min
Genesis 1-11 The Story That Makes Sense of Our Stories | Lecture 1
This lecture is one of nine available on Darrell's digital course Genesis 1-11: The Story That Makes Sense of Our Stories.
In this course, we'll study Genesis 1-11. These chapters cover creation, humanity's origins, the entrance of evil, the fall, and the need for rescue - all setting the stage for the gospel. Here, we will discover the story that makes sense of all stories.
Explore the course at darrelljohnson.ca/courses

Aug 13, 2024 • 35min
Who is Jesus? | Son Of Man
Week 2 | Who is Jesus? “Son of Man” was Jesus’ favourite way of referring to Himself. Darrell explores where the term originated, what it meant to first-century Jews, and why Jesus’ use of it outraged the religious leaders and confused His disciples. What, then, are the practical implications for us today? As the Son of Man, Jesus has final authority over all life. Knowing this puts our own lives in perspective and we are faced with a decision: will we risk everything to follow Him?
Give To The Match Campaign: http://ccln.ca/give
New Course on Genesis: https://darrell-johnson-courses.thinkific.com/courses/genesis-1-11-the-story-that-makes-sense-of-our-stories
The Bible Course: https://biblesociety.ca/thebiblecourse/
Darrell's Books: www.darrelljohnson.ca/books
Give to the ministry of Darrell Johnson: www.darrelljohnson.ca/donate
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Website | darrelljohnson.ca
YouTube | youtube.com/darrelljohnson

Aug 6, 2024 • 32min
Who is Jesus? | The Lamb of God Who Takes Away the Sin of the World
Week 1 | Who is Jesus? | “Who do you say that I am?” It’s a question Jesus asks each of us. If we are going to become like Him and follow where He leads, we need to know who our Rabbi is. In this new series entitled Who Is Jesus, Darrell takes us through the New Testament to hear and see who Jesus reveals Himself to be.
Beginning to answer that question, we will open this series turning to John’s Gospel and learn what it means that Jesus is the “Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world”. In this sermon, Darrell unpacks the text word by word, revealing the hope of this news - that we can change through the power of Christ’s victory. Our role is simply to yield - to be honest, come clean and throw the whole of ourselves on Jesus.
http://ccln.ca/giveNew Course on Genesis: https://darrell-johnson-courses.thinkific.com/courses/genesis-1-11-the-story-that-makes-sense-of-our-stories
The Bible Course: https://biblesociety.ca/thebiblecourse/
Darrell's Books: www.darrelljohnson.ca/books
Give to the ministry of Darrell Johnson: www.darrelljohnson.ca/donate
Mailing List | www.darrelljohnson.ca/#subscribe-form
Website | darrelljohnson.ca
YouTube | youtube.com/darrelljohnson

Jul 30, 2024 • 36min
You Can Count On It
Throughout the Gospels, we hear stories of Jesus finding time to be alone with His Father to pray. So much so, that His disciples grew curious about the nature of prayer and the kind of relationship Jesus had with the Father. Teaching from Luke 11:1-13, Darrell unpacks the prayer and the parable that Jesus offers His disciples in response to their question - ‘how do we pray’? Through a Western mindset, this story is often misunderstood, but as Darrell takes us into the cultural context of the parable, we start to see what Jesus is doing in this story.
We not only find how to pray, incredible encouragement to pray as Jesus did with full trust in the goodness of the Father.
New Course on Genesis: https://darrell-johnson-courses.thinkific.com/courses/genesis-1-11-the-story-that-makes-sense-of-our-stories
The Bible Course: https://biblesociety.ca/thebiblecourse/
Darrell's Books: www.darrelljohnson.ca/books
Give to the ministry of Darrell Johnson: www.darrelljohnson.ca/donate
Mailing List | www.darrelljohnson.ca/#subscribe-form
Website | darrelljohnson.ca
YouTube | youtube.com/darrelljohnson

Jul 23, 2024 • 31min
What Me?
Discipleship Series | Week 8 | As disciples of Jesus, we are a continuation of God’s work that began in the Old Testament. In this passage, Peter uses Old Testament imagery to describe Jesus’ disciples as God’s own people, a chosen race, God’s temple, and a royal priesthood. Being priests, we have privileges and responsibilities, including direct access to God, making spiritual sacrifices, interceding for others, and conveying God’s touch and words of blessing to people in our circles of influence. Darrell exhorts us to imagine the difference we could make if we embraced our identity as disciples.
New Course on Genesis: https://darrell-johnson-courses.thinkific.com/courses/genesis-1-11-the-story-that-makes-sense-of-our-stories
The Bible Course: https://biblesociety.ca/thebiblecourse/
Darrell's Books: www.darrelljohnson.ca/books
Give to the ministry of Darrell Johnson: www.darrelljohnson.ca/donate
Mailing List | www.darrelljohnson.ca/#subscribe-form
Website | darrelljohnson.ca
YouTube | youtube.com/darrelljohnson

Jul 16, 2024 • 29min
No More Excuses
Discipleship Series | Week 7 | The Parable of the Great Banquet shows Jesus’ great joy as He invites people to follow Him into His Kingdom, as well as His great disappointment when people make excuses not to come. Our excuses reveal our idols and our doubts about God’s Kingdom and Jesus’ character. Jesus continues to invite us but will not do so forever. The banquet will go on with or without us. Darrell challenges us to verbalize our excuses, come to the table, and allow God to melt them away.
New Course on Genesis: https://darrell-johnson-courses.thinkific.com/courses/genesis-1-11-the-story-that-makes-sense-of-our-stories
The Bible Course: https://biblesociety.ca/thebiblecourse/
Darrell's Books: www.darrelljohnson.ca/books
Give to the ministry of Darrell Johnson: www.darrelljohnson.ca/donate
Mailing List | www.darrelljohnson.ca/#subscribe-form
Website | darrelljohnson.ca
YouTube | youtube.com/darrelljohnson

Jul 9, 2024 • 32min
All That is All
Discipleship Series | Week 6 | In this sermon, Darrell teaches from Mark 10:17-31 where we find the encounter between Jesus and the rich young ruler. The text invites us to ask ourselves: Who’s disciple will I be? Who’s final authority will I submit to in my life? Holding Christ’s love and desire for this young man’s good at the forefront of our minds, Darrell takes us through this challenging text and asks us to be intentional about the work of being and making disciples of Jesus Christ.
New Course on Genesis: https://darrell-johnson-courses.thinkific.com/courses/genesis-1-11-the-story-that-makes-sense-of-our-stories
Summer Intensives with The Way College: https://www.thewaychurch.ca/events/summer-intensives-parables-of-jesus-contemporary-worldview-apologetics
The Bible Course: https://biblesociety.ca/thebiblecourse/
Darrell's Books: www.darrelljohnson.ca/books
Give to the ministry of Darrell Johnson: www.darrelljohnson.ca/donate
Mailing List | www.darrelljohnson.ca/#subscribe-form
Website | darrelljohnson.ca
YouTube | youtube.com/darrelljohnson

Jul 2, 2024 • 33min
Can Not or Will Not?
Discipleship Series | Week 5 | In this sermon, Darrell shares about the cost of being a disciple of Jesus. It is a decision that takes you on a narrow road that leads to liberation in Christ. Following Jesus does not result in life-draining stress, but when we read scripture like today’s text in Luke 14:25-33, it helps us to see that following Jesus doesn’t always mean choosing a path in life that is easy. Darrell unpacks the way the weight of discipleship is actually an invitation into a relationship, like the one we see between Jesus and the Father, where we find trust, intimacy, and joy.
New Course on Genesis: https://darrell-johnson-courses.thinkific.com/courses/genesis-1-11-the-story-that-makes-sense-of-our-stories
Summer Intensives with The Way College: https://www.thewaychurch.ca/events/summer-intensives-parables-of-jesus-contemporary-worldview-apologetics
The Bible Course: https://biblesociety.ca/thebiblecourse/
Darrell's Books: www.darrelljohnson.ca/books
Give to the ministry of Darrell Johnson: www.darrelljohnson.ca/donate
Mailing List | www.darrelljohnson.ca/#subscribe-form
Website | darrelljohnson.ca
YouTube | youtube.com/darrelljohnson

Jun 25, 2024 • 31min
The Easy Yoke
Discipleship Series | Week 4 | In this sermon, Darrell invites us to take up the offer of Jesus to trade in our heavy burdens for a new yoke that He offers and assures us is easy. We are weary because we wear yokes of lust, anger, revenge, and envy. Why is the yoke Jesus offers easy? Because his yoke is his relationship with the Father - to please the Father. The yoke he offers us is one that has been designed just for us. And we don’t wear it alone - Jesus binds himself to us. He says, “Come to me all who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest”
New Course on Genesis: https://darrell-johnson-courses.thinkific.com/courses/genesis-1-11-the-story-that-makes-sense-of-our-stories
Summer Intensives with The Way College: https://www.thewaychurch.ca/events/summer-intensives-parables-of-jesus-contemporary-worldview-apologetics
The Bible Course: https://biblesociety.ca/thebiblecourse/
Darrell's Books: www.darrelljohnson.ca/books
Give to the ministry of Darrell Johnson: www.darrelljohnson.ca/donate
Mailing List | www.darrelljohnson.ca/#subscribe-form
Website | darrelljohnson.ca
YouTube | youtube.com/darrelljohnson

Jun 18, 2024 • 46min
First Things First
Discipleship Series | Week 3
In today’s sermon, Darrell highlights how Jesus’ baptism, calling and wilderness preparation, initiate his action of calling disciples to make disciples - not just converts or churchgoers - but people becoming disciples - intimately attached to the lordship of Jesus Christ - because He has ‘commanded’ us to do this.
Summer Intensives with The Way College: https://www.thewaychurch.ca/events/summer-intensives-parables-of-jesus-contemporary-worldview-apologetics
The Bible Course: https://biblesociety.ca/thebiblecourse/
Darrell's Books: www.darrelljohnson.ca/books
Give to the ministry of Darrell Johnson: www.darrelljohnson.ca/donate
Mailing List | www.darrelljohnson.ca/#subscribe-form
Website | darrelljohnson.ca
YouTube | youtube.com/darrelljohnson


