The Darrell Johnson Podcast

People In Sync | Week 1 | Welcome to a new series from Darrell, on Matthew 5:1-12 - commonly known as the Beatitudes. In this sermon, Darrell Johnson offers an introduction to the passage. Through five observations, Darrell helps the listener grapple with the seemingly upside-down nature of the eight Beatitude statements and reveals the portrait Jesus is painting of His “kingdom-embracing”, and “blessed-are” people. Warning; you may find that we are the ones living upside-down and Jesus is turning things right-side up!  First Baptist Church, Vancouver, B.C. | January 10, 2010 |Matthew 4:12-5:12  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

On this special episode of the Darrell Johnson Podcast, we are sharing a recent interview that Darrell had with The Canadian Church Leaders Network (CCLN). In this episode, we join Jason, who leads CCLN, and Darrell as they explore themes like the art of preaching, going the distance in ministry and marriage, and Darrell’s thoughts on the ancient Ten Commandments’ continued relevance in a modern world. Throughout the entire conversation, there is one thread that continually emerges as vital: the pastor's job is to guide people toward abiding in Jesus. We hope this conversation serves you to that important end. Canadian Church Leaders Network, Vancouver, B.C. | November 27, 2023 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

Christmas According to John | Week 3 In the final sermon of this Christmas series, Darrell continues his exposition of John 1 by making the case that our greatest need as humans is to see the glory of God. This deep human desire to behold glory is at the heart of John’s gospel and for John, the whole life of Jesus is one sustained manifestation of the glory of His Father. In this way, the Christmas story is not only filled with great wonder but with the incredible manifestation of the glory of God in the infant Jesus. As you listen, we hope, along with Darrell, that you are caught up in the great and glorious wonder of the incarnation, and we wish all of you a very merry Christmas.    First Baptist Church, Vancouver, B.C. | December 14, 2014 | John 1:1-18 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 Note from the podcast team: We apologize for any listening difficulty for this episode. Our team converts cassette tapes to digital to make these sermons available, and in some cases, despite our best editing, the audio quality cannot be greatly improved. We hope that you enjoy this episode nonetheless!

Christmas According to John | Week 2 Darrell calls these opening verses of the Gospel of John an “overture,” because it not only sets the stage for what is to come but draws us step by step more deeply into an ever greater sense of wonder. He breaks down words and concepts like logos, bios, zoé, and cosmos to prove that Jesus is in fact the Life and the Light of the world, begotten not made and therefore God.  Darrell expands Jesus’ claim that because we have seen Him, we have seen God:  because we have seen Jesus we have seen humanity, who we are, who we are supposed to be, and who, by grace, we can become. He explains why even though the Light has come, the world is still in darkness, and ends on the triumphant note that the darkness can never overcome the everlasting light. First Baptist Church, Vancouver, B.C. | December 7, 2014 | John 1:1-18 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

Christmas According to John | Week 1 The month of December can be a busy time of year in our modern world, yet it is during this Christmas season that the cultural spotlight shines on Jesus more than perhaps any other time of the year. This Christmas, Darrell invites you to soak in the opening verses of the Gospel of John, a passage that takes us into the very heart of the Advent Christmas Season. Join Darrell as he takes us back before Bethlehem, to the very beginning. For as we enter into this special time of year, we celebrate how the one who has existed for all eternity, the Divine Creator, has put on human flesh and come into the world so that we too might live toward God, in sync with the one who gives us life.  First Baptist Church, Vancouver, B.C. | November 30, 2014 | John 1:1-18 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

The podcast discusses the conversations between Jesus and the Father in the New Testament, highlighting their deep affection and union. It invites listeners to reflect on their own sacred spaces and the presence of the triune God. Jesus prays for the Father's glory, the sanctification of his disciples, and expresses his love for them. It explores Jesus' desire for his followers to be with him and become beloved disciples. Lastly, it delves into the idea of God transforming us and setting us apart for his purposes.

Listening To Jesus Pray For Us | Week 3 | In part 3 of this 4 part series, Darrell proclaims that our invitation to listen to Jesus pray to His Father is an invitation into the very center of the universe. It is one thing to hear Jesus preach, but it is another thing to hear Jesus pray. And as he prays for us, he prays that we would be unified with Him and the Father. We are being invited to join in the intimate dance at the heart of the Trinity. In this sermon, Darrell helps us go deeper into understanding this inner life of the Trinity and what it means for us to be included in the mysterious oneness of the triune God. I’ll hand it off to Darrell to take us in. First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC | May 17, 2015 | John 17:1-26 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

Listening To Jesus Pray For Us | Week 2 | In part 2 of the series “Listening to Jesus Pray for Us,” Darrell highlights from John 17 how Jesus' deep desires for his disciples are revealed to us in this prayer. Jesus prays that we may know God, by knowing Him, the one God sent. He wants us to be set apart, by following His way in the world. Then ultimately, in Jesus’ own journey, he wants to be glorified so that the Father is glorified and that we may also be partakers in the glory of this Divine relationship. Here’s Darrell continuing in John 17. First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC | May 10, 2015 | John 17:1-26 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

Listening To Jesus Pray For Us | Week 1 | In this first episode of Darrell’s sermon series on John 17 called “Listening to Jesus Pray For Us," Darrell invites us to step into John’s gospel with him and listen to Jesus’ prayer to His Father. With the cross on the horizon, Jesus pours out his heart in the presence of his disciples. This passage provides a window for us into what Jesus prays, not just for the disciples, but also for us. This was the central request of the disciples, and here, in the intimacy of this moment, we too get to say: Jesus, teach us to pray. First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC | May 3, 2015 | John 17 The Bible Course by the Canadian Bible Society | ⁠www.biblesociety.ca/thebiblecourse⁠ 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

Perhaps you’ve wondered how to relate to the Ten Commandments in the Old Testament, or whether or not these ancient words are even relevant for today. In this sermon Darrell speaks to these wonderings by explaining how the living God frees human beings to flourish by giving the Ten Commandments to protect and enhance our freedom. Darrell proposes that these commandments are a gift of grace, and they are enduring promises to humans from the Creator that tell us how we best function in the created order. While all fall short of this standard, Jesus frees us, not by discarding or watering-down the law, but by offering believers two things: pardon and power. First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC | September 10, 2017 | Exodus 20:1-7 The Bible Course by the Canadian Bible Society | www.biblesociety.ca/thebiblecourse 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