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Revelation | Week 12 | Darrell begins this message by answering the question: what is the millennium and how does it fit into our understanding of the book of Revelation? It’s important to ask the right question when reading Revelation. Instead of assuming a chronological order, we should ask “what does John see next?” Darrell highlights 8 truths we see in this text about following the Jesus of the Apocalypse: We are following the one 1) who has already overcome the enemies of life, 2) who has already bound the evil one, 3) who is already reigning King of Kings and Lord of Lords, 4) who has already brought us to life, 5) who has already called his followers to reign with him, 6) who holds our destiny in his hands, 7) who takes us beyond the grave, 8) who has built a new city for the human race. 
 
First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, March 17, 2013 | Revelation 20:1-15 
 
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Revelation | Week 12 | Darrell begins this message by answering the question: what is the millennium and how does it fit into our understanding of the book of Revelation? It’s important to ask the right question when reading Revelation. Instead of assuming a chronological order, we should ask “what does John see next?” Darrell highlights 8 truths we see in this text about following the Jesus of the Apocalypse: We are following the one 1) who has already overcome the enemies of life, 2) who has already bound the evil one, 3) who is already reigning King of Kings and Lord of Lords, 4) who has already brought us to life, 5) who has already called his followers to reign with him, 6) who holds our destiny in his hands, 7) who takes us beyond the grave, 8) who has built a new city for the human race. 

First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, March 17, 2013 | Revelation 20:1-15

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12 | Following the Jesus of the Apocalypse (Revelation 20:1-15) | Darrell Johnson

Revelation | Week 11 | In this chapter, the Apostle John once again sees heaven open and a great revelation of who Jesus is. This time, Jesus is a warrior, coming down on a white horse. Eyes of blazing fire, a sword in his mouth, an unknown name on his body, a robe covered in blood, and multitudes of crowns. What does this all mean? Darrell walks us through the text to reveal what Jesus is revealing about himself: He is the Divine Warrior who has already won. 
 
First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, March 10, 2013 | Revelation 19:1-21 
 
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Revelation | Week 11 | In this chapter, the Apostle John once again sees heaven open and a great revelation of who Jesus is. This time, Jesus is a warrior, coming down on a white horse. Eyes of blazing fire, a sword in his mouth, an unknown name on his body, a robe covered in blood, and multitudes of crowns. What does this all mean? Darrell walks us through the text to reveal what Jesus is revealing about himself: He is the Divine Warrior who has already won. 

First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, March 10, 2013 | Revelation 19:1-21

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11 | I Saw Heaven Opened: The Coming Of The Divine Warrior (Revelation 19:1-21) | Darrell Johnson

Revelation | Week 10 | In this sermon Darrell points our attention to a single verse in the last book of the Bible: “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” This verse highlights a profound theme in the Bible, that followers of God are collectively the Bride of Jesus Christ! Living into this marriage reality means we have great dignity - no lowly humanity here, we are the Bride of Christ! We also experience God’s delight in us, the intimacy of God knowing us and us knowing God, and the security in this life that God has chosen us to be with him and that he will go to great lengths to keep his marriage covenant with us. God’s invitation to be the Bride of Jesus Christ is sent out to all people, and right now is the time to say yes and be blessed. 
 
First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, March 3, 2013 | Revelation 19:1-10 
 
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Revelation | Week 10 | In this sermon Darrell points our attention to a single verse in the last book of the Bible: “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” This verse highlights a profound theme in the Bible, that followers of God are collectively the Bride of Jesus Christ! Living into this marriage reality means we have great dignity - no lowly humanity here, we are the Bride of Christ! We also experience God’s delight in us, the intimacy of God knowing us and us knowing God, and the security in this life that God has chosen us to be with him and that he will go to great lengths to keep his marriage covenant with us. God’s invitation to be the Bride of Jesus Christ is sent out to all people, and right now is the time to say yes and be blessed.

First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, March 3, 2013 | Revelation 19:1-10

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10 | Did You Get The Invitation? (Revelation 19:1-10) | Darrell Johnson

Revelation | Week 9 | In this message, Darrell shares his heart on how crucial it is to make sure you read the whole entirety of the Bible. We can be tempted to only read the comfortable texts, but instead we should seek to dive into the challenging ones as well as all scripture is divinely inspired. Revelation 17-19 is a terrifying text in many ways, but also inspiring because we’re getting a first-hand look at the future work of Jesus. John is revealing a drama on how when you build a city on weak, human foundations it will always fall to the ground. Babylon fell and now Jesus is revealing to John the unthinkable fall of Rome. Ultimately, we are left with the question, will we trust in human powers or will we worship Jesus? 
 
First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2013 | Revelation 17:1-6, 18:1-19:6 
 
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Revelation | Week 9 | In this message, Darrell shares his heart on how crucial it is to make sure you read the whole entirety of the Bible. We can be tempted to only read the comfortable texts, but instead we should seek to dive into the challenging ones as well as all scripture is divinely inspired. Revelation 17-19 is a terrifying text in many ways, but also inspiring because we’re getting a first-hand look at the future work of Jesus. John is revealing a drama on how when you build a city on weak, human foundations it will always fall to the ground. Babylon fell and now Jesus is revealing to John the unthinkable fall of Rome. Ultimately, we are left with the question, will we trust in human powers or will we worship Jesus?

First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2013 | Revelation 17:1-6, 18:1-19:6

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9 | Falling, Falling, Falling (Revelation 17:1-6, 18:1-19:6) | Darrell Johnson

Week 8 | Darrell outlines the power that songs play in the story of the Revelation of Jesus. The sixteen songs in the letter provide both a summary of what we are learning and a reminder of the key question; whom do we worship? One song in particular, the doubly named Song of Moses and the Song of the Lamb (Rev. 15:3-4) tell the story of God’s redemption of His people. This song is a call to worship the God who is King of all kings. It is a reminder of God’s victory over all that stands in his way, overall that keeps his people from entering the fullness of life. These songs summarize the message of Revelation, so Darrell encourages us to live in the songs, to try to memorize them even so that they might penetrate our souls. 
 
First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2012 | Revelation 14:1-5 15:1-4 
 
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Week 8 | Darrell outlines the power that songs play in the story of the Revelation of Jesus. The sixteen songs in the letter provide both a summary of what we are learning and a reminder of the key question; whom do we worship? One song in particular, the doubly named Song of Moses and the Song of the Lamb (Rev. 15:3-4) tell the story of God’s redemption of His people. This song is a call to worship the God who is King of all kings. It is a reminder of God’s victory over all that stands in his way, overall that keeps his people from entering the fullness of life. These songs summarize the message of Revelation, so Darrell encourages us to live in the songs, to try to memorize them even so that they might penetrate our souls.

First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2012 | Revelation 14:1-5 15:1-4

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8 | The Song of The Lamb (Revelation 14:1-5 15:1-4) | Darrell Johnson

Week 2 | This week, Darrell pulls back the curtain on the pastoral letter written by Apostle John to the seven churches scattered throughout Asia Minor. The book of Revelation unveils the dramatic description of what John witnessed in a vision given by God while exiled on the island of Patmos. John exhorts the Church to see and hear the Voice at the centre of everything, the Voice that is a Person - Jesus Christ. This Voice gives the Church two great commands: to not be afraid, and to look at Him. To listen to this Voice above all the world’s many voices is to hear and see Jesus and to become oriented to the great unseen reality of His rule and reign. In looking at the Living One, we experience a true apocalypse - the revelation that we do not need to fear the future or the turmoil of our present circumstances, because Jesus is on the throne. 
 
First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2012 | Revelation 1:9-20 
 
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Week 2 | This week, Darrell pulls back the curtain on the pastoral letter written by Apostle John to the seven churches scattered throughout Asia Minor. The book of Revelation unveils the dramatic description of what John witnessed in a vision given by God while exiled on the island of Patmos. John exhorts the Church to see and hear the Voice at the centre of everything, the Voice that is a Person - Jesus Christ. This Voice gives the Church two great commands: to not be afraid, and to look at Him. To listen to this Voice above all the world’s many voices is to hear and see Jesus and to become oriented to the great unseen reality of His rule and reign. In looking at the Living One, we experience a true apocalypse - the revelation that we do not need to fear the future or the turmoil of our present circumstances, because Jesus is on the throne.

First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2012 | Revelation 1:9-20

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2 | The Living One in the Middle (Revelation 1:9-20) | Darrell Johnson

Darrell sat down with a collection of Pastors from across Canada to discuss preaching and pastoring. To open, he shared a word from Matthew 11:25-30 on abiding in Christ. 
 
2021

Darrell sat down with a collection of Pastors from across Canada to discuss preaching and pastoring. To open, he shared a word from Matthew 11:25-30 on abiding in Christ. 

2021

Pastor's Q&R Teaching (Matthew 11:25-30) | Darrell Johnson

Week 1 | In this message, Darrell begins his series on Revelation. He opens by describing the book of Revelation as the greatest guide, able to explain why the world is how it is. Throughout this sermon, we are given key steps on how to read the book of Revelation, which Darrell calls "the apocalypse of Jesus Christ". 
 
"If we read this book rightly, we will unfold the greatest comprehensive portrait of Jesus. If we read this book rightly, we will end up at the feet of Jesus every time." 
 
First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2012 | Revelation 1:1-12 
 
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Week 1 | In this message, Darrell begins his series on Revelation. He opens by describing the book of Revelation as the greatest guide, able to explain why the world is how it is. Throughout this sermon, we are given key steps on how to read the book of Revelation, which Darrell calls "the apocalypse of Jesus Christ". 

"If we read this book rightly, we will unfold the greatest comprehensive portrait of Jesus. If we read this book rightly, we will end up at the feet of Jesus every time." 

First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2012 | Revelation 1:1-12

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1 | How to Read Revelation (Revelation 1:1-12) | Darrell Johnson

Week 11 | Darrell shares Jesus’ teaching from Luke 14:23-35 on the cost of discipleship. These weighty, but liberating words are an invitation for us to step into life with Christ. The intense language that Jesus uses in the scripture is to bring conviction, remind us to check our hearts, and to help us understand the cost of following Him. In today's world, many things claim lordship over our lives, including ourselves. They impose unnecessary burden and stress because we are not created to bear their weight. To receive the freedom that God calls us to, we are to renounce the claims of our lives and let God take the place of lordship, taking up his yoke and burden that are light and easy. 
 
First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2014 | Luke 14:25-35 
 
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Week 11 | Darrell shares Jesus' teaching from Luke 14:23-35 on the cost of discipleship. These weighty, but liberating words are ...

11 | The Cost of Discipleship (Luke 14:25-35) | Darrell Johnson

Week 10 | In this sermon, Darrell unpacks the parable of the great banquet. Like many parables, it’s about more than meets the eye. Unlike other parables, it is one of the most autobiographical parables Jesus ever spoke. Here in Luke 14, we learn the depth and breadth of Jesus’ invitation to “come”. We walk through Jesus’ joy, disappointment, and passion in His role as Host. Then Darrell unwraps the scripture further and we realize that, like the guests in the parable, we are a people full of excuses. Not only that, but our excuses reveal to us our TRUE beliefs in and of Jesus, His kingdom, and His character. 
 
First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, March 16, 2014 | Luke 14:15-24 
 
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Week 10 | In this sermon, Darrell unpacks the parable of the great banquet. Like many parables, it’s about more than meets the eye. Unlike other parables, it is one of the most autobiographical parables Jesus ever spoke. Here in Luke 14, we learn the depth and breadth of Jesus’ invitation to “come”. We walk through Jesus’ joy, disappointment, and passion in His role as Host. Then Darrell unwraps the scripture further and we realize that, like the guests in the parable, we are a people full of excuses. Not only that, but our excuses reveal to us our TRUE beliefs in and of Jesus, His kingdom, and His character.

First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, March 16, 2014 | Luke 14:15-24

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10 | The Parable of the Great Banquet (Luke 14:15-24) | Darrell Johnson

Darrell unpacks two complimentary parables in the gospel of Luke through which Jesus shares His mission in the world. The kingdom of God is first likened to “a mustard seed which a man took and planted” and also “leaven, which a woman took and mixed”. The context of these parables is Jesus announcing the in-breaking of heaven as he begins healing people and freeing them from the demonic. However, Jesus teaches that the kingdom of God does not come in the way other kingdoms come. The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, apparently insignificant alongside all other seeds, yet it grows to a plant larger than any other in the garden. And it is like leaven, which though hidden in the bread mixture, yet causes the mixture to expand and rise. The kingdom of God ordinarily comes in little, hidden ways. Often unseen, yet its effects are visible everywhere. The mystery of the kingdom is that the little is powerful, and the hidden is transformative. The gospel does not need the headlines to have its way in the world. 
 
 
First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2014 | Luke 13:18-21 
 
 
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9 | The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast (Luke 13:18-21) | Darrell Johnson

Darrell dives into the only recorded request made by the disciples to "teach them". Their request, to be taught how to pray, came from their observation of Jesus' relationship with the Father. 
 
Date: May 30, 2021 
Scripture: Luke 11:1-13

Darrell dives into the only recorded request made by the disciples to "teach them". Their request, to be taught how to pray, came from their observation of Jesus' relationship with the Father. 

Date: May 30, 2021 
Scripture: Luke 11:1-13

The Shameless Father (Luke 11:1-13) | Darrell Johnson

Parables of Jesus | Week 5 | Darrell paints us a powerful picture of who God is and what He is like through the story of the “Prodigal Son”, or “Prodigal Father” as Darrell argues should be the rightful title. In Luke 15, we see a father, who represents God, respond to his two different rebellious sons. The older son shames the father by refusing to celebrate when his brother returns, thinking that only he had rightly earned his father’s love. The father responds again in scandalous love, by going against what culture demands, taking the humiliation the son deserves, upon himself instead, inviting the older son closer to his heart. The father’s response to his two sons is the same response to us all, no matter what we have done. Come home, and come on in!” Whether we are law-breaking, or law-keeping, we all are in deep need of His grace, and all of us are welcomed into the scandalous and radical embrace of our loving Father. 
 
First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2013 | Luke 15: 1-2, 11-32 
 
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Parables of Jesus | Week 5 | Darrell paints us a powerful picture of who God is and what He is like through the story of the “Prodigal Son”, or “Prodigal Father” as Darrell argues should be the rightful title. In Luke 15, we see a father, who represents God, respond to his two different rebellious sons. The older son shames the father by refusing to celebrate when his brother returns, thinking that only he had rightly earned his father’s love. The father responds again in scandalous love, by going against what culture demands, taking the humiliation the son deserves, upon himself instead, inviting the older son closer to his heart. The father’s response to his two sons is the same response to us all, no matter what we have done. Come home, and come on in!” Whether we are law-breaking, or law-keeping, we all are in deep need of His grace, and all of us are welcomed into the scandalous and radical embrace of our loving Father.

First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2013 | Luke 15: 1-2, 11

5 | The Parable of the Prodigal "Father" (Luke 15:1-3 & 11-32) | Darrell Johnson

Week 4 | Jesus was criticized for eating with sinners and tax collectors so he told a parable to the Pharisees and Scribes: the parable of the prodigal son. Darrell unpacks the scandal of what Jesus shared because it revealed the heart of the Father in a way that challenged the religiosity of the Jewish leaders. The story of the son is one of shame and disgrace, for him to squander the wealth of his family was an embarrassment to him, his family, and the community. But the greater shame was for the Father to run out and embrace the son upon him returning home and confessing. In doing so, the father brought the shame of the community onto himself. He then clothes the son, gives him his signet ring, and kills the fattened calf for a feast that defies all cultural norms. As Jesus tells this story, he is painting a picture of the father’s heart for those the Pharisees deemed unworthy and his willingness to love them shamelessly. Darrell encourages us that we can never earn back God’s love, but we can come home. 
 
First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2013 | Luke 15:1-3 & 11-24 
 
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Week 4 | Jesus was criticized for eating with sinners and tax collectors so he told a parable to the Pharisees and Scribes: the parable of the prodigal son. Darrell unpacks the scandal of what Jesus shared because it revealed the heart of the Father in a way that challenged the religiosity of the Jewish leaders. The story of the son is one of shame and disgrace, for him to squander the wealth of his family was an embarrassment to him, his family, and the community. But the greater shame was for the Father to run out and embrace the son upon him returning home and confessing. In doing so, the father brought the shame of the community onto himself. He then clothes the son, gives him his signet ring, and kills the fattened calf for a feast that defies all cultural norms. As Jesus tells this story, he is painting a picture of the father’s heart for those the Pharisees deemed unworthy and his willingness to love them shamelessly. Darrell encourages us that we can never earn back God’s love,

4 | The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:1-3 & 11-24) | Darrell Johnson

Week 3 | How do we stand faithfully before God in the midst of injustice? The parable of the persistent widow has brought Darrell under a deep conviction about the quality of his own faith. In light of God being the perfectly just judge, will He find the faith of the widow--who would not go away or lose heart as she waited for justice to be done--in me? In this message on Luke 18:1-8, Darrell shows us how this widow is the hero of living faith, a faith that stands before the face of God and keeps on asking. 
 
First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2013 | Luke 18:1-8 
 
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Week 3 | How do we stand faithfully before God in the midst of injustice? The parable of the persistent widow has brought Darrell under a deep conviction about the quality of his own faith. In light of God being the perfectly just judge, will He find the faith of the widow--who would not go away or lose heart as she waited for justice to be done--in me? In this message on Luke 18:1-8, Darrell shows us how this widow is the hero of living faith, a faith that stands before the face of God and keeps on asking.

First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2013 | Luke 18:1-8

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3 | The Parable of the Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-8) | Darrell Johnson

Week 2 | In response to the disciples asking Jesus to teach them how to pray, he first shares the Lord’s Prayer, but then moves into an often misunderstood parable that further highlights how we should pray. In the parable, a man in need goes to a neighbour to ask for bread to help feed a visitor. Jesus asks his disciples, would not the man get up and help his neighbour? Filled with cultural dynamics, western readers can often understand the text to be about the persistence of the man asking his neighbour and therefore believe Jesus is teaching us to pray with such persistence. Instead, the parable is actually about the shamelessness of the neighbour and how he will help the man asking because we won’t let his name be shamed for not being hospitable. Therefore, Jesus is saying that when we go to God and ask, we can have assurance that He will not shame His name and will respond. As we pray, we are expanding our capacity to receive. And what does the Father give? The Holy Spirit. We are the friend in need in this parable and Jesus’ promise is that God will give us His Spirit if we ask. 
 
First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2013 | Luke 11:1-15 
 
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Week 2 | In response to the disciples asking Jesus to teach them how to pray, he first shares the Lord’s Prayer, but then moves into an often misunderstood parable that further highlights how we should pray. In the parable, a man in need goes to a neighbour to ask for bread to help feed a visitor. Jesus asks his disciples, would not the man get up and help his neighbour? Filled with cultural dynamics, western readers can often understand the text to be about the persistence of the man asking his neighbour and therefore believe Jesus is teaching us to pray with such persistence. Instead, the parable is actually about the shamelessness of the neighbour and how he will help the man asking because we won’t let his name be shamed for not being hospitable. Therefore, Jesus is saying that when we go to God and ask, we can have assurance that He will not shame His name and will respond. As we pray, we are expanding our capacity to receive. And what does the Father give? The Holy Spirit. We are

2 | The Parable of the Friend in Need (Luke 11:1-15) | Darrell Johnson

Darrell unpacks one of the most quoted verses in the bible and explains how to properly understand it, especially in light of challenging circumstances. This recording was done for Alpha Canada early in the covid-19 pandemic (April 2020). 
 
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All Things Work Together For Good? (Romans 8:28) | Darrell Johnson

Week 1 | This week, Darrell discusses the parable of the sower, the seed and the soil found in Luke 8:1-15. The parable involves three main subjects: Jesus, represented by the sower, the word of God, represented by the seed, and the hearts of the people, represented by the soil. All three subjects are in dynamic interplay with one another. Jesus rightfully expects that fruit will be a result of the planted seed. There are, however, obstacles in the growth of fruit in human hearts. These obstacles according to Jesus, are the various heart conditions that choke out kingdom life. They are the hardened heart, the shallow heart, and the cluttered heart. However, Jesus, in His grace and by His power, can win in all of the soils. He has proven to win despite our obstructed heart conditions. Jesus calls us to stand under the Word of God with honest and good hearts, and it will bring forth the extravagant fruit of His very spirit. 
 
First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2013 | Luke 8:1-15 
 
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Week 1 | This week, Darrell discusses the parable of the sower, the seed and the soil found in Luke 8:1-15. The parable involves three main subjects: Jesus, represented by the sower, the word of God, represented by the seed, and the hearts of the people, represented by the soil. All three subjects are in dynamic interplay with one another. Jesus rightfully expects that fruit will be a result of the planted seed. There are, however, obstacles in the growth of fruit in human hearts. These obstacles according to Jesus, are the various heart conditions that choke out kingdom life. They are the hardened heart, the shallow heart, and the cluttered heart. However, Jesus, in His grace and by His power, can win in all of the soils. He has proven to win despite our obstructed heart conditions. Jesus calls us to stand under the Word of God with honest and good hearts, and it will bring forth the extravagant fruit of His very spirit.

First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, 2013 | Luke 8:1-15

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1 | The Parable of the Sower (Luke 8:1-15) | Darrell Johnson

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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 
 
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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

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10 | Understanding The Tower Of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) | Darrell Johnson

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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 
 
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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

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