Talks by Tim Johnson
What Does God Say About The Environment? || God in the Everyday || Genesis 1:27-31
Going through our daily lives, as we work, study, rest, as we disagree and face conflicts, as we go through hard times, as we interact with our natural world – God is with us in all these situations.
Tim continues our series by asking what God says abo…
Where is God in Work & Study? || God in the Everyday || Genesis 2:4-15
Going through our daily lives, as we work, study, rest, as we disagree and face conflicts, as we go through hard times, as we interact with our natural world – God is with us in all these situations. We’re continuing our “God in the Everyday” series.
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Is there something in my teeth? || Jesus and Relationships || Matthew 18:15-20
You know in soppy rom-coms, and so-bad-they’re-good dramas, when the two main characters have an argument based on a misunderstanding? Like, the boyfriend sees his girlfriend hugging another guy, and gets really jealous and upset, only to find out much…
The Spirit Filled Church || Holy Spirit || Acts 2:42-47
God’s plan for reconciliation begins with the unifying work of the Holy Spirit. In this series, we’ll look at how the Holy Spirit transformed the early church.
Tim brings 5 ways the Spirit-filled church can be radically living.
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Reconciliation Week || Ephesians 2:11-22
This talk was given on Reconciliation Sunday, during Reconciliation Week 2022. Reconciliation is all about restoring broken relationships, and Reconciliation Week seeks to highlight the broken relationships in Australia’s shared history between Indigen…
BEWARE of False Teachers || Always Remember || 2 Peter 2
Jesus brings radical, life-changing good news. It’s important, and core to the Christian faith. This good news is so important that altering it will erode away at the truth, and cause calamity. Tim unpacks a complex passage and reminds us to hold on to…
Easter Sunday 2022 || Matthew 28:1-20
Humans believed that the Sun revolved around the Earth for thousands of years. Seeing things from only our own fixed perspective led us to assume that we were at the centre of everything. Copernicus, when he put forward the theory that the Earth revolv…
Searching for Sheep || The Good Shepherd || Ezekiel 34
Ezekiel 34 shows another example of human shepherds turning bad. But in this passage, we see God (who promises to send a Good Shepherd we know to be Jesus) also turn his attention to the flock, and those sheep who use and abuse other sheep.
Tim gives…
God the Shepherd || The Good Shepherd || Psalm 23
The Lord of the Rings has Concerning Hobbits, Star Wars has The Imperial March, Les Miserables has Who Am I? Theme songs represent characters and pop up when they come into focus. Through the Bible, there’s a theme song that pops up – “The Good Shepher…
Wisdom in Challenge || Sent Out By Jesus || Matthew 10:16-31
Tim continues our series, Sent Out By Jesus, thinking about what kind of recruitment ad Jesus might’ve commissioned when looking for his disciples and followers.
The role of being on mission for Jesus is likely to be dangerous, hazardous, and not wel…
Mission || Sent Out By Jesus || Matthew 9:35-38
Tim Johnson encourages us to re-focus our hearts on mission, however that might look for you. Whether you’re on an overseas mission trip or going to work or school, it’s such an important way we can show the love of Jesus to people who don’t yet know H…
Goodies and Baddies || Solomon Stories || 1 Kings 11
In fiction, we can categorise characters into Goodies and Baddies, but real life is much harder. Is Solomon a Goodie or a Baddie?
Tim Johnson wraps up our series looking at the life of Solomon.
Hope || A Weary World Rejoices || Luke 1:26-38
With nearly two years of cancelled plans under our belts, you’d be forgiven for suffering from ‘hope fatigue’. Why bother getting excited about plans to come, when they’ll probably get cancelled anyway?
The angel speaking to Mary offers her something…
Overflowing with Thanksgiving || Thank FULL || Colossians 2:6-7
On our 154th Anniversary, we give thanks to God for the life and ministry of St John’s. But what would have happened if 154 years ago, the founders of St John’s said “Lock it in!” and kept everything exactly the same? Or if, when laying the foundation …
Persistent Prayer || Teach Us To Pray || Luke 18:1-8
We’re continuing our series on prayer with Tim looking at persistent prayer.
How do you go sticking at things for the long haul? Sticking at things for a long time, even when it’s hard going. As lockdown rolls on and Melbourne became the most locked-…
Simple Prayer || Teach Us To Pray || Luke 11:1-4
In 2020’s lockdowns, 26% of Australians said they spent more time praying and on spiritual pursuits – and that they wanted to continue that beyond COVID.
For the next few weeks, we’ll be sitting at the feet of Jesus, just as his disciples did, and a…
The Church Is The Body of Christ || 1 Corinthians 12:12-31
We’re experiencing a lot of change at the moment, both at St John’s and in our wider society, so it’s good to get back to the basics of what the church is.
In this series, we’ll be looking at three fundamental truths to what our identity as a church;…
APPROVAL || Our Deepest Desires || 1 Thessalonians 2:1-18
When looking beyond the surface of our actions, we find the deeper desires that influence how we behave.
In this series, we look closely at our innate deepest desires of Power, Approval, Comfort and Control – and how to understand and approach th…
Carrying Burdens || Freedom in Jesus || Galatians 6:1-18
The final chapter of Paul’s letter to the Galatians leaves us with an encouragement to support our brothers and sisters in Christ; carrying one another’s burdens. As Paul has made clear throughout this letter, we’re a family of believers, and mutual ca…
Don’t Try This At Home || Freedom in Jesus || Galatians 4:21-31
In this section of Paul’s letter to the Galatians, he tries something we can’t recommend; but comes to a conclusion we can all agree with.
Tim continues our Freedom in Jesus series, reminding us that we’re all family in Jesus.
Before and After || Freedom In Jesus || Galatians 3:23-4:7
“Before and After” photos can reveal stunning changes. Before and after dieting and exercise; before and after renovations; before and after following Jesus! Paul, in Galatians, describes a before and after that the Jewish people went through – before …
Absolute Idiots. || Freedom In Jesus || Galatians 3:1-14
You IDIOTS!
Paul starts this part of his letter to the Galatians calling them absolute idiots. Why such a strong telling off? Tim explores the right and wrong way to live the #blessed life.
Added Improvements || Freedom In Jesus || Galatians 1:11-2:10
One of Tim’s dear friends adding water to wine. Another squirting tomato sauce on pizza.
When we make additions to things that are already great, we can ruin them.
Jesus’ message of grace and forgiveness is already everything we need. Adding to i…
A New Agreement || The Weeping Prophet || Jeremiah 32:27-34
Jeremiah was given a harsh message from God – that he would uproot and tear down, overthrow, destroy and bring disaster. But in chapter 32, we see hope. A new agreement between God and his people, not written in stone like the Ten Commandments were, bu…
Turning Around || The Weeping Prophet || Jeremiah 15:10-21
Have you ever felt let down by God?