Part 2 of "Paradigm Shift" by Pastor Jeremy Johnson, spoken on 8-24-2014.

What if in this life, there was something invisible to the eyes that would change everything about the way you live here? Something invisible, yet not less important. Something beyond your senses, yet more real than anything you’ve ever seen or felt. This is the exact reality of eternity. Eternity is not something we see with our eyes until we pass from this life, yet it does not mean it is any less real than what we see and touch in this world. Our lives here will vanish like a vapor, and are incredibly short compared to the length of eternity. What should we do in light of this? How should we live and operate in this world if eternity, in reality, is our true home? 

Many people in our world live with no thought of eternity. They do what they want, collect material possessions, and search for fame, meaning, and success. They live as if the temporal is eternal and the eternal is temporal. The reality of the Kingdom, though, is that the eternal is what we should be living for.

As God’s children, we need to have a paradigm shift about eternity. To realize that we are residents of eternity and aliens of this world. How would you live if this was your paradigm? Would you give more, love more, forgive more, tell people about Jesus more?
Would it change the way you think about and do everything? We think so. 

Peter and the disciple’s paradigm was shifted when Jesus told them to cross over the lake to the other side. On the way, they encountered a terrifying storm, and in the middle of the storm, Jesus came walking to them on water. After the disciples thought He was a ghost, Jesus reveals his identity to them, and Peter tells Jesus to call him out on the water if it’s really Him. Jesus calls him out and Peter comes to Him, walking on the water. You better believe the disciples’ paradigms were shifted in a dramatic way. Walking on water? That’s not possible! Peter took his eyes off Jesus and began to sink. Jesus responds to Peter’s sinking, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” Jesus sent the disciples across the lake knowing they’d encounter a storm, knowing they’d be afraid, knowing Peter would walk on the water and then sink. He was doing it all to push them to a shift. To test their faith and challenge their paradigms. 

You see, with Jesus, the impossible is made possible. With Jesus, we are taken from a temporal mindset and elevated into an eternal mindset. Let your whole world change today as you focus on the reality of eternity in light of this life. Let him push you to a paradigm shift, to believe for greater and to live for more!

Food for Thought:

1. Are you living with an eternal mindset or temporal mindset?
2. What is keeping you in a temporal mindset? Do you hold the temporary things of life close to your heart?
3. How is God challenging your faith lately? Do you think He’s trying to shift your paradigm about something?
4. Will you choose to live with an eternal perspective this week? What does that look like practically for you?

Scriptures for Further Study:

o Matthew 6:22
o Matthew 14:22

Part 1 of "Paradigm Shift" by Pastor Jeremy Johnson, spoken on 8-17-2014.

Over the years, discoveries have been made and things have been invented that have shifted the way we think and the way we live our lives in a dramatic way. The automobile, the light bulb, the telephone, and the discovery that the earth is round. These new inventions and new information confronted the reality of what people believed to be true and opened the door for a completely new way of living. Before we saw these things in reality, though, someone had to have the thought in their mind that something greater was possible. 
We are told in Romans 12:1-2, "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." 
Many of us want to know our purpose. We want to know why we are alive on this earth. What were we created to do? What is the will of God for our lives? According to the Scripture above, before we understand what the will of God is for our lives, we must renew our minds according to God's Word. We must wash our thinking with the Word of God and begin to set our minds on heavenly things. It is only when we are transformed by the renewing of our minds that we can truly know the will of God for our lives. There has to be a paradigm shift in us. 
A paradigm shift in our thinking means that we look beyond our circumstances, our situations, and our issues and see a greater reality. A Kingdom reality. It is when we see from God's perspective that we can truly live a meaningful life and fulfill all that he has called us to.
So dig deeper, renew your mind, and embark on one of the greatest adventures you will ever know. There is a purpose and a good plan that the Lord has for your life, and this is just the beginning! 
Food for Thought:
1. Have you ever felt like you were created to do something great with your life, but you just didn't know what it was?
2. How have you tried to fulfill the purpose for your life?
3. Think about your present circumstances and issues. What is God's perspective on these things?
4. What scriptures can you use to renew your mind this week?

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Part 3 of "This is Our Time" by Pastor Jeremy Johnson, spoken on 7-13-2014.

Part 2 of "This is Our Time" by Pastor Jeremy Johnson, spoken on 7-6-2014.

Part 1 of "This is Our Time" by Pastor Jeremy Johnson, spoken on 6-29-2014.

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Part 4 of "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" by Pastor Jeremy Johnson, spoken on 6-22-2014.

"My City" by Pastor Cole Zick from Capital Christian Center, spoken on 6-15-2014.

Part 3 of "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" by Pastor Jeremy Johnson, spoken on 6-8-2014.

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Part 2 of "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" by Pastor Jeremy Johnson, spoken on 5-25-2014.

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Part 8 of "Warrior" by Pastor Jeremy Johnson, spoken on 5-4-2014.

Part 7 of "Warrior" by Pastor Jeremy Johnson, spoken on 4-27-2014.

Part 6 of "Warrior" by Pastor Jeremy Johnson, spoken on 4-20-2014.

Part 5 of "Warrior" by Christy Johnson on 4-13-14.

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Part 4 of "Warrior" by Pastor Jeremy Johnson, spoken on 3/30/2014.

Part 3 of "Warrior" by Pastor Jeremy Johnson, spoken on 03/23/14.

Part 2 of "Warrior by Pastor Jeremy Johnson, spoken on 03/16/14.

Part 1 of "Warrior: Not Even The Gates of Hell" by Pastor Jeremy Johnson, spoken on 03/09/2014. 

Part 3 of LSD by Pastor Jeremy Johnson, spoken on 02/23/14.

Part 2 of LSD, by Pastor Jeremy Johnson, spoken on 02/16/14.

Part 1 of LSD by Pastor Jeremy Johnson, spoken on 02/09/14.