As Bold As Lions Podcast
This podcast is meant to encourage, inspire, and equip you in your Christian walk. Topics are varied (marriage/family, Bible studies, examining faith-based culture including music/books/entertainment, and looking at current news and headlines in the light of the Gospel). Additional content (monthly blogs and devotional sign-up) can be found at https://derekcharlesjohnson.com/blog and https://derekcharlesjohnson.com/as-bold-as-lions.
Episodes
169 episodes
Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming (Hymns That I Love - Christmas Edition)
This episode is a "Christmas Edition" episode that is part of the Hymns That I Love series and also accompanies the Songs Of The Season series (from 2021). Join me as we again dive into the background, context, and timeless truths of a be...
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Episode 169
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It's Time To Armor Up
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Ephesians 6:13If we have had recent victories in our nation, in our churches, our homes, etc...
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Episode 168
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A Thanksgiving Proclamation
“To recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establ...
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Episode 167
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Fear Of The Lord Leads To Faith In The Lord
When examine the familiar story of David and Goliath, we see in David a man who is motivated in faith by the fear of his God. David could not have taken the steps of obedience that he took had he not lived in a fearful surrender. Th...
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Episode 166
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Living A Bold Faith In A Fallen World
Today's podcast is a single episode (i.e. "one-off") which is based on 1 Timothy 1:1-11. In this passage, we read Paul's words to Timothy. His words are full of encouragement. His words are directive (as a mentor to a mentee)....
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Episode 165
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Crossing The Jordan
Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the people of Israel. Joshua 1:2Have I not commanded you? Be strong an...
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Episode 164
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Praying For America
If My people who are called by My name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14Today's po...
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Episode 163
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Responding To: "What Must I Do To Be Saved?"
In looking at various passages of Scripture, especially in the New Testament, there are encounters in which a similar sentiment or expression is raised: how do I find salvation? In these encounters, a similar response is given and i...
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Episode 162
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PAUL (Profiles In Courage)
Finishing up this batch of Profiles In Courage episodes, we are looking at Paul. In Acts 16:16-40, Paul and Silas have an encounter in Philippi that leads to them being beaten and thrown into prison. As we observe the reasoning behi...
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Episode 161
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PETER (Profiles In Courage)
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. Acts 4:13As we move into the New Testament and look at...
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Episode 160
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DANIEL (Profiles In Courage)
Continuing on in our Profiles In Courage series, we are looking at Daniel. Specifically, we are looking at Daniel 6 -- the famous "Daniel in the lion's den" account. Daniel was a man who was willing to defy governmental orders in order to...
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Episode 159
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ABRAHAM (Profiles In Courage)
Rebooting a series that debuted in 2021, this week we are looking at Abraham and the path he took as he courageously obeyed his God. Our text comes from Genesis 22, the retelling of Abraham's sacrifice of his son Isaac. Isaac was th...
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Episode 158
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The God Whose Ways And Thoughts Are Higher
Seek the Lord while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near;let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that He may hav...
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Episode 157
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The 2024 Presidential Election (Stuff That’s Been On My Mind)
Finishing up this last group of 3 episodes in this series (Stuff That's Been On My Mind), we're diving into the election. Yes it is on everyone's mind. No I don't intend to tell you who to vote for. But as a Christian, I belie...
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Episode 156
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37:40
Is Revival Possible In Our Lifetime? (Stuff That’s Been On My Mind)
Is revival possible in our lifetime? For Christians, especially believers in the United States, we have longed for and prayed for revival for many years. And in some places we are seeing pockets of revival and moves of God that are ...
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Episode 155
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The Persecuted Church (Stuff That’s Been On My Mind)
Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. 2 Timothy 3:12 Rebooting a series that was started in May, we look again at another topic that has been on Derek's mind lately. The dis...
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Episode 154
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Good Things Are Ahead - If You Know Jesus!
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31With all the doom and gloom in this world, it can be hard sometimes as Christians to see what good there is. We can long fo...
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Episode 153
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A Coming Acceleration
He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming.’ And so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and it happens. Yo...
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Episode 152
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What Is The Jezebel Spirit? (Stuff That’s Been On My Mind)
But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols. Revelation 2:20...
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Episode 151
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48:45
Artificial Intelligence and Christianity (Stuff That’s Been On My Mind)
What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9A year spent in Artificial Intelligence is enough to make one believe in God. Alan Jay P...
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Episode 150
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35:47
Christian Celebrity Culture (Stuff That’s Been On My Mind)
DC Talk's song "What If I Stumble?" from their 1995 Jesus Freak album, feature the opening lyrics Is this one for the people? Is this one for the Lord? Or do I simply serenade for things I must afford? What has alwa...
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Episode 149
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God Fights For You!
Thus says the LORD to you “Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours but God’s”. 2 Chronicles 20:15 When the people of Judah face a fierce opponent in 2 Chronicles 20, there ...
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Episode 148
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They Forgot About The Legacy
In the Book of Judges, a sad thing happens to the people of Israel; God's chosen people for His promise: they fall into sin and disobedience. After the years of being delivered, crossing the Red Sea, and even settling into the Promi...
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Episode 147
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