Walking In Truth

Most of us can relate to the kid who stole candy from the candy store. You hide in a corner, trying not to get caught red-handed. Unfortunately, you’re found out from a different angle than you expected. Your tongue is the color of the candy you stole! In today’s teaching, Pastor Johnny mentions how God allows your sin to be exposed in order for you to come to a place of confession and repentance. When you do this, you’re looking out for your own heart and the hearts of those around you.

Hypocrisy is something that can run rampant in the church and it is prevalent in politics. Let’s be honest, hypocrisy is hard to avoid. It’s easier to say something than to do it. But what if your life was consistent with the words that come out of your mouth? Today, Pastor Johnny elaborates on this idea of being a hypocrite. He pinpoints how Jesus called it out in religious people of the day. If Jesus was sitting next to you, would He call attention to your hypocrisy? Yo

Pastor Johnny Zacchio, Calvary Chapel, Yonkers New York, Walking in Truth

You don’t have to be an expert to know that there is a huge difference between daylight and nighttime. No one’s going to contest that black and white colors are complete opposites. What about that pesky grey area that keeps creeping into your life? Grey area is where you might tend to justify something you’re doing, when you know it might be wrong. Today, Pastor Johnny reiterates what it means to be a child of the light. He explains the importance of avoiding those dark alleys of sin.

f people could see what’s going on in the inner gears of your heart and mind, would you be comfortable with their knowledge of such intimate things? Most of what is spoken or thought about is information you’ve taken in. Pastor Johnny gives a strong exhortation today about guarding your heart by keeping watch over what enters your mind. The world is offering a vast amount of darkness and it’s like walking through a minefield blindfolded. Instead, walk in the light that shows the way.

Sometimes, you’re faced with a decision that’s all or nothing. There’s no staying neutral in the middle. When it comes to choosing to live for God, will your loyalty be with Him or trusting in something or someone else? Today, Pastor Johnny points to scripture regarding the weighty eternal decision you must make as well as the follow-through of that choice. If you’re going to commit, don’t stand on the edge debating if you want to dip your toes in. Instead, submerge yourself fully into a life-giving faith.

When any military is making strategies against their enemy, they pinpoint the various tactics that may be attempted and anticipate those assaults by being armed and ready as much as possible. In your spiritual life, you can do the same in being proactive against your foe, Satan. Today, Pastor Johnny punctuates the fact that your enemy uses some very pointed schemes to take you down and out in this very real battle. Satan’s attempts to bully you can only go so far when you have an omnipotent God on your side.

Do you ever sense that there’s a target on your back? You might look over your shoulder, but don’t see anything aimed at you. In today’s teaching, Pastor Johnny gives a gentle reminder that there’s an invisible spiritual battle going on every day that you can’t see, but it’s very present. Fortunately, you can resist this battle with some powerful weapons that God provides for your well-being. Tune in today to hear about arming yourself with the appropriate tools to fight off and conquer your spiritual enemy.

Worry and fear conspire against you and can eat away at your soul, if you consent. What is the antidote for these types of poison? It may seem unlikely, but the answer is prayer. How healthy is your prayer life in this moment? Today, Pastor Johnny inspires you to think of prayer in a way that shows your willingness to put God in the driver’s seat of your life. If you’ve chosen a relationship with God, He has bestowed you with the Holy Spirit. So utilize His Spirit within you for powerful prayer.

If you’re a parent or you’ve ever taken care of children, you know that there are times to say yes to things and there also are limits to where you have to say no, for the betterment of the child. They may not see it your way, but your experience and broader insight to the situation knows what’s best for them. God is the same with you and your desires that you ask for in prayer. You might think you know what’s best. Today, Pastor Johnny asks you to question whether your request is your will or God’s will.

You make time for the things that matter to you. There’s the morning coffee, the lunch outing with a co-worker, working out at the gym, and of course, the show on t.v. in the evening. Do you happen to have any margin in your day for prayer? Today, Pastor Johnny emphasizes the importance of having a daily diet of prayer to God. You may think you’re ok without it, but in actuality, prayer is the frontline of where the spiritual battles are waged. With God on your side, who can stand against you?

When you think about life, what are some of the most difficult things to overcome? You might say that you struggle to surrender your plans to another. Maybe there’s a sin that is eating away at your heart. Perhaps you wrestle with forgiving someone for a deep wound they have inflicted. Today’s passage covers all of these areas in which you may feel conflicted about. Pastor Johnny will help you discover the good intentions God has for you when you seek Him with all of your heart and mind.

Some might think God is unapproachable and too hard to relate to. Do you engage with God in a formal and stoic way, or do you address him in a friendly, endearing way? Today, Pastor Johnny explores a passage about prayer and encourages you to talk to God the way you would talk to your dad. Just like children ask their parents for things, trusting that their needs will be met, you can seek God in the same way. Your heavenly Father knows what you need and He has a wealth of treasure in store for you!

It’s simple to tell someone you’ll pray for them, but do you follow-through with that? Prayer is a powerful thing, but too often, people make many excuses as to why they don’t pray. Pastor Johnny unpacks a passage today that is a model of prayer. If Jesus found validity in praying to His Father, then that should be an example for you to follow as well. Think of praying in the same vane as breathing. It’s essential to your spiritual life and walk with God to keep those communication lines open!

When something is immersed in water, it can become saturated. In contrast, when something is dry, it becomes brittle and ineffective. Now think of your spiritual life and the time you spend with God. Are you soaking up as much as you can from Him and His Word? If so, Pastor Johnny illustrates today that as you absorb all that God is offering, the result is like a fragrant perfume that emanates its surroundings and is hard to miss. Is your scent an aroma or a stench to those around you?

If you think about kids and how they feel loved, more often than not, they feel most loved when you are spending time with them rather than doing things for them. It is the same with God. He cares most about what you do with Him and including Him in the things you do. As a natural by-product, your inclusion of God produces an outpouring of gratefulness to serve with the right heart. Today, Pastor Johnny asks if you are busy and burdened in serving God or if you are blissful and blessed being with God.

Many times, you might think you are strong in one area and weaker in other areas. A main point of today’s message is that serving and sitting are both needed. Today, Pastor Johnny describes a setting where one woman is strong in serving and hospitality and the other has strengths in sitting at the feet of Jesus and learning from Him. The importance conveyed is that both are necessary for a healthy interchange with God and your church community. Don’t deprive one for the sake of the other.

West Side Story had Sharks and Jets. Romeo and Juliet had Montagues and Capulets. In Bible times, there were Jews and Samaritans – hated enemies. Pastor Johnny shares today how Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan depicts compassion from someone who was an archenemy. The Samaritan’s compassion led to action and his example has greater meaning for you personally than what might appear on the pages of this passage. Jesus is the Good Samaritan and He has compassion on you!

You’ve seen them before; maybe you’ve even been one yourself in a certain debate - the devil’s advocate, who is taking the other side, just for argument’s sake. In today’s passage, Jesus has no tolerance for such a man and He turns the debate in an unexpected direction. Pastor Johnny asks you to contemplate today whether you know God’s Word intellectually or if you grant permission for God’s Word to affect you on a heart level. Knowing something and living it out are two different things!

Typically, remaining in the state of a baby or child is discouraged, but in this instance, Jesus actually prefers that you remain childlike – when it comes to your faith. Today, Pastor Johnny delivers a strong message that it’s far more important to take God at His Word than to question it with the intent to find holes and prove that you’re right and He’s wrong. Take the Word of God in like pure milk and receive it as nourishment for your soul. Be reminded that God will continue to feed you.