Steve Johnstone Messages (Audio): Recent Episodes
Steve Johnstone
STEVEN JOHNSTONE is a Cape Town based evangelist and Bible teacher. He holds a Masters degree from Reformed Theological Seminary (see www.rts.edu), and he leads Church-on-Main Bible College (see http://churchonmain.org.za/bible-college-2/).
This is session 1 (of two) of a presentation given to an apostolic network of pastors on the subject of "Educating your church theologically".
This is session 2 (of two) of a presentation given to an apostolic network of pastors on the subject of "Educating your church theologically".
A sermon by Steve Johnstone on one of the great Messianic prophecies in the Old Testament.
A short message on prayer by Steve Johnstone at the launch of a 24/7 prayer week in Cape Town, South Africa
Part of a sermon series preaching through the Sermon on the Mount. In this sermon Steve Johnstone addresses himself to the enigmatic words of Jesus:
"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets"
Every Christian needs to hear this message.
An exhortational message for young Christian men given at a young men's breakfast in Cape Town, South Africa.
Preached in Harare, Zimbabwe, in this powerful sermon Steve Johnstone reviews five aspects of the evangelism of the early church.
The fifth in a 5 part evangelistic series showing Christ in the Old Testament. This sermon shows Jesus in an amazing prophecy by David in Psalm 22. By speaking at length about the wonders of the Trinity, Johnstone shows how staggering it was that the Messiah should be forsaken by God for the sake of our sin.
The fourth in a 5 part evangelistic series showing Christ in the Old Testament. This sermon shows Jesus in a staggering prophecy by Isaiah as Steve Johnstone reviews the historical details of the Assyrian invasions of the northern kingdom of Israel, God's miraculous deliverance of Judah during Hezekiah's time and he then speaks from Isaiah 9 about Christ the King and His Kingdom which is not of this world.
The third in a 5 part evangelistic series showing Christ in the Old Testament. This sermon shows Jesus in an astounding prophecy by Moses. Steve Johnstone explores in what sense Jesus was "like Moses" as the Prophet of God the Father.
The first in a 5 part evangelistic series showing Christ in the Old Testament. This sermon lays the foundation by looking at Christ's conversation with the two travellers on the road to Emmaus.
The second of a 2-session training seminar for preachers and potential preachers conducted by Steve Johnstone at River-of-Life Church in Harare, Zimbabwe.
The first of a 2-session training seminar for preachers and potential preachers conducted by Steve Johnstone at River-of-Life Church in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Part of our serving Christ as Lord is our obedience to pray for our spiritual leaders. In this pastoral sermon Steve Johnstone shows from the New Testament how it is we are to pray for our local church elders.
The second in a 5 part evangelistic series showing Christ in the Old Testament. This sermon shows Jesus in the life and faith of Noah.
"Why do bad things happen to good people?" If God is all-good and all-powerful, then how can sin even exist and how can there be such evil and suffering in the world? This is perhaps the most common question people have about God and Christianity.
Abraham's life is put before us as an example of the kind of life God blesses, a life living with faith in the promises of the Gospel.
Preached in a university dorm in Pretoria, Steve Johnstone shares with a group of students his story of how he became a Christian at the age of 23.
Christian anthropology is entirely at adds with secular anthropology, and yet the preaching of sin and the sinfulness of men actually turns out to be the way of salvation and the greatest encouragement to the Christian.
An evangelistic sermon preached at a men's outreach meeting in Cape Town, South Africa about mankind's two greatest enemies: death and uncleanness.
Part of a foundations class for new Christians, this teaching session is addressed to the place of Scripture in the life of a believers.
The third in a 7-part series in which Steve Johnstone looks at people who were saved under the direct ministry of Jesus Himself. This sermon looks at the most remarkable man who once was blind but then saw the light of life.
The second in a 7-part series in which Steve Johnstone looks at people who were saved under the direct ministry of Jesus Himself. This sermon looks at a startling encounter between Jesus and a Samaritan woman at a well.
The second of two sessions in which is discussed a Biblical approach to systematic theological education in a local church.
Part of a series of sermons on the topic, "Why Jesus came to die." This sermon addresses the issue of the alienation that sin has brought between God and men and how Jesus's death was God's way to reconcile us to Himself.
The sixth in a 7-part series in which Steve Johnstone looks at people who were saved under the direct ministry of Jesus Himself. This sermon looks at the sovereignty of God in saving a little man who had been largely corrupt.
The fifth in a 7-part series in which Steve Johnstone looks at people who were saved under the direct ministry of Jesus Himself. This sermon looks at the most humbling encounter between Jesus and sinful woman.
The fourth in a 7-part series in which Steve Johnstone looks at people who were saved under the direct ministry of Jesus Himself. This sermon looks at a paralytic man and his four remarkable friends.
The first in a 7-part series in which Steve Johnstone looks at people who were saved under the direct ministry of Jesus Himself. This sermon looks at a remarkable Pharisee named Nicodemus.
A French/English sermon to a group of Congolese refugees about the great power of prayer.
Dr Michael Cassidy, in his book "The Church Jesus Prayed For," studies Jesus' great High Priestly prayer of John 17, listing ten marks of the Church that Jesus asked God to imprint upon her. This sermon is devoted to the mark of HOLINESS.
Dr Michael Cassidy, in his book "The Church Jesus Prayed For," studies Jesus' great High Priestly prayer of John 17, listing ten marks of the Church that Jesus asked God to imprint upon her. This sermon is devoted to the final mark: GLORY!
The first of two sessions on key principles for building a systematic theological education program within the local church.
Preached at a men's gathering in a small South African town, this message deals with how God expects us to use the goods that He has blessed us with.
Preached at a large men's gathering in Cape Town this message looks at Apollos in the book of Acts, seeking to learn how his life should be an example to Christian men today.
Here Steve Johnstone addresses a local church upon three issues: 1. God's call upon them as a church, 2. God's call upon each individual to play their role, 3. Why these things can be tackled with confidence.
Hidden within the remarkable story of Joseph in Genesis is the story of a man named Judah, and what a precious and powerful story it is, with many lessons for us today.
The seventh and final in a 7-part series in which Steve Johnstone looks at people who were saved under the direct ministry of Jesus Himself. This sermon looks at the fulfilment of Isaiah 53:12 in the final hours of a dying thief who found forgiveness in Christ.
Preached at a funeral, this sermon seeks to draw out the genuine comfort that the Gospel offers us in the shadow of death.
Part of a series on the book of Colossians, Steve Johnstone exegetes Colossians chapter 2 as he speaks around the scandalous news of the Gospel that "we are complete in Him".
An address by Steve Johnstone to a crowd of men in Zimbabwe, drawing three powerful principles from a comparison of Saul and David.
If God is sovereign, and if as the Bible teaches all things come to pass because of His eternal decrees, then what point is there in praying? Is it reasonable to believe that God hears prayer, and more importantly, that God genuinely responds to prayer? And what kinds of prayers should we be praying in order to see an almighty God move with power in our lives and churches? In this sermon Steve Johnstone addresses these important and yet difficult issues.
A sermon by Steve Johnstone as part of Church-on-Main's series on Paul's letter to the Philippians.
The second sermon in a series on Paul's letter to the Phillipians. This sermon takes up the themes of selfishness and humility in Phil 2:1-11.
A sermon by South African evangelist and Bible teacher Steve Johnstone on how to hear God's voice in His Word.
Why is 'faith' the means by which God saves His people? Why not some other means? Why not a pilgrimage, or a set of daily prayers, or a list of moral behaviours? Why faith? The Bible says that the wisdom of God is displayed in the Gospel, and yet this wisdom is opposed to the wisdom of the world.
The great love of God, displayed in the Gospel, is marvelled at in this sermon based on 1 John 3:1 "Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!"
This powerful message by Steve Johnstone came in a series of sermons being preached on 1 Thessalonians during 2015 at Church-on-Main in Cape Town. It addresses sexual purity, pornography, the will of God for His church, the grace available in Christ for forgiveness, but His vengeance against all those who will not obey.
In Hebrews 11 the Bible holds out to us a number of ways in which Noah's faith is a type of saving faith in the gospel. In this evangelistic sermon, and without the usual undue allegorising of Scripture which attends sermons of this nature, Steve Johnstone shows the glorious truth of Jesus from the life of that great man who came through the flood alive.
"No man ever spoke like this man," said the temple police who had been sent to arrest Jesus. Overcome with His words they returned disarmed and without Him. And true it is that no man ever spoke like Jesus Christ. No man ever made such astonishing claims about Himself and His life's work. And still today His claims stand and call us to attention...
Much understanding of the Christian Gospel can be gained from the account of the martyrdom of Stephen in Acts 7. In this emotional and stirring message Steve Johnstone shows how the central message of Stephen's preaching was the coming of the Holy Spirit to Christ's church.
"You believe because you have seen Me," said Jesus to Thomas that fateful first Sunday after the resurrection, "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe."
The most important and powerful thing that any person can ever do is put their faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In this message preached from Romans 4:25, Steve Johnstone plumbs the depths of how Paul describes the blessedness of those who believe that Jesus truly is alive from the dead.