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
160 episodes
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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38:47
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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39:29
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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36:21
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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37:52
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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47:35
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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40:47
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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42:52
The Gospel Of Me
As we follow Christ, there is a tendency that can always creep in to lull our hearts away from Him. This temptation can take various forms. Sometimes we can ask "If I am doing all of this for the Lord, where is the payoff for me per...
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Episode 146
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Marching Around Jericho
And the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valor. You shall march around the city, all the men of war going around the city once. Thus shall you do for six days.” Joshua 6:2...
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Episode 145
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35:53
What Is Truth?
Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My vo...
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Episode 144
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36:21
10 Years Of Carry On
On March 11, 2014 my (Derek's) debut album Carry On was released. It is amazing to think it has now been 10 years since that release date. A lot of life has happened in that space of time. This podcast episode is a slight deto...
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Episode 143
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36:40
A Look At The Hiding Place - Part 2
The second in this 2 part series on The Hiding Place, this episode finishes out the story and pulls some more themes together. Through the extraordinary faith of Corrie and her sister Betsie, they are able to see the love and grace of God...
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Episode 142
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36:33
A Look At The Hiding Place - Part 1
In this first part of a 2-part series, Derek takes a look at favorite book: The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom. The Hiding Place is a story of extraordinary faith and trust in God's plan during one of the darkest periods in history...
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Episode 141
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42:55
Avoiding A Hardened Heart
This week's episode takes a look at the concept of a hardened heart. We see this throughout Scripture and really it's a posture we can knowingly or unknowingly fall into if we aren't in right relationship with the Lord. Certainly we...
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Episode 140
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40:30
Anger For God’s Compassion - Jonah 4 (THE BOOK OF JONAH)
Coming to the end of Jonah, we look for a tidy wrap-up and conclusion to a short book that has many twists and turns. But perhaps the question we want answered most, "What happens to Jonah?" is left unresolved. We see through this c...
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Season 1
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Episode 139
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38:13
Calling Out Wicked Nineveh - Jonah 3 (THE BOOK OF JONAH)
By Jonah 3, we see the prophet hearing the call of God, reinstated, and ready to go to Nineveh. We know Jonah went into the city and preached repentance. We know also that everyone in the city, from the king down to the citizenry, r...
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Episode 138
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29:59
A Prayer In A Most Unlikely Place - Jonah 2 (THE BOOK OF JONAH)
In this second installment of Jonah, we see Jonah praying a prayer in an unlikely place: within the belly of a fish. We know from the first chapter, Jonah's disobedience landed him here. But even as this place has brought him ...
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Episode 137
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28:29
Man On The Run - Jonah 1 (THE BOOK OF JONAH)
This is the first episode of a 4-part series on Jonah. This series looks at the life and ministry of Jonah in regards to his reluctant obedience as a prophet of God. In this first episode (corresponding with Jonah Chapter 1), we see...
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Season 1
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Episode 136
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33:59