MORNINGS with Stephen Johnsy

Running Forward With God - Finale

Running Forward With God – Season 2 Finale In this special bonus Episode 155, Stephen closes out Season 2 of Mornings with Stephen Johnsy Podcast with a powerful New Year-themed devotional on running forward with God. Drawing from Hebrews 12:1–2 and Psalm 32:8, this episode encourages listeners to lay aside what weighs them down, fix their eyes on Jesus, and trust God’s loving guidance for the year ahead. Stephen reflects on the Christian life as a race, not a sprint of perfection, but a long, steady journey of perseverance. With heartfelt encouragement and a prayer of dedication, this season finale helps you step into the new year with focus, courage, and confidence that God is both leading and running with you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 📖 Scripture Focus: Primary Scripture: Hebrews 12:1–2 (NIV) Supporting Scripture: Psalm 32:8 (NIV) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 🙏 Devotion + Prayer + Reflection 📲Share this with someone who needs encouragement today. If this prayer and message spoke to your heart today, don’t keep it to yourself; share it with those who may need a word of encouragement. And don't forget to follow us on Instagram @morningswithstephenjohnsy for more daily devotionals and spiritual uplift throughout the week. 🙌 Subscribe, leave a review, and help us spread the Word, one heart at a time. Stephen Johnsy [http://stephenjohnsyy.com] Winter Embrace (Album) [https://music.apple.com/au/album/winters-embrace/1853336844] YouTube Channel [http://www.youtube.com/@MorningsCast]

Stepping Into a New Season With God | New Year’s Special

Stepping Into a New Season With God | New Year’s Special In this New Year’s special of Mornings with Stephen Johnsy Podcast, Stephen shares a timely devotional from Philippians 3:13–14, supported by Isaiah 43:18–19, to help listeners step into the new year with faith, courage, and focus. Rather than staying trapped in past regrets, disappointments, and old identities, we are invited to “forget what is behind” and press on towards all that God has prepared ahead. This episode gently but powerfully reminds you that your past does not disqualify you from God’s future. Through Scripture reflection, heartfelt encouragement, and a dedicating prayer for the year ahead, Stephen guides you to release the old, embrace God’s “new thing”, and walk into the coming season with Jesus at the centre. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 📖 Scripture Focus: Primary Scripture: Philippians 3:13–14 (NIV) Supporting Scripture: Isaiah 43:18–19 (NIV) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 🙏 Devotion + Prayer + Reflection 📲Share this with someone who needs encouragement today. If this prayer and message spoke to your heart today, don’t keep it to yourself; share it with those who may need a word of encouragement. And don't forget to follow us on Instagram @morningswithstephenjohnsy for more daily devotionals and spiritual uplift throughout the week. 🙌 Subscribe, leave a review, and help us spread the Word, one heart at a time. Stephen Johnsy [http://stephenjohnsyy.com] Winter Embrace (Album) [https://music.apple.com/au/album/winters-embrace/1853336844] YouTube Channel [http://www.youtube.com/@MorningsCast]

Christ Has Come

Christ Has Come | Hope, Peace, Joy & Love in One Person (Christmas Day Special) In this Christmas Day special of the Mornings with Stephen Johnsy Podcast, Stephen brings together the four Advent themes - Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love, and shows how they are all fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ. Reflecting on Luke 2:10–11 and John 1:14, this devotional reminds listeners that Christmas is not just about tradition, presents, or emotion, but about God stepping into our world and into our personal stories. Whether your Christmas feels full and festive or quiet and heavy, this message will help you see that you are not forgotten, not abandoned, and not unloved. Through Scripture, heartfelt reflection, and a powerful prayer, Stephen invites you to receive Jesus afresh — as your hope, your peace, your joy, and your unfailing love. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 📖 Scripture Focus: Luke 2:10–11 and John 1:14 🙏 Devotion + Prayer + Reflection 📲Share this with someone who needs encouragement today. If this prayer and message spoke to your heart today, don’t keep it to yourself; share it with those who may need a word of encouragement. And don't forget to follow us on Instagram @morningswithstephenjohnsy for more daily devotionals and spiritual uplift throughout the week. 🙌 Subscribe, leave a review, and help us spread the Word, one heart at a time. Stephen Johnsy [http://stephenjohnsyy.com] Winter Embrace (Album) [https://music.apple.com/au/album/winters-embrace/1853336844] YouTube Channel [http://www.youtube.com/@MorningsCast]

Love We Live Out

Love We Live Out | As I Have Loved You In this closing episode of the Advent Series, Stephen turns from God’s love for us to our calling to love others. Jesus’ words in John 13:34–35 - “Love one another. As I have loved you…” are both a command and a calling. They reveal that the true mark of a disciple is not impressive knowledge or spiritual performance, but Christlike love. Through reflection on Jesus’ example with His disciples, this devotional invites listeners to love more deeply, forgive more freely, and live more intentionally as carriers of God’s love in their everyday relationships. With honest encouragement and a heartfelt prayer, Stephen helps believers see Advent not just as a season to receive love, but as a season to reflect it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 📖 Scripture Focus: John 13:34–35 🙏 Devotion + Prayer + Reflection 📲Share this with someone who needs encouragement today. If this prayer and message spoke to your heart today, don’t keep it to yourself; share it with those who may need a word of encouragement. And don't forget to follow us on Instagram @morningswithstephenjohnsy for more daily devotionals and spiritual uplift throughout the week. 🙌 Subscribe, leave a review, and help us spread the Word, one heart at a time. Stephen Johnsy [http://stephenjohnsyy.com] Winter Embrace (Album) [https://music.apple.com/au/album/winters-embrace/1853336844] YouTube Channel [http://www.youtube.com/@MorningsCast]

Love That Holds Us

Love That Holds Us | Nothing Can Separate Us (Romans 8:38–39) In this captivating episode of Advent Week 4, Stephen walks through Romans 8:38–39; one of Scripture’s most powerful declarations that nothing in all creation can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. This devotional speaks to hearts afraid of abandonment or failure, reminding listeners that God’s love is not fragile, conditional, or easily withdrawn. It is steadfast, eternal, and present in every circumstance. Through reflection and prayer, Stephen invites you to rest in the assurance that no matter what you face, in life, in death, in the present, or in the unknown future, you are securely held by the unbreakable love of God. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 📖 Scripture Focus: Romans 8:38–39 🙏 Devotion + Prayer + Reflection 📲Share this with someone who needs encouragement today. If this prayer and message spoke to your heart today, don’t keep it to yourself; share it with those who may need a word of encouragement. And don't forget to follow us on Instagram @morningswithstephenjohnsy for more daily devotionals and spiritual uplift throughout the week. 🙌 Subscribe, leave a review, and help us spread the Word, one heart at a time. Stephen Johnsy [http://stephenjohnsyy.com] Winter Embrace (Album) [https://music.apple.com/au/album/winters-embrace/1853336844] YouTube Channel [http://www.youtube.com/@MorningsCast]