Pastor Mike Novotny
Pastor Mike Novotny has served God’s people in full-time ministry since 2007 in Madison and, most recently, at The CORE in Appleton, Wisconsin. He also serves as the lead speaker for Time of Grace, where he shares the good news about Jesus through television, print, and online platforms.
Jesus keeps you out of hell
How do you avoid the agony of hell? If Jesus truly said that angry, lustful, and selfish people (and not just serial killers and…
Every sinner needs a Savior
Who goes to hell? Who ends up in the fire that Jesus so often talked about? Ask the average American, and the answer is:…
What hell is like
Years ago I was on a bus with a pastor friend and met a very extroverted woman who was very proud to tell us…
Three truths about hell
You can learn a lot about hell from Jesus. He once said, “But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who,…
Is hell real?
In 1741 Jonathan Edwards, pastor and future president of Princeton, preached a sermon about hell. Entitled “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,”…
God’s love for you
If you are one of those people who loves to learn and can’t go to church without taking notes, this devotion is for you….
Death should bother you
If the thought of death bothers you, I don’t blame you. In the beginning, God didn’t create things to die or say goodbye. Visitations…
You’re going to die (a.k.a. Happy Easter!)
My youngest daughter didn’t want me to tell you that you’re going to die. I gave her a preview of my upcoming Easter sermon,…
Jesus didn’t run
If you know the geography of Jerusalem, you realize that Jesus could have run. On the Thursday night that he was arrested, Jesus was…
Already clean
If you struggle to believe that God likes you due to the overwhelming evidence of your sinfulness, listen closely to Jesus. He told his…
Every spiritual blessing
When I read all 389 Bible passages that use the word bless/blessed/blessing, I noticed a distinctive shift from the Old Testament to the New….
100% saved
Imagine if you lived an average American life (77 years or 28,207 days) and you only had to be good 1% of the time…