# John Otto

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The Angel and the Army of Artists: 20 Years of Belonging House

Twenty years ago today, a man with $100,000 in debt, a life-threatening diagnosis, and no kingdom worldview sat down at a piano in his living room — and an angel showed up. This is the founding story of Belonging House International. In this landmark 20th anniversary message, Christ John Otto sha…

You Give Them Something to Eat

It's the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, and the Gospel is the feeding of the five thousand — the one miracle told nearly word-for-word in all four Gospels, always in the same place: after John the Baptist's death, before Jesus walks on water. That's the turning point where Jesus's identity as Messia…

No Easy Steps to Walk on Water

Five easy steps on how to walk on water — if only. Right after the miracle of feeding the five thousand, Jesus sends his disciples into a storm he ordained himself. In this teaching on Matthew 14:22-33, Christ John Otto walks through Peter's cry to get out of the boat, why water in Scripture always…

The Twelve I Wills: I Will Believe

Blessed is she who believed that the word of the Lord would be fulfilled. In this opening message of a new series on the Twelve I Wills of Belonging House, Christ John Otto unpacks the Greek word *pisteuo* — believe. This is the simple, non-burdensome command at the heart of the New Testament: be…

The Twelve I Wills: I Will Surrender

This week Christ John Otto teaches from Isaiah's prophecy of the Key of David and Mary's fiat — "Let it be to me according to your word." Surrender, not conventional strategy, unlocks the impossible. He unpacks why knowing what God promised isn't enough — you have to surrender to God to get there, …

The Twelve I Wills: I will attend to the Breaking of the Bread

Christ John Otto teaches from Acts 2:42 on the next I Will: I will attend to the breaking of the bread and the prayers. He traces the phrase from the road to Emmaus — where the disciples know Jesus the moment he breaks the bread — to the first church in Acts and Justin Martyr's account of Sunday wo…

I Will Stay In Relationship

Christ John Otto continues the Twelve I Wills series with a teaching on staying in relationship — the hardest one yet. He teaches from Ezekiel's call to warn the wandering, Paul's word in Romans to love one another, and Jesus in Matthew 18 on confronting sin and forgiveness. Otto admits he "herds c…

I will Saturate, plus a bonus prophetic word for Rosh Hashanah

This week Christ John Otto shares the prophetic word for 5787 on forgiveness and releasing loss to God. He then prays for healing. The teaching continues with our series on the Twelve I wills: I will saturate myself in the Bible, and let its story become my story. Christ John Otto teaches that …

I Will Pursue Excellence: Growing in Your Craft as a Christian Artist

I will pursue excellence in my craft and continually grow and learn. That's the next of the Twelve I Wills, and it comes down to two words: don't settle. Excellence is not perfection. It is refusing to settle for less than the best. Christ John Otto starts with a morning of prayer in the Massach…

I Will Go Low: Humility, Servanthood, and Trusting God to Raise You Up (Twelve I Wills)

I will go low and become a servant and trust God to raise me up. Of all the Twelve I Wills, this is the one that sets Belonging House apart. Everyone else is promoting bigger, faster, harder. When Christ John Otto moved to Greater Boston in 2008, he asked God what He wanted him to do. The answer…