DO WE USE OUR GODGIVEN AUTHORITY?

DO WE USE OUR GODGIVEN AUTHORITY?   The prophet Isaiah prophesied in Isaiah 53:4+5 what Jesus should do on the Cross hundreds of years before Jesus came to this earth. He carried our sicknesses and by His stripes we are healed. He took our pain, and the punishment was on Him so we could have peace. He took care of all the sins of the world and Colossians 2:14+15 says that He wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us. He disarmed principalities and powers and made a ... (read more)

GOD IS GOD IF EVERY COUNTRY IS DESERTET AND GOD IS GOD IF EVERY MAN WAS DEAD.

GOD IS GOD IF EVERY COUNTRY IS DESERTET AND GOD IS GOD IF EVERY MAN WAS DEAD. I know that the headline sounds harsh and maybe a little morbid. It was actually Martin Luther who wrote a psalm with these words. When the world is in chaos or circumstances are very difficult, these words are coming to me. The world is in chaos right now. Changes are happening very quickly, especially with a new president in the USA. I do not have the ultimate answers of the final results but right now it looks ... (read more)

THE KINGDOM OF GOD

THE KINGDOM OF GOD.   I recently got a question to explain the kingdom of God. That lead me to many Scriptures in the Bible. We can say that the kingdom of God is in us and outside   us. We read in Matthew 4 that Jesus moved to Capernaum when He heard that John was sent to prison. Jesus was now beginning His ministry, and He said in verse 17: “Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” I believe that Jesus meant that the kingdom of God could be manifested through Him. Jesus called ... (read more)

TIME FOR REVEALING

TIME FOR REVEALING.   I will start by reading 2. Peter 3:14. It says there that the Lord should find us without spots and we should be blameless. We are the Bride and Jesus is the Bridegroom. Jesus has given us His righteousness and I call that our white and spotless wedding dress. We know that the time is drawing closer to His return to earth even if we do not know the time. We are not supposed to know either. It seems like many Christians have been able to live in sin, covered by ... (read more)

EVERY GOOD GIFT AND EVERY PERFECT GIFT IS FROM ABOVE.

EVERY GOOD GIFT AND EVERY PERFECT GIFT IS FROM ABOVE. This headline is taken from James 1:17. It continues to say that God is the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. God is good, He is only good. I am very simple in my faith, and I therefore say that everything good comes from God and everything bad comes from the devil. There is nothing good in or from the devil. Jeremiah 33:3 says that we should cry unto the Lord and He will answer us. Why do we cry unto so ... (read more)

WHAT IS OLD, IS OLD!

WHAT IS OLD, IS OLD! I like to make cryptical headlines. It might make the readers curious and more eager to read what is underneath the headline. I am writing this sermon right before the New Year. 2024 has been a year full of wars and catastrophes around the world. We have been very close to a third world war this year. In Sweden they give regularly out a folder about how we should prepare ourselves for wars and difficult times. We should have enough water and sustainable food, candles and ... (read more)

O HAPPY CHRISTMAS OR?

O HAPPY CHRISTMAS OR?   I love the time before Christmas, during Christmas and after Christmas. I have a few times become stressed because of all the demands and everything that has to be done. I used to send a lot of Christmas cards and letters. The house must be in order and be decorated, the tree must be decorated, and I also keep the traditions of buying gifts. I do not bake a lot, but a few cakes must be made. This year I have a few family members with problems and some of the ... (read more)

ARE YOU ABLE TO SAY SORRY?

ARE YOU ABLE TO SAY SORRY?   When my children were young, I thought them to say sorry if they had done something wrong. Children will make mistakes, and it might sometimes be part of their process of learning, but I now talk about the time when they should start understanding what is wrong and what is right. I believe that we as Christian parents should teach our children what is sinful and not. Some parents are making up their own rules and use the word sin without basing it on The Word ... (read more)

WHEN DOES A CHURCH BECOME A SECT?

WHEN DOES A CHURCH BECOME A SECT? I will not call myself an expert in this theme, but I have read about this, and I was in Sweden when the murders and drama happened at the denomination at Knutby. I have also read and listened to many reports about this sect. I, myself, have been a member of churches with certain tendencies of sectarianism. A Norwegian TV-channel is sending six programmes revealing a church called the Word of Truth as a sect these days. The word sect means the way. A sect is ... (read more)

SHALL YOU OR GOD FIX THE PROBLEM?

SHALL YOU OR GOD FIX THE PROBLEM?   I am asking a question that do not have clear answers. It depends on the situation, and on what the Word of God is saying about the matter. I want to start with a story told by John Bevere many years ago here in Uppsala. People had been lying about him within his own church as well as abroad and some rumours had been spreading to other continents. He was very upset, and he wanted the truth about him to be clarified. He sat down with pen and many sheets ... (read more)