Sermons

Where do I have my focus, part 2?

Part 2 This time I want to focus on how we look at our fellow human beings. I recently listened to a sermon and the pastor got me thinking. This pastor worked a lot with homeless people and he told several stories, especially about his first meeting with them. He did not think:” Oh, they are so bad. How can they live like this?” He knew very well that the Spirit of the Lord lived in HIM and that Jesus loved THEM. He often experienced that God in him brought forth God’s ... (read more)

Where do I have my focus, part 1?

15th of September Part 1 I might as well have called it: “What kind of expectations do I have?” I will start by sharing a personal story with you. I live in Sweden. One day I went away for a few hours and I left my mobile at home. When I returned, I saw that a friend of mine had called on my mobile. It was both a missed call and a message that promted me to call her. She had never called my mobile before, only the regular phone. This was also at a time when she is usually at work. ... (read more)

How can we preserve our faith in Jesus during the year of 2008, part 3?

15th of February Part 3 Last time I emphasized how important it was to live by the promises and to have faith in the blessings. We must remind ourselves of what we do have and not all the things we think we lack. I also emphasized the importance of a daily LOVE-RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS. He wants us to be close to Him and if we keep ourselves close to Him, He will keep close to us. (Jam.4:8) I also want us to read from John 15:9. It goes like this: “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved ... (read more)

How can we preserve our faith in Jesus during the year of 2008, part 2?

1st of February Part 2 I will start this time by reminding you of the most important points from last time. In order to be preserved in our faith, we have to RECEIVE JESUS AND ALL THE GIFTS HE WANTS TO GIVE US AND ALL THE THINGS HE WANTS TO DO FOR US. We must GIVE HIM ALL OUR BURDENS AND BELIEVE THAT HE LOVES US. HE IS FOR US AND NOT AGAINST US. Sin and pride can be hindrances. When we are born again, a unbiblical cord is risen straight up to the Father and we can have contact with God, Jesus ... (read more)

How can we preserve our faith in Jesus during the year of 2008, part 1?

15th of January Part 1 I wrote last time about the confessing of sin, the importance of forgiving and I warned againt growing a bitter root. I mentioned a few of the prophesies i had gotten myself and a few of those I had heard. More have come to me in the beginning of the year and they all go in the same direction. IT WILL BE TOUGHER TIMES IN THE WORLD AND THAT WILL INFLUENCE THE PEOPLE OF GOD. IT WILL NOT BE SO EASY TO BE A CHRISTIAN. THE OPPOSITION AGAINST US WILL INCREASE IN MANY PLACES. ... (read more)

Welcome to the year of 2008!!!!

1st of January I really say: “Welcome to a new year!” I want to start with a sentence from a Norwegian singer and writer, Alf Prøysen. It goes roughly like this: “You will get a new day tomorrow, a clean day that has never been before, with clean sheets and coloured pencils.” This is how we should start the new year, but many cannot do that. We bring so much of the past with us into the fresh year that the pages are already partly stained. Think of the people that are ... (read more)

To make a comparison!

15th of August I will to-day share a story that my daughter wrote some years ago. We found it some days ago and I will share it with YOU. This story will be the background for my reflections on the same theme. Read it and allow the Holy Spirit to touch you. The queens and the King. One night I was dreaming and I saw two beautiful queens in lovely dresses. The dresses were shining and I saw diamonds and precious stones. Their entire beings were radiating the Glory of God. No one had seen ... (read more)

Does age make any difference to God?

1st of August I will share some thoughts circling around the theme: “Age”. Am I too young to be used by God? Maybe I am too old for God to use me? How does God look upon us through the different ages? How do we look upon each other? I will start by quoting psalm 8:2. We read: “Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, because of Your enemies, that You may silence the enemy and the avenger. We might have read this verse many times without fully ... (read more)

What has Jesus carried and what do we carry?

1st of June I shared with you my own experiences last time, but I also gave some advice both to those who are weak, but also to the strong. There was a strong focus on being sick, both physically and emotionally. I have a difficult time with the translation of the chapter to-day since it cannot be covered by one word as it can in Norwegian. What I want to share are thoughts around what Jesus has done for us and the things we carry unnecessary. I will start with Is.53:4+5. It goes like this: ... (read more)

Carry each others burden!

15th of May I will be sharing with you some personal experiences from a difficult period that is not totally over. I have just returned from India where I have experienced strong testimonies and seen what God can do through simple people, His vessels. People were hungry for God and they were so open that they got the best from me. I could freely operate in the gifts of the Spirit. THE ENTIRE HONOR GOES TO GOD. I have been to India several times before, but this time I got sick, so sick that I ... (read more)