Last
week I was in Sunnhordaland, a region south of Norway where we are planting several churches. I was together with Jan Sigve who is leading the work in that region. Jan Sigve and his wife Astrid Linn is a wonderful couple who love the Lord and they have a heart for the lost. Jan Sigve, like myself, loves to fish and Thursday we spent some hours in a boat fishing.Together with us there was another man and I just want to tell you about him and what happened. Last Sunday I met this man in Kristent Felleskap in Bergen. I said hello to him and asked if he had been to the church before, He said no. I than asked him if he was a Christian ( very often that is a good question to ask because you can help them if they say no). He said no, I'm not. Than I hard that he was from the place where Jan Sigve and I was going to fish , and we asked him if he wanted to join us. He said: yea, off course. ( We should ask more. You will be surprised how many "yes" you will hear) So on Thursday we went out fishing, and our new friend joined us. We had a great time together and we got some big fish. Back from the sea we asked him if he wanted to have lunch with us. ( Very important that you have a plan and a strategy how to lead people to Christ). Before this we hadn't shared the Gospel with him, but both Jan Sigve and myself had demonstrated the gospel to him by being friends and minister the love of
to him. (Remember when you share the gospel, you are the bate.) During the lunch we started to present the gospel and I felt the battle. We spoke for two hours and at the end I asked: "Do you feel that I am pressing you to hard?" And listen to his answer: "No, no don't stop no. I feel there is a battle and I don't no what to do". (I tell you. So many out there are longing for us to help, to lead, to guide them into the Kingdom of God.) And than, after a long battle he gave his life to Jesus and there was celebration in Sunnhordaland and in Heaven. Hallelujah. I saw him today in the meeting and I was so thankful to God that He has included us in this great, great ministry, the ministry of reconciliation. We saw several people saved last week. Listen, it's working. The gospel IS God's power unto salvation.
Have a wonderful harvest week.
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