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April 21, 2006

Not lost , but missed

Wanted2 I have been thinking about the word "lost". I don`t like that word, it is too definite, too final for me. When Jesus, in Luke 15, was talking about the gentiles, the sinful people, he told tree parables. The first was about the lost sheep. He said that there was a man who had 100 sheep and than he lost one and he went to search for the one until he found it.  The second parable  is about the lost coin. A woman had 10 silver coins and loses one. In trying to find the one she turn her house "upside down". And then the third parable is about the prodigal son. Reading these parables there is something I have been thinking of. Before they got lost they were owned. The sheep was a part of the flock before it got lost. The coin was a part of the ten, and the lost son was living with his father and the brother before he went his own way. In Norwegian the word lost is negative. So what I will do is to think about those who is not yet saved as missing people, people who are wanted by God. They belong to him. He owns the harvest. The harvest belong to him. So, the only thing we shall do is to find those who are missed and bring them back. Easy, isn`t it?

April 19, 2006

Easter Conferance

Keri_and_noralvLast week we had a great conference in Bergen. All the churches we work together with in Norway was in Bergen and we had a fantastic time. From Wednesday evening to Sunday up to 900 people was in the meetings. We had seminars and every evening celebration meetings. Keri Jones from Wales was with us. Keri is an apostle of God, and what we see in Norway today, all the churches which has been planted, the understanding of the Kingdom of God, is very much because of what he has been doing together with Noralv Askeland who is leading the work in Norway and together with Keri and Bryan Shutt, leads the international work -  Ministries Without Borders. The preaching on the different meetings was about living in the Holy Spirit, that we have been set free from sin , confessing the Word of God, live a supernatural natural life, bring down heaven to earth etc. We all felt the presence of the Spirit during the conference especially Saturday evening when Keri was sharing the word. We was so refreshed and strengthen in the presence of God. God is good. So , no I continue living in His presence and bring His life out to those who belong to Him even if they don`t know that( but they will) I will share the gospel with words but also in power. I got a phone call from a lady I prayed for some months back, who was given up by the doctors because of cancer. You know what? I guess you do - yes, God healed her and now her neighbors and friends want to meet us? Hallelujah, praise the Lord. Maybe they want to met us, but I know this; what they really want is to bee saved, have peace with God  and live with him forever. That`s what I go for. Nothing less.

Expect to see people saved today, tomorrow and the rest of the week. Where you are, you are the best person God can, and will use to be the harvester and an open channel for His supernatural power. You are the real God Channel.

Be brave and bold. You are on the winning team.