Friday, August 28, 2020

                  I BELIEVE ALL OF

            GOD’S WORD

                                By Pastor Max Solbrekken, D.D.

     Jesus rebuked His disciples who doubted that He had risen from the dead: “O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken.” (Luke 24: 25); “Why are ye troubled? And why do thoughts arise in your hearts? And when He had thus spoken, He showed them His hands and His feet.” (Luke 24: 38-40) 

    “Afterward He appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat and upbraided them for their UNBELIEF and HARDNESS OF HEART   because they believed not them which had seen Him after He was risen.” (Mark 16: 15)

      St. Paul testified before King Agrippa: “But this I confess unto thee, that after the WAY which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and the prophets:

    “And have hope toward God…that there shall be a resurrection of the just and the unjust.” (Acts 24: 14,15). Jesus said: “Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8: 32)                      

    During the past 50 years it has been my privilege to serve God and my fellowman in many nations of the world as a Minister of the Gospel. By God’s grace I have spoken the words of Jesus Christ thousands of times to huge crowds of spiritually hungry people. 

   It has been my joy to look at a sea of faces and upraised hands in surrender to the Lord and hear their prayers of repentance and faith in response to the preaching of God’s Word!

                    JESUS CHRIST ALONE SAVES!

   Our Lord said: “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No man cometh unto the Father but by Me.” (John 14: 6); “I am the Door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved.” (John 10: 9-10); “I am the Good Shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.” (John 10: 11)

   “Behold I stand at the door and knock. If any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in unto Him and sup with him and he with Me.” (Rev. 3: 20);

 “Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest.” (Matt.11: 28); “He that cometh unto Me, I will in no wise cast out.” (John 6: 37)

     By God’s grace, I have led hundreds of thousands of precious souls in the Sinner’s Prayer in our crusades using those power - filled words.

     And I have personally witnessed the changed lives of many people after they sincerely and humbly bowed their knees and hearts before Almighty God in repentance and faith.

   Jesus Christ’s finished work on Calvary’s cross and His victorious resurrection from the dead, changes lives!

                  THEY BELIEVE THE COSMIC LIAR!

    Even though the Gospel of Christ is totally reliable, compelling and available, and the Holy Bible has been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt to be inspired, authoritative and inerrant, yet multitudes still refuse to receive the risen Christ as their Lord and Saviour!

    They doubt the Word of God but believe a damnable lie without an honest investigation of the facts! How could this travesty happen? The only possible explanation is found in God’s Word:

   “The god of this world hath blinded the minds of them who believe not … that they may be damned.” (2 Cor.4: 3-4; 1 John 2: 11; Rom.1: 28); “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.” (John 3: 19, 20)

    WINSTON CHURCHILL said: “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.”

   Then you will understand why millions of uneducated and gullible people believed the outright lies and manufactured myths like the Da Vince Code, Jesus Papers and other garbage written by pea brains Dan Brown and Michael Baigent. And promoted by their money-hungry Hollywood lapdogs Ron Howard and Tom Hanks!                                                                                   

                     THESE ARE PERILOUS DAYS!

    Many of the people inhabiting this planet are very wicked. Antichrist forces are at work everywhere trying to remove faith in God’s Word from the minds and hearts of people.

     Satan’s goal is to bring God down to an unreal and superstitious figure, thus relegating His Word to the category of myths and fairy tales of folklore!

    These sinister, dark and unholy powers are at work today through the brain washing technique of political correctness, sarcasm, bigotry and hatred of Evangelical Christianity!

    They are using academia, religious cults, apostate churches, governments, print and broadcasting media – to infiltrate, brainwash, ridicule and destroy faith in God, the Holy Bible and eternal salvation through the vicarious, all - atoning death of Jesus Christ on the cross and His glorious resurrection from the dead!

                          MANY CHRISTIANS SLEEP!

    The sad truth is that while Christians are sleeping, Satan is desperately working to deceive, enslave and empower lustful, proud and spiritually empty individuals to do his unholy dirty work!

   While Christians sleep, Satan works furiously through his emissaries, henchmen and cohorts! He is never idle and works untiringly since he has a cadre of flunkies – some unwittingly and others willingly - doing his bidding.

     Using the New Age Movement and apostate theologians with connections to reputable Seminaries and Bible Colleges, ‘the Cosmic Liar’ has manipulated a cacophony of organized Church bodies and recognized clergymen to be his errand boys.

ENOCH PROPHESIED OF APOSTATES!

    And a number of compromising, lust-filled theologians have joined with the Evil One to wallow in the murky waters of so-called higher criticism of the Holy Scriptures, causing doubt by their irreverent and confusing babblings!

    May God have mercy on the congregations where these modern day ‘Judas and Quisling’ copycats are employing their parasitic actions! And may all Christians awaken to the danger posed by this dangerous ‘fifth column’ in our midst and that such apostates be exposed and driven from their lofty and lucrative positions!

   The Holy Bible emphasizes: “Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

    “And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold the Lord cometh with ten thousand of His saints. To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.” (Jude 7-13)

    St. Peter warns of the judgment that those who trifle with God’s Word will receive: “But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the Way of Truth shall be evil spoken of.

                          THE DAY OF JUDGMENT!

   “The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak of dignities.

    “And they shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the daytime. Spots are they and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you.

    “Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls; an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children.” (2 Peter 2:1,2,9,10-14)

PAUL DIDN’T PULL ANY PUNCHES!

   St. Paul didn’t play pussycat with those who sought to pervert the right ways of God. He played hardball with them! Here are some of his correctional words:

   “O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you.

“Are ye so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made made perfect by the flesh? He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?” (Gal.3: 1-4)

    When Elymas the sorcerer tried to turn the deputy of Paphos, Sergius Paulus from the faith, St. Paul said:  “O full of all subtlety and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?(Acts 13: 6-12)

    Immediately, he was stricken with blindness and the deputy believed the Gospel. Hallelujah! 

    The Bible says of itself: For the Word of God is quick (alive) and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul (mind) and spirit, and of the joints and the marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and the intents of the heart.” (Heb.4: 12)

                       WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

   We do not sit in judgment of the Word of God. We must conform to its laws, counsel and admonition. We dare not judge God’s Word. It judges us!

    The Word of God ministers to every area of our lives: spirit, soul and body! It brings the life of Jesus into our inner man, peace to our minds and divine healing to our bodies!

   “And the very God of Peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Thes. 5: 23) I believe all of God’s Word and will settle for nothing less! Amen.           

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

 Netflix doesn't stop and they're going deeper and deeper into the obscene!

Netflix has already made a name for itself for releasing movies that degrade Jesus Christ (The First Temptation of Christ) and glorify sexual violence (365 Days). In Cuties, Netflix goes further into the obscene by hyper-sexualizing 11-year-old children.

According to the official description (since changed by Netflix after it received backlash) on the site, the film tells the story of “Amy, 11 years old, becomes fascinated by a twerk team. To try to join them, she begins to explore her femininity and challenges her family traditions.” 

Netflix announced that Cuties is to be released on September 9th! Your help is urgently requested!

This French movie, originally released in France on August 19, is just beginning to create a scandal on North American social networks, mainly because of the inappropriate advertisements Netflix has made to promote Cuties release in September.

In the various interviews she has given since the film's release, director Maïmouna Doucouré mixes up a whole bunch of reasons that pushed her to make CutiesFrom the denunciation of hyper-sexualization to the opposition to patriarchy, all these reasons are mixed and give the impression of total confusion in the movie's objective.

In any case, the result is there: a film in which 11-year-old girls are hyper-sexualized.

The dissemination of Cuties on Netflix also contributes to the normalization of the sexualization of children in our media. With the reach Netflix has, there is a social responsibility to ensure that the films they distribute do not contain themes that are grossly detrimental to the well-being of society and the development of young adolescents. 

Can you imagine the disastrous impact Cuties can have on young girls, who may be encouraged to do the same thing because they will have seen it on Netflix?

There is also a good chance that this movie will attract many pedophiles, who will now not even need to consult illegal content.

We've suspected for years that many media corporations are attempting to normalize the sexualization of children. Netflix is here providing us with one more confirmation: Netflix is no less than openly promoting the sexualization of children.

After the first wave of protests, Netflix apologized for the picture and wording used for the promotional campaign of the movie. It shows Netflix is afraid to lose subscribers and doesn't want to be in the spotlight.

Let's double down on our pressure and tell Netflix that it's not enough. Sign this time-sensitive petition to tell Netflix CEO Reed Hastings to stop their plans to put Cuties on Netflix and stop sexualizing children.

Thank you very much for your involvement,

James Schadenberg and the CitizenGO Team

Saturday, August 22, 2020

THE WORK OF THE CHURCH 
MUST CONTINUE UNTIL ALL
HAVE HEARD THAT JESUS  
OFFERS ETERNAL LIFE! 
              JESUS CHRIST SPEAKS TO US ALL!
"Come unto Me all ye who labour and are heavy laden and I will give rest." (Matt. 11: 28). "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." (John 14: 27)
 Please let us know if you are being inspired, strengthened, or convicted by this blog!  - [email protected]

Friday, August 21, 2020

 SATAN ETERNALLY DAMNED!
- Lucifer cast out of Heaven -
Jesus Christ stated: "I beheld Satan as lightning fall from Heaven. Behold I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you." (Luke 10:18,19): "Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel (good news) to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these SIGNS shall follow them that believe. In My Name shall they cast out devils...they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." (Mark 16:15-18)
Jesus said."I saw him fall from Heaven."
The archangel Michael cast him down!
     The Bible says: "For God so loved world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world but that the world through Him might be saved. 
    He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him." (John 3:16, 17, 36). Jesus invites, "Come unto Me all ye who labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest." (Matt. 11:28); "Peace I leave with you, My peace  I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you; Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." ((John 14:27)

    Dear Friend,
Call unto God the Father in Jesus' precious Name. He will hear you and forgive you. He will give you His peace! Amen.
   Pastor Max Solbrekken 

Thursday, August 20, 2020

 

THE DEVIL IS A LIAR:

GOD'S WORD IS TRUE

                             By Pastor Max Solbrekken, D.D.

During our 1966 Gospel Crusade at the Gandhi Park, Guntur, AP, India, I heard a voice saying, “My son, you are helping to fulfill My Word.” No-one was speaking to me, so I asked: “Is this You, Lord? The words were repeated. In astonishment I said, “How could I a young preacher from Canada help fulfill Your Word?” He said, “Ask, Brother Vandenam how many people in this crowd have never heard the Name of Jesus Christ before.” When I asked Brother Vandenam that question, he replied, “About 95 % of this large crowd have never once heard the name of Jesus Christ before!”

The Lord directed me to read Isaiah 45:5,6: “I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside Me; I girded thee thou hast not known Me: That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside Me. I am the Lord and there is none else.” Then I understood, that God wanted His Gospel preached with Signs following to all people everywhere, and by His grace I had been called to be a part of that number!

                      CHRIST MADE SALVATION POSSIBLE!

A pastor was in his little home office on a Saturday with two things on his mind, while his wife was at a Women's Meeting. Preparing his Sunday sermon while looking after his six -year - old son was always a tough call. After giving him colouring books and other games to keep him busy, he finally came up with a winner to keep him busy for a half hour.

He dug out an old magazine with a large picture of the globe on the Front Cover. With his son watching, he cut it up into numerous pieces. He gave him glue, saying, “Son you're a clever boy. Put the world back together.” Five minutes later his son was back, saying, “I did it, Dad.” The pastor said, “I can't believe it. How did you do it?” His son replied, “I've looked through that magazine before and saw that on the inside cover was a picture of a man, so I put the man back together and the world came back together.”

When the man is converted, the world will be changed. The Bible says: “Therefore if any man be in Christ he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new.” (2 Cor. 5: 17); “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live: yet not I but Christ liveth in Me: and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for Me.” (Gal. 2: 20)

                      WITHOUT HIM I CAN DO NOTHING!

The Lord says: “Look unto Me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. I have sworn by Myself, the Word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.” (Is.45: 22-23)

The Lord gives us the answer to all our dilemmas, difficulties and problems. He is the Answer. Look to Him. He answers prayer. He has all knowledge and wisdom and health because He is knowledge and wisdom and health. He imparts love and grace and power because He is Love, Grace and Power!

When everything has failed, your world has fallen apart and all hope is gone, here is the unvarnished Truth: The Word of God is True and the Devil is a Liar! That is an indisputable fact. You can build your life on that foundation! If you enjoy being lied to, taken advantage of and destroyed, follow the Devil! If you want the truth, peace, forgiveness and healing, follow Jesus Christ.

If you want to spend Eternity in torment, regret and fear in Hell, follow the Liar, Satan. If you want to live eternally in a place of peace, joy and love in Heaven, follow the Author of Eternal Salvation, Jesus Christ who purchased your salvation through His vicarious death on the cross and His glorious resurrection!

                                    THE DEVIL IS A LIAR!

Jesus Christ called the Devil a Liar and He was spot on. He uncovered the masquerader, pulled back the curtain and let us see the naked truth about world's most wicked slanderer, thief, and mass murderer! The Holy Bible details the fall of Lucifer, his ejection from Heaven, as well as his eternal abode in the Lake of Fire!

How art thou fallen from Heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations? For thou hast said in thine heart, I WILL ascend into heaven. I WILL exalt my throne above the stars of God: I WILL sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I WILL ascend above the heights of the clouds; I WILL be like the most High.

Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; that made the world a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?

                                 GOD SAID: THOU HAST SINNED!

And thou hast sinned; therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so; Thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

Thou wast perfect in all thy ways from the day that thou wast created, til iniquity was found in thee. Thine heart wast lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground O covering angel. I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.” (Ezek. 28:13-17). Satan is called the 'cosmic liar' because he operates in both earth and atmosphere. He is the prince of the power of the air and the god of this world.

St. Paul says, “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of the disobedience.” (Eph. 2: 2); “But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.” (2 Cor. 4; 3,4).

                          MANY ARE BLINDED BY SATAN!

Bereft of eyesight is a serious loss, but even worse is losing your sense of right and wrong, deceived about sin and salvation, God and the Devil, Heaven and Hell! The Bible states that Satan, the god of this world, has blinded the minds of unbelievers. No wonder so many fall for his lies and are readily willing to reject Christ and His Gospel.

That is why St. James states: “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up.” (Jame 4: 7,8,10).

St. Peter writes; “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time: Casting all your cares upon Him; for He careth for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. Whom resist in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.” (1 Peter 5:6-9)

The Bible says: “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” (Is. 41: 10). Jesus promised: “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14: 27)

                       SATAN: LIAR, THIEF & MURDERER!

The Holy Bible states: “Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you. I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before Me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. I am the DOOR: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be SAVED, and shall go in and out and find pasture. The thief (Satan) cometh not but for to Steal, and to Kill, and to Destroy; I am come that they may have LIFE, and that they may have it more abundantly. I am the Good Shepherd the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.” (John 10: 7-11)

It may come as a surprise to many sinners and unbelievers, that their decision to reject the Gospel of Christ and continue obeying the lust of the flesh and the pride of life is not their decision at all, but they are obeying the promptings of Satan himself. They are not 'their own man' at all, but they are Satan's little puppet, following his evil intrigue! They are blinded by the Deceiver!

JESUS said: “Ye are of your father the Devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a Murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own; for he is a Liar and the father of it.” (John 8:44)

St. Paul says, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high place. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all to stand.” (Eph. 6: 12,13)

                               LUCIFER CAST OUT OF HEAVEN!

On the Island of Patmos, the Lord gave St. John numerous prophetic visions which are recorded in the Book of Revelation! Some have been fulfilled. Others are being fulfilled as we near the final stages. Antichrist powers are becoming more aggressive against the Church as Satan knows his time is short and will fight to the bitter end. His reservation for eternity in the LAKE OF FIRE cannot be altered!

The Bible states: “And there was war in Heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in Heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in Heaven.

Now is come salvation, and strength, and the Kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ: for the Accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye Heavens, and ye that live in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! For the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that He but a short time.” (Rev. 12: 7-12)

                                    JESUS SAW SATAN FALL!

The Bible states: “And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through Thy name. And He said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from Heaven. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” (Luke 10: 17-19)

This is one of the most victorious and joyful Scriptures coming from our Saviour. It was first hand information of Lucifer's Defeat, as the Archangel Michael and his angels cast him unceremoniously to the earth. And God the Son, Jesus Christ, witnessed it all and related it to His disciples with this statement:

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Not withstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject to you; but rather that your names are written in Heaven. (Luke 10: 19-20). Jesus stated that His disciples have power to cast out unclean spirits from their victims! They should not be surprised that evil spirits obey them, when they speak in His Name!

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and has revealed them unto babes: even so it seemed good in Thy sight.” (Luke 10: 21). Jesus was overcome with joy and spun around, (gr.agalliao) rejoicing in the spirit, thanking His Heavenly Father!

The Great Commission states: “Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel unto every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe: In My name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” (Mark 16: 15-18)

                                  PURPOSE FOR THE INCARNATION!

Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet (fit) to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: who hath delivered us from the Power of Darkness, and hath translated us into the Kingdom of His dear Son: in whom we have Redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins: who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

For by Him were all things created, that are in Heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him: And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.

And He is the head of the body, the church: Who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things He might have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in Him should all Fullness dwell; And having made peace through the BLOOD of His CROSS, by Him to reconcile all things unto Himself; by Him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in Heaven.” (Col.1:12-20)

                                SAVED BY GOD'S GRACE!

Almighty God saved us all from the powers of darkness through His Son's vicarious death for the sins of the world and His glorious resurrection! He came to earth to redeem sinful man and make us members of the Body of Christ! Through His great mercy and grace, He has adopted us as His sons. He came to glorify His Father and make Him our Father also!

But when the fulness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a Son, then an heir of God through Christ.” (Gal. 4:4-7)

The Holy Bible states: “And He entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. And they watched Him whether He would heal on the sabbath day; that they might accuse Him. And He saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.

And He saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath day, or to do evil? To save life, or to kill? But they held their peace. And when He had looked about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, He saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored whole as the other.

                         GOD ANOINTED JESUS CHRIST!

And He spake to His disciples, that a small ship should wait on Him because of the multitude, lest they should throng Him. For He had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon Him for to touch Him, as many as had plagues. And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before Him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. And He straightly charged them that they should not make Him known.” (Mark 3: 1-12)

And they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew Him, and ran through the whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard He was. And whither soever He entered into villages or cities country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought Him that they might touch if it were but the border of His garment and as many as touched Him were made whole.” (Mark 6: 54-56)

St. Peter declared: “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil: for God was with Him.” (Acts 10:38). This great witness given by Simon Peter about the Ministry of the Holy Spirit in the life of our Lord Jesus, summed up God's will about making people well, whose lives had been harmed by the Devil!

There are many reasons why honest, Spirit-filled Christians believe that Divine Healing should be a common practice today. The Ministry of Jesus Christ with Miracles of Healing and deliverance from demon powers is evidence enough. And secondly, everything Jesus did was according to the Will of His Father and for His glory alone!

Our Lord said: “I can of Mine own self do nothing: As I hear I judge. And My judgment is just; because I seek not Mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent Me.” (John 6:30); “And He that sent Me is with Me; the Father hath not left Me alone, for I do always those things the please Him.” (John 8: 29)

                                  IS ANY SICK AMONG YOU?

The Holy Bible states: “Is any sick among you, let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the Prayer of Faith shall save the Sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.” (James 5: 14, 15).

Serious Bible Scholars should agree that Divine Healing by the wounds of Christ is also a Sacrament, as well as Water Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Divine healing is also found in the 1 Cor. 19:16: “... The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?”

                         TO DESTROY SATAN'S WORKS!

He that committed sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.” (1 John 3: 8).

As I see it, the works of the devil are these: sin, fear, sickness, disease and death, poverty and demons! He forgave sinners, brought peace to the troubled, healed the sick and diseased, raised the dead, ministered to the hungry and cast out demons from those who were tormented! His vicarious death and resurrection brought forgiveness, healing, restoration and eternal life to those who believe!

                  TO SET THEM AT LIBERTY!

The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor, He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.” (Luke 4: 18)

             TO BEAR THE CURSE OF THE LAW!

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every man that hangeth on a tree: That the blessing of Abraham come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the of the Spirit through faith.” (Gal. 3: 13, 14; Duet.28:61)

            TO HEAL ALL THAT ARE OPPRESSED!

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and Power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil, for God was with Him.” (Act 10: 38); “Surely He hath borne our sicknesses (heb.kholle), and carried our pains (heb.makob): yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

"But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities : the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth: He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, andasa sheep before her shearers is dumb, so He openeth not His mouth.” (Is. 53: 4-7)

                        TO DESTROY SATAN PERSONALLY!

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her Seed: It (Christ) shall bruise (crush) thy head (kill), and thou (Devil) bruise His (Christ) heel (He resurrection) .” (Gen.3:15);

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself took part of the same: that through Death He might Destroy him that had the power of death, that is the Devil. And Deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.” (Heb. 2: 14,15)

      TO SAVE SINNERS THROUGH HIS VICARIOUS DEATH!

For the Son of man is come to seek and save that which was lost.” (Luke 19:10); “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him and given Him a name which is above every name: That at the Name of Jesus very knee should bow, of things in Heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Phil. 2: 5-11)

              TO DO THE WILL OF THE FATHER!

I can of Mine own self do nothing: As I hear I judge. And My judgment is just; because I seek not Mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent Me.” (John 6:30); “And He that sent Me is with Me; the Father hath not left Me alone, for I do always those things the please Him.” (John 8: 29; Heb. 10:9)

           TO FILL BELIEVERS WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT!

And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever; een the Spirit of Truth: when the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not; neither knoweth Him, for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come unto you.”

                          TO BUILD HIS CHURCH!

And He (Christ) is the head of the church: Who us the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things He might have the preeminence . For it pleased the Father that in Him should all fulness dwell. And having made peace through the blood of His cross, by Him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in Heaven. And you that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath He reconciled in the body of His flesh through Death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in His sight.” (Col. 1:18-22)

But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.” (1 Tim.3:15)

He saith unto them, But whom say ye that 1 am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona (son of Jona); for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but My Father in heaven.” ( Matt.16:15-17). Here Jesus laid out the confession everyone must make to be saved and become a child of God. It was revealed to Simon the son of Jonas!

Martha made this same confession: “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and life; he that believeth in Me, though he were dead yet shall he live. Believest thou this? She saith unto Him, Yea, Lord: I believe that Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.” (John 11: 25-27).

The Samaritan woman confessed Jesus as Christ: “The woman saith unto Him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when He is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am He....Come see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: Is not this the Christ?” (John 4: 25-29)

St. Paul writes to the church: “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto Him be glory in the Church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.” (Eph.3:17-21)

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye gave not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but ye ave received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit Himself beareth witness with our spirit that we are children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified together.” (Rom. 14-17)

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God; therefore the world knoweth us not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. And every man that hath this hope in Him purifieth himself, even as He is pure.” (1 John 1-3)

                            JESUS CHANGED MY LIFE!

Ever since a little boy I have had a holy awe in my heart for Jesus of Nazareth. He is the greatest hero that ever lived, and in His death He out-shined them all. His descent from Heaven to liberate sinful man was downright majestic. He who was true God from Eternity together with God the Father and the Holy Spirit, came to earth, to be incarnated, born of the Virgin Mary, as true man.

The great King of all ages saw the wretched condition of His creation, and made the journey from Heaven to earth to defeat the Evil, lying and hate-filled Satan who was holding mankind hostage! Through His vicarious death on the cross for us all, Jesus Christ defeated the Evil One, the Prince of Darkness to free us all! Our Saviour paid the ransom price to meet the righteous Demands of Divine Justice in the Courts of Heaven, to atone for the sins of us all!

Through His great love and grace, Jesus Christ defeated the most wicked and sinister of them all, the Devil, the scum of all criminality, the foul stench of the universe, the rot of all corrupt lying perverts! Jesus of Nazareth defeated him in the wilderness temptation, during His amazing earthly ministry, healing the sick, cleansing the lepers, casting out foul demons, feeding the multitudes, raising the dead and saving the world through His crucifixion and death on the cross!

It is impossible to describe His victorious resurrection from the dead and establishing His Kingdom in the hearts and lives of multitudes who make up His Bride, the body of Christ, the Church! Glory, honour and praise be unto Jesus Christ of Nazareth, Saviour of the world, conquorer Satan, death, hell and Liberator of Mankind! Amen.

Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present, evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: To whom be be glory for ever and ever. Amen. (Gal.1:3,4)

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

CORRUPT BIDEN FAMILY
HAVE NO SHAME! FOLLOW
HUNTER, JAMES, OTHERS!
 Joe Biden's Family makes
Millions from Political Connections
Peter Schweizer, who specializes in Washington self-dealing and has a new book out on the subject, shares some interesting tidbits in the New York Post. Example: In 2010, the president of HillStone International, a subsidiary of a large construction firm, visited the White House and met with a member of the vice president’s staff. A couple of weeks later, it hired the vice president’s brother, James, in a senior position.
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TURNCOAT JOHN KASICH 
CHOSE THE LEFT ROAD!!
CHOSE ABORTION OVER LIFE!
To every man there openeth a way and ways and a way. The High soul climbs the High way and the Low soul gropes the low and in between in the misty flats the rest drift to and fro. But to every man there openeth a High way and a Low and every man must decide  which way his soul shall go!
                     - John Oxenham

              TURNCOAT KASICH 

John Kasich joins with Abortionists, Perverts, Socialists. How  could a decent man  join with lying Low-Life Politicians like Nancy Pelosi & Chuck Schumer? 

Saturday, August 8, 2020


        THE CROSSROADS OF LIFE

                                   By Pastor Max Solbrekken, D.D.

Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old Paths wherein is the good way and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, we will not walk therein.” (Jer. 6: 16)

The prophet Jeremiah had a solution for the restlessness and fears that has beset the human family ever since the fall of Adam and Eve in Garden of Eden! He had the answer to the turmoil, upheaval and injustice that has afflicted multitudes across the globe. Jeremiah has a message from Almighty God for the great problems facing the masses of sinful, guilty and hurting mankind!

There are Biblical Solutions to Life's Difficult Situations! There are answers to the life-long problems caused by disobedience to the law of loving God with the whole heart, soul and spirit, and our neighbour as ourselves!

                                WE HAVE A SIN PROBLEM!

The real problem facing humanity is man's propensity to disobey, hate, demean, and harm our fellowman. The real problem is not the neighbour you dislike, the corruption in government, or the thief who has ransacked your home. The truth is plain and simple: “We have a Sin Problem.”

The Holy Bible states, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Rom. 3:23); “But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Rom. 6: 22, 23)

Sin is Disobedience against God and His Word. It is breaking God's Laws or Commandments. From the original Greek and Hebrew Scriptures, the Bible has several words for Sin, one being 'transgression' and another is 'iniquity.'  Sin is "Transgression of God's Law".

Sin is also defined as 'missing the mark' of the standard our Lord has set for us. We are all sinners by birth, by nature and by choice! Jesus Christ is perfect and He is the standard by which we must measure ourselves. Sin comes from the inner man, which was depraved from birth.

Jesus said, "But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and they defile the man.  For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man." (Matt. 15:19)

Sin separates man from God: The Bible states: "But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that He will not hear." (Isaiah 59:2)

Sin is unbelief, which rejects and denies God's Word: "He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." (John 3:18)

                                    JEREMIAH'S SOLUTION!

Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old Paths wherein is the good way and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, we will not walk therein.” (Jer. 6: 16)

Go down to the crossroads and see where each road leads. Don't get on a road that takes you to nowhere or to dangerous places. Don't try something new just because someone has hyped it to you. They may have a sinister motive, like getting you hooked on drugs or lead you into a life of gambling. Getting on the wrong road could destroy your future and eventually lead to a lost eternity.

The old Paths speaks of a true and tested lifestyle of love, caring, family, honesty, righteousness and compassion. Yet, as the prophet declared, “But they said, we will not walk therein.”

How true that is, even today! People can hear the message of God's love and compassion repeatedly and even believe it, but allow themselves to be drawn into a worldly and a dangerous lifestyle!

                   SINNER : STOP, LOOK & LISTEN!

Sinner, backslider: Stop, look and listen. There may be real trouble coming down the tracks heading toward you! In your fevered pace of seeking pleasure, having so-called fun, stop in your pursuit of love, happiness, gain, position and place. Stop long enough to evaluate what is going on in your life and the world about you. Check out the consequences of the long term benefits or negative results!

Make an informed decision to return to the Old Path of Righteousness through a determined serious return to God through Jesus Christ our Lord. You will then have guaranteed your future for time and eternity instead of having sold out to Satan only to have your future hijacked and your salvation despoiled!

The end results gained from walking on the old Path are enormous. It pays in “rest for our souls.” It pays in peace, joy, love, forgiveness, guidance, spiritual power, divine healing, eternal life and Heaven forever!

Peace: “Seven times a day do I praise Thee because of Thy righteous judgments. Great peace have they which love Thy law: and nothing shall offend them.” (Ps. 119: 164, 165)

Jesus said: “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14: 27). St. Paul stated: “And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” (Phil.4: 7 )

Love: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” (John 3: 16, 17)

St. John declares: “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God, for God is love.” (1 John 4:7,8)

Forgiveness: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1: 8): “In Whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.” (Eph. 1:7)

Holy Ghost Baptism: “John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water, but One mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire.” (Luke 3:16); Jesus said: “But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)

Led by Holy Spirit: “Howbeit when He, the Spirit of Truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will show you things to come. He shall glorify Me: for He shall receive of Mine, and shall shown it unto you. All things that the Father hath are Mine: therefore said I, that ye shall take of Mine, and shall show it unto you.” (John 16: 13-15)

Divine Healing: “And He said unto them, Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel unto every creature, He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned, And these signs shall follow them that believe; In My name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” (Mark 16: 14-18)

Fellowship in Christ: “That which we have we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.” (1 John 1:3,7)

And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For ye are the temple of the Living God, as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. Wherefore come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.” (2 Cor. 6:16-18)

Eternal Life: “And this is eternal Life, that they may know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.” (John 17: 3); “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them and they follow Me: And I give unto the eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My Father's hand.” (John 10: 27, 28)

And this is the record that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son hath life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that they may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.” (1 John 5: 11-13)

                                     ALL OTHER ROADS!

All other roads lead to Hell and destruction; heartbreak, torment, sorrows, prison, dead-end! The Bible says: “There is a way that seemeth right to a man but the end thereof are the ways of death” (Prov. 14:25);

By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharoah's daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.” (Heb. 11:24,25);

That the triumphing of the wicked is short; and the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment.” (Job 20:5); “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord ” (Rom. 6:23)

                                   SIN OF BACKSLIDING!

St. Paul wrote about the awesome responsibility preachers have to declare the whole truth and not weaken the Gospel through compromise. He warned about the deadly sin of backsliding and how to come back to the Heavenly Father through Jesus Christ. Like the Prodigal Son, it takes repentance and a willingness to turn back to God, forsaking sin and evil!

For though I preach the Gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me: yea, woe is me, if I preach not the Gospel. But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.” (1 Cor. 9: 16,27)

Almighty God calls us back to Him, if any are guilty of straying from His Word; “Come now, and let us reason together saith the Lord? though your sins be as scarlet they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” (Is. 1:18).

JESUS calls us all: “Come unto ME, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” (Matt. 11: 28-30)

All that the Father giveth Me shall come to Me; and him that cometh to Me, I will in no wise cast out.” (John 6: 37); “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and he will with Me.” (Rev. 3:20)

                             I PLEAD THE BLOOD OF JESUS!

I stood in a courtroom filled to capacity with every race and nation all staring right at me. The judge walked in, took His seat and my crimes began to read. I raised my head as I looked at Him, when He said, “How do you plead?” I said, “I Plead the Blood!”

I plead the Blood of Jesus, against the crimes you have read. I plead the blood of Jesus, they are covered as He said. For His death on Calvary, assured me I am FREE. There is now, no condemnation. Tis Jesus BLOOD I plead.”

Then He read out all my crimes. Listed them one by one. And I was so ashamed of the awful things I had done. Then He looked again at me, This awesome fearful Judge. He said, How do you plead? I said, “I Plead the Blood!”

I plead the Blood of Jesus, against the crimes you have read. I plead the blood of Jesus, they are covered as He said. For His death on Calvary, assured me I am FREE. There is now, no condemnation. Tis Jesus BLOOD I plead.” AMEN.