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OF HIS COMING
May
2010
"And
at Midnight a cry was made, behold the bridegroom cometh, go
ye out to meet Him --- Matthew 25:1-10
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MAY
2010
Dear Friend in the
Gospel:
Greets in the
matchless name of Jesus Christ, the Eternal Son of God,
"who for the joy that was set before Him endured the
cross" (Hebrew 12:2) and "laid down His life for
us" (1 John 3:16), that we might be "accepted in the
Beloved. (Ephesians 1:6)
There can be no
greater resolve to make or goal to reach than to be filled
with the love and compassion of Jesus Christ and have His
faith operating in our lives, as we draw ever nearer to His
return!
When President
Reagan was recovering from a deranged assassin's bullet, he
was asked by his Pastor: "Mr. President, were you ready
to die?" He answered: "Oh, NO. I have
much more work to do." His pastor interjected:
"What I meant was, were you ready to meet
God?" President Reagan answered, "Oh,
YES."
"WHY?"
asked the pastor. Smiling, the President answered:
"I have a SAVIOUR."
Recently, I officiated
at the funerals of two precious saints of God, Ida Meziere and
Don Hilla. They were both deeply loved and will be
sorely missed. God led me to deliver powerful messages
to those who attended about the "Hope we have beyond the
grave".
May we be ready at
all times because we "know not" when our Lord will
come or we are ushered into His presence by death! Jesus
warned, "And death and Hell were cast into the Lake of
Fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was
not found written in the book of life was cast into the Lake
of Fire." (Revelation 20:14, 15)
WHO will enter
God's Heaven? Jesus stated that only those "who
names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life" will enter
that HOLY CITY. (Revelation 21:27)
May God richly
bless you, my friend! As we pray for you and your needs,
please remember us and our family.
In God's Love and
Grace,
PASTOR
MAX SOLBREKKEN
A
Call to ACTION
By: Pastor
Max Solbrekken, D.D.
"...Behold,
this child (Jesus) is set for the fall and rising
again of many in Israel; and for a SIGN which shall
be spoken against." (Luke 25:34)
At the start of
World War II, the Canadian Government put out a call for young
men to join in a battle for freedom! They had to voluntarily
surrender comforts of home, good paying jobs, Western society’s
leisure and the safety of this country to face and defeat a
formidable enemy on foreign soil. It was the call to Action!
If necessary, they
would have to pay with their life's blood to restore order and
tranquility to Europe and purchase continued freedom for
North America.
Then came
conscription! The war began to milk the nation dry of her
youth - the cream of the crop. The land was practically
stripped of her young blood as the Union Jack appeared on the
beaches of Dieppe, Dunkirk and Normandy.
The Canadian Union
Jack was carried in victory through the streets of France,
Belgium and Holland. Young Canadian men had heard the call to
action and obeyed. This was WAR with Hitler, Mussolini,
Fascism and Nazism.
Young men and
women were going to war in an effort to secure peace.
Thousands left never to return, and some to return five years
later with ruined health, shattered nerves and broken bodies!
But those who did
come back, returned to a free Canada!
Our hats go off to
the brave men and women of the 1940's who marched off into
battle to protect democracy and freedom, which subsequently we
enjoy today!
Almost 3,000 years
ago, a prophet called Elijah walked by a farmer's son who was
working in the field. His mantle touched the young man and
immediately Elisha left his oxen and the plow to follow the
man of God in service for Jehovah. It was the call to action!
Nearly 2000 years
ago, another prophet was preaching in the wilderness beside
the Jordan River. Multitudes left the cities to stand for
hours to listen to this unorthodox man of God and to repent of
their sins and go through the waters of baptism, as they
committed their lives to God. What was it that drew them and
convinced them?
IT
WAS THE CALL TO ACTION! It was the ‘Call of God
upon their hearts’, and they obeyed the Holy Spirit as John
the Baptist showed them the way to God.
Nearly two
centuries ago, another prophet from Galilee, Jesus of Nazareth
the Son of God passed by a fishing boat, beside the Sea of
Galilee. He turned and spoke to James and John, saying,
"Follow Me". Immediately they left their nets
and their father, Zebedee, to follow Jesus!
What was it that
caused Peter and Andrew, Thomas and Bartholomew to follow in
the footsteps of Jesus? What was it that caused the
proud Pharisee Saul of Tarsus, to humble himself, repent of
his folly and become the greatest of all Gospel preachers,
after his encounter with Jesus Christ on the Damascus Road?
What made this 'Jewish terrorist' and injurious
persecutor? What inspired Silas and Timothy, Barnabus
and Apollos, Jude and Agabus, to pick up the torch of this
evangelical Gospel? What was the reason that Justin
Martyr and Polycarp declared their faith in Jesus Christ at
the cost of their lives?
What made John
Huss go to his death so that the Gospel of Christ would
not be compromised? What inspired Bishops Lattimer and Ridley
to shout God’s praises and continue to confess Christ
from Papal Rome’s Burning Stake?
It
was, my beloved friend, the indisputable, indestructible,
unmistakable call of the Holy Spirit of God – A Call To
Action for Jesus Christ our Saviour and King!
Men of God have
often been criticized, misquoted and ridiculed but they have
nevertheless, stayed true to their calling. Billy Graham has
not strayed from his message of repentance and faith, even
though often criticized. In 2003, his son Franklin received
death threats, as did Dr, Jerry Falwell, from Muslim
extremists for preaching the truth!
Oral Roberts, who
is now with the Lord, conducted great tent revival across
America and brought the message of God's healing power to his
generation, won over 10 million souls to Christ. He also
received more than his share of ridicule and opposition!
T.L. Osborn, an
early pioneer of mass evangelism, whose simple declaration of
the gospel and great faith in Christ produced staggering
miracles, paved the way for other powerful Pentecostal
Ministries that have shaken cities and stirred nations for
Christ! German Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke – who has
won multiplied millions for Christ in Africa - and a number of
others, myself included - were similarly inspired by the
powerful impact of Osborn’s Crusades among the heathen, and
followed hid example!
What made these
men and a host of others suffer the privation of normal family
life, the ridicule of agnostics, modernists, backslidden
clergymen & perverted comedians, to burn out for Jesus,
working day and night, sparing nothing to be in God’s will
and have His blessing?
I can give only
one possible, rational and responsible answer. It is the call
of God upon the human soul and spirit!
Martin Luther,
John Wesley, Charles Whitfield, Charles Finney, D.L. Moody and
William Booth all heard and obeyed the Call to Action
and because of it, this world felt the impact of the glorious
Gospel!
Through these
anointed men of God, millions of lost, hell-bound souls were
purged by the precious blood of Jesus Christ and born again by
the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. And the devil’s power
was broken in their lives!
TORTURED
FOR CHRIST!
Why would Richard
Wurmbrand, a Lutheran pastor, jeopardize his life by
taking a public stand for Jesus Christ at the ‘Congress
of Religion’ in Romania in 1945, as Roman Catholic
Bishops vied for position with Lutherans, Baptists and
Greek Orthodox clergy, in praising the murderous Joseph
Stalin?
Imagine 4,000
priests and pastors unanimously electing Joseph Stalin as the
Honorary President of the Congress of Religion for Romania. A Lutheran
Bishop had spoken of Moses, Jesus and Stalin. He
stated that Moses was great but Jesus was greater and that
Joseph Stalin was the greatest of them all!
Such blasphemy
coming from the mouth of a Lutheran Bishop!
You may say: “It
couldn't happen”, but it did happen! Richard Wurmbrand told
me so himself! Upon the urging of his wife, Richard
Wurmbrand asked to speak to the assembly and to the nation via
radio. Briefly, he brought a powerful witness for Jesus as
Saviour and Lord! His actions that day and his refusal
to admit guilt to their trumped up charges, bought him
fourteen years in the dungeons and cells of the Gulag
Archipelago, where he was brainwashed, beaten, tortured
and starved for his faith in Christ!
What made Richard
Wurmbrand of Romania, Harlan Popov of Bulgaria and a host of
other Christians refuse to give up their faith in Christ in
the face of inhumane torture and in many cases, death? I
repeat, it was the call of the Holy Spirit - the call to
action for Jesus - to preach and uphold the gospel, even if it
cost them their lives!
MILITANCY
IN THE CHURCH
If the Church is
to perform her duty in this generation, to accomplish the
great deeds expected of her, to prevail against error,
wickedness and evil, to fight the devil to a standstill and to
close the very gates of hell, it's time we got started!
It’s time we begin to move and it's time for action! We need
to become militant, to become aggressive and to get in step
with our great leader - the Supreme Commander, Jesus Christ!
There is no time
to lose in our battle against sin, evil and error. This is not
a time for slothfulness in the Church and coldness in the
heart! This is not a time for backsliding and indifference. It
is too late to be playing church and compromising with the
devil! Time is too short to be sitting in the comfortable pew
with a spirit of slumber. The Bible says: "Woe
unto them that are at ease in Zion..." (Amos 6:1) Now
is the opportune time to enlist in the army of God and pick up
our share of the load, in a great forward thrust as we march
ahead.
Our prayer to God
should be that He will touch the hearts and lives of His
people and that Christians everywhere will respond by laying
"their all" on the altar of sacrifice. And, that God
will lay His hand upon thousands of young people who will
surrender their time, talents and abilities and give
themselves totally to the propagation of the Gospel.
We should be
praying for preachers of every faith, that the Holy Spirit
will visit each one in a special way and set their souls on
fire. Each of us needs a new vision of Christ's death on the
cross.
His resurrection
and subsequently our position of influence and power as ‘His
Ambassadors’ in the world! May the Holy Spirit so
illuminate each pastor, evangelist, teacher and layman,
that we will realize the shortness of time and be made aware
of the very near return of Jesus Christ!
Finally, let us
all practice what we preach! May we, as God's servants, put
some feet to our faith and action to our words and so fulfill
the Great Commission of Jesus Christ!
JESUS
SAID IT: DO WE BELIEVE IT?
For too long the
church has been idle! Too long we have been satisfied with the
status quo! And too long we have allowed conditions and
situations to dictate to us, telling us what we can or cannot
accomplish for God!
We have listened
to too many doubters and skeptics. We have
turned our ear to the music of defeatism and discouragement
while traditionalists and pessimists have played
on our heart strings. ‘I can't’ has overthrown the
‘I can do all things through Christ’.
God's Word has
taken a back seat to men's doctrines and ideologies. What a
shame! Faith has lost out to reason. Fear has overcome trust.
Nervous tension has crippled the minds of multitudes and peace
has been cast aside for worry and anxiety! I say: “WE
HAVE BEEN COMPLACENT TOO LONG!” We have been like men in a
stupor, not realizing what we possess. We have acted like
beggars instead of like ambassadors for the King of kings!
I declare, it is
high time to put the devil to flight, dethrone fear and deal
false intellectualism a knock - out blow, as we take our stand
for the supernatural manifestations and gifts of Holy Spirit
in this godless and wicked generation!
It is time,
beloved, to make our stand and hold it! Now is the time for
the Church to awaken, arise and put on new strength, new power
and new zeal, as we move forward with new faith and new goals.
It is time to free
the captives, because free men fight better than slaves. It is
time to believe the Word of God completely - to banish our
unbelief - doubt our doubts and let God be Lord and Master of
our lives!
THE
GIANT AWOKE!
Some time ago, a
man was seeking God. One night, he was given an amazing
revelation of the Christian Church in a spiritual ‘night
vision’.
He was shown the
geographic contour of the entire world in a moment of time.
His gaze swept the whole wide world and finally narrowed to a
small area on a sun - baked desert where a seeming lifeless
form lay still. As he came closer, he could see the figure of
what seemed like a huge giant asleep on the ground, fettered
and held captive by numerous chains that bound him to the
earth.
The buzzards were
circling overhead and the flies were practicing take off and
landing on his face. Suddenly, a brisk wind came up, blowing
the vultures off course and the flies away. Then it happened -
the giant opened his eyes and began to shake himself. Slowly,
the bands snapped off his arms, chest and legs and the great
giant stood up and with the wind at his back, began to walk
across the earthy!
Here is the
interpretation that was given to the man of God: The
giant is the Church of the Living God, which is asleep
in this end-time hour (Matt. 25:5). The brisk wind is the Holy
Spirit of God (Genesis 1:2) and the chains are the foolish
pride, selfishness, jealousy, fears, sins, worldliness and
diseases which have bound the church for so many years.
The Church in this
‘end-time’ is awakening and in this very late hour, it
shall arise as the Holy Spirit blows upon her again!
The Church of the
Living God will begin walking across the world in old-time
Apostolic, Pentecostal, New Testament power! Hallelujah!
What a glorious hour for the Church! What a wonderful time to
be alive, to be saved and to be full of the Holy Spirit - on a
twenty-four hour alert - to do the works of God as the end
approaches!
CALLING
FOR VOLUNTEERS!
As a servant of
the Living God, I am making a specific call for volunteers -
men and women, boy, girls and young people who will enlist in
the ‘Army of the Lord’ and begin to march for Jesus.
I am calling for
the cream of the crop, the best we have! Let us give the
very best to Jesus. This is not for the fearful or the weak,
nor the carnal or lukewarm, but for those who will be totally
sincere and one hundred percent loyal to their duty.
We are not asking
for the proud, prejudiced and lazy, but for the humble,
zealous and compassionate. There is no place for the fearful,
squeamish and faint hearted. We need lion-hearted men and
women seeking adventures in God, together with young people
who want to see some action.
I am speaking
about revival not revolution; restoration not revenge;
restitution not reneging or buck passing; revitalization not
retirement; reformation not remaining in the old rut!
The call goes out
to red-blooded men and women who will follow in Jesus'
footsteps and in the same path as the New Testament Saints,
Early Church Martyrs and Reformers of all ages! Our
Master is looking for those who are willing to go all the way
and to pay the supreme sacrifice, if necessary!
Total dedication,
complete submission, one hundred percent consecration and
unswerving loyalty are the characteristics needed to
trail-blaze a wide swath for Jesus across this wicked world. I
am asking for volunteers who will gladly suffer reproach,
shame and adversity without grumbling, complaining or
murmuring!
ONLY
THOSE WHO WILL SELL OUT TO GOD!
This call is only
for those who are willing to sell out completely for Jesus!
Those who willingly, gladly and cheerfully will lay ‘their
all’ on the altar of sacrifice - only then, will God
really use us!
St. Paul
challenged: "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the
mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable
service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove
what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of
God." (Romans 12:1-2)
Remember, anyone
can live a carnal, Christian life. Anyone can be snobbish,
proud, vain and worldly-minded. It takes no backbone or
spiritual power to be high minded and arrogant and it takes no
courage to be sensual, critical and bitter!
The Scripture
says, "For to be carnally minded is death; but to be
spiritually minded is life and peace". (Rom. 8:6)
"And when He
had called the people unto Him and His disciples also, He said
unto them, Whosoever will come after Me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whosoever shall lose
his life for My sake and the gospels', the same shall save it.
Jesus said: “For
what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world,
and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange
for his soul? Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of Me and
of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him
also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when He cometh in the
glory of His Father, with the holy angels". (Mark
8:34-38)
KEEP
YOUR HAND ON THE PLOUGH!
Our Lord Jesus
Christ certainly did not make it easy for people to follow
Him. It is very evident from the Scriptures that God wants
dedicated, consecrated and determined people to work in His ‘Great
Army’ of soul winners and disciples.
It certainly will
not be easy in the natural. God did not promise us a rose
garden, but He did promise us victory! Without a battle,
however, there will be no victory!
And there is
hardly ever a battle without reproach, adversity and
tribulation! St. Paul stated: "Let us go forth therefore
unto Him without the camp, bearing his reproach". (Heb.
13:13)
We are in a battle
with the flesh, the world and the devil! Jesus said: "Be
of good cheer, for I have overcome the world".
(John 16: 33)
Friends, because
He has overcome the world, we will also overcome the world.
This is why St. Paul said: "We are more than conquerors
through Christ, Who loved us". (Rom. 8:37)
Do not become
discouraged, do not throw in the towel and do not quit! Read
these words and then rise with new strength, confidence and
vigor to run the race, fight the battle and win the victory
over all the forces of the devil, the flesh and the world!
"Cast not
away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of
reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done
the will of God, ye might receive the promise. For yet a
little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not
tarry. “Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man
draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are
not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that
believe to the saving of the soul". (Heb. 10:35-39)
St. Paul was
always admonishing, warning, and encouraging the people of
God. He said, "We are not going to turn back, we are not
going to be defeated, we are not going to be overcome, but we
shall overcome evil with good. We shall win the victory, and
we shall ultimately win the battle".
JESUS
WANTS ALL OR NOTHING!
Our Master said:
"He that is not with Me is against Me: and he that
gathereth not with Me, scattereth". (Luke 11:23; Matt.
12:30) Jesus will not play second fiddle in your life.
Many people want Him as a spare wheel but He wants to be the
main wheel in your life. Notice how He dealt with prospective
candidates for the Ministry.
"And it came
to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said
unto Him, Lord, I will follow Thee, whithersoever Thou goest.
And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes and the birds of the
air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay His
head.
“And
He said unto another, Follow Me! But he said, Lord, suffer me
first to go and bury my father. Jesus said unto him, Let the
dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of
God.
“And
another also said, Lord, I will follow Thee; but let me first
go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. And Jesus
said unto him, "No man, having put his hand to the
plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God".
(Luke 9:57-62)
When a certain man
declared his intentions of following Jesus wherever He went,
Jesus reminded him that if he wanted to be His disciple, he
would have to give up comforts of home and a fixed financial
security. He would have to trust totally in Jesus by faith.
To another man,
Jesus said that he should leave the business of burying the
dead to others who had no spiritual call. If he really had the
call of God in his life, he should get started at once and not
delay! It is possible that he was the eldest son in the
family, and therefore his responsibility to remain at home
unto his father died, so that he could look after the family’s
affairs! Jesus made the point that preaching the Gospel was of
paramount importance and took precedence over material things!
Finally, Jesus
laid it on the line when He demanded total consecration,
without wavering or turning back. He said: "No man,
having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit
for the kingdom of God".
Let us continue in
the gospel work and keep moving forward! An old gospel
song carries the same message in the following words, "I
counted on Adam, I counted on Cain, I counted on Samson, but
he was the same, I counted on Judas, but he proved untrue;
Now, go tell the world Paul, I'm counting on you".
Lot's wife turned
back and was judged severely! Jesus used the account of her
judgment as a warning to us all: "Remember Lot's wife! In
that night, a man and wife will be in bed, the one shall be
taken and the other left. Two women shall be grinding
together; the one shall be taken and the other left.
Two men shall be
in the field; the one shall be taken and the other left".
(Luke 17:32-36)
If Jesus is not
concerned about us and how we live, then He would not have
used this terrible account as a warning to us! God’s
judgment upon Lot's wife as she turned to look back to the
wicked city of Sodom, in the day of His great wrath and
judgment, teaches us how He feels about sin and rebellion!
“Then
the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah, brimstone and
fire from the Lord, out of heaven; and He overthrew those
cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the
cities, and that which grew upon the ground. But his wife
looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of
salt." (Gen. 19:24-26)
OMNISCIENT:
ALL KNOWING, ALL WISE!
This prophetic
statement made by our Lord, proves the absolute accuracy of
the Holy Scriptures. An ignorant agnostic, infidel or
modernist preacher may argue: “There is an error in the
Bible. Why does Jesus say that His coming will be during the
DAY when people are working and in the next breath, He says
that He will return during the NIGHT when people are
sleeping?"
Answer: Jesus
being omniscient and having all knowledge and wisdom knew what
Scientists DID NOT KNOW, namely that the EARTH IS ROUND!!! In
one part of the earth it will be night and on the other side
of this terrestrial ball we call ‘Earth’, it will be day,
at the moment of Jesus Christ’s Return!
“IN THAT DAY, he
which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house,
let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the
field, let him likewise not return back.” (Luke 17: 31)
Again Jesus said:
“I tell you IN THAT NIGHT, there shall be two men in one
bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.”
(Luke 17: 34 –36). In this part of the world it will be
nighttime.
Jesus adds: “Two
women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and
the other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall
be taken, and other left.” (Luke 17: 35-36). Here it is
daytime!
I answer the
ignorant and unknowing so-called intellectual to get out of
your cocoon and study the Word of Truth, and get an education:
“You have once more proven how unlearned you are both
scientifically and theologically, Sir. This text is
aperfect opportunity to verify the authenticity of the Word of
God!"
Jesus knew that
the earth is round. He knew that because He made the earth in
the beginning: “God…hath in these last days spoken unto us
by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom
also HE MADE THE WORLDS.” (Heb.1: 1-2; Col.1:16).
He also knew it
because Isaiah the prophet had said so: “Have ye not
known? Have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the
beginning? Have ye not understood from the foundations of the
earth"
God is asking
earthlings: “What’s with you DUMMY? Why can’t you get
it? Are you that DENSE? Don’t you UNDERSTAND that the
Eternal God Who is Eternal, Omni-present, Omniscient and
Omnipotent is the creator of the worlds and everything within
them?"
HERE IT IS: “It
is He that sitteth on the CIRCLE OF THE EARTH, and the
inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers, that stretcheth out
the heavens as a curtain, and speadeth them out as a tent to
dwell in.” (Is.40: 21-22)
When Jesus comes
again, on one side of a round earth people will be working
their fields because it will be daylight there, and on
opposite side of the earth it will night and people will be
sleeping! In “that day…” (verse 31) and in “that night…..”
(verse 34) Hallelujah!
A
GLORIOUS CHURCH!
When Jesus
returns, He will come for a glorious church and a sanctified
people: "That He might present it to Himself a glorious
church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but
that it would be holy and without blemish". (Eph. 5:27)
This means, of
course, that there is much work to be done between now and
then. The Holy Spirit still has a lot of washing and ironing
to do with us!
I realize that God
can do a quick work in these last days and has promised to do
so, but that does not take the responsibility off our
shoulders. We have work to do as well. Let us not sit around
idle while the harvest fields are going to waste for lack of
harvesters.
Jesus said:
"Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh
harvest! Behold, I say unto you, Life up your eyes, and look
on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. And he
that reapeth, receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life
eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth, may
rejoice together". (John 4:35-36)
Our Lord stated:
"The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are
few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He will
send forth labourers into His harvest".
(Matt. 9:37-38;
Luke 10:2); "I must work the works of Him that sent Me,
while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work".
(John 9:4)
Dearly beloved
in Christ, this is the time! Now is the hour to gird
ourselves — put on the whole armour of God — be filled and
refilled with the Blessed Holy Spirit and rededicate ourselves
to the work of proclaiming the gospel, preaching and teaching,
as well as helping those who are in need in this tragic and
ungodly hour upon the face of the earth. Let us obey the words
of St. Paul where he challenges us to give a clear-cut
testimony for Christ and live a separated life!
"Wherefore…
let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so
easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is
set before us. Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of
our faith: who for the joy that was set before Him endured the
cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand
of the throne of God". (Heb. 12:1-2)
SLEEPING
CHURCH: AWAKE!
In this end-time,
the Church will put on new strength and power, doing exploits
for God. Like David - who is a type of the man of God with a
supernatural ministry - standing his ground when the sheep
were attacked by a lion and a bear, we are members of the Body
of Christ and have the ability to defeat the enemy who comes
in to destroy the sheep!
David went further
- He went out to invade the enemy. He actually ran out
to meet Goliath. He did so in the power of the Spirit! After
he had taken care of his sheep, destroying the lion and bear,
he destroyed the enemy of God's armies, Goliath of Gath!
This is the hour
for the Church to defend her little ones against the
onslaughts of atheism, materialism, lust, pornography, drug
and alcohol abuse and the New Age Movement. We must take a
stand against the enemy and invade his territories, attacking
on all fronts against unrighteousness, evil,
backsliding! We need to lead a crusade against satanic
oppression, fear, sickness and disease.
The Church must
rise in this ‘midnight hour’ against hatred,
prejudice, bigotry, hypocrisy, jealousy and pride. Yes,
my friend, this is a call to action! A call to awaken the
sleeping saints, to sound the alarm in Zion, to blow the
trumpet, to call a solemn assembly, to sanctify a fast and an
old-fashioned prayer meeting!
When the prophet's
mantle touched Elisha, he left his plough and followed the man
of God. And when we come in contact with Jesus and the Holy
Spirit, we also will answer that call. Our lives will be
radically changed and enter into His grace and love, and our
minds will become one with His mind. Our stubborn will, that
has so often fettered us, will become integrated with His will
and our lives will be altered and set aflame with His Holy
fire! When Elisha received the double portion of the Spirit
that was upon Elijah and was equipped with the old prophet's
mantle, his life made a tremendous impact upon those he came
into contact with. Many were healed and blessed and others
received a dramatic judgment of God in their lives, but all
whom he met were dramatically affected through his life and
ministry!
A
TYPE OF THE CHURCH!
We, who have been
in contact with Christ and received the baptism of the Holy
Spirit, have a great influence in the lives of people. As we
walk down life's road and our lives come in contact with the
poor, weak, sick, suffering, lonely, discouraged and sinful,
they will respond to our wholesome attitude, loving kindness
and gracious spirit, as we minister to them in the name of
Jesus Christ. They will feel warmed by the peace and joy we
possess!
As it spreads to
others, they will want to smile like we smile, sing like we
sing and live like we live! They will also want a spring in
their step, peace in their soul and be a hand reaching out to
someone else that is in need.
Oh, what prospects
and potential the Church of the Living Christ has, in this
generation, and oh, what a duty we as the followers of Christ,
have to fulfill! What a responsibility is ours as we proclaim
the living Christ to this dying world! Ω
Jesus
Healed My Son of Asperger
Syndrome
By
Linda Johnsen, Norway
My boy
heard voices in his head and had many thoughts of suicide. He cried
a lot and seldom slept during the night. He visited the psychologist
weekly, but it helped very little. When I told Thorlief that I was
going to send you an email, he became very happy. He had great faith
that this would help.
One hour
after I received your reply, the voices disappeared. A miracle
had happened. The next time we went to see the psychologist, my
boy told him that God had made him well. Since then we only visited
him three times. The psychologist said there was no need for him to
return because he was well!
We must
continue to pray that he will always be totally well.
What God did for this boy, He can, and will do for
you my friend, if you ask Him in Faith and Trust in His
Holy Blood!!!
GOD
CANNOT FAIL, CHANGE, LIE,
OR
MAKE A MISTAKE!
36
Years Ago I Gave My Heart
to Christ in Your Crusade
By:
Richard Randall, Bishop Falls, Nfld.
On June 1st, 1969,
I attended one of your Gospel meetings at Emanuel Convention
Centre at Lewisporte, Newfoundland.
You preached the
Word of God under the rich anointing of the Holy Spirit.
During the whole
service, God was dealing with me. I felt that I should be
saved but thinking that I would wait for another time.
After finishing
your message that evening, you said that God had spoken to
your heart telling you that 16 souls should come to the altar
for salvation in that service. Well, I thought to myself: “I’ll
wait and if 16 goes forward then it doesn’t mean me."
But, as those
thoughts were going through my mind, it was as a voice said
directly to me, “You are to be the first.” I could no
longer resist the working of the Spirit and I arose from my
seat and almost ran forward and immediately felt lighter as
the load of sin was gone.
And I’ve never
looked back to the world since. It’s been a most wonderful
36 years and I love the Lord with all my heart.
Since my walk with
the Lord, I came down with a stroke, causing me to lose
strength in all my left side including the left side of my
face, affecting my speech.
That night my
pastor from Bishops Falls visited me and prayed for me. I went
to sleep and when I awoke a few hours later I realized that
God had touched me and gave me complete healing. Praise His
Name!
I thank you for
sharing the precious Word of God with me and pray that God
will continue to use you to reach many others for Him!
I
Injured My Neck in 1961
By:
Sandra Lee Antle, Bishop Falls, Nfld
I
had injured my neck in 1961 and had a lot of pain. The doctors
didn’t seem to know what to do about it. So, I just lived
with it. I would have terrible headaches.
In 1968 we had our
first child and a few months later I was paralysed from the
waist down. I went to several doctors and they had no answers.
Finally I went to
a chiropractor and what he did was wonderful. I was able to
walk but I was left with my right side out of alignment and my
right leg was 2 inches shorter than my left leg.
We went to
Lewisporte, Newfoundland because we heard Brother Solbrekken
would be holding healing services. I started having terrible
headaches in the middle of the service and I thought I would
have to leave.
That’s when
Brother Solbrekken called out: “Someone’s here tonight
with neck and back problems. Raise your hand”. I really
thought it could be me. Then Brother Solbrekken said: “You’ve
been to chiropractors and they’ve done all they can do.
Raise your hand”. I said it is me but I had better
wait. Brother Solbrekken called out: “your one leg
is shorter than the other. Raise your hand”.
I raised my hand
as fast as I could and as high as I could. Then he asked
me to come forward. I sat in the chair and he measured my
legs. My right leg was indeed 2 inches shorter than my left
leg.
He prayed for me
and all of a sudden my leg started pushing out until it
reached the length of my left leg. Praise God.
Not a limp,
perfectly even. I’m still telling about it. That was 34
years ago! I praise the Lord for His mercy and grace in my
life and for His healing and delivering power! Amen.
Official Dedication of
Christ the Healer Gospel Church
MAY 14, 15 & 16, 2010
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS & SINGERS
INCLUDE:
Frank Maresty
Elaine
Holland
Joyce
Roberts
Max & Donna
Gary
Lindstrom
Gary & Savita
Terry
Severson
Tom & Brenda Sibley
CHRIST
THE
HEALER
GOSPEL
CHURCH
136
Ave F.S. Saskatoon, SK S7M 1S8
Wednesday &
Saturday 7 p.m. Sunday
10:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m
THE
END
OF YOUR SEARCH FOR A BIBLE-BELIEVING
CHURCH!
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