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What Happens When We Die?

At a recent meeting a man questioned what it would be like when we die. There were lots of people who tried to answer but none to his satisfaction. So where do we go and what happens? That is a legitimate question but Jesus does not let it rest there. He counters with a different approach. He wants us to realize the real question is not about where we end up after death or what it’s going to be like when we die. It’s not about a place or a thing or an experience. It’s about a person, that is,… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on August 28, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Why Faith?

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Heb.11:1 KJV).”

While this is obviously a biblical quote I want to start this section from the world’s perspective. We need a talking ground to be able to communicate what and why we believe the way we do. That will be in the next session. My reason is that this age is one where secularism has gained a foothold in every area of human endeavor. It’s all about ‘me’, my moments and instant… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on August 26, 2010 at 10:04am — No Comments

What’s It All About Alfie?

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Heb.11:1 KJV).”

This assemblage of words is well known and appears quite often in sermons and writings to touch the heart and challenge the mind to embrace God’s offer of an eternal relationship with Him. They are important words, words of salvation, words of life and words of invitation to share real presence, nature and essence. These are the words used to translate the Greek word, hypostasis. The… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on August 23, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Why Do We Study the Bible?

Why do we study the Bible? Is it to feel good about what we already believe? Is it having a safe place to be with others who believe the same things? Is it to gather socially and feel safe in the presence of others? Is it a search to make sure that what we believe is right? In other words is it a way to gain an inner sense of security, assurance, so that when you walk away into the world you feel better inside? These are legitimate questions. The reason I say that is because if we are studying… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on August 22, 2010 at 5:18pm — No Comments

I’ve Fallen and I Did Get Up

It’s absolutely fascinating to experience the way Scripture works on your mind. As you open its pages and you glance across a verse it seems as though there is an invisible spark that ignites the engine of thought into action. In that moment different charges of energy erupt ideas about that verse into being. Sometimes you can’t get all the energized thoughts out. There are too many. The Holy Spirit zooms ahead. If I could only catch up with Him.

For example I was just returning to… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on August 18, 2010 at 2:50pm — No Comments

To See or Not to See, That is the Congestion

To See or Not to See, That is the Congestion

100% of everything we do is activated by what we can’t see. Evaluation, choice, decision is an invisible process that puts our bodies into action. The reasoning we do, the thinking that consumes every moment is an invisible undertaking. Then we use the word inspiration to describe what motivates our thinking and our thinking into action. Again it’s invisible. Think about that word ‘inspiration’ for a moment. It is an unseen happening… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on August 14, 2010 at 12:38pm — No Comments

It’s a Matter of Time (cont.)

When we talk about Adam and Eve’s expulsion from the Garden of Eden it is commonly referred to as ‘the Fall.’ From what did they fall and into what? They fell from the open range of an eternal relationship with God into the frightening and lonely limitation of time. This theme of falling from God’s presence is inherited and repeated in generational form. The same dynamics that caused the Fall can be seen ‘time’ and ‘time’ again. One particular episode that typifies the limitation of time is… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on August 9, 2010 at 9:04am — 1 Comment

It's Just a Matter Of Time

There is a TV ad showing a guy with a hooded sweatshirt driving with his wife and discovering he left his sunglasses behind somewhere. He goes back to look for them. One place is a cave. He goes in and quickly emerges in the midst of flurrying bats causing him to put his hood on. There they are. He finds them in his hood. They were there all the time.

The last place you would think to look is where you find what you lost. This is a common occurrence for many of us. If we really look… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on August 8, 2010 at 4:57pm — 1 Comment

Getting Real

“Hold her steady…Steady...Steady as she goes.” That is the call to the helmsman from the captain as a boat is navigated through a storm, a narrow channel or just plain keeping the boat on course. That is also our spiritual call to keep Jesus as our focus.

I just saw in a news report that Ann Rice has left Christianity but not Jesus and that a well-known basketball player has gone to Israel in search of spirituality. Why are people who have a strong faith in Jesus leaving… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on July 31, 2010 at 1:02pm — No Comments

Why the Gifts of the Spirit Are So Important

"But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father." So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir (Gal.4:4-7 NIV)."

One of the things we need to see in Paul’s letter is his stress on the importance of the individual… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on July 20, 2010 at 11:19am — No Comments

Strongholds 9 Time to Tighten Up

“We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ. Our tools are ready at hand for clearing the ground of every obstruction and building lives of obedience into maturity (2Cor.10:5-6 The Message).”

During WW2 “Loose lips sink ships” were poster words used to make people aware that careless loose talk involving ship… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on July 10, 2010 at 2:24pm — No Comments

Strongholds 8 Barriers Against the Truth of God

“We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ. Our tools are ready at hand for clearing the ground of every obstruction and building lives of obedience into maturity (2Cor.10:5-6 The Message).”

Last time we dealt with warped philosophies. Now we want to look at the next part that talks about tearing down barriers… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on July 8, 2010 at 2:54pm — No Comments

Strongholds, Looking Back to Look Forward

“We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ. Our tools are ready at hand for clearing the ground of every obstruction and building lives of obedience into maturity (2Cor.10:5-6).”

There is a wise saying that concludes those who don’t pay attention to history are bound to repeat it. That is so true of the way we… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on June 28, 2010 at 7:04am — No Comments

Strongholds, the Barriers to Spontaneity

When we look out from behind our eyes, from our mind and heart, we share a sense of being alone. No one really understands or knows us and we hardly know ourselves. We grasp for some kind of meaning and avoid as much pain as possible in the process. Typical of our plight is the way we immediately seek to protect our inner selves from intrusion. We are conscious of our aloneness in the midst of others. We have a fear of appearing inadequate so we draw conclusions about others in order to elevate… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on June 27, 2010 at 9:44am — No Comments

The Road to Spontaneity

“We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ (2Cor.10:5 The Message).”

One of the most amazing impressions Jesus leaves with us is His spontaneity. As we have said many times before His responses are momentary, profound, simply stated and penetrating. They are consistent pointing to the stability of His character.… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on June 26, 2010 at 8:39am — No Comments

It's All About the Moment of Choice

“We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ (2Cor.10:5 The Message).”

You are in an orchestra. You have rehearsed your part and it is a solo piece around which the symphony has been constructed. The first violin has brought the common key for the tuning. There is applause as the conductor enters and takes the… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on June 25, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Pentecost, The Shift to the Spirit

Before we get into the subject of spiritual gifts it would be helpful if we visited the single most important event after the coming of the Lord Jesus and that is His sending the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. It is the Holy Spirit who brings our minds, our hearts and our spirits into spiritual reality. This is where the shift to true reality begins.

Acts 2 “1 The day of Pentecost came. The believers all gathered in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound came from heaven. It was like a strong wind… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on June 19, 2010 at 7:17am — No Comments

Pentecost 3 Expanded

The event of Pentecost is so important that we need to delve into its meaning and seek to become a part of it for growth and being God's witness.

Vs.1 The day of Pentecost came. The believers all gathered in one place. First, it is the ‘day.’ When you look at this passage closely it is the arrival of something dramatically

different, new and visible. Jewish history of course had a series of dramatically different events from the Flood, the Passover, the parting of… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on June 15, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Pentecost, The Event 2

“1 The day of Pentecost came. The believers all gathered in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound came from heaven. It was like a strong wind blowing. It filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw something that looked like tongues of fire. The flames separated and settled on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit. They began to speak in languages they had not known before. The Spirit gave them the ability to do this (NIRV).”

We are going to take this… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on June 12, 2010 at 1:16pm — No Comments

Resurrection 16 Resurrection and Faith

When Jesus rose from the dead it began the most dynamic movement of the mind, heart and spirit in recorded history. It opened the portals of the longest continual human mystery, the heart in relation to the mind and the spirit. Now the mystery of the heart and its balance is found in the risen Lord. The heart is central to our humanity, defines who we are and why we are here. What the heart trusts is what and who we become. Jesus claims Himself to be the focus (the truth) to restore the heart,… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on May 7, 2010 at 7:30am — 1 Comment