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Betania KristiansandBetania KristiansandTore Johannessen - Gud velger de som ingenting erDenne søndagen hadde vi besøk av vår misjonær Tore Johannessen, som til daglig befinner seg i Thailand blant Shan-folket. Tore og konen delte fra arbeidet og om at Gud bruker oss selv om vi ikke selv opplever å strekke til.2025-04-2736 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Hvordan håntere religiøse påtrengende tanker - svaret! (4)Frihet fra påtrengende religiøse tanker – I dag vil jeg snakke om løsningen du trenger. Sliter du med tanker som ikke gir deg fred? Tanker som stadig kretser rundt om du har bedt nok, trodd nok, eller gjort nok for Gud? Påtrengende religiøse tanker kan være utmattende og fylle livet med angst og usikkerhet. Men i dag vil jeg gi deg en løsning!2025-02-2333 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Når tro blir en byrde: Når frykt forvrenger det åndelige livet (religiøse påtrengende tanker) (3)For mange er troen en kilde til fred, trygghet og glede. Men for noen kan den også bli en arena for intense bekymringer og påtrengende tanker. OCD (også kalt scrupulosity) er en form for angst der frykten for å miste frelsen, synde ubevisst eller ikke være “god nok” for Gud blir altoppslukende.2025-02-1638 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Tro og kjærlighet overvinner fryktHva er det egentlig som overvinner frykt? Tro og kjærlighet. Men hvordan får vi denne troen? Er det ved å anstrenge oss, ta oss kraftig sammen, eller gjenta «jeg tror» hundre ganger? Nei, tro handler ikke om selvdisiplin eller prestasjon. Det handler om å se hvem Gud er – at Han er kjærlighet – og å sette vår lit til Ham.2025-02-0932 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Frihet fra religiøse påtrengende tanker – Overvinne perfeksjonisme (2)Perfeksjonisme i troen kan føre til en uendelig streben etter å være “god nok” for Gud, drevet av en frykt for ikke å tilfredsstille de høye standardene man tror er nødvendige. Dette kan resultere i konstant selvkritikk, skyldfølelse og en følelse av utilstrekkelighet, selv når man gjør sitt beste.2025-02-0233 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Hvordan overvinne påtrengende og tilbakevendende tanker (1)Har du noen gang blitt fanget i en spiral av bekymringer som: Har jeg gjort alt riktig? Hva om jeg har såret noen? Eller hva om jeg har en alvorlig sykdom uten å vite det? Åndelige spørsmål kan være like plagsomme: Ber jeg nok? Er jeg til behag for Gud? Synder jeg for mye? Har jeg mistet frelsen? Mange sliter med slike tanker uten å vite hvorfor. Jeg har selv erfart dette i mange år før jeg innså at det kunne skyldes obsessiv-kompulsiv lidelse (OCD), spesielt en form som kalles religiøs OCD. Ved å forstå denne tilstanden, kan vi finne...2025-01-2628 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Kommer Jesus tilbake?2024 var et år med mange engasjerte diskusjoner i norske kristne miljøer om endetiden og hvordan man skal tolke Jesu profetier. To teologiske retninger sto i fokus: dispensasjonalismen og preterismen. For noen har dette ført til forvirring, særlig når begge sider hevder å ha rett og støtter seg på Bibelen. Hvem skal man tro? Hvordan kan man finne trygghet midt i ulike tolkninger? Jeg vil dele min personlige reise gjennom denne debatten — fra uro og frykt til en dypere forståelse og ydmykhet. La oss se nærmere på hva som virkelig er klart i Skriften, og hva vi kan læ...2025-01-1934 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Frykt ikke, Gud er med deg!Gud er nær deg – Frykt ikke Vi møter alle situasjoner i livet hvor frykt, bekymring eller rådvillhet truer med å overvelde oss. Men midt i vår situasjon kommer Gud til oss med en trøstende påminnelse: “Frykt ikke, for jeg er med deg!” Dette er ikke bare ord – det er en levende sannhet fra hjertet av vår himmelske Far. Uansett hva du står overfor, husk at Guds kjærlige hånd holder deg oppe. Hans styrke er din styrke, og hans løfter står fast. La oss finne fornyet mot og fred i vissheten om at Gud e2025-01-1218 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Glemmer det som ligger bakDette er en nyttårsoppmuntring som oppfordrer deg til å legge bak deg det gamle og eventuelle negative erfaringer fra 2024. I stedet kan du rette blikket mot de nye mulighetene Gud har for deg i 2025. Gud har gode planer for deg, og han ønsker å lede deg til seier dette året. Han er ved din side på den veien du går akkurat nå, selv om det kan virke utfordrende.2025-01-0518 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Gud har kommet nærJulens budskap er enkelt og fantastisk: Gud har kommet nær. Han er ikke en fjern Gud, men en som elsker oss så høyt at han selv tok steget for å gjenopprette fellesskapet med oss. Gjennom Jesu fødsel i Betlehem ble dette mulig. Jesus er Immanuel – Gud med oss – en påminnelse om at Gud lengter etter oss og ønsker å være nær oss, hver dag.2024-12-2117 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Hvem er Gud?Hvem er egentlig Gud? I denne korte undervisningen vil jeg ikke ha en lang utredning om hvem Gud er. Jeg har et veldig enkelt svar, og det kan forandre ditt liv fullstendig! Se svaret i undervisningen under!2024-12-1518 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Hva er og hvordan forstå Guds vilje?Å oppdage Guds vilje er invitasjon til frihet og glede Hvordan ville livet ditt sett ut om du virkelig forsto Guds vilje? Ikke som et sett av regler å frykte, men som en invitasjon til et levende, nært forhold til Gud – et forhold fylt med kjærlighet, nåde, fred og glede?2024-12-0823 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Du er akseptert og friDu trenger ikke å bli «fikset» – du trenger å oppdage at du allerede er fullt ut akseptert! Gud har akseptert deg helt og holdent, akkurat som du er. Når du virkelig ser og forstår dette, vil både dine tanker og din oppførsel naturlig begynne å forvandles. Det kristne livet handler om å bli fornyet i tankene våre, slik at vi stadig får en dypere forståelse av hvor høyt vi er elsket og akseptert av Ham. Denne sannheten setter oss fri. Når vi lever i denne erkjennelsen, får den makt til å bryte gjennom narsissisme, stolthet, overtenkning, tvang...2024-12-0125 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Løgnen om hvem du erEn stor løgn djevelen vi at du skal tro på er at du er bare en ussel, svak og syndefull skapning, og når du synder er Gud misfornøyd, skuffet og sint på deg. Hvordan ser Gud på deg når du har falt i en synd? Forandrer hans syn på deg når du har gjort noe galt?  Kan jeg fortelle deg en god nyhet? Gud elsker deg fordi du er skapt i hans bilde, og fordi du er hans sønn eller datter. Dette vil aldri forandre seg!2024-11-2433 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Kjærligheten driver all frykt utJohannes 4:18-19 lærer oss om Guds kjærlighet som driver ut all frykt. Frykt kommer fra en forventning om straff, men Guds fullkomne kjærlighet gir trygghet og fred. Frykt i forholdet til Gud viser at vi ennå ikke helt har forstått hans kjærlighet fult ut. Verset minner oss om at vi elsker Gud fordi Han først elsket oss. Når vi oppdager Guds kjærlighet mer og mer, blir vår frykt erstattet med tillit og visshet om at vi er trygge i Hans armer og i hans kjærlighet. Vi kan bli fri våre frykt tan2024-11-1728 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Guds vilje og lidelser – Hva med Jobs lidelser og Paulus’ torn i kjødet?Når vi møter lidelser i livet, kan det være fristende å spørre: Hvorfor skjer dette med meg? Er dette en del av Guds plan? To av Bibelens mest kjente figurer, Job og Paulus, opplevde stor lidelse, men deres historier gir ulike perspektiver på hvordan vi kan forstå prøvelser og utfordringer. Var Jobs lidelser en konsekvens av frykt, og hva var egentlig Paulus’ “torn i kjødet”? Gjennom deres erfaringer kan vi få dypere innsikt i hvordan troende kan møte motgang med utholdenhet og avhengighet av Gud. La oss se på deres historier for å avdekke hva de kan lære oss om...2024-11-1028 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Guds vilje og lidelser – Kommer lidelser fra Gud?Er lidelse en del av Guds plan og vilje? Mange har stilt dette spørsmålet når de møter smertefulle situasjoner i livet. Mens noen tror at lidelser er en måte Gud straffer eller tester oss på, er Bibelen tydelig på at lidelse i seg selv ikke er noe Gud ønsker for sine barn. Så hvorfor opplever vi lidelse som troende? Hva betyr det å “ta opp sitt kors” og følge Jesus? Gjennom denne undervisningen vil vi se på hva det innebærer å følge Kristus, selv når det innebærer å møte motgang og utfordringer.2024-11-0328 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Guds vilje og sykdomSykdom er en virkelighet mange av oss må forholde oss til, men er det virkelig Guds plan for våre liv? Mange har kanskje blitt fortalt at sykdom er en byrde vi må bære, eller at Gud bruker sykdom for å lære oss noe. Men hva sier egentlig Bibelen? Kan vi tro at Gud vil at vi skal være friske? Gjennom Jesu liv og offer finner vi et radikalt budskap – et budskap om frihet fra både synd og sykdom. La oss se litt dypere på dette kraftfulle temaet og oppdage hva Guds hjerte virkelig er for helbredelse.2024-10-2738 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Guds vilje, skjebnetro og bønnHva om bønn er mer enn bare ord vi sender opp til himmelen? Hva om det faktisk er et nøkkelverktøy som Gud ønsker vi skal bruke for å bringe hans vilje inn i våre liv og denne verden? Mange tenker at alt som skjer er forutbestemt av Gud, men Jesus lærte oss å be om at Guds vilje skal skje – noe som antyder at vi har en viktig rolle å spille i dette. I dag skal vi se på hvordan bønn, er langt fra å være en kjedelig plikt, faktisk kan bli en spennende og dynamisk kraft når vi forstår...2024-10-2027 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)På hvilken måte prøver Gud oss?Når vi møter vanskeligheter og prøvelser i livet, er det mange som stille spørsmål som: “Er dette en test fra Gud?” Mange kristne sliter med å skille mellom Guds vilje og angrep fra det onde. Er lidelsene vi møter virkelig Guds måte å lære oss noe på, eller kommer de fra en annen kilde? I denne undervisningen skal vi utforske hvordan Gud faktisk prøver oss, hva Bibelen sier om fristelser, og hvordan vi kan forstå Guds godhet i møte med utfordringer.2024-10-1332 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Du er et mesterverk!Har du noen gang tenkt over hva det vil si å være et mesterverk? I et kunstverk er det kunstnerens håndverk, visjon og hjerte som gir verket verdi, ikke materialene det er laget av. Tenk deg så, at du selv er et slikt mesterverk – ikke skapt av tilfeldigheter, men formet med omhu, kjærlighet og hensikt. I brevet til efeserne løfter Paulus sløret for en dyp hemmelighet: Vi er skapt til noe langt større enn vi kan forestille oss. Klar til å oppdage hvem du virkelig er i Kristus?2024-10-0629 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastDo We Have Two Natures? Identity ConfusionMany Christians are often a bit confused about whether we as Christians have two natures. Some people teach that we have one nature before we became a Christian, and when we are born again we got another, new nature. This new nature is in conflict with the old one, and often we can still feel that the old nature is most dominant. The solution some preachers give is that you have to feed the good side of yourself, the new nature, so that the old one does not take over again. But that’s a lot of work2023-06-3033 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastIt’s Because of LoveI do ministry in northern Thailand, and here we run a Saturday school. One Saturday when we had over 60 children, I was quite tired after four hours of driving, pick up and send all the children back home and to teach English for four hours. I started and reflected on this: Why did I have a feeling of contentment and joy?2023-03-1233 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastDon’t Forget Hope!Just sharing from my hart about not to forget hope. It’s both for ourselves and others. And I have a challenge to how you can give hope to other (and no it’s not about money)2022-11-0620 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastWhen is God Pleased?When is God pleased and satisfied with us? Many Christians struggle with this question. I had a quiz on my website for a while back, and one of the questions I had was: When do we please God? I was amazed how many people wrote: It is when I pray, don’t do any sins, sing worship songs, do evangelism, lead someone to Jesus and so on. The focus was on what we need to do, but what is it that really satisfies God?2022-03-0522 minBibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Bibelundervisning på Podcast (Audio)Hvor er du Gud?Kanskje du lurer på hvorfor jeg har denne overskriften? Har Tore mistet troen sin nå? Tenker mulig noen? Går han igjennom en vanskelig tid? Jeg har ikke det, men gjennom livet vil de fleste av oss ha perioder der vi stiller oss dette spørsmålet: Hvor er du Gud? Jeg tro ganske sikkert du har det også.2022-02-2047 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastWhat does God require?What does God require? Or what dose he desire most of all? Is it our nice works or behavior? Is it our devotion to him or how much we pray? My question is this: Do we live under the law or grace? If we live under grace what is the requirement? Get the answer in this message!2022-02-0626 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastLove Keeps No Record of WrongsWe have probably all heard that God is love (1Joh 4:8), but what does that really mean? Some believe that God only has love, it's only one of his attributes, and he will show it to us when we deserved it or when we have behaved good. Some believe he only loves me and will hear my prayer when have repented from all of the sins I have done, and they maybe even think: All sins I have done since I was a child and I need to know exactly what I did. There are a lot of people who are...2021-11-1949 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastWhat is it All About?Have you ever asked yourself this question: What is it all about? It may be in several contexts we can ask ourselves this question, perhaps in relation to the meaning of life, but have you ever asked this question in relation to your faith and Christian life? Maybe you're a bit scared of this question, because it may be associated with unbelief. Sometimes it can be healthy to ask yourself some questions, and God does not get nervous because of it.2021-10-0126 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastDon't Worry About AnythingToday, I believe that God has something very special and something new he wants to speak to you about through this scripture: Phi 4:4-7. Do not think that you've heard this before and you do not need to hear it again! I think everyone has experienced and maybe you experiencing it right now, that you have or are worried. It can be anything from money to situations that you have at work. Whatever circumstances you are facing, you can have a peace that surpasses all the understanding. Before I was afraid that when I had a bad day, it was...2021-08-0824 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastDo We Need More of God?I have heard many say that we need more of God or Jesus, but do we need more of Him? Does the Bible says that we must hunger and thirst for more and that we do not have anything of Him yet. Do we need more power, more forgiveness, more of His nature, or more blessing from God? Maybe my answer will surprise you?2021-07-2321 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastBe Still (and Know That I Am God!)In this world it is easy to be stressed out. It can be all from work, circumstances, family, bad report when it comes to sickness or even when it comes to know our identity. As a believer in a mighty God, we should not give into this stress, but the reality is that we are not so much different from people in this world. We still let this things get to us and even control us. The truth is or soul can be still and know that He truly is God.2021-05-0728 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastCan I Loose My Salvation?I can actually tell you my answer right away: You can't! When you hear this answer and statement, you may think: You must be a Bible teacher who says that it is perfectly fine to sin and we can sin as much as we want without any consequences. Can I tell you one thing: There is no place in the Bible where it says you can loose your salvation in the same way that you might lose your wallet, for example. Salvation is not something you suddenly loose, like doing a sin or falling into a sin. Get the answer...2021-01-1727 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastThe Power of WordsSome people are not aware of this, but: Your words have creative power. It can create a good future or a bad future for you. Today I will encourage you to talk positive over your selves and don’t loose heart if you go to a difficult time right now. God is listening to your prayers and hears them! I also have a short testimony of how God answered my prayer about finding a wife and family (I am married and have 3 children today)2021-01-1014 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastIt is the Gift of GodThis short teaching is an encouragement in connection with Christmas 2020. It will be about the gift that God gave was unconditional. I will also talk about how we can rest safely in the arms of our God the Father. The year 2020 has been challenging for most of us, but we can still rest in God’s arms.2020-12-2014 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastEnter Into His JoySome people are only focused on what they will receive when they get to heaven one day, and that everything will be good then, and it will for sure be, but God wants us to have a joyful life here as well. If we don’t experience this life here and now, we can’t give life to others, either. God want us to share his love and Good News to others, but we are not able to do that in an effective way if we loose our joy.2020-12-0633 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGod Gave You Emotions – An Online SeminarWhat does the Bible really say about emotion? Intro to the seminar God Gave You Emotions. See more on https://goodnewsforbrokenhearts,com2020-10-2504 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastEnter Into His JoySome people are only focused on what they will receive when they get to heaven one day, and that everything will be good then, and it will for sure be, but God wants us to have a joyful life here as well. If we don’t experience this life here and now, we can’t give life it to others, either. God want us to share his love and Good News to others, but we are not able to do that in an effective way if we loose our joy. In Hebrews12;2:(AMP), it says: ”He, for the joy [of obtain...2020-10-1133 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastJesus Knew Negative EmotionsThere are perhaps many Christians, who think that if I have negative emotions, I am in sin, and I am in unbelief and then God can’t help me. But to have negative feelings and emotions such as fear, timidity, depression, etc. is not a sin, but what they can lead you to that can be something bad. Let us look at the emotions that Jesus had, and how He handled them. Jesus is our great example and He has also given us His Spirit and power. If He could not be ruled by His feelings, then we don’t have...2020-09-2743 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastA New Nature!I have good news for you! Even if you follow your feelings and has even become part of your character to do so, this is not who you really are from the creation and in your new creation; for what you do, does not tell who you really are. As a Christian, you have been crucified with Christ already (Gal 2:20) and the old is gone and the new has come (2 Corinthians 5:17). This is the truth about you from the moment you accepted Jesus. The Fruit of the Spirit is already in you. This is now your true identity! The flesh...2020-09-0636 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastWhat You Think Will Lead You to What You Feel and DoMany people are not aware that what you think will lead you to what you feel, and then again what you do. It is important that we know how to handle the feelings right so they don’t lead us down the wrong path. And it all starts with our thoughts. If you know you have thoughts and feelings that can lead you away from God and fellowship with Him, it is important that you do something with them, so that you can control them, before they will control you. If I can control my thoughts, I will be able to...2020-08-2346 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastBreakthrough! (My Testimony - Part 2)I got my breakthrough at a prayer center, but not in the way that I thought I would. I remember I woke up one morning and I was very bad. I had breathing problems, headaches, stomach pain, etc. and I said to God: “God! You need to speak to me today! “I was desperate for something that could give me encouragement and hope. I had signed up for a service where someone would pray and prophesy over me, and I hoped that something would happen that day. Today I will continue my testimony Emotions Part 112020-08-0929 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastEmotions And Our Health (My Testimony - Part 1)Our feelings can lead to a lot of bad things in our physical body as well, when they control us. The fact that we are not willing to forgive, for example, will cause you to feel anger, resentment, frustration and even depression. And when you have these emotions, they can lead to diseases in your body, like high blood pressure, autoimmune diseases (like allergies) and even cancer.Emotions have a lot to do with our health. Our negative emotions, which often come from fear, may release chemicals that make us depressed, and when we have a chemical imbalance in our...2020-08-0249 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastWhat Feelings Can Lead To (when we let them control us)The world we live in today is largely governed by what they feel. You may have heard this expression: If it feels good to you. This is a wisdom guided by emotions, not God’s wisdom. And this statement is really a devilishly lie, and could not be further away from the truth. I think you are quite aware that there are many things you can feel to do, that are not good for you! Emotions Part 92020-07-1928 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastNever Give Up, Even If You Feel Like ItI have a testimony on how God gave me a big answer to prayer, even though I was about to and felt like giving up several times. Have you ever felt that you could never overcome a situation, I will never come out of this situation or it will never change for me, or I have this weakness that I can never manage to overcome? These are feelings of powerlessness and despair, which also the spirit of fear is behind. Is this an emotion that God wants you to have? No! These feelings are actually the root of most of...2020-07-0538 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastTruth and emotionsIf you are what we call a “Bible Believing Christian”, (believe what that the Bible tells us is true), you often know what it says, but because you do not always feel that what it says is true, you do not really believe what the truth it is saying. Even if you are a Christian, you have almost certainly been affected by this emotionally ruled world we live in. This world tells us that you should not believe something is true before you feel or see it. But that is a lie, and certainly not faith.Part 72020-06-2139 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastWhat Is the Purpose for My Life?Many people struggle with this question: What Is the Purpose for My Life? Or as a Christian it can be: What is God’s purpose for my life and what can he use me to? The feeling of having a purpose is an important one, because we don’t feel content with life if we have no purpose. God’s purpose for your life is actually not a difficult one, it's easy. God's main purpose for your life is for you to discover how much you are loved by God and to have a close fellowship and relationship with him. In fac...2020-06-1433 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastKnow That You Are LovedGod gave you emotions. Part 5 Sin is a thing that will bind you and lead you into bondage. Paul says in Romans that he who sins is a slave to sin. You are not called to be a slave to sin, but you are called to be free, free from sin and its power. God want to shift your focus away from sin and to righteousness. God does not focus on your sin, but who you are in Him, and that you are loved. He will establish you in what you already are in Him and that you are righteous...2020-05-2338 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastKnow Who You AreGod gave you emotions. Part 4 God is not sin focused, but He wants to show us who we really are in Him. He wants us to be grounded in who we really are. It is to be grounded in who we really are in Christ that will cause us to not sin. For in Christ, you are holy, pure, a righteous child of God, chosen and so on. You also need to see that when you were born again, you were set free from the power of sin, and you died from your sin. You are already crucified with Christ...2020-05-1736 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGod is Not Condemning You!This is part 3 of God gave you emotions I have seen a large increase of fear and depression, especially among young people. Many believe that to get Norway and Europe to repent, we must preach the law (The 10 Commandments and morality) to them so that they feel judged and condemned, and then they will turn to God. 
We hear some preachers say or express: If you do not repent, God will punish you, or you will perish if you do not repent of your sin. I don’t think preaching the law and the threat of punishment is the right appr...2020-05-0336 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastWhat Religion Has Done With EmotionsThis is part 2 Many have the image that to be a good Christian is related to surrender, relinquish and give up everything including joy, and everything that feels good is bad or a sin.
 I must say that in the first 20 years of my life I was actually not sure of whether God wanted me to be happy or not, that I should feel happiness. There was some talk about suffering for God, and give up things for God. I thought it was very spiritual to not be happy. For instants, I thought it was very spiritual to cry. I as...2020-04-2638 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGod Gave You EmotionsFor the next few weeks I will upload a new part of this seminar/series This is part 1 What does the Bible really say about emotion? Are emotions something that is negative or positive? Does God want me to be happy? How can I control my emotions? What connection is there between feelings and fears? Emotions can be our best friend or our worst enemy. In this teaching, I will give you some truths about feelings and emotions that can help you to manage them in a correct and good way, and how you can feel the way that God...2020-04-1934 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastJesus is the Good NewsJesus is the Good News. He is the light of this world. He is our righteousness and holiness. He is our hope and our future. We can trust him with whole our life Happy Easter2020-04-1125 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastArise and ShineIt's a dark time in this world today, but as Christians we have a message of hope that can bring light into this dark world. My encouragement today is that we as Christians can arise and shine, we have the Good News to bring to this world. Jesus is the light and lives in us so let us arise and shine!2020-04-0426 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastIs God Judging This World?In connection with the Corona Virus that is currently sweeping this world, I have heard people quote scriptures and say that this is God who is angry and it is his punishment for the world and its sin. Not everyone says this directly, but some still believe that it is God who sent it and stands behind it. If the corona virus is a punishment or as a result of God's wrath, Jesus would have died in vain.2020-03-2839 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastFriend or Slave?Many view Jesus and God as a stern Lord or slave master, but it could not be further from the truth. Yet, many Christians are very focused on what they must do for Jesus, or whether they are doing everything right. They might think: Have I committed some sins that have made God angry at me, and in some way he wants to punish me? What are Jesus and God calling us? Is it slaves and servants? Or is it his friend and son or daughter? I want to share with you two scriptures today that will show very clearly...2020-03-1030 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastDoes God Want to Use You?Many Christians often pray this prayer: God use me! I myself have prayed this prayer, especially when I were in my teens. One of the reasons was that I were afraid that I could not be used for anything, and I attached my identity to what I could do and to be used for. I have a nine months old daughter (when I write this) and I love her over all on this earth. But my thoughts are not this: What can I use my daughter for, or what can she do for me? Had I been thinking so, I...2020-03-0327 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastDo We Have to Give the TithePerhaps you have heard: You steal from God if you don’t give the tithe, or you are under a curse if you don’t give, or God will punish you if you don’t give the tithe, or God will not heal you if you do not give. These two things are usually not said directly, but it can often be perceived in this way and maybe someone thinks this way too? In fact, I've heard someone say it like this: If you are stingy then you will go to hell, for those who are stingy will not inherit the ki...2020-02-0338 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastThe Joy is Our StrengthThe Bible says that the joy of the Lord is our strength (Neh. 10: 8). If you are depressed and worried do you have strength? We have little strength and power if we do not have joy. The joy is in you already, but you need to discover it more and more. We also have an enemy who is looking for an opportunity to steal our joy and peace. Learn how to discover more of this joy, which can even heal you and set you free. I have also include some personal stories in this encouragement.2020-01-2720 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastLove Keeps No Record of WrongsWe have probably all heard that God is love (1Joh 4:8), but what does that really mean? Some believe that God only has love, it's only one of his attributes, and he will show it to us when we deserved it or when we have behaved good. Some believe he only loves me and will hear my prayer when have repented from all of the sins I have done, and they maybe even think: All sins I have done since I was a child and I need to know exactly what I did. There are a lot of people who are...2019-09-0700 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastDoes God Want to Use You?Many Christians often pray this prayer: God use me! I myself have prayed this prayer, especially when I were in my teens. One of the reasons was that I were afraid that I could not be used for anything, and I attached my identity to what I could do and to be used for. I have a nine months old daughter (when I write this) and I love her over all on this earth. But my thoughts are not this: What can I use my daughter for, or what can she do for me? Had I been thinking so, I...2019-07-1427 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastCreated for FreedomYou Were Created for Freedom2019-06-1524 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastFour Very Important QuestionsThere are four important and essential questions that all people want an answer to. Maybe you live in denial, and think that it doesn’t matter or I am not a person who relay cares, but deep down, all people want to know the answer to these four basic questions. It doesn’t matter if you are religious or non religious. If you are a Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Atheist and so on, there is a longing in all people’s heart to know the answers to these questions. Are you ready to know what questions?2019-04-0724 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastBe Still and Know That I Am God!In this world it is easy to be stressed out. It can be all from work, circumstances, family, bad report when it comes to sickness or even when it comes to know our identity. As a believer in a mighty God, we should not give into this stress, but the reality is that we are not so much different from people in this world. We still let this things get to us and even control us. And you are not alone, and sometimes I ask why? We have an answer that this world dose not have, and a hope and...2019-03-2400 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastYou Are More Valuable Than You Think!We are all looking for value and being someone important. We are all looking for love. I think if we truly saw our value this world would look very different! This applies not only to the non-Christians, but to us Christians as well! I think there would be less gossip, envy and judging others if we really saw who we truly are, I actually think these things would not be a problem, even sin would not be a problem anymore if we truly saw who we are! See this important encouragement, which I belive will help you and inspire you!2019-03-0337 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastThe Spirit and the Flesh?Many Christians don't understand Galatians 5:17 very well, about the struggle between the Spirit and the flesh. Many people when they look at this verse they think that this it is about our new spirit and nature, fighting against the evil part of me, called the flesh. It means I still have a struggle on the inside and I have to constantly try to be in my spirit and try to kill the flesh, the evil side of myself. First, notice that the Spirit is capitalised, that means it's not about your spirit but God's Spirit. Secondly, remember that the flesh...2019-02-1720 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastYour Identity is Good, and You Are Highly Loved!My encouragement today is maybe one of my most important messages. It also summaries the message I really want people to get hold of. Don't miss this encouraging message I have called: Your Identity is Very Good, and You Are Highly Loved!2019-02-0325 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastAre You Both Good and Evil?Are you a dual person? Are you both good and evil at the same time like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? I have some good news for you if you believe this!2019-01-1312 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastSomething New Will HappenWe are soon in a New Year, and it is often time to think and reflect back on the old one, and look forward to the new year. We have both good and bad memories of the year that have passed, and it is good to remind us of the blessings we have experienced, and also leave what has been negative behind us. God always has something new for you, and something new and good will happen to you in 2019 too! God is a good father who always has good gifts for us and wants us the best! Then put...2018-12-3012 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastYou are the Fruit of the SpiritSomeone might wonder about this headline? But I will explain to you what I mean with this headline during this teaching. For many years I was afraid of reading Galatians 5 where it is talking about the works of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit. I was afraid that if I did some of the acts of the flesh, I did not belonged to God anymore. I sometimes could get angry, I experienced jealousy and I know I did some of works of the flesh, and then it says that those who do such things should not inherit the...2018-09-1620 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastWho is Your True Enemy? - God is Not Your EnemyWho is Your True Enemy? Your enemy is not your self or God. This encouragement is about that you God is not your enemy, but He is always for you.2018-08-1925 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastJesus, Friend of SinnersJesus was called a friend of sinners, not sinners enemy! This encouragement is about that you God is not your enemy, but He is always for you.2018-08-1226 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGod is Not Your EnemyThis encouragement is about that you God is not your enemy, but He is always for you. Jesus did not come to condemn the world, but to save it!2018-08-0514 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastYou Have PowerThis encouragement is about that you already got the power to go ut to heal the sick and reach the end of the world!2018-05-2020 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastCan I Lose My Salvation?I can actually tell you my answer right away: You can't! When you hear this answer and statement, you may think: You must be a Bible teacher who says that it is perfectly fine to sin and we can sin as much as we want without any consequences. Can I tell you one thing: There is no place in the Bible where it says you can lose your salvation in the same way that you might lose your wallet, for example. Salvation is not something you suddenly lose, like doing a sin or falling into a sin. One of the...2018-04-1100 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News??We as Christians say that we are those who have the Good News, because the Gospel means that, but is this the reality for most Christians? Do we experience that it is good news for us? Many focus on avoiding hell and get to heaven one day, and that is Good News, but is it good news for us here and now, in the life we live right now?2018-03-1839 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastYour enemy is not yourself, but the lies you belive about yourselfYour enemy is not yourself, but the lies you think and believe about yourself.2018-03-1117 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastAre Lusts and Desires Sin?Some think of our desires and desire as something evil. Especially when we read this verse: James 1:14-15 14 But each one is tempted by his lusts, being drawn away and seduced by them . 15 Then when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin. And sin, when it is fully formed, brings forth death. Can I tell you one thing: Your lusts and desires are created by God and they are good. In fact, they are absolutely essential to our existence. Before you get upset about what I'm saying now, let me ask you this: Continue to read under: Do you have...2018-03-0425 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastSin Is A PowerIt is a spiritual evil force and power called sin, and it is our enemy. When other hurt me, I know that they do not see the truth about who they are, and when somebody sins against me, I also know that they are not what they do, but it is a spirit that is behind, and it's called sin, and it has tricked them to choose to do the wrong thing. If you or others were our enemy, we would have fought a fight against ourselves or others, but yourself or others are not your enemy (Ephesians 6: 12-13), it...2018-02-2530 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastYou Are Not SinYour enemy is not yourself, but the lies you believe about yourself. We as Christians say that we have the answered for the problem of sin, which is Jesus, but in the practical life, it often does not look like it. Many Christians struggle with sin as much as the non-Christians, some even more, although they may manage to maintain a better facade. in addition they struggle more with condemnation, guilt and self-condemnation. You may find that some non-Christians can often exercise better self-discipline than many Christians. What is this so? Is there an answer?2018-02-1826 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastIdentity And SinWhen I bring up a subject like this, about sin, I can get many reactions. Some people think that I will not listen to this because I feel tired of being condemned and feeling guilty. Often this subject can be said like this: You are a big sinner, stop sinning, shame on you, try to win victory over your sin! Or they try to give you a ten-step program to overcome sin and live a victorious Christian life. Someone else may think like this, when they hear this subject: Not another person who wants to say that sin is not...2018-02-0433 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastWhat Is Sin?Sin may not be a very popular topic, but it is a very important one. What I am going to say about sin in this teaching will not be condemning, but I hope you can get a new light on this subject and see sin of what it is. The word sin is used most in religious context, and it is often about the wrong thing we do and think, and make a god angry and sin must be punished. How you handle this subject depends on your image of God. If you have a picture of a judgmental and...2018-01-1435 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastForgetting The Things BehindWe are in a new year, but it may be easy that last year's disappointments are fresh in mind. God's wish for you in the new year is that you can put it the old things, you experienced in 2017, behind you and look forward to what God has for you in this new year! God is still good and he wants to bless you, he is not against you, but always for you. During this year, God wants you to find out more about who He is and who you are. Watch this encouragement today!2018-01-0717 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastBring Bad Thoughts Into CaptivityWhat I want in this teaching is to help you to distinguish between what thoughts are from you, what thoughts are from God and what thoughts are from the devil. We must distinguish between what is from God and what is not, for the enemy has even made you believe many of his thoughts and lies. It might be that he sends thoughts that it is God who condemned you for a sin you did, but those condemning thoughts came from him. He is called the accuser, not the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is our helper and comforter. Remember...2017-12-0536 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastNot All Thoughts That You Have Are Your ThoughtsMany Christians struggle to find out if thoughts they have comes from them, God or the devil. Today, I will share from Jeremiah 29:11, and this verse gives us a an answer. The thoughts God has for us are peace, no thoughts of evil or something bad. In other words, evil thoughts come from our enemy, the devil, thoughts that bring peace and hope, and thoughts of a good future comes from God!2017-11-2836 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastThree things that are connected to your freedomThere are three tings that are closely connected, and effects the way we relate to our selves to God and others, and the way we can reach out to a broken, fearful, depressed and sinful world. It is also Important for your mental and physical healing. Your picture of God - How do you see God and how do you think he sees you? Your picture of yourself - Your picture of your creator, the way you think he looks at you, reflects also how you look at yourselves. Your picture of other people. - The way you think God...2017-11-2230 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastHe Forgave All Your SinsMany Christians fear that they have not been forgiven by God because they have not yet been able to fully forgive others. They want to forgive, but they still have negative feelings towards those who have hurt them. They can easily be condemned by what Jesus is saying in Matthew 18:35, that if we do not forgive our neighbor with our heart, God will not forgive us, but reject us and punish us, which makes us have the fear that God has not forgiven us. I often skipped this scripture and was afraid of it myself, I wished it was not...2017-11-1530 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastDo we constantly need to ask for forgiveness to stay forgiven?When Am I Forgiven? (Part 2) What about the first letter of John saying that God does not forgive us before we have confessed our sins? If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, so he forgives us from sin and purifies us from all unrighteousness. This is a scripture many use to explain that God has not forgiven us until we have made up for our sin and asked for forgiveness. It may seems, when we read this, that God has not forgiven us until we do the next sin and that we constantly must remember to ask...2017-11-1230 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastWhen Am I Forgiven?Am I forgiven if I have forgotten to confess a sin or sins? If I have done a sin, am I only forgiven until I do next sin and have asked forgiveness for it? Does God only forgive me for the sins I have remembered to confess? Does God hear my prayers if I have not totally forgiven someone? I know there are many Christians who are afraid that they may not be forgiven, and many think of what Jesus said in the Sermon Of the Mount in Matthew 6:15, where Jesus says that God can not forgive you until you...2017-10-3032 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastExceedingly Abundantly AboveIn this encouragement/speech, I want to talk about that God can do exceedingly abundantly above all that you ask for or imagine. (Eph 3:20) I have seen this in my own life, even last week. I also have a testimony in this speech from my own life. I also will say an encouragement about God's power that lives in you and that he can and wants to use you to set other people free too!2017-09-2522 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastJesus Did Not Come to Condemn You, Or the World!Is God behind hurricanes and natural disasters, or negative things that happens? Does God judge people and nations today because of sin? This is quite a hot topic and I have heard some Christian say, as an evangelist quite recently, that God sends hurricanes for punishments for sin today, even nations (this would also indirectly say that God punishes you for every sin your do, even today). But what about what Jesus did on the cross? And what about John 3:16 and 17? What about Jesus that Jesus has forgiven all sin, for all, once and for all? I think some mix...2017-09-1817 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastDon't Worry About AnythingToday, I believe that God has something very special and something new he wants to speak to you about through this scripture: Phi 4:4-7. Do not think that you've heard this before and you do not need to hear it again! I think everyone has experienced and maybe you experiencing it right now, that you have or are worried. It can be anything from money to situations that you have at work. Whatever circumstances you are facing, you can have a peace that surpasses all the understanding. Before I was afraid that when I had a bad day, it was...2017-09-1300 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGod's Goodness Is Better Than You Think!The starting point for this encouragement/speech is Psalm 103, which says, among other things, that God does repay us for our sins. Some think: God will not answer my prayer or help me if I should do a sin. But God does not punish you for sins you do, have done or will do. Sin we will most likely punish you in one way or another, but it is not God's punishment. God's goodness is better than you think!2017-09-0534 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastDo Not Be Deceived - God Is GoodDo not be deceived about who God is. God is good, and all good and perfect gifts comes from Him. Sickness, hurricanes and troubles are not from God!2017-09-0135 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News For Broken Hearts - The TeachingMost of us are broken in some ways, and we believe that a healed heart comes from knowing our true identity and to know that we are truly loved! This is the focus in the teaching you find on this site. We want to tell you: The Christian life is not a life of striving and trying to become something you are not yet, but it is a journey of discovery of who you truly are and have become, and the one who lives on the inside of you, and with you.2017-08-1317 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastDo You Carry Heavy Burdens?An encouragement about that God wants to lift off your heavy burden.2017-08-0625 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastTeach the Young ValueA teaching and encouragement about the importance of value and the importance to teach the young. Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it.2017-08-0120 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastYou Are Not Living AloneA teaching from Gal 2:20 about that you are not living alone.2017-07-2320 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastThree TruthsThree truths that will set you free2017-07-1920 minGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastGood News for Broken Hearts - PodcastWho am I?Who am I truly?2017-07-1620 min