“I know the plans I have for you;” says the LORD
Rev. Michael Jensen
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will […]
The Holy Spirit will come upon you
Rev. Michael Jensen
The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her […]
I will go before you…..
Rev. Michael Jensen
“This is what the Lord says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him……I will go before you and will level the mountains……I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name…” [Isaiah 45:1-3] This same God speaks through a […]
God requires 100% devotion
Rev. Michael Jensen
The Christian is someone who has been ransomed from the kingdom of darkness and transferred into the kingdom of the beloved Son of God. As the apostle Paul points out to the Corinthians; “ Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God? You are not […]
And they were filled with the Holy Spirit
Rev. Michael Jensen
The greatest need of the born again Christian is to be filled with the Holy Spirit. When we are under the control of the Holy Spirit, we will always glorify Jesus Christ. He will be exalted in our speech and in our behavior. The apostle Paul issued an imperative command when he wrote, “Be filled […]
Who are you listening to ?
Rev. Michael Jensen
The kingdom of this world and the kingdom of heaven are ruled by different potentates. Under which authority are we living our lives? Balaam discovered how important it was to acknowledge the authority of the heavenly king when he said to Balak; “Lo, I have come to you! Have I now any power at all to […]
Repent…so that refreshing may come…
Rev. Michael Jensen
” … the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him. But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. … And now, brothers, I […]
Repent…and…receive the Holy Spirit
Rev. Michael Jensen
Peter has learnt from his own experience that repentance is the foundation for God renewing us through the Holy Spirit. He reminds his hearers of the foundations of their faith which was proclaimed by John the Baptist and then by Jesus, ” Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Peter says later that […]
When the Day of Pentecost came….
Rev. Michael Jensen
Acts 2:1-13 Pentecost, also known as ‘The Feast of Weeks’ or Shavuot the Day of Firstfruits Numbers 28 v 26, was a festival of joy and thanksgiving celebrating the completion of the harvest season. These themes bring to mind Jesus’ words to some Greeks who said; “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” “The hour has […]
“…the scriptures had to be fulfilled…”
Rev. Michael Jensen
Acts 1:15-26 Luke’s attention to detail helps us to know that the new covenant community began with about 120 disciples of Jesus devoting themselves to prayer for 10 days. This passage commences with Peter quoting the scriptures, “….the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David…” Acts […]
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