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Waters of Life: Why Do You Still Thirst?
Have you ever felt that your life is dry, no matter how many things you fill it with? That was exactly the condition a woman from Samaria was in when she one day met a weary traveler at a well outside the town of Sychar.
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Elihu Pedersen: An Unusually Productive Songwriter
Elihu Pedersen was, during his lifetime, a very active and hardworking evangelist, songwriter, and composer. He wrote 79 songs that are published in the songbooks “Ways of the Lord” and “The Almond Blossom,” as well as composing 14 melodies.
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The Sermon on the Mount: A Message to Disciples
“And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:” Matt. 5:1-2
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Why Are Disciples Exhorted to Go Out to Jesus, Outside the Camp?
The song “Go out from the camp! O go out to Him!” points to a quotation from Hebrews chapter 13, verse 13: “Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach.” But what does this really mean for us today, in our personal lives? This is exactly what Karl Pedersen wanted to bring out in his song.
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“O God’s Kingdom Consists Not of Word”—What Does the Song Say about God’s Kingdom?
What does the kingdom of God actually consist of? The song “O God’s kingdom consists not of word” provides the answer to this question. Based on Rom. 14:17, Anna Belden, a young Norwegian woman who was zealous for God, wrote this song. This can be taken as a thought-provoking lesson. But the song is also full of powerful exhortations and is an encouragement to understand what it takes to partake of the kingdom ourselves.
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Can’t Be Moved!
Based on the Christian hymn "O God's Kingdom Consists Not of Word"
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The Apostolic Fathers: Clement of Rome
The Apostolic fathers plays a crucial role as a binding agent between the Apostles and the Christians that came after them. They preserved the message of the Apostles, but they also wrote their own texts, that are important testimonies of their reverence and devotion. One of the most defining texts from this period is Clement of Romes letter to the Church in Corinth.
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The Authors of Sanctification: Reuben Archer Torrey
Reuben Archer Torrey was active as a preacher, theologian, and author in the period before the First World War. The era was characterized by great optimism about the future, and also by major Christian revivals. Among Christians, there was at the same time a growing trend toward liberalization, and a central dogma that was being challenged was the authority of the Bible as the Word of God. Torrey became known as a defender of the authority of the Bible, and wrote extensively on this subject. Why was this in particular so important to him?
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The Authors of Sanctification: Jessie Penn-Lewis
Jessie Penn-Lewis was an active Christian author, preacher, and editor of the magazine "The Overcomer" in the early 1900s. Her literature was widely read and discussed in her time. Is it still relevant for us today? She also wrote about the distinction between "Soul and Spirit" as the letter to the Hebrews describes it. Why is it important for us as Christians to understand this?
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The Authors of Sanctification: Andrew Murray
Andrew Murray grew up in South Africa, as the son of a Scottish Reformed minister. He trained as a pastor, but experienced the conditions in South Africa as a spiritual desert. What was it that led Murray to think this way? What caused Murray, despite this, to experience revivals and Christian renewal? And is Murray's message still relevant for us today?
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Righteous in God’s Eyes
On a hillside in Galilee, Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount, which would become one of the most powerful messages in history. Jesus begins his sermon with the Beatitudes. Here he lists a number of things that lead to true happiness in life. One of the things Jesus says is, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” (Matt. 5:6) It's written about being righteous in God’s eyes in a number of places in the Bible, in addition to this verse in the Sermon on the Mount. But what does it mean to be righteous? And what promises does God make to righteous people?
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A New Man With an Inheritance
“…put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” This Paul writes to the church in Ephesus. After putting of the old self, and we have been born again, shall we put on the new, created by God. By the power of The Holy Spirit we can live […]
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What Is Sanctification – and Why Is It Important?
All Christians are familiar with John 3:16. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." This is how people could be reconciled with God through a simple act of faith. But what happens next? What about the rest of your life?
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What Does It Mean to Follow Jesus?
In the Gospel texts, Jesus repeatedly invites people to follow him. What does that mean for us?
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Johan Oscar Smith and Sanctification
Johan Oscar Smith was radically gripped by God in the early 1900s. Together with his brother Aksel, he began publishing the magazine Skjulte Skatter (Hidden Treasures) in 1912 to promote the doctrine of sanctification. What can their radical and life-changing Christianity teach us today?
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The Lord’s Tireless Work with Disciples on the Way of Sanctification
Elias Aslaksen wrote a number of songs that are extremely rich in content. One of those that is often sung is “Zion I Treasure,” which is song number 146 in the songbook “Ways of the Lord.” The content of the text bears very fitting witness to one of Elias Aslaksen’s foremost life mottos, “The way you react determines your happiness or unhappiness.”
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Sanctification in History
Church history is full of people who have written about and been concerned with sanctification. Much of what they wrote is now regarded as literary treasures, and their lives have been an inspiration to generations. What can we learn from them?
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The Bible: a Bestseller for Centuries
The Bible. Not just a book, but a collection of 66 unique texts. For some, a rather haphazard collection of philosophical, mythological, apocalyptic, poetic, and biographical writings and letters. For others, sacred texts that form the very foundation of life. With five billion copies in circulation and translations into 776 languages, the Bible is the most popular literary work of all time. For centuries, people around the world have found the meaning of life in this best-selling book.
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I Really Need a Miracle
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matt. 5:3) With these words, Jesus opens the Sermon on the Mount—one of the most important texts in the Bible. What did he really mean? What is the connection between being poor and belonging to the kingdom of heaven?
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