Spirit-Filled!

For Friday, December 1, 2023:

Revelation 19:11 NLT: “I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war.”

“Faithful and True” sounds like a good way to describe Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God can only speak the truth. His unconditional love for us is never-ending. We should be proud to be one of His children. But there are those who are not.

Evil beings think they should be in the driver’s seat of life. They aren’t content to let God do the driving. And just as we proselytize for Jesus, Satan and his minions are recruiting for the dark side. Kinda sounds like a Star Wars episode, except this is real – eternal life versus eternal condemnation, and our souls are the pawns on this chess board!

There’s constant spiritual warfare, a big battle in the next realm. And believe it or not, they’re waging war over your soul! That’s why, before Jesus would get anyone’s life back on track, he’d cast out the demons. We need to shuck off the demons in our lives. All of them.

The next step is to fill yourself with goodness. Ask Jesus into your heart. Ask God’s Holy spirit to live inside you. Holiness and evil cannot exist in the same place, so get closer to God. Curl up and sit right on your Father’s lap.

The presence of the Lord will displace your demons!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship

P.S. The good guy is always the one on the white horse!

Winning the Battle!

October 10, 2022 Monday Message:

1 John 2:14 NLT: “I have written to you who are God’s children because you know the Father. I have written to you who are mature in the faith because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. I have written to you who are young in the faith because you are strong. God’s word lives in your hearts, and you have won your battle with the evil one.”

There’s a lot in this one verse! Believers become ‘Children of God,’ adopted into the Holy Family. This includes both new believers and those who have followed Jesus for quite some time. Recent converts are often quite full of enthusiasm for their newfound redemption, so it’s good to include them in the fellowship!

In the same way that darkness and light cannot co-exist, evil and God cannot co-exist. Winning the battle with the evil one can be as simple as asking Jesus to live in your heart. Use Jesus to displace sin.

My advice is to never battle sin by yourself. Always include the Lord. Hop right up on Father God’s lap. Sin cannot exist there!

God will welcome you with open arms!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406