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Personal letter from:
Pastor Solbrekken
May,
2012
Max
Solbrekken World Mission
Box
44220 R.P.O. Garside Edmonton,
AB T5V 1N6, Canada
780-460-8444 / 306-477-0200
www.mswm.org
/ www.maxsolbrekken.com
NEW
TV Series being launched soon
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COME HOME TO JESUS -
Dear
Friend in Christ:
I
greet you in Jesus' most
precious and holy Name.
Each day as we draw nearer to
our Lord's imminent return and
our gathering together to Him,
I am convinced that only three
things really matter:
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Our
relationship to Christ
and our dedication to
Him and His |
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Kingdom. |
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Our
relationship to our
families and our
dedication to
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welfare
- spiritual, physical
and material. |
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Our
relationship to our
fellowman - with a godly
desire for their |
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welfare,
health and spiritual
well-being! |
The
hymn-writer penned the words:
"Have you
counted the cost if your soul
should be lost, though you
gained the whole world for
your own. Even now it
may be that the line you have
crossed. Have you
counted, have you counted the
cost?"
How
much do we love our families?
How much time do we spend in
prayer for them? How
much direction do we exhibit
through our examples?
What is our legacy to our
families?
We
may not have much wealth to
leave, but we must leave a
legacy of faith in God and the
all atoning Blood of Jesus and
the power of the Holy Spirit
to save, heal and deliver from
the power of darkness!
ONLY
ONE LIFE, IT WILL SOON BE
PAST!
An
old Gospel song asks: "How
Many are the lost that I have
Lifted? How many are the
chained I've helped to Free?
I wonder, have I done My Best
for Jesus when He has done so
much for me?"
After
50 years of preaching to the
pagan across the world, I have
a strong desire to reach
Canada for Jesus.
Television is a KEY to awaken
our Nation. Please HELP
me to be His messenger to the
lost and to help trigger that
awakening among us all.
I
NEED your prayers and
financial support as we
reach out to our Nation with
the mercy of JESUS.
Please write SOON. Thank
You! And when you write,
please send us your prayer
requests so that we may pray
for you and your needs, as
well as for your friends and
loved ones. Agree with
us according to Matthew 18:19
for an Answer. Amen.
In
the Love of our Saviour,
Max & Donna Solbrekken
- 2 Corinthians 4:5
HEALING
for
SPIRIT,
SOUL & BODY
by:
Pastor Max Solbrekken, D.D.
The
Greek word SOZO means to
'protect, deliver, heal,
preserve, save and make well.'
In reality it means the
'Salvation of God'.
Seven hundred years before
Jesus' birth in Bethlehem, the
Prophet Isaiah declared,
"Therefore the Lord
himself shall give you a sign,
Behold a VIRGIN shall
conceive, and bear a Son, and
shall call His name
Emmanuel." (Isaiah 7:14)
The
Angel Gabriel appeared to
Joseph saying, "...Fear
not to take unto thee Mary thy
wife: for that which is
conceived in her is of the
Holy Ghost. And she
shall bring forth a Son, and
thou shalt call His name JESUS
for He shall save His people
from their sins."
"Now
all this was done, that it
might be fulfilled which was
spoken of the Lord by the
prophet saying, Behold a
'virgin' shall be with child,
and shalt bring forth a Son,
and they shall call His name
Emmanuel, which being
interpreted is, GOD WITH
US." (Matthew 1:20-23)
The
name of 'Jesus' in Hebrew is 'Yeshua'
which means 'the Salvation of
God'. God's salvation
for mankind is 'forgiveness,
healing, protection, wellness
and deliverance' from the
power of the Devil and His
evil work! Jesus came to
this earth "to seek and
save that which was
lost." (Luke 19:10)
The
name of 'JESUS' means:
'Saviour, the salvation of
God; the God who saves, heals,
protects, delivers and makes
well.'
Everywhere
our Lord went, he preached the
Gospel and confirmed His
message by healing the sick
and casting out evil spirits
from those who were bound: "For
this purpose the Son of God
was manifested, that He might
destroy the works of the
devil." (1 John 3:8)
The
Bible states: "How God
anointed Jesus of Nazareth
with the Holy Ghost and power
who went about doing good and healing
all who were oppressed of the
devil, for God was with
Him." (Acts 10:38)
"...Jesus
of Nazareth, a man approved
of God among you by miracles
and wonders and signs, which
God did by Him in the midst of
you, as ye yourselves also
know." (Acts 2:22)
"How
shall we escape if we neglect
so great salvation, which at
the first began to be spoken
by the Lord, and was confirmed
unto us by them that heard
him; God also bearing them
witness, both with signs and
wonders, and with divers
miracles, and gifts of the
Holy Ghost, according to His
own will." (Hebrews
2:3,4)
GOD'S
WORD says: "Is any
sick among you? Let him
call for the elders of the
church, and let them pray over
him, anointing him with oil in
the name of the Lord: And the
prayer of faith shall 'SAVE'
the sick, and the Lord shall
raise him up; and if he have
committed sins, they shall be
forgiven him." (James
5:14,15)
The
word SOZO used here
means to heal the sick and
make them well, is used
interchangeably for
forgiveness and healing for
body or soul in the following
Scriptures: Mark 5:23,
Mark 5:34, Mark 6:56, Mark
16:16, Luke 8:36, Luke 17:19,
Luke 18:42, Acts 2:21, Acts
14:9, Acts 4:12 and Ephesians
2:8.
THE
HOLY RECORD states:
"Bless the Lord, O my
soul, and forget not all His
benefits: Who forgiveth all
thine iniquities; Who healeth
all thy diseases."
(Psalms 103:2,3); "He was
wounded for our
transgressions. He was
bruised for our iniquities,
the chastisement of our peace
was upon Him and with his
stripes we are healed."
(Isaiah 53:4,5)
"And
when the even was come, they
brought unto Him (JESUS) many
that were possessed with
devils; and He cast out the
spirits with His Word, and
healed all that were sick: That
it might be fulfilled which
was spoken by Esaias the
prophet, saying, "Himself
took our infirmities and bare
our sicknesses." (Matthew
8:16,17); "Who His own
self bare our sins in His own
body on the tree, that we,
being dead to sins, should
live unto righteousness, by
Whose stripes ye were
healed." (1 Peter
2:24)
The
BIBLE says, "He hath sent
His Word and healed them and
delivered them from their
destructions." (Psalms
107:20); "He brought them
forth with silver and with
gold' and there was not one
feeble person among their
tribes." (Psalms 105:37)
"I
am the Lord, the God of all
flesh. Is there anything
to hard for Me?"
(Jeremiah 32:27); "And ye
shall serve the Lord your God,
and He shall bless thy bread
and thy water, and I will take
sickness away from the midst
of thee." (Exodus
23:24,25)
GOD'S
HEALING COVENANT WITH ISRAEL !
In
His great love and concern for
His people, Israel, Almighty
God made a 'Healing
covenant with Moses' on
their behalf. Here it
is:
"If
thou wilt diligently hearken
to the voice of the Lord thy
God and wilt do that which is
right in His sight, and wilt
give ear to His commandments,
and keep all His statutes, I
will put none of these
diseases upon thee, which i
have brought upon the
Egyptians, for I am the Lord
that healeth thee."
(Exodus 15:26)
The
ten plagues which Jehovah the
Covenant God of Israel
released upon the Egyptians
that finally forced Pharaoh to
allow the Hebrew slaves leave
their bondage did not
adversely affect God's people.
The
promise of divine healing and
health was reserved for the
Hebrews and by extension to
all who trust in Christ our
Great physician Who fulfilled
all the types of the coming
Messiah.
"He
brought them forth also with
silver and gold: and there was
not one feeble person among
their tribes." (Psalms
105:37) "Then they cried
unto the lord God in their
trouble, and He saveth them
out of their distresses.
He sent His Word and healed
them, and delivered them from
their destructions."
(Psalms 107:20)
"God
is a very present help in time
of trouble." (Psalms
46:1); "The Lord is my
light and my salvation, whom
shall I fear? The Lord
is the strength of my life: of
whom shall I be afraid?"
(Psalms 27:1)
"No
good thing will God withhold
from them who walk
uprightly." (Psalms
84:11); "There shall no
evil befall thee, neither
shall any plague come nigh
unto thy dwelling."
(Psalms 91:10); "Delight
thyself in the Lord, and He
shall give thee the desires of
thine heart." (Psalms
37:4); "Unto you that
fear My name shall the Son of
righteousness arise with
healing in His wings."
(Malachi 4:2)
"No
weapon that is formed against
thee shall prosper; and every
tongue that shall rise against
thee shalt thou condemn.
This is the heritage of the
servants of the Lord, and
their righteousness is of Me
sayeth the Lord."
(Isaiah 54:17)
Divine
Healing is promised for those
who fast and pray and seek the
Lord: "Is not the fast
that I have chosen? To lose
the bands of wickedness, to
undo the heavy burdens, and to
let the oppressed go free, and
that ye break every
yoke?"
"Is
it not to deal thy bread to
the hungry, and that thou
bring the poor that are cast
out to thy house? When
thou seest the naked, that
thou cover him, and that thou
hide not thyself from thine
own flesh?
"Then
shall thy light break forth as
the morning, and thy health
shall spring forth speedily:
and thy righteousness shall go
before thee, the glory of the
Lord shall be thy rear guard.
Then shalt thou call and the
Lord shall answer: thou shall
cry, and He shall say, Here am
I..." (Isaiah 58:6-8)
THIS
IS THE REASON JESUS CAME!
"For
this purpose the Son of God
was manifested, that he
might destroy the works of the
enemy." (1 John 3:8);
"The thief (Satan) cometh
not but for to steal, kill and
destroy. I am come
that you might have life and
more abundantly."
(John 10:10)
"Now
unto Him that is able to do
exceeding abundantly above all
that we ask or think,
according to the power that
worketh in us."
(Ephesians 3:20); "And He
said unto them, Go ye into all
the world, and preach the
Gospel unto every creature.
He that believeth and is
baptized shall be saved; but
he that believeth not shall be
damned."
"And
these signs shall follow them
that believe; In My name shall
they cast out devils...they
shall lay their hands on the
sick, and they shall
recover." (Mark 16:15-20)
Jesus
said: "Come unto Me all
ye who labour and are heavy
laden and I will give you
rest." (Matthew 11:28);
"All that the Father
giveth Me shall come to Me;
and him that cometh to Me I
will in no wise cast
out." (John 6:37)
He
invites us to fellowship with
Him through prayer, praise and
meditation. He said,
"Ask and it shall be
given you; seek, and ye shall
find; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you. For
everyone that asketh receiveth;
he that seeketh findeth; and
to him that knocketh it shall
be opened." (Matthew
7:7,8)
Then
He shared this great analogy:
"And what man is there of
you, whom if his son asks
bread, will he give him a
stone?" Something
useless! "Or if
he ask a fish, will he give
him a serpent?" Something
dangerous!
"If
ye then, being evil, know to
give god gifts unto your
children, HOW MUCH MORE
shall your Father in Heaven
give good things to them that
ask Him? (Matthew 7:9-11)
He stated: "I will never
leave thee nor forsake thee.
I will be with thee unto the
end of the world."
(Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 13:5)
In
this PROMISE our precious Lord
Jesus used a 'double
imperative' to drive home
a very important truth.
He actually said: I will
never, NO NEVER leave
thee. I will never, NO
NEVER forsake thee, I will
be with thee until the end of
the world.
Of
all the promises our Lord gave
us, I think this is the most
touching. Jesus was so
concerned that we know the
truth of His presence and
nearness to us at all times!
"The
promises of God in Christ
Jesus is Yea and Amen." The
Bible states: "If
God be FOR US, who then can be
against us?"
(Romans 8:31) "Greater
is He that in IN US that he
that is in the world." (1
John 4:4) His promises
are 'YES'...and not
NO.
"God
hath delivered us from the
power of DARKNESS, and hath
translated us into the Kingdom
of His dear Son, in Whom we
have REDEMPTION through HIS
BLOOD." (Colossians
1:13, 14)
When
Satan's power was defeated in
our lives and we were
translated into Christ's
KINGDOM, Satan's power to
harass us was finished.
We can tell him to remove his
sickness and disease from us
for we are God's PROPERTY.
We
have been purchased by His
blood: "Ye are BOUGHT
WITH A PRICE: therefore
glorify God in your BODY, and
in your SPIRIT, which are
GOD'S." (2
Corinthians 6:20)
My
Friend: In the NAME of Jesus
Christ of Nazareth, and upon
the authority of God's Word
and by the BLOOD of the
everlasting covenant, I
command the pain to LEAVE YOUR
BODY and the power of Satan to
be broken off your entire
being!
We
can legally say: "SATAN:
IT'S OVER! YOU HAVE LOST
and WE HAVE WON through JESUS
CHRIST OUR LORD! Amen.
MY
PERSONAL TESTIMONY
of Jesus Christ's Awesome
Power
January,
2012 Pastor Max Solbrekken, D.D.
My
heart is overflowing with
gratitude to our Heavenly
Father Who so lovingly reached
down His Hand of mercy to an
undeserving world in sending
His Son to redeem us from the
clutches of Satan. Jesus'
vicarious death and glorious
resurrection purchased our
salvation!
The
Lord is awesome and
"His ways are past
finding out."
It is impossible to understand
the grace of God and why Jesus
would suffer, bleed and die
for sinful mankind!
Personally, I am amazed to
think of what God has
accomplished through this
Ministry during the past 49
years!
Almost
everywhere we meet people who
have been saved,
healed, filled with
the Holy Spirit or called
in
His service through this
Ministry. It brings me
to my knees in humility when I
think of how God called me
into His Holy work,
because in my younger years I
never envisioned that I would
preach the Gospel!
It
is true that I was taught by
my parents to trust in God as
a child and at 17 years of
age at SLBI (Lutheran
Collegiate Bible Institute) Outlook,
Saskatchewan, I went forward
to rededicate my life to
Christ after a stirring appeal
by Rev. Sylvan Johnson, a
powerful Lutheran Evangelist.
Due to unsaved friends, a
desire for worldly pleasure
and lack of back-bone, my
confession didn't hold and I
drifted away from God for
seven years, until God
called me again through a
miracle.
GOD
REVEALED HIMSELF TO OUR
FAMILY!
My
Dad had suffered for many
years with his gall bladder
and in March 1956, he
entered the hospital for
surgery. While there, he
heard a voice in the Norwegian
tongue instructing him to go
home and listen to Oral
Roberts on the radio.
My Dad's gall bladder was
healed perfectly, as was his
heart. And my Dad
received the 'Baptism of the
Holy Spirit', spoke in tongues
and prophesied.
Those
events surprised me so
profoundly that I began
experiencing God's convicting
Spirit speaking to me, and for
the first time in my life I
saw that His Word was still
relevant and that He was
performing miracles as He had
done 2000 years ago!
Little
by little, the Holy Spirit
drew me to Himself and in June
1957, I surrendered my
life to God. Shortly
thereafter, I was baptized
with the Holy Spirit and fire.
And I have not been the same
since!
By
the grace of God we celebrated
my 78th birthday on May
15th, 2012 and I can
testify that He has kept me in
good health and strong in the
Spirit. And Donna gets
better looking every day!
We are so thankful and
overwhelmed by the love
showered upon us by the many
who faithfully support us!
On
September 26, 2007, we
opened Christ the Healer
Gospel Church is
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and on
July 3, 2011 we dedicated the House
of Prayer Gospel Church on
Hwy #623, New Sarepta, AB, to
our Lord Jesus Christ.
By His grace alone we have
been able to preach His
Wonderful Gospel across the
world with great success
reaching multitudes of unsaved
people for Christ's Kingdom.
On
our way to Kampala, Uganda for
the Max Solbrekken Gospel
Unity Crusade and Minister's
Conference (September
13-18, 2011), I had the
privilege of reaching many
thousands across Scandinavia
by TV from Vision Norway
during out six-day Outreach
there. It was such a joy
to see so many blessed by our
Lord through TV in Norway and
Uganda!
THE
DOORS ARE WIDE OPEN FOR OUR TV
MINISTRY!
I
began my Radio Ministry in
1961 and graduated to TV
in 1971. For many
years, I preached the Gospel
in Canada by radio and TV and
reached many unconverted souls
for Christ.
NOW,
the doors have swung open for
us to do it again.
In March, 2012, we will begin
to produce our Programs in
Alberta and gradually reach
out across the Nation. I
have asked God to give me many
PARTNERS who will gladly help
us in this great outreach for
Him.
Because
we always pay our bills on
time, we must have $50,000 for
this project within 2 months.
I am asking 50 of my friends
to invest $1,000.00 in this
work of winning souls for our
Lord and Master Jesus Christ.
Some
can give more and others an
give less. God has
assured me that the 'HARVEST
IS RIPE' for a genuine
old-time REVIVAL in Canada!!
I
humbly ask all my friends to
continue praying that He will
lead us in His perfect will
and richly bless those who
will sacrifice in this Holy
Project.
Please
let me hear from you and
remember, we are praying for
you. May God bless you
richly, my friend! Amen.
Your
servant for Jesus' sake,
Pastor
Max Solbrekken, 2
Corinthians 4:5
Please
contact us soon -
Telephone (780) 460-8444
or email: mswm@shaw.ca
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BIBLE
SCRIPTURES / VERSES ON SALVATION
Romans
1:16
"For
I am not ashamed of the gospel
of Christ, for it is the power
of God unto salvation to every
one that believeth."
Isaiah
1:18-19
God
invites: "Come now,
and let us reason
together... though your sins
be as scarlet, they shall be
as white as snow; though
they be red like crimson,
they shall be as wool."
(Isaiah 1:18-19)
MARK
8:34-38
Jesus
said, "What shall it
profit a man, if he shall
gain the whole world, and
lose his own soul?"
(Mark 8:34-38).
JOHN
3:16-17
"For
God so loved the world, that
he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever
believeth in Him should not
perish, but have everlasting
life."
"For
God sent not his Son into
the world to condemn the
world: but that the world
through Him might be
saved:"
JOHN 10:27-29
Jesus
stated: "My sheep hear
My voice, and I know them and
they follow Me: And I
give unto them eternal life;
and they shall never perish,
neither shall any man pluck
them out of My hand. My
Father, which gave them Me, is
greater than all; and no man
is able to pluck them out of
My Father's hand. I and
My Father are one.
John 10:36-38
"Say
ye of Him, whom the Father
hath sanctified, and sent into
the world, Thou blasphemest;
because I said, I am the Son
of God. If I do not the
works of My Father, believe Me
not. But, if I do,
though ye believe not Me,
believe the works: that ye may
know, and believe, that the
Father is in Me, and I in
Him."
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