Faith means the demonstration of Relying on God.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.”(Proverbs 3:6 NLT)

Anytime we demonstrate faith, we’re relying on something. When you sit in a chair, you’re relying on the chair’s manufacturer to produce something that will hold you up. When you’re on the freeway, you’re relying on every other driver around you.

Faith in God means we rely on him and depend on his reliability. Having faith means realizing that God is bigger, greater, and better than me – and he loves me greatly.

Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death”(NLT). That's the problem with relying on yourself. We’re often wrong. Human intuition is not always reliable. In fact, it’s just good enough to make us think we’re right – even when we’re not.

Genuine faith is relying on God's direction and on who he is. God is reliable. He knows what you need, and he wants to meet those needs. Unfortunately, we think we know better. We think we have a better plan. We want to use our logic and get to the answer in a way that makes us look good – and doesn’t require risk. But God wants us to grow, so he takes us a different way.

Many times in Scripture, God asks us to do what doesn’t make sense to our logic. For example, Mark 10:43 says, “Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant” (NLT). To most people, that verse doesn’t make sense; you’d think great people would have others serving them. Jesus says it’s the other way around – the great people are the ones serving others. I need to trust what God says about greatness, not what I think.

God also says we’re to honor him by giving the first 10 percent of our income back to him. By our reason, that doesn’t make much sense to us. But we’re to lean on God’s understanding, not our own.Because we trust him, we obey what he says – even if it doesn’t make sense to us

Source: The purpose driven life

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You matter to God!

“When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.’ … All the people saw this and began to mutter, ‘He has gone to be the guest of a “sinner.”’” Luke 19:5-7 (NIV)

"Studies show that you tend to base your self-esteem on what you think the most important person in our life thinks about you. So I recommend you make Jesus Christ the most important person in your life because he will always tell you the truth."

Have you noticed that it was Jesus’ dinners with sinners that always got him into trouble? He was always getting into hot water with the religious people because he was always hanging out with the wrong crowd.


Can you imagine what bloggers would say today about Jesus having dinner with Zacchaeus, a corrupt politician? Can you imagine what other christian people would say when you as a christian hanging out with non-christians or the evil doers? Guilt by association is one of the favorite tactics of critics today.




Jesus came to earth for the sick, the broken, and the insecure people that the religious people wanted to ignore. He came to fill their deepest need with his love.


One of our deepest needs in life is to feel secure, to feel valuable, to feel acceptance. Because of this we are constantly doing two things – evaluating and comparing. We do this all the time, consciously and unconsciously. We judge ourselves by one of the world’s four standards that don’t matter:

1. Appearance. How do I look? This mentality says that the more beautiful you are, the more important and more valuable you are.
2. Affluence. If I own a lot, then I must be worth a lot.
3. Achievement. Do you base your value on your awards, notoriety, and promotions?
4. Approval. How many people like me? How popular am I?

The problem with this value system is that it’s not stable. Beauty fades with age; possessions wear out; someone else will surpassed your successes; and not everyone will like you.

The only solid foundation for self-worth is to realize how much you matter to God. When you see yourself the way God sees you, it will transform you.

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'Dette er midt i blinken'- Tone M. C.

I bibelkurset har vi forskjellige temaer hver gang med utfordrende samtaler i ei gruppe og enkle oppgaver i et hefte som vi gjør individuelt. Vi snakker blant annet om at vi må gi hele oss til Gud, så vi kan tenke, snakke og handle på Guds ord. Gud hjelper oss til å gjøre etter det som står i Bibelen! Dette synes jeg er utfordrende og er noe jeg må jobbe med hele tida. Hvis du er nysgjerrig på Jesus og Bibelen eller føler at du mangler en gnist i kristenlivet eller at du rett og slett ønsker å bli bedre kjent med Gud og hans plan for deg, er dette midt i blinken!

Jeg anbefaler dette bibelkurset på det varmeste!

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A good help to find answers-Viorica

I joined this course from the end of April. Since I started this course, I just felt blessed every time when we met together and had fellowship. 

I had a lot of question in my mind and I still have, but I found the answers of some of important questions I had through this course. This course is interesting in a way that helped me to live as a true disciple of God and also helped me to know how we can tell about Christ to people around. I want you too, to try this course and I’m sure that you’ll like and you will get the benefits for your personal, social and spiritual life.

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God has a Plan for your life!

“[A]nd let us run with endurance the race that God has set before us.” Hebrews 12:1c (NLT)

God has a plan for your life. But what is to be emphasized here is that his plan, which Paul describes as a race in today’s verse, is custom-designed for you and you alone.

You are supposed to run the race God has set for you. Not the race you set for yourself, not the race other people set for you, and not the race culture sets for you. You only run the race God has set for you. If you try to run any other course, you are going to fail and get discouraged.

The reason why so many people are discouraged today is that they are trying to please other people. Living for the approval of others is a weight that holds you back. You need to stop!

How do you know what is the race God wants you to run? Look at your SHAPE. Your SHAPE is your Spiritual gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality and Experiences. What are you gifted to do? What do you love? What are your abilities? What is your personality? What are your experiences?

God doesn’t want rabbits to fly and eagles to swim. They are shaped to do what they are supposed to do, and you are shaped to do what God wants you to do. So stop trying to run other people’s races and go run God’s race for you!

Source: Purpose Driven life

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God is interested in your work!

“It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, He had His eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose He is working out in everything and everyone” (Ephesians 1:11-12 MSG).

Many Christians don’t make the connection between Sunday and Monday. They compartmentalize their life. They think, “Well, I’ve got a spiritual life and I’ve got a secular life. My spiritual life is when I read the Bible, when I pray, when I go to church, when I do good things for others. That’s my spiritual life.” And that’s over in one compartment.

So then, they think, over in another compartment: “This is my secular life. That’s my work, my job, my career, my business decisions, my finances, my pension plan; all these things are my secular life.” 

God says, “No, that’s wrong. All of life is spiritual.” The word secular isn’t in the Bible. It all matters to God; everything in your life is important to God. God is as interested in your work as He is in your prayers. In fact, I would suggest that He might be more interested in your job because you spend more time working than you do praying.

The fact is, your relationship to Christ is like marriage. Marriage is a full-time relationship, and so is your relationship with Christ. What do you think would happen if I came up to my wife and said, “Honey, I’m going to act married only when I’m at home”?

The fact is, all of life is important to God, and you can’t separate your Christianity from your work, just as you can’t separate your Christianity from your life.

Source: The purpose Driven Life

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Exodus 31-40

1.  .  Whom did God filled with spirit of God, with skill , ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts?  Bezalel-son of Uri   Exodus 31:2
2.        Whom  did God appoint to help Bezalel ? – Oholiab son of Ahisamach Exodus 31:6
3.     What was to be done who desecrated the day of Sabbath ?  - Put to death Exodus  31:14
4.     By what were the 2 tablets of stones inscribed which were given to Moses after speaking with him on Mount  Sinai? –The fingers of God Exodus 31:18
5.       What was god’s reply when Moses Pleaded Him to blot out of his book when Israelites would not be forgiven ? –who ever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book, God said. Exodus 31:33
6.    What did God say to Moses about the Israelites when they were quick to run away from the commandment of God? –stiff Necked People! Exodus 32:9
7.        Even though God spoke to Moses Face to Face, Moses could not see the Face of God, but what could he see instead His face? –The Back Exodus 33:11,20.23
8.     What happened at  the entrance of tent of meeting  when Moses went into it and while lord spoke to Him? –The Pillar of cloud would come down and stay in the entrance! Exodus 33:10
9.     What did the Israelites do when Moses so long in coming back from Mount Sinai? –Made an Idol of Gold in the shape of a Calf to sacrifice to. Exodus 32:2-4
10.      On What were the ten commandments written second time?  -On Two stone tablests Exodus 34:1
11.      What is the name of God who is always jealous to worshipping to other Gods? –Jealous God! Exodus 34:14
12.      For how long did Moses stay in Mount Sinai with God without eating bread and drinking water?  -Forty Days and Forty Nights Exodus 34:28
13.     Name the servant of the Lord who did not depart from the tabernacle! –Joshua  Exodus 33:11
14.    When Haron and Israelites saw Moses coming from Mount Sinai, they were afraid to go to Near him, why? –His face was glowing/radient Exodus 34:30
15.    What amount of Gold was used from the wave offering to make the Tabernacle? 29 talents and 730 shekels Exodus 38:24
16.    When was the tabernacle set up according to the God’s commandment? –On the first day of the first month of second year, Exodus 40:17
17.     What amount of Silver from wave offering made by Israelites was used to make Tabernacle? -100 talents and 1775 shekels Exodus 38:25
18.     What amount of Bronze from wave offering was used  for the construction of Tabernacle? -70 talents and 2400 shekels. Exodus 38:28

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1 Samuel 15-18

1.   What was the name of the King of Amalekites  during the time of Saul? –Agag  1 Samuel 15:21
2.   According to Samuel what is better than sacrifice which makes God delighted? –To obey 1Samuel 15:22
3. Why was Saul rejected by God as a King? – Because he disobeyed and compromised God’s direction under pressure. 1Samuel 15:23, 13:13
4. What is the name of the Saul’s oldest Son? –Jonathan  1Samuel 14:49
5. Who put Agag to Death? – Samuel  1Samuel 15:33
6. Who said, “Man looks at the outward appearance but the lord looks at the Heart.”  And to whom? – God said to Samuel 1 Samuel 16:7
7. How many Sons did Jesse have? – 8  , 1Samuel 16:10,11, 17:12
8.  Who was the youngest son of Jesse who was ruddy with a fine appearance and handsome features ? –David  1Samuel 16:12
9. What happened to Saul when the spirit of the lord departed from him? –The evil spirit from lord tormented him. 1Samuel 16:14
10. What would happen to Saul when David would play his harp? –The evil spirit would leave from him and he would feel better. 1Samuel 16:23
11. Name a champion who was from Gath, came out of the philistine camp and was over 9 feet tall. –Goliath.  1Samuel 17:4
12.  What did the Israelites do after seeing Goliath in the battle field? –They ran away with great fear. 1Samuel 17:24
13. Name David’s oldest brother. –Eliab  1Samuel 16:13, 17:28
14.  What were the weapons of David used fight with Philistines? –a staff, 5 smooth stones and sling  1Samuel 17:40
15.  Who were uncircumcised either Israelites or Philistines ? Philistines 1Samuel 17:36
16. What did David kill Goliath with? A stone  1Samuel 17:49
17.  Who was the commander of army of Israelites During the time of Saul ? –Abner  1Samuel 17:55
18.  What animals had David killed when he was a shepherd? –Lion and the Bear 1Samuel 17:36
19. In Everything what David did, he had great success, why? –Because the lord was with him. 1Samuel 18:14
20. Saul wanted the price of 100 philistines’ foreskins from David to be his his Son-In-Law ?  Because he was Jealous of his popularity 1Samuel 18:8,9 and his intension was to have David fall by hands of Philistines, 1Samuel 18:25
21. Name the Daughter of Saul with whom David fell in love. –Michal 18:20

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The Bible.. an inductive study!

^{2 Tomothy 3:14-17}

¹⁴ But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, ¹⁵ and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶ All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, ¹⁷ so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

                          Questions for discussions.

· What advice does  Paul give to Timothy to strengthen him in his life and Christian ministry according to these verses?

· For what are the Holy Scriptures useful?

· List out some of the facts of Bible such as, composition, writers, languages and dates, themes etc.

· Why do we call the scriptures “the word of God” ?

                               Application

Read and meditate from Matthew 7:24-29 , ²⁴ “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. ²⁵ The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. ²⁶ But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ²⁷ The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”  ²⁸ When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, ²⁹ because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.

· According to Jesus who is the wise  man/woman?

· How can we establish a habit of regularly reading of the Scriptures?

Prayer: “Dear lord, help us to establish a habit of reading your word daily which is very important to grow spiritually and to be your true disciple. Please help us not to forget you and your word.”

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Mer Avansert form for Alfa kurs! -Andreas Olsen

Jeg har hvert med på bibel kurset til IBEEN. Hver uke går vi gjennom et tema fra bibelen. Vi får tildelt hefter med oppgaver vi skal gjøre til hver gang. Vi går gjennom oppgavene, og på den måten lærer vi mer om bibelen. Vi snakker litt rundt temaet, og går i dybden. Jeg har lært litt mer om bibelen etter å ha deltatt på kurset. Jeg kunne en del fra før og har hvert kristen lenge. Men dette er til å anbefale mange. Har du ett frustrerende kristenliv, så bli med på dette bibelkurset. Det kan sette deg i fyr.  Kurset er tillat for alle, selv om du ikke er kristen, men i kurset lærer du mye om Gud og om frelse. Hvordan du blir frelst og hvordan du kan lede andre til frelse. En litt mer avansert form for alfa kurs er å annbefale.                                                                     

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