Taking time out of our busy schedules to be with friends, family and relatives. Enjoying one another's company are, left to right, Nick, Maya, Greg, Robin and Bill.

Hi,

I just got done watching the New York Yankees defeat the Virginia Tech Hokies 11-0. The Yankees once again demonstrated why they are the best organization in professional sports. Their financial generosity combined with generosity with their time make Yankees fans appreciate their team.

The New York Yankees made the trip Tuesday to the memorial dedicated to the Virginia Tech shooting victims. In May the Yankees made a $1,000,000 donation to the Virginia Tech "Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund." The shooting incident occurred on April 16, 2007. The Yankees promised to come to Blacksburg, Virginia and play an exhibition baseball game against the Virginia Tech team. Today the Yankees fulfilled that promise and many people, including the Yankees, were extremely blessed.

The Word of God teaches us that our God can bless what we give and what we have. Whenever you give time, energy or resources to someone else, first give them to your High Priest, Jesus. He will present them to God the Father and God the Father will bless what you have given. Ask God the Father to also bless what you have. You have time, energy and resources that can be a real blessing in your life as God multiplies those good and godly things back to you.

Have a wonderful day,

Bill

Nick and his girlfriend Maya before a game at Blaine High School.

Hello,

Jesus of Nazareth rose from the dead. That was the greatest event in the six thousand years of recorded history. Believing in that event takes you out of the kingdom of darkness and translates you into the Kingdom of Light. I believe Jesus rose from the dead and Jesus is the Lord of my life!

Jesus willingly gave his life. Nobody took Him to the cross. He chose to go because of His love for people. The Word of God tells us that if satan and his forces of darkness would have known God's great plan of redemption and what it was all about, they would not have influenced people to nail Jesus to the cross and have Him killed. Thank God His wisdom is unsurpassed. Because was made everything hell had to offer, we as believers are able to receive everything Heaven has to offer. Thank you Jesus!

Shalom,

Bill

It's always fun when old friends get together. George Mohar, Bill Novak and Neil McKenzie.

Shalom,

I hope you had a good service at your local church today. We continued our series on the Godhead. The One, True, Most High, Living, Almighty God of the Bible, the God of Heaven, the God of Israel, and the great I Am of the Old Testament, wants us to be better acquainted with Him every day.

Today our lesson was titled "God Knows The Future". Be sure to listen to our services on The Spoken Word Church website.

Have a great week,

Bill

Bill, Roxy, Robin and Greg enjoying another beautiful night in Maui.


Hello,

I hope your weekend is going good. Starting tomorrow we enter Easter week. Next Sunday is Easter Sunday. The resurrection of Jesus 2000 years ago is the greatest event in the 6000 years of recorded history. Thank you , Jesus , for shedding Your blood and rising from the dead.

Have a great service at your local church tomorrow,

Bill

March in Wisconsin makes you long for a scene like this!


Hi,

The Blaine High School basketball team lost to Cambridge-Isanti by a score of 72-60.

Have a great weekend,

Bill

When we vacation on Maui we sometimes travel to the other islands. This is Bill at the International Market Place in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii.

Do You Know Your Bible?

Answers to previous quiz.

1. Jehoshabeath (2 Chron. 22:10-11)

2. Abimelech (Judg. 9:5)

3. Lois (2 Tim. 1:5)

4. Jethro (Ex. 18:14-24)

5. Hagar (Gen. 21:14-15)

6. Miriam (Ex. 2:3-4)

7. Jonathan (1 Sam. 20:33-34)

8. Abraham (Gen. 14:12-16)

9. Jesse (1 Sam. 16:10-12)

10. Jezebel (1 Kings 21:7)

New Quiz: Fasting

Match each person who fasted in the first list to the description of his or her fast in the second list.

1. David

2. Paul

3. Jesus

4. Ahab

5. Esther

6. Moses

7. Nehemiah

8. Cornelius

9. Darius

10. Elijah

A. He fasted in sorrow for several days after hearing of the destruction in Jerusalem.

B. When he finished fasting a man appeared before him clothed in a bright robe.

C. He fasted forty days and nights while on a mountain top with God.

D. He fasted for three days after losing his sight.

E. After being fed by an angel he fasted forty days and nights.

F. After having a man cast into a lion's den he spent the night fasting.

G. He fasted and lay all night on the ground when his child became ill.

H. After fasting forty days and nights he was tempted to change stones into bread.

I. Fasted for three days and nights before making a forbidden appearance before a king.

J. After being reproached by a prophet, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and fasted.

Answers and a new quiz will be posted next Thursday!

In 2003 the Ladysmith Lumberjacks won the Wisconsin High School Division 3 Boys Basketball State Championship. Nick was a Junior on that team. There were seven Seniors and three Juniors on Ladysmith's one and only team State Champion.

Shalom,

Today we are going to talk about the Minnesota State High School Boys Basketball Tournament. There are 429 boys high school basketball teams in the state of Minnesota. These teams are divided into four divisions (4A, 3A, 2A and 1A). The 64 largest schools in Minnesota are in 4A. The 64 next largest schools are in 3A. There are 130 schools in 2A and the smallest 171 schools are in 1A.

Nick coaches at Blaine High School. Blaine is one of the 64 largest schools in the state of Minnesota (they are the 7th largest). The 64 schools in 4A are divided into 8 sections. There are 8 teams in each section. Blaine is in Section 7. The Section 7 tournament began last night with Blaine defeating St. Francis 63-53. On Friday Blaine will play Cambridge-Isanti at 8:00 pm in the semi-finals. The championship game in Section 7 will be played on Wednesday, March 19, at 7:00 pm. The winner of the Section 7 tournament will represent Section 7 in the Minnesota State High School Class 4A Boys Basketball Tournament. The 4A tournament begins on Wednesday, March 26, at 10:00 am at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis. The semi-finals will be on Thursday, March 27. The finals are scheduled for Saturday, March 29, at 8:00 pm. GO BLAINE BENGALS!!!!

Bill

Kristine's birthday is coming up real soon. She will be 27. Oh how time flies!


Hi,

Class AAAA-Section 7 Boys High School Basketball Tournament Quarterfinal.

Blaine Bengals 63
St. Francis Fighting Saints 53.

Next game semi-final Friday, March 14 at Elk River. Blaine vs winner of Anoka/Cambridge-Isanti.

Until tomorrow,

Bill

In basketball tournaments teams that fight like tigers win the championships!

Hello,

March is the time for basketball tournaments. In Minnesota and Wisconsin high school tournaments for the boys and girls are providing exciting times for students and parents alike.

In Wisconsin the Boys State Tournament was just completed this weekend. The Girls State Tournament begins on Thursday.

In Minnesota the Girls State Tournament begins this week and the Boys State Tournament begins in two weeks. Coach Nick and the Blaine Bengals begin tournament play tomorrow, Tuesday, March 11, when, as the #3 seed, they host St. Francis, the 6th seed. The Sectional semi-finals are on Friday at Elk River. The Section 7 finals are Wednesday March 19 at Elk River. The Minnesota State High School Basketball Tournament begins the following week in downtown Minneapolis at the Target Center. May your team be playing their best basketball at this time of the year.

Have a great day,

Bill

We rejoiced with Kristine at her job. She just told us she got a promotion. Thank You, Jesus!


Shalom,

Hope you're having a good weekend. Last week I started a series on God at The Spoken Word Church. What does the Word of God have to say about the God of the Bible, the God of Heaven and the God of Israel? The series that we're teaching has a very special anointing on it for the people and families of The Spoken Word Church.

The 2008 Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament finished up last night with Hill-Murray defeating Edina for the AA Championship. Earlier in the day St. Thomas Academy defeated Duluth Marshall for the Class A Championship. Girls and boys high school basketball tournaments continue in the next two weeks.

Have a great week,

Bill

The world champion Baltimore Colts, led by quarterback Johnny Unitas, were Bill's favorite NFL team growing up.

Shalom,

If you walk in love, you will not fail because love never fails! As a believer you are a love person. Your hopes are fadeless under all circumstances. You endure everything without weakening. You never fail!

We are interested in spiritual gifts and we should to be. The Word of God tells us that prophecies will fail, tongues will cease, and knowledge will vanish away. But, thank God, love never fails.

Yes, I believe in prophecy. I believe in speaking in tongues. Thank God for these gifts! But if you exercise these gifts outside of love, they become as sounding brass and tinkling cymbals.

Let's have prophecy. Let's have tongues. Let's have faith. Let's have knowledge. But let's have love with it. Let's put love first, because we are in the family of love, and we have become acquainted with our heavenly Father, Who is love.

We should want to learn and grow in love until we are made perfect in love. I have not been made perfect in love yet, have you? But I'm going to keep working toward this goal!

See you in church Sunday,

Bill

Bill and Roxy with Minnie Mouse at a Character Dinner at Disney World.


Hi,

It has been a fun, great and exciting week in Minneapolis/St. Paul at the Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament. There are 4 semi-final games scheduled for today. The early games in Class A find #1 St. Thomas Academy playing St. Cloud Cathedral. The first game of the day is Duluth Marshall against Warroad.

Tonight #1 Rouseau plays Hill-Murray. The first game this evening finds Edina playing Benilde-St. Margarets.

Have a great weekend,

Bill

Kristine, Bill, Roxy and Nick. Roxy isn't really pulling on Nick's ear, it just looks that way!


Do You Know Your Bible?
Answers to previous quiz.

1. Moses ((Num. 13:17, 20)
2. Rahab (Josh. 2:1-6)
3. Hanun (2 Sam. 10:2-4)
4. Jesus (Luke 20:20-26)
5. Joseph (Gen. 42:6-9)
6. Caleb ( Josh. 14:7-9)
7. Micah (Judg. 18:14-18)
8. Paul (Gal. 2:4)
9. Absalom (2 Sam. 15:10)
10. David (1 Sam. 26:3-4)


New Quiz: Family Affairs
From the list of names below, answer the questions that follow.

Abimelech
Abraham
Hagar
Jehoshabeath
Jesse
Jethro
Jezebel
Jonathan
Lois
Miriam

1. Which woman hid her little nephew from her vengeful grandmother in a storage room in a temple?
2. Who had seventy of his brothers killed on one stone?
3. Which grandmother was commended by Paul for her great faith?
4. Which man gave good advice to his son-in-law, who was wearing himself out counseling people?
5. Which mother was banished to the wilderness, and when her water supply was gone, placed her little boy under a bush to die?
6. Which girl watched to see what would happen to her baby brother who was in a floating cradle?
7. Which son became so angry with his father, he left the dinner table and refused to eat all day?
8. Who armed his servants and rescued his nephew who had been taken prisoner by enemy kings?
9. Which father had to parade his eight sons before a prophet?
10. Who encouraged her husband, the king, to do every sort of evil?

Answers and a new quiz will be posted next Thursday!

Bill has always loved being by the ocean and spending time with his daughter, Kristine, who has always enjoyed her special times with her dad.

Shalom,

God's love never fails. As a believer you have God's love inside of you. You are a love person. You do not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness. You rejoice when right and truth prevail. You bear up under anything and everything that comes. You are ever ready to believe the best of very person.

Love bears up under anything and everything that comes. If you walk in the God-kind of love, you will make it every time. Love is ever ready to believe the best of every person. Natural human love is ever ready to believe the worst of every person. Choose to believe the best of everyone. Children should have the right to be brought up in this love atmosphere in the home. Then they will go out in life's fight and win. When you see the best in young people and love them, that will bring out the best in them. They will grow up and be a success in life.

Have a supernatural day,

Bill

Bill with Nick and Greg at the German restaurant, The Biergarten, in the Disney World Epcot Center. A fun atmoshphere with good food, especially the Black Forest Cake!


Hello,

The subject of walking in the God-kind of love is so important. As a believer I am a love person. I am not touchy. I am not fretful. I am not resentful. I take no account of evil done to me. I pay no attention to a suffered wrong.

Love takes no account of the evil done to it. This has to be the God-kind of love, because we were enemies of God, and God didn't take account of the evil we had done to Him. He sent Jesus to redeem us. He loved us while we were yet sinners.

Love pays no attention to a suffered wrong. We might just as well admit it, there aren't too many people walking in God's love, even though they have it! No, they're walking in natural human love, and they sure pay attention to a suffered wrong!

Can't you see how it would straighten things out in the home, the church and the nation for people to become children of God, get the love of God in them, and then live in the family of God as children of God?

The Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament begins tomorrow, Wednesday, March 5 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. What a spectacular event!

Shalom,

Bill

Bill and Kristine on the Carousel. Daddy doesn't mind being around THAT horse!


Hi,

As a believer you are a love person. Therefore, you are not touchy, fretful or resentful. You have no resentment in your heart toward anyone.

Here is the love gauge! It's very easy to find out whether or not you are walking in love. When you begin to take account of the evil done to you, you're not walking in love. As long as you walk in God and stay full of the Holy Spirit, you won't take account of the evil done to you. I suggest you walk in love toward those who treat you in an evil manner. If you walk in love regardless of suffered wrongs, you'll come out on top in the long run! Make a decision. Simply refuse to hold any resentment in your heart against anyone.

We're into March which is a sports lover's paradise. Baseball, football, basketball and hockey all have exciting things happening.

Have a great day,

Bill

Sheriff Bill surrounded by cowboys and cowgirls on Hallelujah Night in the early 1990s.

Hi,

As a believer, the Bible teaches that God's love is in us. Love does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking. Too many people would rather declare, "well, I know what's mine, though, I've got my say so, and I'm going to have it. I've got my rights, and I'm going to have them." They insist on having their own way, no matter how much their actions may hurt someone else.

The Word of God says that love does not insist on having its own rights. Start believing in God and believing in love. It's the best way. It's your way!

Have a great week,

Bill

Bill at one of the "official" scenic views in Maui, where everything is a scenic view!


Shalom,

Always remember, love never fails. It's always flesh that is boastful, haughty, conceited, arrogant, inflated with pride, rude and unmannerly.

By an act of your own will, you can decide not to give in to these fleshly temptations. You can decide, rather, to walk in love. To walk in the spirit is always the wisest decision to make. The battle is there between your human spirit and your flesh. The Word of God says, "Walk in the spirit and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh."

Decide to let your spirit dominate. You are a born again believer. Your spirit is alive unto God. When the temptation comes, stand still a moment and begin to speak the Word of God. Begin to say, "I am born of love. I will allow the love of God within me to dominate this situation." The love of God will rise up big within you!

Have a fun weekend,

Bill

Kristine was into fashion (thanks to Grandma Myrt!) even as a toddler!


Shalom,

What are the characteristics of this God-kind of love? They are given to us in 1 Corinthians 13 beginning with verse 4. Love endures long and is patient and kind. Many people endure long, but they aren't very kind while they're doing it! They just suffer along with people and things because they have to.

Love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy. Natural human love is the kind of love that boils over with jealousy. The God-kind of love does not boil over with jealousy.

Choose to be a love person. Choose to endure long and be patient and kind. Make a decision to never be envious or boil over with jealousy. We will continue to talk about this God-kind of love inn the days ahead.

Have a supernatural weekend,

Bill

Bill, wearing his Aloha shirt, and enjoying the view at one of the most beautiful hotels on Maui.


Do You Know Your Bible?
Answers to previous quiz.

1. J (Acts 9:23-25)
2. H (1 Sam. 22:18-20)
3. G (Gen. 27:42-43)
4. I (1 Kings 19:1-3)
5. C (Gen. 19:17, 22)
6. E (Matt. 2:13-14)
7. A (1 Kings 20:19-20)
8. D (1 Sam. 19:10-12)
9. B (Judg. 3:21-27)
10. F (John 10:31, 39-40)


New Quiz: Eye Spy

1. Who sent men to spy out Canaan, telling them to bring back fruit when they returned?
2. Who hid two men sent to spy on Jericho, on a roof, covering them with flax stalks?
3. Which king believed servants sent by David to his land were spies, and "shaved off the one half of their beards and cut off their garments in the middle"?
4. Who had trick questions put to him by spies "that they might take hold of his words" and "deliver him unto the power of the governor"?
5. Which governor accused his brothers of being spies to see "the nakedness of the land"?
6. Which forty-year-old man, sent to spy in Canaan, gave such a truthful report he was rewarded with a section of Canaan?
7. Who had his house invaded by five spies who confiscated his idols and images?
8. What missionary was spied upon by "false brethren" as they waited for a chance to arrest him?
9. Who sent spies throughout "all the tribes of Israel", instructing them that when they heard a trumpet sound they were to announce him as king?
10. Which endangered man, hiding in the wilderness, sent spies to locate the whereabouts of King Saul who was pursuing him?

Answers and a new quiz will be posted next Thursday!

A beautiful, sunny day in Disney World. Lots of smiles and lots of fun. Thank you, Jesus!


Hi,

We create atmospheres in our homes. Husbands, wives, parents and children need to let the love of God dominate them. Not just natural, human love. Natural love is so shallow.

Believers have an advantage over other people. Not only can they love their family with natural affection, but they can add to it divine love, which never seeks its own, but always seeks the other's welfare.

We should never want to be self-seeking. We should always want to put others first. Why not always try to outdo one another in love? How blessed that is! Praise God! Your home can be like Heaven on earth.

Make a decision to walk in divine love toward those you love. Let the unselfish love of God pour through you to them, creating an atmosphere of love. Remember, love never fails or falls, but always wins in the end.

Enjoy the rest of your week,

Bill

Kristine, Mom and Dad visiting in Dad's hometown of Ely, Minnesota.

Howdy,

Believers are to be known by their love. How is the world going to know us? By our love. By this divine love. By this God-kind of love. By this unselfish love.

This isn't natural human love. Natural human love is selfish. As a usual thing, even a mother's love is a natural human love. It's selfish. "That's my baby"! If we would learn to let the divine love of God, which is shed abroad in our hearts, dominate us, it would make a real difference in our lives. Natural human love can turn to hatred when it doesn't get it's way. The God-kind of love is not interested in what I can get, but in what I can give.

As children of God, the nature of God is in us and God's nature is love. So it is natural for love to be in our reborn spirit. However, if we allow our outward man and our mind to dominate us that love nature is kept prisoner. Let's release the love of God that is within us!

Nick and the Blaine Bengals return to action this week with two home games. Tonight they host Andover and Friday night Park Center comes visiting the Bengals.

Have a prosperous day,

Bill

Nick's first Yankees/Twins game from the dugout at the Metrodome.

Hello,

God's family is a love family. The love law of the family of God is that you love one another as God loves you. How did God love us? Did He love us because we deserved it? No. God loved us while we were yet unlovely. God loved us while we were yet sinners.

Love is the only commandment of the love family. If you love another person, you won't steal from them. If you love someone, you won't lie to them. You won't tell a lie about them. Therefore, divine love is the fulfilling of the law. Since love is the law of the family of God, one step out of love is a step into sin. If you have made such a step, repent and get back into walking in love. To fellowship with your Father, to walk with God, to walk in God's realm, you must walk in love, for God is love.

The end of February and the month of March is one of the most exciting times to be a sports fan. The NHL and NBA seasons are nearing conclusion. Baseball teams are preparing for Spring Training games. The NFL Free Agency period is closing in. High school and college basketball and hockey tournaments are heating up. Keep Jesus the highest priority in your life and you will be in an excellent position to enjoy your interests.

Have a fun day,

Bill

Hey cowboys and cowgirls! The Spoken Word Church has many fun activities during the year. This was Hallelujah Night with a western frontier land theme.

Hi,

Love is the fruit of the recreated human spirit, produced because of the life of Jesus inside of you at the New Birth.

Picture a fruit tree. Where does the fruit grow? Fruit grows on the branches. Jesus is the Vine. We are the branches. Natural fruit receives nourishment from the vine of the tree. The trunk of the tree. Life from the trunk flows out into the branches. It is the same in the supernatural realm. God is life. God is love. His life and love flow out to the believers, the branches.

Fruit grows. It doesn't come fully matured. The Bible talks about maturing in the fruit of love. I abide in Jesus Christ and He abides in me. Therefore, I bring forth fruit. As I keep God's Word, I mature in the fruit of love. I am making progress. How about you?

Hope you had a good Sunday morning service. Have a great week.

Shalom,

Bill

I took Nick to his first Vikings football game in 1994. He was 9 years old and the Vikings defeated the Green Bay Packers.

Hello,

When you were born again, God became your Father. God is a love God. You are a love child of a love God. You are born of God, and God is love, therefore you are born of love. The nature of God is in you and the nature of God is love.

In truth, you can't say that you don't have this divine love, because everyone in the family of God has it, or else they are not in the family! They may not be exercising it. The Bible says that the love of God has been shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit. That means the God kind of love has been shed abroad in our inner man. When you are born again, you are born of the Spirit of God. That's when the love of God came in.

See you in church tomorrow morning!

Shalom,

Bill

Reading has always been a big part of our family. The kids were taught early that good readers are usually successful people.

Shalom,

As we approach the end of February we are going to spend some time talking about love. If you walk in love, you will not fail, because love never fails. The Bible talks about many things, but we ought to be interested in love first. Thank God, love never fails. The Bible teaches us to have love with everything. Love makes your faith work. Love first, because we are in the family of love and we have become acquainted with our heavenly Father, Who is love. We should want to learn and grow in love until we are made perfect in love. I have not been made perfect in love yet, have you? I am going to keep working toward this goal! How about you?

Tonight Blaine is at Anoka in high school basketball. The Red Wings travel to Calgary tonight. Tomorrow the University of Minnesota women's hockey team host the Wisconsin Badgers in the afternoon. Tomorrow night the Red Wings are at Vancouver.

Have a great weekend,

Bill

Nick was taught at a real young age that REAL men are Vikings.


Do You Know Your Bible?
Answers to previous quiz.

1. Elisha (2 Kings 4:38-41)
2. Both (2 Kings 2:8-14)
3. Elisha (2 Kings 4:42-44)
4. Both (1 Kings 17:17-24; 2 Kings 4:20, 32-35)
5. Elijah (1 Kings 18:36-38)
6. Elisha (2 Kings 5:1-14)
7. Both (1 Kings 17:10-16; 2 Kings 4:2-6)
8. Elisha (2 Kings 2:19-22)
9. Elisha (2 Kings 6:5-6)
10. Elijah (2 Kings 1:9-12)


New quiz: Escapes
Match the person in the first list with the escape they made in the second list.

1. Paul
2. Abiathar
3. Jacob
4. Elijah
5. Lot
6. Joseph
7. Benhadad
8. David
9. Ehud
10. Jesus

A. He escaped on horseback from enemy Israelites.
B. After this murderer escaped to Seirath, he blew a trumpet and mustered an army.
C. When he heard wicked cities were going to be destroyed, he escaped to Zoar.
D. With the help of his wife, who let him down a window, he escaped from his father-in-law, who was trying to kill him.
E. Being warned by an angel in a dream, he escaped to Egypt with his wife and child.
F. To escape stoning by the Jews, he "escaped out of their hand" and went beyond Jordan.
G. To escape his brother, who wanted to kill him, he fled to his uncle.
H. While Doeg was carrying out a wholesale slaughter of priests, he was the only one who managed to escape.
I. To escape a vengeful queen, he "arose and went for his life and came to Beersheba".
J. Disciples let him down a wall in a basket so he could escape enemy Jews.

Answers and a new quiz will be posted next Thursday!

Bill on the lanai of his Maui condo.


Hi,

God the Father is against the curse (Galatians 3:13). God the Son/Jesus/the Son of God is against satanic bondage (Luke 13:16). God the Holy Spirit is against oppression (Acts 10:38). The God of the Bible wants you free in every area of your life. He wants you free spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically, financially, socially and family.

Jesus is God's gift to the world. Believe that Jesus rose from the dead and profess Jesus as your Lord and personal Saviour. The satanic/sin nature will be removed and the nature of God will replace it. Studying God's Word and being a doer of God's Word will help you control the nature of the flesh, which you will have, as a beliver, as long as you live in your physical body.

The Holy Spirit is God's gift to the church. Receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit by faith in God's Word. Stay filled with the Holy Spirit every day by praying in other tongues. You'll be full of power. Power to resist temptations. Power to resist sin. Power to walk a victorious life. Power to help others.

Stay full of faith. Stay full of God's Word. Daily studying of God's Word will keep you full of faith. The faith that causes you to receive God's richest and best while you're here on this earth. It doesn't cost to be a believing believer, it pays! A believing believer has eternal life and is a citizen of heaven right now. A believing believer takes the time to find out how God wants it done, and then does it God's way.

The weekend is coming quickly. Have a great day,

Bill

The early years of ministry took a lot of time, energy and patience.


Shalom,

Today let's meditate on the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

• Andrew
• Peter (Simon) (Cephas)
• James (Son of Zebedee)
• John (Son of Zebedee)
• Phillip
• Bartholomew (Nathaniel)
• Matthew (Levi)
• Thomas
• James (Son of Alphaeus)
• Simon (The Canaanite) (Zelotes)
• Jude (Thaddaeus) (Judas) (Lebbaeus)
• Judas Iscariot

The Bible mentions other apostles. For example, Paul was an apostle. Those listed above were the twelve Apostles of Jesus, the Lamb of God.

Have a good day,

Bill

Bill, Nick and Kristine wearing their Mickey Mouse clothes in Disney World.


Hi,

How do you receive anything from God? By faith. By faith, trust and confidence in God's Word. You receive the new birth by faith. You receive financial prosperity by faith. You receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit by faith. You receive healing by faith. You receive God's richest and best by faith in God's Word.

The Bible says faith comes by hearing and hearing and hearing consistently God's Word. Study God's Word daily. Pray daily. Praise and worship daily. Fellowship with like-minded believers daily. Your faith will increase as your knowledge of God's Word increases.

When do you start believing you receive from God? What is your contact point? Here are a number of different contact points. You start believing you receive from God when you say, "Amen, so be it unto me". When oil touches your body. When a believer's hands are laid on you. When another believer says, "I agree with you, in Jesus' Name". When you receive the bread and juice at communion. When you say, "Thank you, it's mine".

Be aggressive in your faith. Find out what God's Word promises. Think like those promises are yours now. Talk like those promises are yours now. Act like those promises are your now.

Have a supernatural day,

Bill

Bill and Nick in in the ocean at Melbourne, Florida.


Hello,

I hope your week got off to a good start this morning. Today I will be listing six good Scriptural reasons for praying in the Spirit.

1. Recharge (your inner man will be edified, recharged and built up).

2. Mysteries (Godly secrets and mysteries will be revealed to your spirit man).

3. Unknown (you will be able to pray for people, places, things and events unknown to you in the world).

4. Boldness (you will develop a supernatural boldness that God can use).

5. Sensitivity (you will develop a sensitivity to hear the voice of the Holy Spirit and be led by Him)

6. Hunger (your hunger, thirst and desperation for the things of God will increase).

Get some supernatural rest today,

Bill

Yankee Stadium is empty right now, but Spring Training is beginning in Tampa, Florida. The new Yankee Stadium is being built and this is the last year in the old, historic Stadium.

Hello,

The Yankees position lineup may look like this for the opener:

1B: Jason Giambi

2B: Robinson Cano

SS: Derek Jeter

3B : Alex Rodriguez

RF: Bobby Abreu

CF: Melky Cabrera

LF: Johnny Damon

C: Jorge Posada

DH: Hideki Matsui

P: Chien-Ming Wang

For now we have to get the Detroit Red Wings back on track. They still own the best record in the NHL, but they are currently on a 5-game losing steak. Let's go boys!

See you in church Sunday!

Bill

While Dad is studying the Word, Kristine is getting a nice afternoon nap!


Shalom,

The more indepth you can answer these questions, the more victorious and successful your life on this earth will be. Examine God's Word to find out:

1. I am what God says I am. (Find out what and who God's Word says you are as a believer.)
2. I have what God says I have. (Find out from God's Word what God says you have.)
3. I can do what God says I can do. (Find out what God's Word says you can do because you are a believer in the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth.)

Have a great weekend,

Bill

Coach Nick and the Blaine Bengals basketball team travel to Champlin Park Friday night and then host the #2 ranked big school team in the state of Minnesota when they play Osseo on Tuesday.

Do You Know Your Bible?

Answers to previous quiz.

1. Moses (Exod. 19:17-18)

2. Jonathan (1 Sam. 14:14-15)

3. Elijah (1 Kings 19:11)

4. John ((Rev. 11:13)

5. Jesus (Matt. 27:50-51)

6. Paul & Silas (Acts 16:25-26)

7. Koran, Dathan & Abiram (Num. 16:1, 3, 31-32)

8. Mary & Mary Magdalene (Matt. 28:1-2)

9. David (2 Sam. 22:1, 8)

10. Uzziah (Zech. 14:5)

New Quiz: Elijah or Elisha?

Elijah and Elisha both performed miracles, with the two of them sometimes performing the same kind of miracle. For each miracle listed below, give the name or names of the prophets who performed the event.

1. Poisonous pottage made edible.

2. River Jordan divided.

3. A sack of corn and 20 loaves of bread increased to feed 100 men.

4. Life of a child restored.

5. Caused fire to fall and consume an altar with its sacrifice, and evaporate water in a ditch.

6. A man's leprosy healed.

7. Oil supply multiplied.

8. The waters of Jericho purified with salt.

9. Caused an ax head to "swim in water".

10. Called down fire that destroyed army captains and their men.

Answers and a new quiz will be posted next Thursday!

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was named the MVP of the Pro Bowl played in Honolulu, Hawaii. Bill has been a Vikings fan for 47 seasons and Kristine has been a Vikings fan for 27 seasons.

Hello,

There are four major reasons for people not receiving their healing:

1. They lack knowledge of God's Word concerning healing.

2. They reject knowledge of healing from the Bible.

3. They believe untruths that contradict God's Word.

4. They don't walk in love towards other people.

Remember, God's Word is the final, absolute authority. The best thing you can do every day is to renew your mind with God's Word.

Have a great day,

Bill

We have gone a number of times to Disney World as a family. One of our favorite restaurants is O'Hana's.

Shalom,

What is the simple Gospel? What is the Good News? The Good News is God loves you. The God of the Bible loves you. The God of Heaven loves you!

Before you received Jesus of Nazareth as your Lord and personal Saviour, you were an unbeliever. A sinner. A child of satan. The devil was your lord and master. You had a satanic nature. You needed a miracle. What made you an unbeliever? What made you a sinner? Why were you in satan's family?

You were a member of satan's family because you committed a sin. You made a selfish decision to do it your own way. You died spiritually. Your destiny became the lake of fire for eternity. Did it take just one sin to get into this position? Yes! Only one sin was needed to seal your eternal destiny. The result of one sin was eternal death and a future in the lake of fire with satan. There was nothing you could do in your own strength to escape this fate. You were lost. You were a personal sinner. You were hopeless. You were without hope in a lost and dying world.

The Good News is God had a plan. God the Father, God the Son , God the Holy Spirit had a great plan to save you. A plan of Salvation. A plan of Redemption. God the Son would willingly leave Heaven and come to this Earth. He would be born in Bethlehem of a virgin. He would be named Jesus. He was the promised Messiah. The promised Redeemer. He was the promised Saviour of the world. Jesus became the Son of God. Jesus became the Son of Man. 100% God and 100% man. Jesus preached the Gospel. Jesus taught the Word of God. Jesus raised the dead. Jesus healed the sick. Jesus cast out devils. Jesus worked signs, wonders and miracles. Jesus willingly gave up His life and died on the cross at Calvary. On the third day Jesus rose from the dead. Jesus is now seated at the right hand of God the Father. Jesus did His part. That's the Good News!

The only sin now keeping you out of Heaven is not accepting Jesus of Nazareth as your Lord and personal Saviour. You are a personal sinner, You need a personal Saviour. Jesus is the One and Only. Is there any reason you can't receive Jesus as your Lord and personal Saviour right now? That's your part. Jesus did His part. Will you do your part and receive this wonderful gift of Eternal Life? That's the Good News. That's the Gospel. God is not holding anything against you as an unbeliever. He wants you to receive Jesus as your Lord and personal Saviour. He wants you to spend eternity with Him in Heaven. Is there any reason why you can't receive Jesus as your Lord and personal Saviour now? Let's pray!

Almighty God, I am a sinner. I believe that Jesus Christ came to this earth, died on the cross for me, was raised from the dead, and is now seated at Your right hand. I accept and receive Jesus Christ as my personal Saviour, and I invite Him to come into my heart and to become Lord over my life. I thank you now, Father, for welcoming me into Your family. You are my Father. I am Your child. Jesus is my Lord! Amen.

If you prayed this prayer from your heart and received Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal Saviour, you now have Eternal Life. You are a child of God. You have the nature of God. A great and wonderful miracle took place. That's the Good News! That's the Gospel!

Shalom,

Bill

Coach Nick and the Blaine basketball team have 4 weeks left in their regular season before tournament play begins.


Hello,

There are many people who have had an impact on my life so far. Here are some more:

• Helen King
• Annetta Gilstad
• Catherine Whalen
• Donna Schneider
• Lee Bauman
• Bertha Bjorkman
• Ed Zabinski
• Bill Braun
• Don Ponstein
• John Perko
• Merle Lunceford
• Louis Knoll
• Bill Somero
• Tom Moeller
• Duane Pastika
• Delores Wood
• Doug Drechsler
• Fred McReady
• Steve Smrekar
• Peter Moroni
• Ted Floyd
• Ralph Dabill
• Susan Vukelich
• John Van Etta
• Antoinette Okasich
• Bob Grivette
• Karen Rom
• June North
• Greg Marn
• Ned Struna
• Renae Zupancich
• Carol Loushin
• Irene Palcher
• Kathy Perko
• John Sever
• Scott Harri
• Ron LeTourneau
• Laurie Sarkipato
• Nancy Marolt
• Diana Bailey
• Janice Landa
• Jane Griffin
• Bob Champa
• Frank Pengal
• Louise Richter
• Larry Groom
• Rosemarie Mobilia
• Jim Povhe
• Bob Colarich
• Rich Hyrkas
• Vickie Ojala
• Brian Anderson
• Dave Mondati
• David Zupec
• Kathy Starkman
• Jim Stupnik
• Jim Beaty
• Ron Blakesley
• Linda Bobence
• Pat Drescich
• Mike Coombe
• Pat Dargis
• Paul Dyhr
• Joe Folio
• Paul Grahek
• Frank Jershe
• Cynthia Kromar
• Joe Kobe
• Rich Klobuchar
• Cheryl Lepisto
• Harold Lassi
• Robert Lobe
• Faye Mattila
• Scott Mills
• Cheryl Melovasich
• James Musich
• Daniel Pechek
• Janet Pryatel
• Mark Seme
• Peggy Starkovich
• John Wavrin
• Dale Zorman
• Maren Domich
• Don Fink
• Bill Haapala
• Kevin Hogan
• Glenn Lindroos
• Ron Musich
• Russell Russ
• Bill Skradski

Have a great day,

Bill

The Detroit Red Wings lead the NHL with 87 points and 41 wins. If the season ended today, they would be the #1 seed in the Western Conference. Their road to the championship would take this path: They would defeat Nashville in the first round, San Jose in the second round, Dallas in the Conference Championship and Ottowa in the Finals.


Hello,

I trust you had a good Sunday service at your local church. We sure did. We have completed 6 lessons in our healing series with 2 lessons remaining. The God of Heaven wants all people to be born again. He also wants all people to be financially prosperous and successful in every area of their lives. He wants all people to be physically healed and whole.

Does the fact that Jesus Christ could do no miracle at Nazareth prove anything except the unbelief of the people, or would it be right to conclude, because of the failure of His disciples to cast out the epileptic spirit from the boy, that it was not God's will to deliver him? Jesus proved by healing him that it is God's will to heal even those who fail to receive it.

Have a great week,

Bill

The Detroit Red Wings have recently won Stanley Cups in 1997, 1998 & 2002. Could 2008 be the next championship?

Shalom,

The God of the Bible wants all people to be healed, healthy and whole. The Word of God calls sickness and disease a curse, satanic oppression and satanic bondage.

How can God justify us at the New Birth, and at the same time require us to remain under the curse of the law, which Jesus redeemed us from by bearing it for us on the cross? (Galatians 3:13).

See you in church Sunday,

Bill

The Red Wings have 2 games this weekend. Saturday they travel to Toronto and Sunday they are home against Anaheim. Go Wings!


Shalom,

The God of the Bible wants everyone healthy and healed. Sickness and disease is a curse, not a blessing. Since Jesus Christ came to do the Father's will, was not the universal healing of all the sick who came to Him, a revelation of the will of God for our bodies?

Did not Jesus emphatically say that He would continue that same work in answer to our prayers while He is with the Father (John 14:12-13) and is not this promise alone a complete answer to all opposers?

Have a great weekend,

Bill

The Red Wings have 7 players from Sweden on their team. Henrik Zetterberg is one of our favorites. Henrik leads the Red Wings in points with 66.

For my birthday, one of my gifts was an excellent lower level seat at the Xcel Energy Center to watch my Detroit Red Wings play the Minnesota Wild.

The Xcel Energy Center was rocking and rolling for 58 minutes as the Wild held a 2-1 lead over Detroit. The Red Wings outshot the Wild 16-3 in the third period and finally tied the game with 1:20 left in regulation. The winning goal was scored 1:37 into the overtime giving the Red Wings a 3-2 victory.

Do You Know Your Bible?

Answers to previous quiz.

1. J (Gen. 37:9)

2. E (Zech. 1:8)

3. D (Dan. 4:4, 10-11)

4. A (Isa. 6:1-3)

5. I (Gen. 28:12)

6. G (Dan. 7:7)

7. B (Judg. 7:13)

8. C (Acts 10:10-12)

9. F (Gen. 41:17-18)

10. H (Gen. 31:22-24)

New Quiz: Earthquakes

1. Who, while in company with the Israelites, met with God and the "whole mount quaked greatly"?

2. During whose attack on a garrison, "the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling"?

3. Which prophet experienced an earthquake while he was standing on a mountain top?

4. Who had a vision of a great earthquake that leveled a tenth part of a city, killing 7,000 people?

5. At his death "the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent." Who was this man?

6. Which two men, while prisoners, felt a great earthquake shake the prison foundations and had their cell door opened?

7. Which three men, who rebelled against Moses, were punished by having the earth "clave asunder" and the "earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up"?

8. Name the two women who were looking at a sepulchre when an earthquake occurred, and an angel descended from heaven and rolled back the stone from the door?

9. Who, when God delivered him from his enemies, composed a song that described an earthquake: "Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook"?

10. In the days of which king did people flee from an earthquake?

Answers and a new quiz will be posted next Thursday!

At Kristine's house getting ready for the Red Wings/Wild game at the Xcel Energy Center.

One of our favorite players, #13, Pavel Datsyuk, standing behind #51, Valterri Filppula. The Red Wings, down 2-1 with less than 2 minutes to play, tied the score on a goal from Dan Cleary and won in overtime on a goal by Brett Lebda.


Hello,

We are continuing to ask logical questions regarding God's will to heal all people. I believe that the Bible teaches that God wants all people healed physically. Why should not the "last Adam" (Jesus) take away all that the first Adam brought upon us?

If as some teach, God has another method for our healing today, why would God adopt a less successful method for our better dispensation?

Shalom,

Bill

Yesterday was my 57th birthday.


Hello,

With 57 years down, I begin the next 57 today! The Detroit Red Wings are at the Minnesota Wild tonight. Pictures will follow!

Have a great day,

Bill

A special surprise at our Sunday morning service were visitors Randy & Sandy Mudgett. Randy was one of my favorite basketball players that I coached at Mt. Senario College.


Happy Monday!

Today is my 57th birthday. There have been many people who have had an impact on my life during the first 57 years beginning in Ely, Minnesota. The following list are some of the people who I deeply appreciate.

• Frank Novak
• Mary Jane Novak
• Margie Larson
• Nancy Ledin
• Maryann Leoni
• Jimmy Novak
• Frank Lahti
• Joel Adamic
• John Priyatel
• Steve Sertich
• George Marsnik
• Kevin Wilson
• Don Zierden
• Greg Swoverland
• Don Prince
• Bruce Prince
• Celia Domich
• Nancy Takavitz
• Celia Hutar
• Rainelle Rikhus
• Susie Luecke
• Marie Vertin
• Nancy Marinsek
• Lynda Waterman
• Marie Foley
• Mary Jo Nohner
• Pam Starkey
• Robin Swoverland
• Jay Hart
• Joe Sarkissin
• John Matetich
• Bob Bjorklund
• Neil McKenzie
• Dave Cherne
• Larry Groom
• Greg Marn
• Jim Stukel
• Mark Lind
• John Possin
• Doug Foschi
• Mike Carlson
• Dave Foy
• Mike Mohar
• Kerm Morgan
• Richie Olson
• Linda Pucel
• Linda Johnson
• Joan Klobuchar
• Sandy Carey
• Bonnie Melovoscich
• Amy Kyllonen
• Shelley Childress
• Ralene Pryatel
• Judy Rova
• Margie Schweigel
• Shannon Willer
• Sue Kerns
• Cecile Brown
• Julie Gainsley
• Shelia Caldwell
• Gayl Staver
• Joanne Klink
• Kathy Wilde
• Peggy Speilhagen
• Sharon Van Hoosier
• Irene Hartfield
• Connie Winkler
• Valli Gruden
• Marsha Hill
• Sue Johnson
• Kathy Boyer
• Mary Alice Springhetti
• Mike Myering
• Gordy Lucia
• Tim Beauchamp
• Bill Counter
• Gary Eiola
• Keith Eastman
• Bobby Klun
• Vince Hren
• Bill Skradski
• Doug Luthanen
• Paul Starkovich
• Greg Moroni
• Lisa Mackie
• Cindy Kromar
• Jay Lyons
• Cindy Prince
• Tim Jerry
• Al Feroni
• Tony Bartovich
• Jimmy Zgonc
• Dick Zgonc
• Susan Kosir
• Mary Cersine
• Susan Tomsich
• Barb Adamic
• Judy Lassila
• Marty Ojala
• Nancy Marolt
• Jim Belehar
• Jerry Niskala
• Tom Saari
• Mike Anderson
• Dave Anderson
• Matt Levar
• Charles Boldine
• Ed Veranth
• Jerome Berrini
• Bernie Dusich
• Dave Merhar
• Bob Berrini
• Art Dunstan
• Jack Thompson
• Curt Koski
• Kurt Johnson
• George Mohar
• Susan Znameroski
• Dick Jambor
• Jim Eckman
• Kent Johnson
• Mark Nelson
• Dan Poupard
• Jack Urick
• Gary Kober
• Tony Pecha
• Stan Krebs
• Joe Comer
• Dave Winfield
• Dale Zorman
• Brent Larson
• Mike Morgan
• Bill Sanderlin
• Scott Sanderlin
• Homer Lyons
• Larry McGee
• Tyrone King
• Melvin Bradley
• Ray Rivera
• Bob Murphy
• Pat Tobin
• Jan Tietyen

Thank you,

Bill

Bill meditating on the Word while Kristine sleeps!


Hello,

We've been talking for the last couple of days about how it is God's will for everyone to be healed. Since Jesus, in the Gospels, never commissioned anyone to preach the Gospel without commanding them to heal the sick, how can we obey this command if there is no Gospel (Good News) of healing to proclaim to the sick, as a basis for their faith? Or, since faith is expecting God to keep His promise, how can there be faith for healing if God has not promised it? And since the Bible is full of promises for healing, are they not all Gospel (Good News) to the sick? Since "faith comes by hearing...the Word", how can the sick have faith for healing if there is nothing for them to hear?

Have a great week,

Bill

An early family photo of Pastor Bill and his family, Roxy, Kristine and Nick.

Hello,

It is God's perfect will that all people be healed. Could the loving heart of the Son of God, Who had compassion on the sick, and healed all who had need of healing, cease to regard the sufferings of His own when He had become exalted at the right hand of the heavenly Father? The answer is NO!

Tomorrow is the Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona. The undefeated New England Patriots against the upset minded New York Giants. Tonight the Red Wings travel to Boston to play the Bruins before heading to Minnesota for a Tuesday night game against the Miinnesota Wild.

Shalom,

Bill

The Rusk County Inline Hockey League was one of the most popular youth activities for many years. Comissioner Bill prepares to start the game with Nick, to the left of Bill, taking the opening face-off wearing his black helmet and white jersey.


Hello,

It is God's perfect will that all people be healed. If sickness is the will of God, then would not every physician be a law breaker, every trained nurse be defying the Almighty, every hospital a house of rebellion instead of a house of mercy, and instead of supporting hospitals should we not then do our utmost to close them?

Have a great weekend,

Bill