{"id":137933,"date":"2025-06-23T11:34:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T10:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcc.no\/?p=137933"},"modified":"2025-07-11T16:07:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T15:07:56","slug":"greetings-from-kare-j-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcc.no\/en\/greetings-from-kare-j-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Greetings from K\u00e5re J. Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Et nytt \u00e5r har g\u00e5tt inn i historien og jeg vil takke for den godhet som str\u00e5ler ut fra venner over hele verden. I Matteusevangeliet taler Jesus til sine disipler om de siste tider som skal komme.<\/p>\n\n<p>Han sier at kj\u00e6rligheten blir kald hos de fleste, fordi lovl\u00f8sheten tar overh\u00e5nd, men at den som holder ut inntil enden skal bli frelst. Det er mye kulde i verden n\u00e5, s\u00e5 la oss v\u00e6re blant de som holder kj\u00e6rligheten varm.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Holde Jesu bud<\/h2>\n\n<p>Jesus formaner oss f\u00f8rst og fremst til \u00e5 holde hans bud i v\u00e5re egne liv, og videre at vi skal g\u00e5 ut til alle folkeslag og l\u00e6re dem \u00e5 holde disse. P\u00e5 stevnene har vi gjennom \u00e5ret lagt vinn p\u00e5 \u00e5 forkynne dette, slik at alle som kjenner de har et kall til \u00e5 bli Jesu etterf\u00f8lgere skal bli styrket og hjulpet p\u00e5 denne veien.<\/p>\n\n<p>For meg har det v\u00e6rt avgj\u00f8rende at vi bygger menigheten slik at Guds ord st\u00e5r i sentrum. Derfor var det en ekstra glede at vi dette \u00e5ret fikk begynt p\u00e5 en modernisering av hvordan \u201cSkjulte Skatter\u201d blir publisert. Bladet ble etablert av Johan Oscar Smith og hans bror Aksel Smith i 1912, fordi de s\u00e5 behov for \u00e5 ha en plattform som holdt fram budskapet om helliggj\u00f8relse.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-id=\"137878\" src=\"https:\/\/bcc.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024_1Sommmerstevnet_sommerfryd-17-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-137878\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"137868\" src=\"https:\/\/bcc.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/197A8577-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-137868\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"120367\" src=\"https:\/\/bcc.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forside_80a-rsfest-34-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120367\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-id=\"137873\" src=\"https:\/\/bcc.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024_2Sommerstevne_-Grendefest_Samfunnsfest49-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-137873\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p>I den f\u00f8rste utgaven fra januar 1912 sto det: <em>\u00abDrevet av indre trang og overbevisning utsendes herved det f\u00f8rste nummer av \u201cSkjulte Skatter\u00bb. Helliget Herren ber vi at bladet vil bli en tjener for de troende til \u00e5 kaste lys over de veier som f\u00f8rer til et dypere samfunnsliv med v\u00e5r Herre Jesus Kristus. Bladets m\u00e5l er \u00e5 f\u00f8re fram slik sannhet som f\u00f8rer til tro og gudsfrygt. Tit. 1,1.\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>Dette arbeidet \u00f8nsker vi \u00e5 videref\u00f8re, slik at det herlige budskapet Jesus kom med, som Paulus forkynte med kraft og frimodighet, og som gudfryktige menn og kvinner opp gjennom tidene har holdt fram og v\u00e6rt begeistret for, kan synliggj\u00f8res og deles over hele verden.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Romerbrevet for ungdom<\/h2>\n\n<p>En s\u00e6rlig milep\u00e6l dette \u00e5ret var ungdommens p\u00e5skecamp der vi i forkant jobbet med prosjektet \u201dMessage to The Romans\u201d. Med utgangspunkt i Paulus brev til romerne ble budskapet om frelsen i Jesus Kristus belyst p\u00e5 ulike m\u00e5ter. F\u00f8rst ved den herlige forlikelsen vi fikk ved hans d\u00f8d, og at vi s\u00e5 mye mer skal bli frelst ved hans liv. <br\/>(Romerne 5, 10)<\/p>\n\n<p>Det er mektig \u00e5 oppleve den gjenklangen budskapet har f\u00e5tt hos ungdommene. I tiden etter p\u00e5skecampen har jeg deltatt p\u00e5 flere stevner rundt om i verden, og ungdommer jeg m\u00f8ter tar stadig opp igjen hvor viktige disse poengene fra Romerbrevet har blitt for dem.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bernt Stadven til minne<\/h2>\n\n<p>Det ble en verdig og minnerik dag da vi tok avskjed med v\u00e5r kj\u00e6re venn og menighetstjener Bernt Stadven (1931-2024). Hans liv har v\u00e6rt en velsignelse i sin samtid. Han hadde en sterk tro og han formidlet Guds ord til oss p\u00e5 en enkel og tydelig m\u00e5te. Gjennom hans tjeneste er det mange som har f\u00e5tt hjelp, tr\u00f8st og h\u00e5p.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button arrow_right_alt\" href=\"https:\/\/bcc.no\/en\/2024\/05\/a-memorial-bernt-stadven\/\" rel=\"\">Les minneordet om Bernt Stadven<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tro virksom ved kj\u00e6rlighet<\/h2>\n\n<p>I brevet til Galaterne skriver Paulus at det bare er tro, virksom ved kj\u00e6rlighet, som gjelder. For \u00e5 v\u00e6re i Kristus m\u00e5 vi alts\u00e5 v\u00e6re virksomme, aktive, i troen. I det fjortende verset minner han om at vi skal tjene hverandre i kj\u00e6rlighet, <em>\u00abFor hele loven er oppfylt i ett bud, i dette: Du skal elske din neste som deg selv!\u00bb<\/em> <br\/>(Galaterne 5, 6)<\/p>\n\n<p>Troen er ikke bare gode f\u00f8lelser eller et h\u00e5p om at noe mirakul\u00f8st skal skje i oss. Men det er n\u00f8dvendig med lydighet for \u00e5 f\u00f8lge de troens fotspor som leder oss p\u00e5 den samme veien som Jesus gikk.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vandre i \u00c5nden<\/h3>\n\n<p>\u00abVandre i \u00c5nden s\u00e5 skal dere ikke fullf\u00f8re kj\u00f8dets lyst\u00bb, skriver Paulus i det sekstende verset. Det blir ikke noe nytt liv uten at vi vandrer i \u00c5nden. Kun p\u00e5 den veien kan vi mer og mer f\u00e5 tak i de \u00c5ndens frukter som beskrives i slutten av kapittelet: Kj\u00e6rlighet, glede, fred, langmodighet, mildhet, godhet, trofasthet, ydmykhet, avholdenhet. <br\/>(Galaterne 5, 22-23)<\/p>\n\n<p>Ved vandringen i \u00c5nden ser vi at vi har synd som m\u00e5 renses ut, og vi fylles i stedet mer og mer av disse herlige frukter. Tenk hvordan kj\u00e6rligheten varmer og gj\u00f8r det godt for de vi har rundt oss, b\u00e5de i hjemmet, p\u00e5 arbeidsplassen og i menigheten. Slik blir vi frelst og \u00f8ker velsignelsen og livsinnholdet. Dette er det eneste vi f\u00e5r med oss inn i evigheten. La oss betenke dette i det nye n\u00e5dens \u00e5r vi har f\u00e5tt.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Takk til alle som bidrar<\/h2>\n\n<p>Hjertelig takk til alle som jobber for \u00e5 bygge menigheten p\u00e5 den grunnvoll som st\u00e5r fast, det vi har h\u00f8rt fra begynnelsen. Takk til alle dere som jobber for at barn og ungdom skal kjenne omsorg, godhet og varme i et sunt og trygt milj\u00f8. Takk til alle dere som ber for arbeidet og alle som p\u00e5 ulike m\u00e5ter bidrar med b\u00e5de ressurser og frivillig innsats \u2013 i kj\u00e6rlighet.<\/p>\n\n<p>P\u00e5 vegne av forstanderskapet,<br\/>K\u00e5re J. 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