Author: Bethany Jaine Bredeson

  • A WORD FOR PORTLAND, OREGON

    God is going to redeem your city. He told me, that he is bringing the circus* back to Waterfront Park. And anyone will be welcome. Anyone who shows up will remember what true joy is, and for those who like joy, they can take it with them, if they will welcome his spirit; the spirit…

  • The Fear of The Lord; part three

    REPENTANCE What is it like to live out the Fear of the Lord, post-repentance? Let’s recap: The first thing after the first encounter with God’s presence where the fear (felt as clarity of knowledge, freedom and strength to behave anyway that’s wanted, having the right to choose) approached in a way that convinced your waking…

  • The Fear of the Lord; part two

    MY STORY OF EXPERIENCING THE FEAR OF THE LORD, the first time: Before I dive in with all the many details, let me begin by introducing two equations of life that are fit for discernment: The kingdom life perpetuates and grows living things + all growth is rooted in joy = all experiences in the…

  • The Fear of the Lord; part one

    WHERE AM I SENDING YOU? To answer the question, “Where am I sending you?” I must ask myself, “What do I believe about the God I’m encouraging people to approach? Is God a reward enough to withstand the fearful moment? Can God, still, love those who rejected him, before?”  After a lifetime of inner tug-of-war…

  • The difference between deliverance, healing, and sanctification

    The difference between deliverance, healing, and sanctification

    What I want you to hear is that 1. It’s a process, 2. It’s worth it, 3. Let Jesus be the warrior I’m not defining these terms. I’m talking about what it’s like to go through them.

  • Preparing be a Judge in Heaven begins with being born-again

    It is written that redeemed of the Lord in Christ Jesus will be judges over nations. I want to speak to those preparing to be judges. My first reminder is that any judge in the court of heaven will judge to uphold the purpose of salvation in Christ Jesus, Yeshua Messiah. To define what that…

  • Grace

    Grace

    Are you breathing? God loves you. It is for us to find out if we could love God. Do you love flavorful food? You love God. Your sins are meaningless in this decision. Do you WANT to live in heaven where the food is fantastic and free? Then answer God, honestly, when he asks, “Do…

  • In the Bleak Midwinter

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Worship Wednesday Song Lyrics “In the Bleak Midwinter”

  • The Church is Gone?

    The Church is Gone?

    I heard a rumor, some reporters are boasting reports of low church attendance as a kind of evidence that church is dying, as a social institution. Don’t be deceived.

  • My First Healing

    My First Healing

    The first time I performed a healing it was on a toilet.