The Sending of the Seventy
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
“God’s kingdom is right on your doorstep.” This is a paraphrase of the message that Jesus wants his followers to share in the towns and countryside into which he is about to travel. These seventy followers are given the mission of preparing the people for the arrival of Jesus and his good news message of […]
All Saints
Pastor Emily Rova-Hegener
A couple of months ago, Pastor Joel preached about a mentor of ours by the name of Antti Lepisto. Antti was a pastor, who shaped and impacted both Pastor Joel and my life deeply in many ways. Antti was born in the US to Finnish parents, so he spoke Finnish from the start and followed […]
The blessing and the burden of eating
Fundi Kayamba Phiri
The story of the Israelites in the book of Exodus is one referred to many times, but is nonetheless an important one, that reflects the relationship between God and his people, whether on a personal level or God’s people as a collective. In the scripture that we just read, we see the Israelites receive the […]
Simeon, Anna and the Christ child
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
Pastor Joel was sick in bed this Sunday and so his sermon was read by Pastor Emily Rova-Hegener Have you ever waited for something, for a long time? I have. Ever since my mom read to my brothers and me the book, “The Hobbit” I have been enthralled in the epic creation of the world […]
Come and trust in me
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
We spent our holiday up in Troms Fylke, far to the North. When we arrived the sun was still setting after midnight, and rising less than an hour later. We spent our vacation in the arctic, because we have good friends whom live in Tromsø. Darin and Ann Christin and their three children have been […]
Trust Also in Me
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
Has anyone ever stated to you the phrase ‘Trust me.’ I am sure that most of us have had that statement spoken to us at some point in our lives. Maybe the speaker was standing in front of you with a blindfold in their hand ready to take you into a maze in some group […]
Christ the King Sunday
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
It is not humans or human movements that we need to focus our energies and concentrate our hope, but rather we need to focus upon our Saviour, our King. Jesus needs to be the focus of our lives, he needs to be the at the center of our hearts. We need to seek Jesus´guidance in […]