The TRC Ministries Podcast

The Life-Giving Gospel Part 2

We are going through a series called The Life-Giving Gospel. Another way of saying Gospel is “Good news”. Do we live lives as though we really have good news? 

 In this 2nd episode, Charis gives a more concrete understanding of what the Kingdom of God is in a way that helps us appreciate the good news of the arrival and availability of the Kingdom of God to us. Charis Nordlund is the wife of Nathan Nordlund, a pastor at Country Faith Church in Bemidji, MN, and daughter of Tory Bjorklund, President of TRC Ministries.

The Life-Giving Gospel Part 1

Many Christians may think about the Gospel as Jesus dying for our sins. Yet, Jesus preached the gospel even before he died on the cross. What was it that Jesus preached? And is this the same gospel that we as believers are sharing today? We will look at these questions and more in this new series called The Life-Giving Gospel that Charis Nordlund taught at Country Faith Church in Bemidji, MN. Charis is the daughter of Tory Bjorklund (President of TRC Ministries) and is married to Nathan Nordlund, a pastor at Country Faith Church. 

For further study, here is a link to the youtube video Compelled: Speaking and Living the Gospel-Tim Mackie (The Bible Project). Charis referenced a part of this video in her original message which is not included in this podcast.  

What is Faith Part 3

In our last session of What is Faith we learned that faith in Christ is putting our confidence in the person of Christ and what He says. The result of this will be to obey Him. If we find, however, that obedience has become a burden, it’s a good time to evaluate what we are truly believing. Today, Tory will continue his teaching on faith--what God’s role is and what our responsibility is in aligning ourselves with the truth He gives us.  

Here’s Tory Bjorklund, President of TRC Ministries, teaching at Caravan Fellowship in this 3rd and final part of the What is Faith series. 

What is Faith Part 2

Faith in Jesus is putting our complete trust and confidence in Him. You cannot say you have complete confidence and trust in someone if you don't think their advice is good advice! But when we actually believe that Jesus knew what he was talking about, that faith allows us to evaluate the world around us and our circumstances differently and act accordingly. 

Here is Tory Bjorklund, president of TRC Ministries, continuing his teaching at Caravan Fellowship on What is Faith Part 2. 

What is Faith Part 1

What is Faith? As believers we may easily be able to recite, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.” Acts 16:31. And that is true! But what do we mean by that?  If we think our salvation depends on what we do, then we have veered off into the ditch of performance. Or if we are so confident that our relationship with God has nothing to do with us that we don’t really pay attention to how we are living in light of who God is and what He values, then we have veered off into the other ditch of apathy.   

Here is Tory Bjorklund, President of TRC Ministries, teaching on what faith is and how we can avoid the pitfalls of both performance and apathy. 

Putting on the Easy Yoke--Part 9

Surrendering our lives to God is the only option for true life.  Today Tory Bjorklund, President of TRC Ministries, will talk about what surrender is, why it is so vital to putting on the easy yoke that Jesus offers, and three ways that Jesus Himself demonstrated surrendering. Because of technical difficulties during recording, this is our final episode on Putting on the Easy Yoke.

Putting on the Easy Yoke--Part 8

In order to have a healthy relationship with someone, you have to trust them. What are the key components of trust, and how does this relate to our relationship with God? 

Today we are in part 8 or our 12part series called Putting on the Easy Yoke. Tory Bjorklund, President of TRC Ministries, shows us what the components of trust are, how God has given us what we need to trust Him, and how Satan tries to deceive us into NOT trusting God. 

Putting on the Easy Yoke--Part 7

How would you live life if you truly believed that God loved you personally?  In order to understand and accept the life that Jesus offers us, we first need to understand and accept that he loves us. In this episode, Tory Bjorklund, president of TRC Ministries, shares more in-depth from his story on how he came to believe that God did not want him, and the truth from God’s Word that changed his mind. May it encourage you to understand more fully God’s love and redemptive work in your own life. Here is Tory, continuing his teaching at Caravan Fellowship in  Part 7 of Putting on the Easy Yoke.

Putting on the Easy Yoke--Part 6

Jesus came to give us life, and that abundantly. So, what holds us back from living life fully? It is when we live our life making choices based not on truth, but on faulty perceptions of reality. 

The enemy of our soul is hard at work to deceive us about life and keep us in bondage. Satan often attacks one of our basic needs, the need be loved, and tries to deceive us into believing that God does not, or cannot love us. We may say we believe that God loves the world, but yet struggle to believe that he loves me personally. Whether this is your experience, or Satan has tried to deceive you in other ways, we hope you find this message helpful as Tory Bjorklund, president of TRC Ministries, continues his teaching at Caravan Fellowship with Part 6 of Putting on the Easy Yoke. 

Putting on the Easy Yoke--Part 5

Even as believers we often suffer pain from the effects of our sin, or the sin of others. And Satan uses this pain to deceive us into believing lies. 

Today we will look at the importance of seeing ourselves as God sees us. It is when we understand the three universal needs we have as humans, believe that God has met these needs in us, and value ourselves as God values us, that we are freed from our bondage to pain that Satan wants to keep us in, and are able to show grace to ourselves and to others.