If you cannot lead yourself, everything in your life is going to be hard. It amazes me how many people want to go into ministry to effectively lead others in how to live their lives and their own lives are far from being orderly. This is a new series on how to lead yourself toContinue reading “Leader Lead Yourself 01: Deal with Blind Spots!”
Author Archives: Tree of Life Church
Leadership and Prayer 05 Prayer and Revelation
One of the things that happens when we spend time in prayer is revelation. Kenneth Hagin said that the Lord has prepared treasures of wisdom for the church that they do not know because they do not pray. 1 Cor 2.9 says: 9 But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,Nor haveContinue reading “Leadership and Prayer 05 Prayer and Revelation”
Leadership and Prayer 04
Hear the note of victory! When you are praying for something, it is good to learn to pray until you hear the note of victory. Maybe you are suddenly aware someone is in danger, pray until you feel a breakthrough. It’s often that when you are praying for someone it is intense, it is aContinue reading “Leadership and Prayer 04”
Leadership and Prayer 03 The Second Hour
One of the things that helps me a lot listening to Kenneth Hagin is he talks a lot about when he was a pastor. As a pastor, that’s really helpful. He was a pastor in the 1940s and he used to regularly pray for hours in tongues. Once he had prayed in tongues one hour,Continue reading “Leadership and Prayer 03 The Second Hour”
Leadership and Prayer 02 Kenneth Hagin and Tongues
I said in the last post that Oral Roberts prayed in tongues a lot. So did Kenneth Hagin. People would pull up next to him at traffic lights and he would be in his car praying in tongues. He would be heard at restaurants praying in tongues. He said “most victories come from praying inContinue reading “Leadership and Prayer 02 Kenneth Hagin and Tongues”
Leadership and Prayer 01 Praying with Information
About two years ago, I found out that Kenneth Hagin was once asked when he encountered the strongest presence of the Lord, and his answer was when he was praying with Oral Roberts. When I heard that I wanted to find out more about Oral Roberts and his prayer life, and started researching. Oral RobertsContinue reading “Leadership and Prayer 01 Praying with Information”
Guidelines for Church 01: Whose the Boss?
Have you noticed the Bible is often non-specific about certain things? It tells us clearly that by His stripes we were healed (1 Peter 2.24) but doesn’t tell us what to do about it! Some people are healed through anointing of oil, others through laying on of hands, others through a word of knowledge, othersContinue reading “Guidelines for Church 01: Whose the Boss?”
Just For Pastors 40: Do It All!
The evening before He was nailed to a cross, Jesus said to His Father “I have finished the work which you gave me to do” (John 17.4). I love that – that’s a prayer I want to pray the evening before I go to Heaven. I did it all Jesus – everything you gave meContinue reading “Just For Pastors 40: Do It All!”
Just For Pastors 39: Don’t Stand in the Way of Tongues
In our last post, I said that pastors must pray in tongues. Not only that, you must not stand against tongues in your congregation. 1 Cor. 14.39 says Do not forbid to speak in tongues. So many pastors, even whole denominations today, forbid speaking in tongues. When I was in a Christian group at myContinue reading “Just For Pastors 39: Don’t Stand in the Way of Tongues”
Just For Pastors 38: Pastors Should Pray in Tongues
When you are speaking in tongues you are speaking to God about things you don’t know about. Trust me – if your church is more than four people there are things happening in people’s lives and relationships and situations that you don’t know about. If you all your prayer for your flock is in English,Continue reading “Just For Pastors 38: Pastors Should Pray in Tongues”
Inspiring and Challenging Dreamers 