Author Archives: Tree of Life Church

When you realize that as a Christian you are a king, not a politician, how you handle conflict changes. Politicians have to listen to everylone’s criticism, everyone’s concerns, because they need the applause of the audience. Kings do not. This surprises and frustrates many people when you start living like a king. They are annoyedContinue reading “Kings or Politicians 03: Handling Conflict”

This is our second post about the difference between royalty and politicians. As Christians we are called to be royalty, to reign in life as kings. Revelation 1.6 describes Christians as “kings and priests”, not as politicians and priests. Last post we looked at the difference in the source of authority between politicians and kings,Continue reading “Kings or Politicians 02: Longevity”

For a while now I have wanted to do a series of blog posts on the difference between ruling as a king and ruling as a politician.  Since I was born again at the age of 16, I have seen in many different churches, denominations, Bible Schools and ministries, people who have the authority thatContinue reading “Kings or Politicians 01: The Source of Your Authority”

A number of years ago, for my birthday, one of my sons bought me a survival manual.  It had all sorts of bizarre advice inside – what to do when attacked by a shark (punch it in the eye), what to do when attacked by a bear (pretend to be dead), how to survive inContinue reading “How to Deal with an Angry Cat”

I haven’t blogged for a while.  Time has not been on my side, and when I get time to write, I am preaching a lot more than I ever have and I am penning sermons, or I am writing my new book on leadership which I shall hopefully finish this year. But this topic ofContinue reading “A Gentle Heart (part 1)”

Part of a pastor’s role is to tend to the lambs. Lambs are the baby sheep. Paul defines babies as those who are carnal not spiritual, those who are moved by what they see and not by faith. You have lambs in every area of the Christian life. In the healing ministry, they have aContinue reading “Tend My Lambs”

#wednesdaywisdom All of us make mistakes, the best of us learn from them! You have to pursue what you want to own! You earn not based on your uniformity, but on your uniqueness! You cannot be promoted until you are doing something better than average! What you have in your hand is enough to succeedContinue reading “Wisdom for Your Finances”

#teachingtuesday One of the things you need to know is that you are destined for greatness.  The Lord Jesus Christ in His awesome wisdom has invited you to co-rule this planet with Him! So that means you need a promotion! Thankfully, throughout the Scripture, God has revealed several keys that will lead you to promotion.Continue reading “How to Be Promoted 01: Be Faithful in Natural Things”

#feelgoodfriday On Sunday after church, my family is flying off to Sweden, a place I haven’t been for ten years.  I have realized in the past few weeks that I definitely need a holiday, a rest. Some days I work 14 hours, and my children in addition to excelling in education all help with theContinue reading “Holiday!”

#futurethursday Everyone reading this blog has a past of some sort – all of us have done things we wish we hadn’t done. That’s called regret, and it will stop you dreaming big. It will distort your imagination and prevent you from seeing yourself the way you truly are – several shades of awesome! ButContinue reading “How to Dream Big 02: Deal with Regret”