Author Archives: Tree of Life Church

We have been speaking about spiritual fathers in the church for the last few weeks, and it has been beneficial teaching.  One thing I find is that many people in the church are wondering why there are so few fathers in the body of Christ.  Many people have the heart’s cry “where are the fathers?”Continue reading “Spiritual Fathers 06 -Where Are the Sons?”

Sometimes someone will introduce you to evils.  Some of you would never have known the evil, wicked, selfish things that you know about if someone else hadn’t brought that to birth in you!  Some people have baptized others into sin, selfishness, gossip, criticism, fornication, adultery and lying. Beware of these people.  Do not take onContinue reading “Spiritual Fathers 05: The Father of Sin”

For though ye have ten thousands instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel  (1 Cor. 4.15) When it comes to physical fathers, you get one and that’s that.  So when it comes to spiritual fathers it can be expected that the processContinue reading “Spiritual Fathers 04: The Relay of Fathers”

I was about to send this out as an email to my pastors, as it is something I think all of us have been through even in the short space we have been in 2016.  And it’s not something that is nice to handle, it feels bad and it hurts, but we have to keepContinue reading “Getting Punched By Rocky – And Still Standing!”

In your life, God will send a number of fathers to you into your life.  Now there is a divine principle that is keyed into the fabric of the universe.  It is so powerful it found its way into the Ten Commandments, and is quoted by Paul in the New Covenant: Honour thy father andContinue reading “Spiritual Fathers 03: Spiritual Fathers Come From God”

When you talk about spiritual fathers a lot of people go straight to the Scripture where it says “call no man father”.  But like a lot of Christians people do not read the Scripture in context! Who was speaking and said “call no man father”?  It was Jesus. Who was he speaking to?  His 12Continue reading “Spiritual Fathers 02: Call No Man Father”

“For though ye have 10000 instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel” (1 Cor. 4.15) One of the most precious gifts God can bring into your life is a father in the faith, a spiritual faith.  These gifts are very precious becauseContinue reading “Spiritual Fathers 01: Who Is Your Daddy?”

Paul told Timothy that when he appointed elders into the church not to appoint novices (1 Tim. 3.6).  Some people are charismatic, charming, efficient, kind and helpful.  You should be keen to appoint people who can do the job and who know what to do and how to do it well. But you must notContinue reading “5 Signs Someone is a Novice”

In Joel 2.7 one of the things we find out about the great army approaching is that “they shall not break ranks”. A lot of people in leadership teams, a lot of people in churches especially, do not understand the principle of ranking.  It upsets them because they think that life should be equitable andContinue reading “The Power of a Team (part 3 – The Principle of Ranking)”

My son came home from school this week disappointed.  It’s that time of year where students his age find out if they have been accepted into the university of their choice.  My son was not sad because he was rejected, but he was sad because a friend of his didn’t get any of their choices.Continue reading “The Power of a Team (part 2 – We All Win or We All Lose)”