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Ok, so accusations are powerful.  They hurt, they cause trouble, they can de-rail your entire ministry.  So what do you as a leader and pastor do about them? Pray! Praying for someone to experience the blessings of Christ is the exact opposite to accusing.  Pray for who?  Those who persecute you! Pray for all theContinue reading “Accusation 04:Dealing with It”

What are the different ways in which the devil uses people to accuse you.  Some are blindingly obvious – like a direct allegation, others are a lot more subtle and you may not even realize that they are an accusation. Here are seven ways in which the devil manipulates people to accuse you: A DirectContinue reading “Accusation 03: The Kinds of Accusations”

In our last post, we discussed the fact that the devil is the accuser of the brethren and his plan is to accuse you through people close to you.  We analysed what accusations are like and why they happen. Now I want to look at the kind of people who might accuse you.  Satan wouldContinue reading “Accusation 02: The devil’s staff”

The devil is called the accuser of the brethren.  That sums him up perfectly, always accusing.  And if he can’t do it directly, he will inspire other people to accuse you.  I have been accused with the best of them, but recently I have been asking this question: why does the devil accuse?  Why doContinue reading “Accusation 01: Why the devil accuses”

There is only one place where we find Jesus cannot do miracles, and that is his home town.  Why?  Because the people were over familiar with him – they saw him as the carpenter’s boy, not as the son of God. One of the things that will outright stop the flow of the power ofContinue reading “The Power-Destroying Danger of Familiarity”

I have been a youth pastor, an associate pastor and an assistant pastor, I have been a youth leader, Sunday School Director, usher, Sunday School teacher – I have done every volunteer and paid position in the church. Now I am the head of a network of five churches and have some great lead pastorsContinue reading “What I Would Do If I Was an Assistant Pastor”

It’s the start of a very busy weekend here, and I have a lot to do, but I feel the pressing of the Lord so strong to write this blog post right now.  If you are going through the pain of betrayal, don’t quit – keep going! They asked Derek Prince at the end ofContinue reading “The Pain of Betrayal!”

Last week, we discussed landmark people and that some people who have been in your life and lifted it should never be forgotten. Another thing that must not be forgotten is landmark seasons in your life.  All throughout Scripture, God has insisted His people remember certain events: Three times a year you shall celebrate a feastContinue reading “The Power of a Landmark (part 2 – Landmark Seasons)”

3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. Philippians 2.3-4 (NIV) Today, I want you to learn a new word.  In the Greek it is eritheia, in the KJV it isContinue reading “Do Nothing…!”

Remove not the ancient landmark, which Thy fathers have set – Proverbs 22.28 In your life you will have landmarks.  You will have already encountered some, and will no doubt encounter more.  All leaders, to be good leaders, need to recognize and highlight landmarks in their journey and in the journey of others. One ofContinue reading “The Power of a Landmark (Part 1 – What Are You On About?)”