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The idea that we need to rule like politicians and statesmen, and this whole concept that a ministry needs to move from a warrior stage to a politician stage often uses the history of David and Solomon as an illustration, or a prophetic example, of what they are trying to say. The idea goes somethingContinue reading “Kings and Politicians 06: David and Solomon (and Moses and Joshua!)”

Andrew Wommack wrote a whole book on the need to keep the balance of grace and faith. He is absolutely correct, grace is God’s part, faith is our only appropriate response to grace. Ephesians 2.8-9 says we are saved by grace through faith. No-one is saved by grace alone. No-one is saved through faith alone.Continue reading “The Balance of Grace and Unbelief!”

One of the things you must get used to when you are reigning as a king is being called names by the fruitless politicians who cannot deal with your authority. I thought I would provide a handy dictionary to help you translate what people mean when they call you names: You are offending me –Continue reading “Kings or Politicians 05: A Handy Dictionary”

One of the concerns of a democratic system is often called the “tyranny of the majority”. It is the idea that the majority, because everyone has one vote, can easily outvote a minority, and impose their rule and their ways on a minority. Healthy democracies have checks and balances to ensure this does not occur,Continue reading “Kings and Politicians 04: The Tyranny of the Majority”

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”