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 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”

Just For Pastors 37: Do You Feel Led?

We have to be led by the inner witness. Paul was led by the Spirit to preach in certain places and not in others. If you have ever preaching in a place you weren’t led to, you may understand why! The inner witness is an inner traffic light inside you that God placed inside you.Continue reading “Just For Pastors 37: Do You Feel Led?”

Just For Pastors 36: You Need Some Discernment!

In my last post, I said pastors need power. It’s true, but you also need some wisdom to use that power. I know many people who have operating in the gifts without wisdom and ended up failing. There are satanic counterfeits of the Spirit of God and His gifts. The only way to avoid beingContinue reading “Just For Pastors 36: You Need Some Discernment!”

Just For Pastors 35: You Need Some Power!

Public speaking is undergoing a real resurgeance. People are watching TED Talks, top comedians can pack out the largest venues in the UK faster than Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift! People do enjoy listening to others talk. But with us the kingdom of God is not just a matter of talk, but a matter ofContinue reading “Just For Pastors 35: You Need Some Power!”

Just For Pastors 30: Feed the Sheep Spiritual Food!

I’ve spent three years at Bible College, and then I did a Masters in Biblical Languages, and I am currently doing my Th. D. in Apostolic Ministry. But I have never done a course on how to pastor in the spirit! I’ve heard a lot of Bible teaching, a lot of great doctrinal teaching, aContinue reading “Just For Pastors 30: Feed the Sheep Spiritual Food!”

Just for Pastors 25: Let Them All In!

You don’t have a mandate from the Lord to run a church for one sort of person – a youth church, a Nigerian church, a middle-class church, an elderly church. A church should have a mix of whatever is in the community around it – that is a healthy church. A church should mirror theContinue reading “Just for Pastors 25: Let Them All In!”