Author Archives: Tree of Life Church

When Paul encountered the Lord on the road to Damascus he was blinded. He could not see. And immediately and without instruction he fasted. 7 The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. 8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. SoContinue reading “Thoughts About Fasting 05 Fast When Blind”

When the prophets and teachers in Acts 13.1 to 3 started worshipping and praying there were five of them. They all were on staff at what was probably the greatest and most dynamic church in the world. The Holy Spirit spoke clearly, out of the team, 2 of them need to go and plant aContinue reading “Thoughts About Fasting 04 Some Stay, Some Go”

She had lived as a widow since then for eighty-four years. She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day (Luke 2.37 NET) One of the most successful fasters in the Bible was Anna the prophetess. She recognized Jesus when there was no reason to recognize Him! The Pharisees couldn’t recognizeContinue reading “Thoughts About Fasting 03: Be in the Temple”

Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust. (Acts 14.23) Paul saw appointing elders into a local church as so important that he would not do it until he had fasted. It is that important. AContinue reading “Thoughts About Fasting 02 Fasting and Elders”

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” (Acts 13.2) This is a remarkable verse. It is the verse that changed the centre of the world from Jerusalem to Antioch. This is the verse thatContinue reading “Thoughts on Fasting 01: Worshipping and Fasting”

A lot of people do not realize the importance of order in a workplace. You need things in the right order. You need to have things in the right order and do things in the right order. You were designed for order – chaos is not fruitful or productive. We all know it is farContinue reading “Be Better At Work 03 Organize Things Better”

The easiest way to get somewhere is have a guide who has been there. The easiest way to be a success at anything is to have a mentor, a guide, a coach. Whatever you call them, you need one. A mentor is a person who will unlock the glory that is hidden in your heart,Continue reading “Be Better At Work 02 Follow Someone Who Knows the Way”

Every Christmas we hear messages on Christ, the incarnation of God, and so we should, He is the centre of the story! We hear about how we should be more like Mary and how humble she was and how blessed she was, we hear about the wise men and how we need to be wiseContinue reading “The Unsung Hero of Christmas”

One of the things I get asked a lot is how can I be a better employee, how can I get a pay rise, how can I get a promotion, how can I live for Jesus in my office or school. So I am going to do a series of blog posts on living forContinue reading “Be Better at Work 01: Put the Word in Your Heart”

The picture above is of Walter Mitty. His movie is called the Secret Life of Walter Mitty – and I am writing this blog to encourage you as a Christian to not have a secret life. The reason people live a secret life is that they want to please other people, not God, and weContinue reading “Don’t Fall off the Bridge 14: Don’t Be Awesome and Unawesome!”