Author Archives: Tree of Life Church

When a pastor appoints deacons, they must according to Scripture not appoint someone who is “double-tongued” (1 Tim. 3.8). This is because every single church has people in it who have not one but two tongues. One speaks nice things, the other speaks nasty things. Charles Wesley wrote a song about wanting a thousand tonguesContinue reading “Don’t Fall off the Bridge 13 Don’t Be Loyal and Disloyal”

Every pastor knows what I mean when I say a childish adult. It’s someone who tries very hard to act grown up, it’s someone who should be grown up, but they still act in very childish ways. The Bible says the purpose of the fivefold ministry is that we “be no more children” (Ephesians 4.14)Continue reading “Don’t Fall of the Bridge 12: Don’t Be A Childish Adult”

Did you know that the Bible says that the carnal mind is an enemy of God (Romans 8.7)? Last week, we looked at Samson, and we found out he lived a double-life. He was carnal but gave off the impression of being spiritual. There were times the Spirit of the Lord moved on Samson andContinue reading “Don’t Fall Off the Bridge 11: Don’t Be Carnal”

One of the things that Paul told the Corinthians was that you need to come out from among the people and be separate (2 Cor. 6.17-18). Samson did not do this, he liked living with worldly people, and his life story is a great lesson for every one of us. Samson had a really religiousContinue reading “Don’t Fall off the Bridge 10: Don’t Live a Double Life”

Jesus had a problem with the Pharisees because they were different on the inside to what they were on the outside! He actually called them – you can look it up in Matthew 23.27 – a bunch of white painted coffins. On the outside looking very beautiful and on the inside dead, unclean bones. SometimesContinue reading “Don’t Fall off the Bridge 09: Don’t Be A Hypocrite!”

20 My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23 For the commandment is a lamp;Continue reading “Don’t Fall off the Bridge 08: Watch Out for Strange Women”

If you are committing the sin of fornication (sex before marriage) or adultery (sex outside of marriage), you need to not just repent, you need to get out of the mess you have made. Here are the steps you need to embrace: Be Honest If you are trying to get out of a sexually immoralContinue reading “Don’t Fall off the Bridge 07: Getting Out of a Mess”

One of the saddest stories in the Bible is the story of Tamar, it is found in 2 Samuel 13. Amnon, Tamar’s half-brother rapes his sister. This sexual act has ramifications that hurt people that I think Amnon could not have expected. Their brother was hurt, David was hurt, the relationship was destroyed, the nationContinue reading “Don’t Fall off the Bridge 06: The Emotional Pain of Fornication”

Last week, we looked at one of the most common ways people fall off the bridge to their destiny and miss out on what God has for them – fornication. You can read that post here. Now we will look at another issue about fornication that stops people getting to their destiny – fornication joinsContinue reading “Don’t Fall off the Bridge 05: Don’t Make A Deal That You Cannot Live With”

The Bible says some things very strongly. It says that fornication should “let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints” (Ephesians 5.3). Fornication means to have sex before you are married. If you are married, and have sex with someone you are not married to, that is called adultery. A lot ofContinue reading “Don’t Fall Off the Bridge 04 Fornication”