Author Archives: Tree of Life Church

One of the most foolish lies that the church tells to negate the truth of healing is that somehow healing in the Bible is a spiritual thing rather than meaning physical healing. People read Scriptures like 1 Peter 2.24 which says “By His stripes you were healed” and then they say “Well, healing here meansContinue reading “Healing Truths 04: Healing Means Healing”

The simple reason is this. There are many sick Christians today because they just do not have faith that Jesus wants them well. Faith comes by hearing the Word and many Christians do not hear day after day that Jesus wants them well. They have had discussions about their pain, they have monologued about theirContinue reading “Healing Truths 03: Why So Many Sick Christians”

The reason I can confidently say Jesus wants you well is I can read the Bible and it clearly teaches Jesus wants everyone well. One of the biggest lies in the modern church is the idea that healing was for the past, for the good old days, but not for today. Another lie in theContinue reading “Healing Truths 02: Jesus Wants Everyone Well”

I am the Lord who heals you – Exodus 15.26 If you are sick in your body today, I am going to tell you the truth today: Jesus wants you well. Jesus Christ, the Lord of the Universe, passionately wants you to be healed. You have to be aware and convinced that Jesus wants youContinue reading “Healing Truths 01: Jesus Wants You Well”

When Peter wrote to the church, he was thinking very much of the elders. He told them that he wrote the letter “to stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance” (2 Peter 3.1). We need to be elders with a good memory! We need to remember what is important. Often people forget whatContinue reading “A Good Work 03: Don’t Be A Lazy Elder”

The Scripture is clear, pastors appoint elders, and do to it the other way around is just unbiblical! I have done a lot of training with pastors and showed them how to appoint elders, but I have not done – outside of our training new elders – training and teaching to everyone about what sortContinue reading “A Good Work 02: The Character of an Elder”

In terms of the world, an elder is someone older than you, wiser than you, and with access to knowledge and abilities that you do not have. In terms of a tribe or village, the elders will be those people whose experience and consistency give them a voice. In church, you do not automatically becomeContinue reading “A Good Work 01: What is an Elder?”

Some people are weak because they over assess their own abilities. They do not trust in the Lord so are not strong in the Lord, they are too busy trying to be strong in themselves. Do not trust yourself too much! Do not be over-confident in yourself! Certainly do not place any confidence in yourContinue reading “Stop Being Weak 04: Don’t Be Overconfident”

Be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord – 1 Cor 15.58 Here Paul tells the Corinthians not to be weak, but to be steadfast. I love that word “steadfast”. I see so many Christians who are not steadfast, and Paul does not get involved in counselling or mollycoddling the Corinthians,Continue reading “Stop Being Weak 03: Stay on Course!”

Psalm 42.7 says that deep calls to deep. There is a language, a calling, that deep people have – they can communicate in a way that shallow people cannot ever communicate. They understand words like honour and truth and life. Strong people are deep people. They have deep roots. One of the greatest principles thatContinue reading “Stop Being Weak 02: Get Rooted”