Author Archives: Tree of Life Church

12. There is not one Christian in the New Testament who did not go to church.  There was no-one in the New Testament walking down the beach on Sunday mornings or going down the pub with another Christian and claiming “I don’t go to church, I am the church”.  You have no Biblical example ofContinue reading “12 Reasons You Should Attend Church This Sunday!”

When trying to determine the difference between what is true and what is false, Jesus had this to say about it: By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs fromthistles?  Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit (Matthew 7.15-16, BSB) So, when youContinue reading “You Are Not Smarter Than Jesus 04: Fruit is Fruit”

Want a greater church? The more encouraged your pastor is, the greater your church – it really is that simple. So why not take a tiny bit of time and effort and encourage your pastor this weekend? Don’t bring your pastor a cake. I know that’s a lovely thought, but he has had enough cake.Continue reading “10 Things You Could Do Tomorrow to Encourage Your Pastor”

Sometimes I feel a little like the lesser known Judas in the Bible. Not the one everyone knows who betrayed Jesus with a kiss, but Jesus’s little brother who was also called Judas. Not surprisingly not long after Judas betrayed his brother with a kiss, little Judas just let people call him Jude, and heContinue reading “Seeing Red”

There is no accounting for stupid. Recently, someone was telling me that they have been told that Facebook is the devil’s tool. That’s the same argument used years ago about the internet, decades ago about TV, and centuries ago about the printing press. People need to stop and think what the word “media” means. It’sContinue reading “Is Facebook the devil?”

The three main figures of the early church were easily Peter, Paul and John.  Besides the gospel writers, they wrote more of the New Testament than anyone, and they are prominent figures within the book of Acts and church history. Now each of them brought something different to the church – they were unique peopleContinue reading “UKs Coming Revival 06: Peter, Paul and John 01”

“This coming year. This coming year. This coming year is not going to be anything like anybody has thought up to now. This is a ‘Year of Fabulous Outpourings From Heaven.’ “Notable miracles…at the hands of not only ministers in the fivefold ministry, but just among the people. Believers will lay hands on the sickContinue reading “Prophetic Word for 2017 (from Kenneth Copeland)”

I consider myself to be a generalist in the body of Christ. I can teach the Word, there are many specialist teachers who can take their topic and own it, but I am comfortable teaching all the topics of the Bible. There are people who can flow in the Spirit much more adeptly than me,Continue reading “UKs Coming Revival 05: 5 Things I See Coming”

(I wrote this post in November 2015, and just found it in my draft folder, having never posted it.  However, the – rather sarcastic but true-to-life – truths found in this post are so relevant to Christians today, who seem to leave churches over and over without honour and without love. It’s not Christians strugglingContinue reading “There are 50 Ways to Leave Your Church (part 5 – How To Leave Badly and Set Yourself Up For A Fall)”

I thought I better hit this head on early in this series, because although I love dreamers and I provoke people to dream, I hate pipe-dreams – dreams that just cannot make sense, they are just illogical, unscriptural and unspiritual. They are a waste of time and take people away from living their life. IdealismContinue reading “UKs Coming Revival 04: It’s Not Going to Be Easy!”