Author Archives: Tree of Life Church

Something that has been on my heart for the last few weeks has been the truth that God is generational.  He is not the God of Abraham, but the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.  He is generational. In an age where we like everything instant and this second, God is patient and kind, andContinue reading “Your Children’s Children 01: The Fight”

With no harvest, there are no sheep for the church! A church needs people!  It needs people to pray, people to serve, people to love, people to give, people to marry, people to fellowship with and worship. All ministry begins with you sharing your faith with others. The workers for the harvest are few! SoContinue reading “7 Reasons You Need to Share Your Faith”

Everything that happens is the will of God. God has a purpose for you being poor. Jesus was a poor man. That you need to do something to get faith. That you need to do something to get blessed. That God’s blessing is linked somehow to your behaviour. That the devil works for God. ThatContinue reading “12 Lies That Are Keeping You Out of the Promised Land”

Now you may be reading the title of this week’s blog on dealing with difficult people and think either I have made a mistake or I have lost my mind. Well, neither is true. I believe we need to be two-faced in dealing with difficult people – will you let me explain? I don’t meanContinue reading “Dealing With Difficult People 06: Be Two Faced!”

We all want to help people. As Christians we really want to help people and love them – as Christ has loved us, so we should love the world. I get that, and I believe that. But sometimes what we think is loving is not helpful to someone and is actually hurting them. One ofContinue reading “Dealing With Difficult People 05: Backpacks, Avalanches and the Good Samaritan Gone Wrong!”

In my last post in dealing with difficult people, I pointed out that everyone needs to understand the power of a fence.  However, to explain what a fence is takes a long time – many people take a while to grasp this vital concept.  Here is a situation I face often that will help youContinue reading “Dealing With Difficult People 04: Never Seen a Fence Before”

We are in a series right now about dealing with difficult people. The first part is here, the second part is here and they cover knowing when to deal with people and how to deal with immature people. Today I want to introduce a simple concept, which I call the fence. The first time I preachedContinue reading “Dealing with Difficult People 03: The Fence”

Last week we started a new series on how to deal with difficult people (you can read part one by clicking here) because it is something that I am asked about a lot as a pastor.  It’s also something I seem to have gathered a bit of experience in through the years. Last week weContinue reading “Dealing With Difficult People 02: You Cannot Correct Immaturity”

I am going to blog for the next few weeks on something I know is dear to your heart because it is dear to everyone’s heart, and that is: how do I handle difficult people. One of the biggest keys to handling difficult people is to know when to fight and when not to fight.Continue reading “Dealing with Difficult People 01: Know When To Fight”

This week a number of our Living Churches (cell groups, house groups, life groups, put your particular name here!) have been studying the Holy Spirit.  Having been in three of these groups this week, the same questions have come up again and again.  It’s one of those areas where confusion abounds because of so muchContinue reading “The Holy Spirit: Baptism, Filling, Leading and Gifts”