Author Archives: Tree of Life Church

Those of you who know me know I often talk about the fact everyone – especially leaders – should have a north wind face.  The Scripture tells us: As the north wind drives away rain, so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue (Proverbs 25.23) You need to develop a face that says to people:Continue reading “When To Use Your North Wind Face!”

One of the greatest dangers for grace Christians is the danger of natural Christianity.   The leaders of the grace movement across the world are some of the greatest Bible teachers who have ever lived, and we have never had access to so much good teaching.  Some days I can listen to hours of teachingContinue reading “Flowing With God 02: Beware of Natural Christianity”

This Sunday we had a glorious time of worship as the Spirit led us in the service and it was something special.  I have been thinking about this for a long time, but I believe now is the time to put pen to paper (or type in the blog) about flowing with God. You seeContinue reading “Flowing With God 01: The Source of Success”

In the world’s system of doing things, when you give something away you have less.  But we are not at all interested in the world’s system of doing things.  We have access to God’s Word and God’s Spirit and God’s way of doing things. In the world, give away some food you have less food.Continue reading “A Gift Will Always Bring Increase to the Giver”

7.  Be there.  You don’t need new shoes and your child can go to the game Saturday.  Be in church, it will encourage and help others.  It might even bless you. 6.  Be on time.  The service is a whole event and you not wandering in late helps everyone else.  It might even bless you.Continue reading “7 Ways To Help Your Church be Happy This Weekend!”

I am blogging from Rome today, at a conference of pastors from all over Europe. Whenever we have conferences at Tree of Life, we have people call and ask what I consider strange questions about our preachers… Are they a grace person? Have they been to such and such Bible College? Are they proper WordContinue reading “The Power of a Mongrel”

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So you have all this authority on planet earth!  You have the same authority as Jesus Christ.  Well, how can we use this authority to change the world?  The answer is so simple – it is voice-activated. Jesus explains it so clearly in Mark 11.23: For truly I say to you, That whoever shall sayContinue reading “The Authority of the Believer (03 – It’s Voice Activated)”

http://www.treeoflifedagenham.com/complete-in-christ.html Two powerful messages on how the devil is defeated and who we are in Christ.  This is great stuff, and listening to these will lift you to a higher level and help you see yourself the way God sees you!

Whenever you start teaching on the authority of the believer, you start hearing people ask questions like “what do I need to do to get that authority”, “how can I have that authority”.  So the foundation I want to lay in the next couple of posts is this: YOU ALREADY HAVE THE AUTHORITY OF THEContinue reading “The Authority of the Believer 02 – You’ve Already Got It!”