Author Archives: Tree of Life Church

If you are saved and baptized in the Holy Spirit, your number one key to spiritual growth, to prosperity, to deliverance, to freedom is getting involved in a local church.  It is that simple, and it is that non-negotiable. Jesus promised to build His church, and Paul tells us the church is the body ofContinue reading “Priorities for the New Year”

This post is a guest post from international evangelist Christopher Alam.  He is one of my heroes, one of the steadiest, most balanced and wisest men I have ever met.  It was our honour to have him preach at the Tree of Life in Dagenham this year. Here, he shares one of the secrets toContinue reading “Home Church (Christopher Alam)”

Whatever you are doing this Christmas, have an awesome time.  I am going to have a holiday from posting until the first week in January.  Remember, you don’t stop influencing people just because you are at a party with them.  Be sober minded and gracious whatever you are doing. Thanks for reading this blog, thanksContinue reading “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!”

It’s a busy time of year – we know it.  And it shouldn’t be time to ignore our Lord and Saviour!  Here are some simple steps you can take to ensure that you keep Christ in Christmas! 5.  Sit down, have a cup of tea and read Matthew 2 then Luke 1.  Beautiful! 4.  GoContinue reading “5 Ways to Ensure You Keep Christ in Christmas”

It’s the second of December.  You have just over three weeks to get ready for Christmas.  I’m not talking about presents and cakes and turkeys and mince pies and cranberry sauce.  I’m talking about the fact that Christmas softens people’s hearts.  It’s amazing – the combination of the cold, snow making everything look clean, theContinue reading “It’s Christmas! (Well, nearly)”

Carbon Monoxide is called the “silent killer”.  It has no taste, no smell, no colour.  If inhaled it stops your body bonding with oxygen – it stops you breathing from the inside! In your thought life, there is another silent killer.  It infects you from the inside out and stops you living the abundant lifeContinue reading “Envy – the Carbon Monoxide of the Soul”

4.  Tidy a room in your house 3.  Listen to Pachelbel’s Canon in D while drinking green tea 2.  Tell someone you love them 1.  Go for a walk outdoors

Originally posted on Heilan Word Ministries:
I know the old testament can be difficult to understand, and I know that it can be hard to reconcile some of what we read with what we read in the new testament. However, the old testament is as valid as Scripture as the new is (2 Timothy 3…

7.  Bring a box of doughnuts and hand them out to people.  Everyone loves doughnuts! 6.  Write out a thank you card to someone you encouraged you at church last week and hand it to them. 5.  Today, read Ephesians 3.14-21 and pray it for the first person in your church who comes to mindContinue reading “7 Things You Can Do To Make Church A Better Place this Sunday”

If you see the sick healed on a regular and consistent basis, then eventually someone will ask you “Why do some people not get healed?”  Sometimes it is asked as a hypothetical philosophical question, but mostly it is asked on a very personal, very raw level: “why am I not healed?”, “why did my motherContinue reading “Why Some People Don’t Receive their Healing”