We all live in time. But we must learn how to become friends with time, and not enemies of time. The ability to befriend time is called patience. The ability to use your time well is called efficiency. We need both. Jesus was efficient. He made the most of every day. He taught, he healed,Continue reading “Secrets of Success 02: Patience and Efficiency”
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Secrets of Success 01: Credibility
I have often taught that to be a good leader you need four Cs. Most people will guess character fairly quickly, some will guess capable, rarely someone will guess compatible. These are all essential for leadership – you have to be a godly man, you have to be able to do the job, and youContinue reading “Secrets of Success 01: Credibility”
Can You See It 20: Can You See a Harvest in a Harvest?
If you are a sower, there are harvests coming your way. If you fail to perceive them, you will fail to honour them, and just like Jesus walking on the water, your harvest will go right past you unless you do some harvesting. Sometimes a harvest comes from another person and you reject the personContinue reading “Can You See It 20: Can You See a Harvest in a Harvest?”
Can You See It 19: Can You See a Harvest in a Seed?
My precious friend Dave Duell used to tell me frequently that anyone can see how many seeds are in an apple, but very few people can see how many apples are in a seed. Seeds are interesting when we talk about perception, because perceiving a seed means you will then sow a seed. It looksContinue reading “Can You See It 19: Can You See a Harvest in a Seed?”
Can You See It 18: An Opponent
In 2017, boxing champion Floyd Mayweather fought MMA champion Conor McGregor. It was billed as the biggest fight in history. When Mayweather won, he took away nearly $400 million. His mother never gave him a million, his friends did not give him a million, but beating an opponent did. David did not become famous byContinue reading “Can You See It 18: An Opponent”
Can You See It 17: The Money Man
2025 is our year of immense increase at Tree of Life Church, and the number one way God brings increase into any area of your life is through a person. Not a sugar daddy, or some kind benefactor with more money than sense – even though some of you are praying that way, you willContinue reading “Can You See It 17: The Money Man”
Can You See It 16: Your Achilles Heel
In Greek mythology, there is a hero called Achilles, he is the main character in the Iliad. His mother dipped him in the River Styx as a baby to make him immortal and super-powered, but she held him by the heel so the heel never went into the river. Therefore, he could be killed, butContinue reading “Can You See It 16: Your Achilles Heel”
Can You See It 15: Your Super-Power
All of us have a bunch of gifts from God, but I also believe with all my heart that every one of us has been given by God a superpower. We have a gift that when we use it, we put in minimum effort, get maximum results, other people go “wow, how do they doContinue reading “Can You See It 15: Your Super-Power”
Can You See It 14: Can You See Your Spouse?
God told Adam that it was not good for him to be alone, but Adam looked around at the kangaroos, the giraffes, the lions and tigers and bears and thought – no, I do not want to be married to any of those. So God made a spouse, a helpmeet for him, and from theContinue reading “Can You See It 14: Can You See Your Spouse?”
Can You See It 13: The Bible Really Matters
Earlier today, I did a livestream with Marcus Wick about some of the concerns that we have with certain ideas and doctrines that are being taught in some sections of the church. It seemed to me that the source of every false doctrine was that people are not taking the Bible seriously. Genuinely, the amountContinue reading “Can You See It 13: The Bible Really Matters”
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