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Originally posted on Heilan Word Ministries:
After being prompted by a member of the fellowship I have started studying out what the Bible says about being offended or taking offence. I am just at the start of these studies (so will probably write more in DIG in the future) but already I’ve had a few…

FOR THOSE IN THE FIVEFOLD MINISTRY: Bad apostles command you to plant churches. Good apostles father you and raise you up to plant churches. They are there for you, they help you, they support you. Bad prophets chastise you for missing God’s voice. Good ones inspire you to tune in to His still small voiceContinue reading “Good and Bad Fivefold Ministries!”

1 Tim 3.3 says elders should not be given to wine. This one doesn’t need an analysis of the Greek, it doesn’t need shades of meaning or dissecting.  Now the Tree of Life isn’t teetotal, and I am not teetotal, but if you are given to getting drunk you need to deal with it. YouContinue reading “Pastors and Elders XI: The Requirements for an Elder (part VIII)”

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