Someone emailed me this week asking about the meaning of 1 John 5.16, saying it had always been a puzzling verse to them. And I agreed – it is a strange verse. Read it for yourself in the KJV: If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask,Continue reading “Difficult Verses 5: 1 John 5.16”
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Difficult Verses 2: Hebrews 12.14
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: (Hebrews 12.14) This verse is one of the verses that is used to condemn people all the time. If you are not holy, you will not see the Lord. It’s often taken two ways: firstly, if you are not holyContinue reading “Difficult Verses 2: Hebrews 12.14”
5 Benefits of a Multi-Cultural, Multi-National, Multi-Ethnic Church!
One of the greatest joys in my life is pastoring a church that has over 20 nationalities present in any given weekend. That’s awesome. I think if you have a monocultural church in London you are doing something wrong. I love the variety and the life that this exposes us to. Here are 5 ofContinue reading “5 Benefits of a Multi-Cultural, Multi-National, Multi-Ethnic Church!”
10 Things You Have to Know About Growing Churches
10. Growth is like human growth – in spurts. You can account for it, plan for it, prepare for it, but you can’t ever quite predict it. You know a healthy human child will grow, but you don’t know EXACTLY when. 9. Growth means change. You don’t like change – no one does. WeContinue reading “10 Things You Have to Know About Growing Churches”
Imagination
Pastor Benjamin Conway, lead pastor of Tree of Life Church and founder of the Tree of Life Network, shows here how to use your imagination to enter fully into God’s dream and your dream for your life. This message is inspiring and challenging and will let you be all you can be!
Faith Works By Love
For years the faith movement has been telling people that “faith works by love”. It’s true, that’s how faith works, but they misunderstood “by love”, telling us that faith only works when we love. If we don’t love people, forgive people, help people, serve people, show compassion on people, help people, live forContinue reading “Faith Works By Love”
The Deception of Hypo-Grace
Hi there, As the pastor of Tree of Life Church, we are unashamed of the fact that we are a grace church. Our heart beats with the sound of God’s unconditional, unmerited, undeserved, unending, unfathomable, unbeatable grace. Paul said that it is by grace we are saved (Ephesians 2.5) and that it was the grace of theContinue reading “The Deception of Hypo-Grace”
Planning Your Preaching!
One of the things that I often get asked is “how can I preach better?” or “how can I preach with a better response or better results?” The fact is that preaching the gospel is the power of God – that’s how people get saved, get healed, get transformed. Preaching is one of the singleContinue reading “Planning Your Preaching!”
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