Heal the Nations is our annual conference. On Wed 20th August, our second Heal the Nations kicks off. We have an amazing array of guest speakers and we have a great worship leader. We also have great ushers and hospitality people—a massive thanks for everyone who is involved. I really love and appreciate you andContinue reading “An Open Letter Regarding HEAL THE NATIONS”
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Difficult Verses: 1 Cor. 10.13
Someone recently asked me to discuss 1 Cor. 10.13 as they found it a difficult verse. No problems there, let’s do it! No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provideContinue reading “Difficult Verses: 1 Cor. 10.13”
7 Great Reasons Christians Can and Should Celebrate Hallowe’en
We are getting to that stage of year where Christians suddenly turn into pagans. Not because they are dressing up, getting some free sweets, and enjoying Hallowe’en – that’s not pagan. But because some Christians actually believe that demons get more powerful based on a day of the year! That’s paganism, not Christianity. Being scaredContinue reading “7 Great Reasons Christians Can and Should Celebrate Hallowe’en”
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!
Straining at Gnats
In Matthew 23.24, Jesus in His gentle and tactful manner tells the Pharisees “Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel”. The Pharisees would get upset and vitriolic at the most minor of things, but fail to see how areas of their lives and ministries were hugely out of whack with God’sContinue reading “Straining at Gnats”
6 Ways to Successfully Build and Pastor a Multi-Ethnic Church
1. Celebrate food! People will accept you if you love their food and eat it with enthusiasm. It’s amazing what a pot luck will turn into with food from several nations. It’s a lot more fun than just quiche and mini-sausages, I can promise you! And eating together breaks down all barriers. 2. Do notContinue reading “6 Ways to Successfully Build and Pastor a Multi-Ethnic Church”
5 Attitudes to Ditch before the New Year
1. Apathy. There was a survey done of pastors of growing churches recently that showed the one thing they had in common wasn’t their theology, doctrine, mannerisms in the pulpit – but that they worked hard. They knew how to rest and enjoy the rest patterns of life, but they worked hard. They were continuallyContinue reading “5 Attitudes to Ditch before the New Year”
Jesus is not the reason for the season…
Every year we get people telling us “Jesus is the Reason for the Season”. It rhymes, it sounds spiritual, but it isn’t true! Jesus is not the reason for Christmas. Jesus has existed for all eternity as part of the Godhead. The reason the Word became flesh wasn’t for His benefit, wasn’t for His safety,Continue reading “Jesus is not the reason for the season…”
Church Planting
A sociologist, after studying the spread of Christianity across the world in several countries, said that there is no single more effective way of increasing the number of active Christians in an area of the world is to plant new churches. As someone who has – as of last weekend – planted two churches inContinue reading “Church Planting”
The Mandate for a Grace Filled, Guilt Free, New Testament Church
Arthur’s messages during our Restoring Leaders conference have really challenged me and lifted my thinking. He is possibly the single most powerful Bible teacher in our generation (yes, I know I have said something superlative there and I have considered my thoughts and words carefully). Something he said several times was this: we have toContinue reading “The Mandate for a Grace Filled, Guilt Free, New Testament Church”
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