Tope Koleoso

The vital role of attending a church in softening your heart to receive God’s word a sermon by Tope Koleoso

January 23, 2012

Tope Koleoso was on fire yesterday as he preached this message. It will provoke you. It will encourage you to respect God’s word in a new way. It will thrill you again with the vital role that the church plays in opening our hearts to receive the life-giving power of God’s word. Here a few [...]

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Tope Koleoso on grace

November 28, 2011

For the last few weeks my pastor, Tope Koleoso, has been preaching a series on grace. It has been outstanding and many have had a fresh revelation of issues like our identity as saints, rather than sinners, of imputed righteousness, and of how we can grow more like Jesus. He finished yesterday with a summary [...]

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Tope Koleoso on Sky News

August 10, 2011

God has been opening doors for Christians in the UK to speak to the media, and to build relationships with local authorities. This evening, my pastor Tope Koleoso was on Sky News. I think he did a great job:

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Enfield Riots Still Happening: Please pray NOW for the safety of Jubilee Church London and our area

August 7, 2011

I am getting messages from different members of our congregation who say that gangs are smashing things up yards from their home, or in once case actually at the foot of their flats. Buildings have been looted in Enfield Town, and it seems also on the retail park where our church is based. Please pray [...]

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TOAM Seminar – Tope Koleoso on Demonstrations of the Spirit’s power

July 15, 2011

Those who know me well would not be at all surprised that this morning there was nowhere else I would rather be than listening to my own pastor, Tope Koleoso. Lex Loizedes was very warm in his introduction to my leader and dear friend. Tope began by reading some verses on Exodus 25. He said [...]

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The reality of Hell – a sermon by Tope Koleoso

July 10, 2011

The above sermon will shake you to the core. Tope didn’t mention those who have recently been denying hell by name, but his disagreement with them could not have been clearer. This is a compassionate yet very direct sermon on a painful but important subject. It was my delight to pray with someone at the [...]

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Terry Virgo on moving from Brighton to London

July 5, 2011

Tope: I’ve got to ask you. You, are moving to London, and I live in London. You are very welcome to my city! But why are you moving to London? Terry: Well, it’s fascinating. It’s something I never anticipated happening. I was born in Brighton and when I first left secular work, I really felt [...]

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Tope Koleoso on Evangelism. Prepare to be challenged.

July 3, 2011

The above sermon was one of Tope’s finest. It had me squirming in my seat from the first sentence. You will do well to listen. You will do well to pray as I have today, “God give me opportunities to put this into practice.” May God use this sermon to wake many of us up [...]

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The Apostle Paul’s Blogging Checklist, Hell, and Rob Bell

April 12, 2011
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Now that Rob Bell’s controversial book Love Wins is on sale on both sides of the Atlantic and many other comments have been made, I am feeling like I cannot avoid engaging in the controversy, or at least should read some more material to understand it better. I did not seek out such involvement, as [...]

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Interview with Dr. Jack Hayford – Part Three: Baptism with the Holy Spirit

April 1, 2011

In this final part of the interview we discuss Baptism with the Holy Spirit: By now you should hopefully be able to watch the sessions from the recent 300 Leaders conference where Dr. Hayford was the speaker and book into our next event with Terry Virgo.

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Interview with Dr. Jack Hayford – Part Two: Growing people not a church

March 31, 2011

In this second part of the interview, Dr. Hayford speaks about his concerns about modern worship, and we discuss his book Manifest Presence. We also talked about the difference between growing a church and growing people. We discuss discipleship and the Spirit-filled life. In it he explains his view of tongues, which is very similar [...]

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Interview with Dr. Jack Hayford – Part One: Longevity in ministry

March 30, 2011

In this video with my pastor, Tope Koleoso, and Dr. Jack Hayford, I first ask Tope how he decides who to invite to the 300 Conference. I then ask why Dr. Hayford has not retired and how he chooses where to minister. We discuss longevity of ministry, the need to learn from others in different [...]

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Receiving the Holy Spirit

January 28, 2011

At the recent Mobilise USA event, Tope Koleoso spoke in a seminar about receiving the Holy Spirit. I encourage you to listen to the audio of the session and some notes follow. Other audio is available from the Newfrontiers USA site. 1. The Mandate THE WELL John 4:14 “Receive the Holy Spirit.” John 20:22 “be [...]

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Q and A on church leadership with Tope Koleoso and David Pask

January 24, 2011

I was the interviewer for the above Q and A which took place at the last 300 leaders conference. There were lots of interesting questions based on the two videos I posted last week. I do hope that you will consider joining us for the next event if you are a leader of any level, [...]

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Multiculturalism – Can we build churches that display God’s multicolored glory?

January 21, 2011

The above video comes from the recent 300 leaders Conference. It is on a subject close to my heart: diversity. Many argue that churches will only grow if they focus on attracting one demographic of person. We at Jubilee have given our lives to trying, by God’s grace, to prove that statement wrong. It hasn’t [...]

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Leadership and the Gospel – Lessons from Jubilee Church

January 20, 2011

The above video features both David Pask and Tope Koleoso. David provides day-to-day spiritual leadership to Jubilee Church, and Tope is the lead pastor, responsible for vision and preaching. As regular readers will know, I have been part of this church since 1995, and following 10 years of hard work and foundation forming we had [...]

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Living by Faith (Joshua 5-6) by Tope Koleoso

January 16, 2011

Salvation belongs to the Lord. The whole Bible is a story of deliverance. God delivers his people by miracles. When they came out of Egypt they sung “who is there like you O God” They were also destined by promises. He tells them “I will give you the land.” The slavish mentality needed to be [...]

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Live a God Centered Life – Tope Koleoso (1 Tim 4:16)

January 15, 2011

Almost 500 raucous students and twenties just created a whole lot of noise in this place. But, as a hotel guest who was not part of the conference noted, it was not because of too much drinking. The music sounded at times like it would not have been out of place at a party. There [...]

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Mobilise USA begins

January 14, 2011

So they not only let me into the country, they also let me into the students and twenties conference! Back home in the UK I am routinely banned from going to students and twenties events, even when they call it twenties PLUS as our guys back at Jubilee London do. I suppose that as I [...]

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Young, reformed and charismatic? Come to St Louis January 2011

November 17, 2010

Do you live in the USA? Are you reformed, and theologically persuaded that the charismatic gifts continue? Perhaps like many you have not seen a positive model of how they can be expressed in a Bible-loving environment. Are you longing for a more dynamic experience of the Spirit’s power? If the above describes you, please [...]

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