Instead of focusing on the great men of God, I prefer to focus on the Great God of men.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of recognizing God's greatness over human accomplishments.
In this quote, John Wimber expresses a perspective that prioritizes the worship and acknowledgment of God above the achievements or qualities of notable individuals in religious contexts. By shifting focus from great leaders or figures to the divine, he suggests that true strength and inspiration come from God, who fosters the greatness in humanity. This reflects a humble approach to faith, where divine influence is celebrated more than human accolades.
In practice
In a church sermon emphasizing humility and service.
Our passion is to imitate the ministry of Jesus in the power of the Spirit. This requires we must follow Jesus out of baptismal waters, through our personal deserts, and into the harvest. We want to take the ammunition of the balanced evangelical theology with the fire power of Pentecostal practice, loading & readying the best of both worlds to hit the target of making & nurturing disciples.
Many Christians and Christian leaders have been neutralized by the love of money and materialism. The homage paid to affluence becomes a burden that saps our energy as well as our love for God and other people...Like Jesus and Paul, we can learn to be content with what we have, living modestly in order that we may give liberally to the work of the kingdom and to meet the needs of others.
It seems the more I think about not sinning, the more I sin, but the more I think about just loving Jesus, the less I seem to sin. Falling in love seems to be the key.
We learned that what happens when we are alone with the Lord determines how intimate and deep the worship will be when we come together.
All over this nation, all over this world there are people going to church today and they say they are believers, but until you can take what you've been taught and bring it to the place you gave up - you will never be the radical believer that you need to be for the times in which we live.
God does not regret saving you. There is no sin which you commit which is beyond the cross of Christ.
If prayer puts God to work on earth, then, by the same token, prayerlessness rules God out of the world's affairs and prevents Him from working.
Readiness for God means that we are ready to do the tiniest little thing or the great big thing, it makes no difference
We never know how God will answer our prayers, but we can expect that He will get us involved in His plan for the answer. If we are true intercessors, we must be ready to take part in Godβs work on behalf of the people for whom we pray.
It is not great faith, but true faith, that saves; and the salvation lies not in the faith, but in the Christ in whom faith trusts...It is not the measure of faith, but the sincerity of faith, which is the point to be considered.
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