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John Wimber
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Written by John Wimber
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 Taken from a series teaching from 1980, John Wimber teaches on the Holy Spirit. This is the first of two CD's available at www.vineyardbookcellar.com. Whether you have or have not heard John teach, you will be deeply moved by this teaching.
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Wimber's teaching influenced many Christians, both inside and out of the Vineyard movement. He is well known for a strong emphasis on "authenticity," and doing nothing for "religious effect." One of the key foundations of his teaching was intimacy with God, rather than religious habit and discipline. He also emphasized the idea that Church services should be casual, informal and led by the Holy Spirit, meaning that worship shouldn't include scripted prayers or structured liturgy. Another characteristic is in the area of teaching, which emphasized preaching extensively from the gospels and using Jesus as the model for Christian believers.
Another point which Wimber emphasized strongly was signs & wonders and the priesthood of every believer, that every Christian has the ability to prophesy and heal the sick. While this is not a new concept, Wimber was a key figure in the introduction of the concept that praying for the sick (or anything else) shouldn't be saved for special healing services, but should take place at every Church service, and out on the streets (by every believer). As a result, many Churches have prayer time after the sermon. (source)
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Worship - with John Wimber |
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Written by Joe Randeen
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John, what’s your perspective on how works of God relate to the worshipping life of the church?
Historically, every move of God produces new music. Often the new songs
were simple style and used contemporary settings – the popular music of
the day, if you will. God raises up teachers and leaders who have
emphasized the importance of praise and worship, and this produces the
dividend of hearts ready and receptive to the work of God in the lives
of God’s people. Just as back in California we dig waterways and
ditches to prepare water to flow through them, so the teaching and
leadership can develop a readiness and hunger for works of God. |
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Written by Don Williams
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...“Whatever it is
in a person that makes it possible to rationalize the voice of God to
make God say what you want to hear – he didn’t have that mechanism in
him. He always obeyed God. I wish I could shout that from the rooftops,
‘He always obeyed God.’”
Don Williams
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John Wimber: Friend and Encourager |
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Written by Don Williams
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...Here was a man
who wanted to be a fool for Christ and go to heaven. He did it, sailing
through the battle with his flags flying...
Don Williams
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Written by Don Williams
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...In fact, Wimber was a premodernist, a man
at home in the Christian world-view and experience which dominated the
church and the West prior to the Enlightenment. As such, Wimber
positioned the Vineyard with the potential to minister effectively in
the postmodern age...
Don Williams
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John Wimber: Prophet of the Kingdom |
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Written by Don Williams
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...Wimber’s unique contribution to the church was to grasp that the
theology of the Kingdom demands that we minister the Kingdom...
Don Williams
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John Wimber
