David Wilkerson reveals that the one consuming passion of his ministry was never building a megachurch or a personal following, but seeing every believer become so rooted, so unshakable, so wholly given to Jesus that the devil could throw his worst and find nothing to grab hold of.
Preached: September 17, 1995
Main Points:
• Paul's single burning desire was not to impress, not to build a following, not to become a voice. It was to impart whatever spiritual gift God had given him so that the people he ministered to would become established, unmovable, and unshakable in Christ.
• What brings real joy to a true shepherd's heart is not a $20 bill slipped in the hand or a pat on the back. It is seeing a convert stand firm years later, the way Wilkerson could look across a stage at Nicky Cruz and Sonny Arganzoni and feel every doubt the devil ever threw at him collapse.
• The first path to being established is laying down all anxiety about tomorrow. God told Wilkerson plainly that worrying about the future is an accusation against him, because tomorrow is the very arena where God most wants to prove his faithfulness.
• The second path is believing that God's blessing does not have to end. Revivals come and go, churches split and go cold, but Caleb at 85 was just as strong as the day Moses sent him out and was still asking for mountains to conquer. God is a God of continuance.
• The third path is getting your eyes completely off men. The charismatic itch that sends people cruising from convention to convention, idolizing evangelists and chasing emotional highs, is the very thing that keeps a person perpetually rootless and unable to grow.
• When you idolize a teacher, you're eating meat sacrificed to an idol. The only credential worth trusting is a life, not a platform or a reputation. Paul said, " If you want a word from me, look at my life. That is the word."
• You don't need someone constantly propping you up on the left and the right. Build yourself up in your most holy faith, pray in the Holy Ghost, keep yourself in the love of God, and let your own life become the word that establishes the people around you.
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