God Is Our Hero: Dr. Derek Grier and Wayne McKay
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Jesus Calling
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🗓️ 3 October 2019
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
We humans love to feel powerful and in control. But each of us has a handful of weaknesses, and we try desperately to hide them from the rest of the world. But time and again, God tells us when we’re weak, He is strong. And when we turn over our weakness to Him and make Him the hero of our lives, He can transform that weakness into our greatest strength for His glory. Our guests this week, pastor Derek Grier and publisher Wayne McKay, share how God’s used some of their pain points to reach others. As an introvert, Dr. Grier never expected to be a pastor. With God’s help, he’s learned how to refuel so he can lead the rapidly-growing Grace Church and reach others through new book When God Stops. When he was a child in Sunday School, Wayne McKay had a hard time understanding the Bible. As an adult, he developed BibleForce, a graphic novel brand that would help kids engage with the life-changing messages of God’s Word and show them heroes to look up to.
Links, Products and Resources Mentioned:
Sarah Young, author of Jesus Calling
Jesus Calling (Textured Gray Leathersoft): Enjoying Peace in His Presence (with Full Scriptures)
Jesus Calling interview with David Crowder & Francesca Battistelli
When God Stops: Faith That Gets God’s Attention
Wayne McKay (Founder of BibleForce)
The Next Door ministry organization
Interview Quotes:
“The way I have learned to describe it is that introversion versus extroversion is about how you refuel.” - Dr. Derek Grier
“What captured me was [Jesus’] character. He became my hero, even before He became my Lord.” - Dr. Derek Grier
“I don't really think I grew my church as much as my church grew me.” - Dr. Derek Grier
“If you begin to really communicate God's truth caringly, consistently, and clearly, hungry people will beat a path to your door, because people want to know God.” - Dr. Derek Grier
“Sometimes, we just stay in that place where God revealed Himself to us twenty years ago, and that's it.” - Dr. Derek Grier
“We have to continue to step out in our faith journey and do things that we have not done before, in order for us to continue to get a growing revelation of who God is.” - Dr. Derek Grier
“I wasn't a very good student of the Bible when I was a kid, because I just didn't understand it. If I'd had a picture story where I could’ve looked at something, then I would have been far more interested when I was younger.” - Wayne McKay
“I think heroes should be displaying good moral code, standing up for others, unafraid to take on confrontation, and should be a good member of the community.” - Wayne McKay
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| 0:00.0 | I think if we're really learning and if we're really growing and if we're really gaining a |
| 0:07.0 | revelation of who he is there would be a constant breathlessness and a constant level of gratitude that's not forced. So I would say that each of us, |
| 0:19.7 | we need to press into really knowing him. |
| 0:21.8 | Welcome to the Jesus Calling podcast. |
| 0:25.0 | Today's guests have experienced the heroic influence of God in their lives |
| 0:29.0 | and have strived to convey the power of his presence in their lives to others. |
| 0:34.0 | Pastor Derek Greer, an inspirational children's publisher Wayne McKay. |
| 0:39.2 | While he was growing up, if you would have asked Dr. Derek Greer what he would do for a living, he admits that being a pastor was the last thing he thought he'd do. |
| 0:46.5 | And yet he defied expectations by becoming the founder of Grace Church, named by Outreach magazine as one of the fastest growing churches in America. |
| 0:55.6 | As an introverted young person, Dr Greer relates how he overcame his aversion to groups by understanding |
| 1:01.5 | how he is uniquely wired to connect with others. |
| 1:04.8 | He shares about his troubled youth and how an encounter with God changed the direction |
| 1:08.8 | he was headed. |
| 1:10.0 | He also passes on some insight from his new book, |
| 1:12.7 | When God stops. |
| 1:14.4 | My name is Derek Greer. |
| 1:15.6 | I'm the husband of 25 years to the love of my life. |
| 1:19.5 | I'm also the father of two young men now. I'm also the pastor of Grace Church in Dumfries, Virginia. |
| 1:25.7 | We're about 30 miles outside of Washington, D.C. and, you know, if I was to explain, you know, |
| 1:31.7 | who I am and what my passion is, I'd probably say to help people build |
| 1:36.4 | authentic and dynamic and powerful relationships with Jesus and help folks live lives bigger |
| 1:42.4 | and more significant than they probably ever imagined. |
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