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Originally Posted by Hope
The vision was the big thing for me from the very beginning. I did not attach myself to a group or a ministry. This was difficult to explain to friends and family at the time. Everyone assumes you are attracted to personalities. James Barber always stressed that his vision was a man and that he followed WL just like Timothy followed Paul. For James, it was not Christ who is our life and the church as the Body of Christ but the ministry of WL. Benson Phillips had a very similar view.
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What made San Diego different...or at least for MEEEEEE...was that even though the 'elders' & the church did acknowledge Lee, Christ was first and foremost in their lives. That was projected to me and thus I looked to Jesus & 'the church'...I did not elevate any person be it Lee OR the elders from my locality. Christ was my LIFE. I respected the elders I loved them and the saints
period.
BUT by '78, LEE was becoming more & more the central focus of our meetings and fellowship. It went from Christ & the church to LEE and the church.
The 'vision' I had of the church left and thus I left too.
Buttttt to GOD be the GLORY !!!
I'm not there anymore and most of us on this forum are not there anymore either.
Praise YOU LORD JESUS! 
YOU are FIRST and FOREMOST in our lives. You are numero UNO!!!