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Originally Posted by awareness
The fact that we need a 'bigman' leader is a need of Adam, and need of the flesh.
To me Lee is exploiting the human need for a bigman. The same need all the cults are exploiting.
But the only bigman we need is Spirit, not flesh ... not ministry, and certainly not geography.
Joh 4:21* Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.*
Joh 4:23* But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.*
Joh 4:24* God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.*
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The "bigman" concept is an interesting thought you bring up. After Bill Freeman left Scottsdale, one brother came to the forefront, who had a real gift for sharing the word (I really enjoyed his sharing). He shared probably 3 out of 4 Sundays. But after a few years he got kinda burnt-out and moved away. Several brothers then rose to fill the function of the Sunday sharing. This has been the biggest blessing! And I remember sharing brothers who I initially didn't think did that well, but eventually I came to absolutely love and be greatly fed by their sharing!
In reading about the primitive, pilgrim church, they didn't seem to have any big leaders in the forefront. Gatherings that did have a bigman seemed to frequently get into trouble of one sort or another.
When they just had a bunch of "small potatoes," they seemed to do fine. So I'd rather gather with all the one and two talented ones, laboring together and flying under the radar . . .