The Gospel With The Poor
A collection of excerpts and Bible studies compiled and adapted by Vineyard Justice Network from John Wimber’s teachings. It includes 9 chapters complete with scriptures references, stories, study prompts and outreach actions.
About the Booklet
John Wimber once said that the purpose of the Vineyard could be summed up with two words: worship and compassion. Wimber also regularly highlighted Jesus’ mission on earth to “release the oppressed.” As Kingdom-minded people formed through intimacy in worship and by Jesus’ compassion for us, we then embark on this same mission to set things right, especially for the captive, poor and marginalized. It’s in our roots.
Chapters
Institution or Organism?
Catch God’s Heart
Vain Worship
Your Kingdom Come
God or Mammon?
Here and Now I Give
Justice and Justice Alone
Jesus in Disguise
Servant or Lord?
Gospel With the Poor Cohorts
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Additional Resources
We Are Vineyard Podcast
Welcome to the We Are Vineyard podcast. In celebration of the Advent season, you will hear a short devotion each week specially crafted for you by a member of one of Vineyard USA’s Associations. Today’s theme is Love, and Rian Emano represents the AAPI Association with a beautiful devotion about different expressions of love, and the LOVE that God is writing into the world through Jesus and through us. After that, we will hear a medley of Great Is The Lord’s Love and O Come All Ye Faithful, sung by Kyrie Varieur.
Rian Emano serves on the pastoral team at Vineyard of Hope in Walnut, California, and on the advisory board for the Vineyard USA AAPI Association.
This is the last episode of We Are Vineyard for 2025. We’ll be back with fresh episodes in February!
