God Is Our Hero: Dr. Derek Grier and Wayne McKay

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 Always

Jesus Calling (Textured Gray Leathersoft): Enjoying Peace in His Presence (with Full Scriptures)

Jesus Calling books

Jesus Calling interview with David Crowder & Francesca Battistelli

Bishop Derek Grier

Grace Church (Dumfries, VA)

When God Stops: Faith That Gets God’s Attention

Howard University

 

Wayne McKay (Founder of BibleForce)

BibleForce Graphic Novel

 

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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Audio podcast: https://bit.ly/2uCnNM0 

Original Series video podcast: https://bit.ly/2WzFY0O 

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