Heart Church Vision Book

Honour —
OUR PARADIGM
ANOINTING ISAIAH 61:1
When Jesus had finished
these parables, he moved
on from there. Coming to
his hometown, he began
teaching the people in their
synagogue, and they were
amazed. “Where did this
man get this wisdom and
these miraculous powers?”
they asked. “Isn’t this the
carpenter’s son? Isn’t his
mother’s name Mary, and
aren’t his brothers James,
Joseph, Simon and Judas?
Aren’t all his sisters with us?
Where then did this man
get all these things?” And
they took offence at him.
But Jesus said to them,
“A prophet is not without
honour except in his own
town and in his own home.”
And he did not do many
miracles there because of
their lack of faith.
- Matthew 13:53-58
In the culture of honour we
celebrate who a person is
without stumbling over who
they are not.
- Bill Johnson
The journey
from
amazement
to offence
was the shift
of focus from
the anointing
and honour to
humanity and
familiarity
Aaron &
Hur
‘When Moses’ hands grew
tired, they took a stone and
put it under him and he sat
on it. Aaron and Hur held his
hands up - one on one side,
one on the other - so that his
hands remained steady till
sunset. So Joshua overcame
the Amalekite army with the
sword. ’
- Exodus 17:12-13
Because everyone played their
part, the battle was won.
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