Shane Hipps Quotes
Seven Quotes by: Shane Hipps of Mars Hill Bible Church Co-pastor with Rob Bell. The sail is like religion; the wind is the Spirit. You need a sail to catch the wind; to harness the wind, but ya gotta realize that sail isn’t the wind. The sail is actually dependent on the wind. You see, here’s the crazy thing; the Spirit—the wind—doesn’t need sails in order for it to move about the world. The sails need the wind. So the Spirit, in order for it to move and operate in the world, has no need of religion.But we—those of us made the way we are—for some reason, need sails in order to catch the wind. We need religious structures, external things…some religions are better equipped to catch the Spirit of God…
Source here on the Internet. Dated: 21st October 2012.
For those weary and full of grief, Rumi offers that which is simple and true.
“Pale sunlight pale the wall.
Love moves away.
The light changes.
I need more grace than I thought.”
The Grace he speaks of is inexhaustible. And so is my need for it.[Quoting Sufi mystic Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-1273)]
Source here on the Internet. Dated: 14th December 2011.
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To clarify, the Muslim woman didn't actually take communion. Even so, taking it would violate her theology more than mine. Open table here
Source here on the Internet. Dated: 12th September 2011.
And that’s why it says, “It was the life and light of all people.” It didn’t say the light and life of the people who believe in Jesus. This logos affects everybody including Osama bin Laden, as long as he’s got breath, in him, is a spark of the divine.
http://www.alittleleaven.com/2009/10/shane-hipps-teaches-that-all-religions-are-valid.html. Dated: October 2009
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The Gospel of John is primarily interested in the inner or hidden dimensions of the gospel ... this God comes to enlighten ... everyone ... Enlightenment is the inner experience of being subsumed in the very light of God in your deepest part of your being ... an awareness that you are totally enlightened ... let me offer this one, little practice ... It's a beautiful thing, but it requires some practice. Here's how we do it ... it's very simple: Silent prayer ... is when you go to a silent place and then you quiet the mind; and you don't say anything to God ... you just "be"…very little in the mind helps you deepen your awareness of your spirit ... this is a way of deepening your awareness to experience this inner, vast well of God’s enlightenment... So, ... all you’re doing is watching your thoughts ... You cannot observe your thoughts without having a place to go, and that space is the space of the spirit ... it takes a long time ... The point is to practice it; just to keep getting your spirit in a habit of learning how to receive this enlightenment ... {where} you are bathed in "radiant light" ...
Sermon at 2009 Zondervan National Pastors Convention in San Diego. Dated: 19th October 2008
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Silent prayer is when you go to a silent place and then you quiet the mind; and you don't say anything to God ... you just "be". Now, if any of you have ever tried this, you know it's totally maddening [laughs] to try to just stop thinking, right? And because we all know that’s pretty much impossible because the mind is like a frantic monkey bouncing around on the inside of your brain…
Sermon entitled: Enlightenment. Dated: 19th October 2008
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God animates everything that is in the world. And that’s why it says, “It was the life and light of all people.” It didn’t say the light and life of the people who believe in Jesus. This logos affects everybody including Osama bin Laden, as long as he’s got breath, in him, is a spark of the divine.
Sermon entitled: Wind in the Sail. Dated: 5th October 2008
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