Why did I choose Simpson as my Mentor? Prof. Jintae Kim, Ph.D. Alliance Theological Seminary Nov 2, 2003

His Strengths and Examples to Follow (7) Integrity Talents Vision-oriented ministry Passion & Action Spiritual Experience Faith Lasting Legacy

I. Integrity

1.He was always Truthful in his life. His rebaptism and resignation from 13’th St. Presb. Church and New York Presbytery.

2. He did not seek his own financial gain. He refused to receive his salary when Chestnut St. Presb. Church began building project. He did not draw salary when Gospel Tabernacle started.

3. Humility No boasting on his healing experience or his talents. Refused to accept his honorary Doctoral degree.

II. Talents

1.Preacher and Pastor par excellence Thorough preparation, Eloquence, Biblical foundation … “ Simpson made sure the services were anything but tiring to the public. Music played a key role. The pastor kept his sermons short and refused appeals for money. Also lacking: any put-downs of other churches or groups. ” (52-53)

2. Evangelist par excellence

3. Poet & Musician His poems and songs (about 350).

4. Professor Nyack Missionary College

5. Productive writer Mission magazine, Christ in the Bible series, Fourfold Gospel…

6. Magnetic Personality Drew high-caliber people from all backgrounds.

7. Promoter of events 2 Alliances, Mission conventions, Friday meetings…

III. Vision-oriented Ministry

One clear vision: “ Divine Plan ” A Dynamic body of New Testament-type churches giving preeminence to Jesus Christ in personal experience (Holiness) and universal witness (Mission). Primary purpose: Function of evangelism.

IV. Passion & Action He used all his talents and resources for achieving this one goal with utmost passion and zeal. His dream and Heart for the lost souls!

Simpson’s schedule (All for Jesus, 105) On a routine day he would board the 6:18 a.m. train at Nyack, using the one-hour trip to midtown Manhattan for studying and writing. After immersing himself in work all day at the West-Forty-fourth Street headquarters, he would return to Nyack for a late supper. Then it was off to an evening class up the hill and later to the room for more study and work (and ink spots?) until one or two o’clock in the morning – and all this by a man given up for dead by a competent physician just a few years before.

Motivation (All for Jesus, 105) What impelled the Alliance founder was a sense of urgency that could well be summed up, “All for Jesus.” He once exclaimed: “Everything around us is intensely alive; life is earnest; death is earnest; sin is earnest; men are earnest; business is earnest; knowledge is earnest; the age is earnest; God forgive us if we alone are trifling in the white heat of this crisis time.”

No time for trifling in this life of mine; Not this the path the blessed Master trod, But strenuous toil; each hour and power employed Always and all for God. Time swiftly flies; eternity is near, And soon my dust may lie beneath the sod. How dare I waste my life or cease to be Always and all for God! I catch the meaning of this solemn age; With life’s vast issues all my soul is awed. Life was not given for trifling; it must be Always and all for God.

V. Spiritual Experience

His direct encounter with the risen Lord in his experiences of sanctification and healing.

VI. Faith

1. Finance Finance was the last priority. “ Just as in business anything that was worth succeeding always found people enough to sustain it; so in the work of God, if anything was worth doing, God would see that it was supported. ”

2. Everything starts with prayer and reliance on Christ.

3. The source of his strength: Faith (All for Jesus, 132) To those who in amazement asked how he could do is, Dr. Simpson had an unvarying reply: “There is no service which God expects of us for which He has not made the fullest provision in the infinite resources of His grace. We cannot dare too much if it be in dependence upon Him, for He has given us all His fullness, and sends no one warring upon his own charges.”

VII. Lasting Legacy

His work became a movement that goes far beyond his worthy efforts and grows unchecked by his passing from the scene (All For Jesus, xi). The work that began in Simpson’s heart has grown into one of the more significant missionary forces of modern church history, while in North America its impact grows by the year (ibid., xii).