
Nehemiah 5 reminds us that God is not only concerned with whether the work gets done. He’s concerned with what kind of people are doing the work. When injustice rises inside the community, faithful leadership listens, confronts, restores, and serves under the fear of God.
As I reflect on my own life, I know it hasn’t always been attractive. I know I’ve failed at times, not always prioritizing growth in my faith. I’ve ignored the wisdom and insight of those older and wiser than me because I was full of myself. I have lacked integrity, making decisions and living my life in a way that felt good in the moment. I think we have all been there, and to some degree may still find ourselves there still. Following Jesus isn’t about perfection. It’s about progress. It’s about growing in our relationship with Jesus, and allowing His transformative power to reflect through us.
We just wrapped up a different style of Series this past Sunday at The Anchor Church in Lawrence, KS. The last several months have brought a lot of change for the majority of us, so the last six messages we did were more discussion based. Titled Conversations, we took time to have candid, sometimes tough and raw, conversations about some tricky and important topics. For us, it was like any other day… Read More
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