"Engage" - The Way of Grace, Part 3

This Sunday we explored the third part of our mission statement: "to engage with our neighbors as servant leaders." We looked at Matthew 20:20-28, when the mother of James and John asks if her sons can have prime places in the kingdom. When the other disciples, angry that two among them are jockeying for top spots, start to grumble, Jesus reminds them that things are supposed to be different among them. He signals a new vision of leadership altogether when he teaches, "whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant." As a church, we exist to bless our community, to work side-by-side with our neighbors. We don't do this as people who have all the answers, but as servant leaders seeking to embody the grace of Jesus. When power is shaped like a cross, leadership looks like service.