WHAT IS THE WAY OF THE BRIGHT? A sacred commitment we make together, to order our lives in a way that allows us to encounter God and shine in our culture.
Mark 10:42-45 “42 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Philippians 2:5-11 “5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross! 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 ...that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
What happens if we don’t live this way?
1 -- Unholy Ambition
2 -- Pride
3 -- Injustice
“Power + Vulnerability” MANIFESTO “I believe God modeled power, authority, vulnerability and weakness in Jesus, therefore I will use my God given power and authority for His glory, and I’ll let His power, be made perfect in my acknowledged weaknesses..”
How do we walk in Obedience when it comes to Power and Vulnerability? 01 | Identify and Steward your Power + Authority for Good. 02 | Embrace your God-given Limitations. 03 | Join a People of Vulnerability + Weakness.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 “8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
How do we walk in Abundance when it comes to Power and Vulnerability?
1 -- Practice the Principle of Gleaning.