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Monday Jan 15, 2018
Navigating Change: Trust Your Crew. Various text
Monday Jan 15, 2018
Monday Jan 15, 2018
Navigating Change: Trust Your Crew
Various texts
The Need for a Crew
- A ship does not sail right by itself
- It needs a crew to steer and maintain it
Who is Our Crew?
- The Captain = Jesus (Heb. 2:10)
- ἀρχηγός (archeos): founder, leader, captain
- He sets the destination
- He commands the crew
- This is especially true in the Church (Eph. 1:22-23; Col. 1:18)
- And should be true in every aspect of our lives
- Shipmates: Our Church family
- We are not meant to do life alone
- We cannot navigate change alone
- We need each other
- In the Church (1 Cor. 12:14-18)
- In life (Gen 2:18)
- This is not just about a spouse
- But about a support system in each other
Trust Your Crew
- God has given you servant leaders in the Elders, Trustees, Deaconesses, and Church Board
- He has given you each other to be a support and encouragement
- To serve and love each other
- To be for each other as He is for us
- Everyone in the crew is imperfect (except the Captain)
- Trusting your crew is about trusting the Spirit at work in them, as they trust that He is at work in you
- The Pastor’s role on the ship
- First-mate
- Doesn’t set the course
- Doesn’t command the crew directly
- Listens to the captain and leads the crew as needed
- A ship can function without a First-mate for a time
- As long as they listen to the Captain
- And as long as the rest of the crew leans into the work
- First-mate
So What?
- As we learn to navigate change in God-honoring ways
- Trust your Captain
- Trust your crew
- Lean into the work of ministry
Meditation Verse: Philippians 2:12-13
Version: 20240320
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