Is “mutual submission” an oxymoron? It’s not part of the political our commercial landscape. Influencers are people with followers, right? So where would we even look for such a radical model of leadership?
Isaiah 53 describes God as revealing his strength in the most fragile way. The all-powerful leader reaches out to his fallen servant, as the servant of his servant. The eternal leader enters in the demise of his servant, as the servant restoring his servant.
If that’s how God leads and we absorb God’s leadership into ourselves, how does this transform our social structures, families our communities, our lives?
Delivered to Riverview Church on 28 July 2024, this podcast is available as a video on YouTube or as an MP3:
So what does the strength of the Lord looks like?
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