#50 Stories of Jesus - An Unexpected Servant (S3E9)

Published: Nov. 1, 2020, 10 p.m.

b'Christy ponders the plaque of abusive leaders within religious Christianity while telling the story of Jesus -- the ultimate authority -- who chose instead to be a humble servant and wash his disciples\' feet. Looking back through history, humans seems to be obsessed with trying to gain power, money, and fame. Religion is a perfect system to help broken people to achieve their goals. Jesus tore that system apart and introduced a new way of thinking, the backwards and inside out Kingdom where the last are first, and the first are last, and the true leader is the servant of all.\\n\\nScripture Mentioned:\\nPhilippians 2:5-8\\nJohn 13:1-16\\n\\nRelated Blog Posts:\\nhttps://christylynnewood.com/2018/12/13/the-lump-under-the-rug/\\nhttps://christylynnewood.com/2019/02/24/pastors-abuse-and-the-church/\\nhttps://christylynnewood.com/2019/12/22/healing-from-spiritual-abuse/\\n\\nFurther Resources:\\n"When Narcissism Comes to Church" by Chuck DeGroat\\n"The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse" by David Johnson and Jeff Van Vonderan'