June 2026 Messages
SERMON SERIES: VINTAGE VIBES
PAST SERMONS (OVER FOUR DECADES) REIMAGINED FOR MODERN LIFE
June 7, 2o26
The Art of Getting Out of the Way
Our mission is to use our resources—both tangible and intangible—to minimize human suffering and enhance human well-being as an expression of godliness.
We live out this mission by faithfully stewarding the Six Holy Currencies—relationships, time/place, gracious leadership, truth, wellness, and money—engaging in a continual cycle of blessings through listening, learning, relating, and sharing so that our collective resources may bring healing, justice, and flourishing to others.
The “Jesus Before Christianity” series addresses the crucial need for clarity about what it truly means to follow Jesus Christ, beyond the label “Christian.”
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
Getting out of the way is not about letting others walk over you. To get out of the way is to recognize that not every moment requires my force, my opinion, or my control. It is humility to admit that my presence is not always the solution, and my intervention is not always the answer. So often we feel compelled to step into fixing, to correct, to assert, to shape outcomes.
- When stepping back creates space for God’s presence, that is wisdom.
- When stepping in protects the vulnerable, that is obedience.
- When stepping back prevents me from controlling others, that is humility.
- When stepping in confronts injustice or speaks truth, that is courage.
- When stepping back honors someone else’s growth, that is love.
- When stepping in honors God’s call on my life, that is faithfulness.
- Releasing The Illusion of Control
- Letting Go of Micromanagement So God Can Multiply
- Trust God’s Timing Instead of Trying to Rush the Process
- Letting God Grow People We Want to Fix
- When We Need To Be Right More Than, To Be In Relationship
- Remembering We Are Vessels, Not the Source
