In Part 7 of Heaven Now, Chris traces the arc of Nicodemus — from a nighttime visit driven by fear, to a public act of burial loyalty before the resurrection. The fear of a bad outcome leads leaders to control every variable or avoid real commitment. The answer is faithfulness — the same Greek word (pistis) Paul uses for faith — a covenant loyalty that holds across time, especially when things go wrong. Grounded in Habakkuk 2:4 and 3:17–18, John 3 and 19, Galatians 5:22, and Matthew 5:10, this teaching calls leaders to move with the Spirit rather than manage the outcome.
WEEKLY REFLECTION:
- Where in your life right now are you trying to control the outcome? Where are you trying to disappear from it?
- What is the next faithful thing in front of you that you keep putting off until you can see how it ends?
- Who or what are you not willing to be publicly associated with right now because the outcome looks uncertain or is going badly?
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