7/14 - Esther | Guess Who Is Coming to Dinner

This week, we continued in the book of Esther as co-lead pastor Ricky preached on Esther 5:1-17. We learned about Esther's wisdom as she planned and prepared to make her request to the king. Esther prays and asks God to move, but then moves in that direction with him. When we pray for God's purposes, we are also called to participate with him. 

Then, we see that despite all of Haman's success, he doesn't have the one thing he thinks he needs: Mordecai's respect. What is the one thing you think you need that determines how you live your life? Is it money, marriage, kids, a specific job, a certain identity, etc.? Praise God—he has placed us in community so that we may have accountability in our lives to point out those idols, just like Haman's idolization of power.