Vertical Ministries Podcast
Don't Waste Your Life: Steward Revival // Jennie Allen
This week, Jennie Allen joins us and asks students a simple question: what do you actually want? Past the chapel credit and the quick answers, she says most of us want the same two things: freedom from anxiety and a life that makes a difference for the kingdom. From Luke 15 she retells the story of the prodigal son as if hearing it for the first time. We all run to a distant country in search of control, approval, or anything but the Father, and the whole time He is already watching the hill, waiting for us to come home. The enemy's lie, rooted in John 8:44, is that God is disappointed in you and you can't come back. Stewarding revival means throwing off the weight and the sin, naming it out loud, and putting your full weight on a grace that holds. The main points we can see from Luke 15 and Hebrews 12 are: The distant country is anything but the Father. Rebellion and religious performance can both keep us from Him, and the brother who stayed home may have missed Him just as far. Coming home means throwing off weight and sin, not carrying them with you. Some of what we carry is anxiety we can't explain, and some is sin we know by name. Either way, He wants it all. You are as free as you are brave. Confession steps onto the grace of God, it holds, and there is no condemnation for those in Christ (Romans 8:1). Speaker: Jennie Allen Series: Don't Waste Your Life Message Title: Stewarding Revival Passage: Luke 15; Hebrews 12:1–2; John 8:44; Romans 8:1; 1 John 1:5–7
