A Queen's Stand

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In his upcoming book Overcoming Your Shadow Mission, John Ortberg explains how each of the main players in the book of Esther faced a critical choice.  Each person had to choose between a higher calling and a shadow mission - a dark, trivial or self-serving path.  Xerxes lived for his image.  Haman lived for an ego-driven quest for more, more, more.  Mordecai and Esther had the courage to use their gifts for something greater.  The bad news is that without help, all of us will eventual succumb to our shadow missions.  The good news is that Jesus understands, having resisted the incredible pull of his own shadow mission. 

What's your shadow mission?  Who is your Mordecai?

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Videos of the message and the communion presentation can be found below:
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