The Importance of being the kind of church and person who has attentive love and looks for the ONE.

Gabe May & Clay Lassiter

Esther’s story is one of quiet courage that turned into bold faith. A young Jewish woman, orphaned and raised by her cousin Mordecai, Esther is chosen to be queen in a foreign land. At first, her position seems like chance—but God was already writing a bigger story. When her people faced annihilation, Esther wrestled with fear and uncertainty. Yet, she stepped forward with the words, “If I perish, I perish.”

Her faith was not loud or flashy—it was tested in silence, in fasting, and in the risk of walking into the king’s presence uninvited. Esther reminds us that heroism in faith often looks like obedience in the face of fear, and that God can use ordinary people in extraordinary ways. She shows us that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is to speak up, trust God with the outcome, and believe that you were placed “for such a time as this.” #Leadership #GlobalMethodistChurch #Wesleyan #Unofficial

Gabe May & Clay Lassiter

Picture Israel in one of its darkest hours. The people are oppressed, fear is thick in the air, and hope feels far away. And then, under the shade of a palm tree, a woman named Deborah rises. She isn’t just a prophet hearing the word of the Lord—she’s a judge, a leader, a mother to her people. Day after day, men and women gather beneath that tree, waiting for her wisdom, trusting her discernment.

When the time comes for battle, she doesn’t sit back. She calls Barak to lead, but when he hesitates, she steps in with courage, standing shoulder to shoulder on the front lines. Deborah’s life tells us that leadership isn’t about power or position—it’s about trust in God, the boldness to act, and the willingness to lead when no one else will. #Leadership

Gabe May & Clay Lassiter