I want to challenge the way most Christian men read Ephesians 5—eyes drawn to “wives, submit” while skipping the part where Paul tells husbands to die. Walking through John 13, I show how Jesus, fully secure in his identity and authority, got on his knees and washed the feet of men who were about to abandon him. Real leadership doesn’t need the title or the final say; if you can only lead from a position of authority, you’re not leading but managing your own insecurity. The episode gets practical about what servant leadership looks like beyond the sermon illustration: listening without fixing, initiating hard conversations, repenting quickly, putting the phone down, and taking spiritual initiative at home.

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