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U Matters - 18 Aug 2016

by Greg Anderson on August 18, 2016

This week I got to hang out with some of my favourite professors and one of them used the word “mutuality.” I am so excited for the mutual ministry that the Lord has in store for us as we begin a new church year. Do you have people in your life who inspire, confront, and care for you that claim the feeling is mutual? As I study the book of Philemon, Paul, Philemon, and Onesimus are interdependent on each other. Together they experience forgiveness, fellowship and growth.

Wouldn’t you like someone to say to you what Paul said about Philemon? “Your friendship has given me great joy and encouragement, because you brother have refreshed the hearts of the saints.” Philemon 7.

About the Author

Greg Anderson

Greg Anderson joined Union as Senior Pastor in January 2007. He has served churches in England and in the US and has taught at Wheaton College. He has degrees from Wheaton, Princeton Seminary, Yale University, and the University of Minnesota. Greg has been married to and besotted by Holly for 29 years. They have four children: Lindsey a chemical engineer in Boston, Andrew a banker in London, Jamie an actor in LA, and John a student at Hong Kong University. Greg has a passion for preaching, evangelism, teaching, church growth, and equipping people for ministry in the marketplace. He gets teased for quoting C S Lewis too often and having a staff so stunning that people wonder what there is left for him to do. He collects and even reads books, watches baseball on the internet, and thanks God daily for the opportunity to serve with such an amazing congregation.