Stewardship
AMEN PODCAST
Alex and Lokelani Wilson
5.0 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 6 October 2025
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
What happens when church leaders abuse their power? More importantly—what does Jesus expect from ALL of us when He returns?
In this episode, we break down Matthew 24:45-51, where Jesus gives a serious warning about faithful stewardship. This isn’t just for pastors—it’s for anyone trying to live for Christ in their 20s and figure out what God has entrusted to them.
We talk about: ✓ Why bad church leadership hurts so much (and what Jesus says about it) ✓ The real problem with waiting for Jesus to come back ✓ What it means to be a faithful steward of your time, talents, and treasures ✓ How integrity and hard work connect to eternal rewards ✓ Why Jesus took our punishment so we could receive His reward
The bottom line: Jesus is coming back, and when He does, He’s going to find us either faithfully stewarding what He’s given us—or not. The question is, which one will you be?
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| 0:00.0 | Amen. |
| 0:03.5 | Aloha and welcome to Amen Podcast. |
| 0:06.0 | I'm Lockelaani and as always I'm joined by my husband Alex. |
| 0:09.9 | Before we jump in, can you do us a favor and like this video, subscribe if you haven't already, |
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| 0:23.0 | Another way you can support us is by visiting amenpodcast.com slash donate and your very kind and generous financial contributions |
| 0:30.4 | help these episodes remain ad-free and also just help us continue to be able to produce them |
| 0:36.7 | weekly as we have for the last about five |
| 0:39.5 | years now. And so we do want to thank all of you amazing donors who allow us to keep going. We are so |
| 0:47.5 | grateful for you. Thank you. So we've had some conversations lately with friends who've been |
| 0:53.0 | hurt by church leaders, and honestly, |
| 0:55.3 | it's pretty heartbreaking, and we've all experienced it in some way, whether it's the mega church |
| 1:02.0 | pastor who's flying in private jets and his congregation is struggling, or maybe it's just a leader |
| 1:08.1 | or a pastor who is more concerned about growing their following, |
| 1:13.3 | growing their influence than they are with shepherding the people. |
| 1:16.8 | And it's easy to get cynical about it, right? |
| 1:20.0 | But that's what's interesting because in this passage, Matthew 24 versus 45 through 51, |
| 1:31.3 | Jesus is actually going to address this issue head on. And he gave a pretty serious warning to anyone in leaderships who think they can do whatever they |
| 1:36.9 | want when no one's watching. But here's the think. And this is what Alex is going to unpack today. |
| 1:42.7 | This passage isn't just for pastors or church leaders, |
| 1:46.4 | it's for all of us. Because whether you're leading a church, serving in ministry, or just trying to |
| 1:51.9 | figure out your faith in your 20s, God has entrusted you with something, right? So today we're talking |
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