Leadership by Design

• Authority is bestowed and not assumed

• Inner life is more valuable than skill

• Gospel grit is more effective than expertise

“What Could Be Better than Life?”

Four elements of spiritual flourishing in the worst of circumstance

• Longing for God above all else

• Satisfaction found in God’s grace alone

• Volition fully engaged in worship

• Rejoicing in God no matter what

Just a Li’l Existential Epiphany

•  We see what is infinitely beyond us

• We feel our profound smallness

• We are shown what we could never imagine

Rest in the Gospel

• Establishing and understanding them in their historical context

• Seeking and making the connection to God’s plan of Redemption in Christ

• Prayerfully and humbly applying them to our own lives

Jesus Our Refuge

• The Living God is our Ultimate Refuge

• The Living God is our Mighty Defender

• The Living God will overcome