Cross Before Crown

1. LIFE IS A PATTERN OF PAIN AND POWER 2. EXPERIENCES OF GLORY IN THIS LIFE ARE USUALLY SHORT LIVED These experiences typically have a two fold purpose: a. Help us know and thus love Him more b. Prepare and sustain us for the coming hardship 3. THE WAY TO THRIVE IN THIS TENSION IS THROUGH LISTENING TO GOD’S WORD 4. EXPERIENCING A CROSS BEFORE THE CROWN IS THE CHRISTIAN WAY To learn more about…