When God Chooses a Leader
1 Samuel 16:1-13
I. GOD CARES MORE ABOUT PROPER LEADERSHIP THAN ANYONE
II. GOD DOES NOT CHOOSE LEADERS THE WAY WE WOULD CHOOSE
A. The dangers of our own impressions
B. The necessity of allowing God to direct us
C. God is more interested in our hearts than anything external
D. External appearances neither qualify or disqualify us for God’s service
III. GOD CHOOSES BASED ON HIS WISDOM, NOT OURS
A. God’s wisdom sometimes defies parental wisdom
B. God wisdom tramples on human understanding and logic
C. God wisdom chooses unlikely people to accomplish his purposes
D. God wisdom upends our well-planned conventions
IV. GOD PREPARES AND EQUIPS HIS LEADERS FOR ADVERSITY