God's Sovereign Will for the Nations | Matthew Warford

The Promise Given (Genesis 12:1-3) 1- The Sovereign Plan of God is Revealed 2- God calls one man to bless the nations 3- He establishes a covenant that will echo for eternity   The Promise Clarified (Psalm 67) 1- This blessing leads to a knowledge of God and global joy 2- The goal is for the nations to rejoice in God's Saving Power           The Servant Declared--- The Light for the Nations (Isaiah 49:6) 3- The promise becomes clearer and more focused 4- A promised light 5- Each servant carries the covenant outward and forward   The Promise Fulfilled (Matthew 28:18-20) 1- The promised Messiah comes to obey, die, and rise! 2- All authority is His: He gives/repeats the command of His Father 3- The blessing of Abraham is secured   The Promise Proclaimed (Acts 1:8) 1- The risen King sends out witnesses/servants to proclaim - to be light 2- The Holy Spirit empowers the proclamation 3- The Gospel advances to all nations through faithful servants   The Promise Completed (Revelation 7:9-10) 1- A multitude washed in the blood of the Lamb 2- Every nation, tribe, people, and language 3- All worshiping with knowledge "Our weaknesses cannot interupt the sovereign Will of God!"