Understanding How God Does What God Does

How does understanding how God works behind the scenes transform your perspective on waiting, wilderness seasons, and past mistakes?In this sermon on Acts 7:9–34, Lead Pastor Neil McClendon continues through Stephen’s defense before the Sanhedrin by tracing the lives of Joseph and Moses. Pastor Neil highlights three foundational principles of divine activity: God orchestrates events before we arrive, operates according to a precise plan and timeline, and uses wilderness seasons to shape our real hearts. Discover how God's favor rests on His children, why sin changes how we view God rather than how He views us, and how God delights in using people with a past to deliver others.In this episode, we cover:Orchestrating Before We Arrive: Seeing how God used Joseph’s betrayal to preserve life during famine.Understanding Favor: Defining favor as "demonstrated delight" that influences how others receive us.God’s Timing and Plan: Recognizing that God works little by little to prepare us for what is next.Lessons from the Wilderness: What 40-year seasons teach us about our true heart posture and God's faithfulness.Delivering Through the Delivered: How God turns our past failures into avenues of grace to free others.Be sure to follow us:InstagramFacebookYoutube