Who Is God? Part 20b

Psalm 90:2 The Doctrine of God’s Sovereignty is: ● A Confronting Doctrine ● A Humbling Doctrine ● An Encouraging Doctrine ● An Intriguing Doctrine ● A Liberating Doctrine 1. God’s Sovereignty is REAL a. God’s Sovereignty Reaches to all PLACES b. God’s Sovereignty Reaches to all PERSONS c. God’s Sovereignty Reaches to all PROCEEDINGS 2. God’s Sovereignty is RESENTED 3. God’s Sovereignty is REFINED Five Balancing Truths about God’s Sovereignty: a. Events are Incidents, Not Accidents in God’s Sovereignty 1 Kings 22:34 1 Kings 21:17-19 b. Our Actions Should Not be Determined Solely By God’s Sovereignty John 13:7 c. There is no standing in the way of God’s Sovereignty d. Scripture is to be trusted even as we experience God's Sovereignty Proverbs 28:26 e. There is often an intermingling of sweet and bitter in God’s Sovereignty Psalm 101:1 2 Samuel 16:12 4. God’s Sovereignty is RELISHED a. We Should APPRECIATE God’s Ways Hebrews 1:3 b. We should SUBMIT to God’s Ways Psalm 8:3 Luke 9:23 c. We should BELIEVE in God’s Ways Isaiah 45:7 d. We should be THANKFUL for God’s Ways Deuteronomy 8:18 1 Corinthians 15:10 e. We should be COMFORTED in God’s Ways Exodus 1:12 1 Corinthians 13:12