1. Sovereignty of God

2. God’s in Control CREATION Man has a free will-Gen. 2:15-17; 3:6-7
After sin, God was still in control-Gen. 3:14-19
JESUS MIRACLES
World’s circumstances not in control
BE AWARE
Don’t worry-Mt. 6:25-31
Unspiritual person forgets-Jm. 4:13-16
God’s in Control

3. God Allowed Whatever Happened to Happen
Helps us to accept-1 Cor. 10:13
Heavenly Father allowed Jesus to suffer and we are no better-Mt. 10:24
Satan, the direct cause-Job 1:9-12; 2 Cor. 12:7; 1 Pt. 5:8-9
God loves and cares-Eph. 2:4, 1 Pt. 5:7, Rm. 8:31
God Allowed Whatever Happened to Happen

4. WHY Has THIS HAPPENED IF God is in control?
Helping others (Joseph)-Gen. 45:5-10
Building patience/endurance-Jm. 1:2-4
Avoiding sin and making us strong-2 Cor. 12:7-10
For the “ultimate” good (Heaven)-Rm. 8:28
May never know why-Deut. 29:29
WHY Has THIS HAPPENED IF God is in control?

5. God Sometimes Intervenes in Our World
False Ideology of Deism
No Divine intervention in the world
Hezekiah’s prayer-Is. 38;
Prayer of the righteous influences God-Jm. 5:16; Mt. 19:26; 1Jn. 5:14-15
God Sometimes Intervenes in Our World

6. Helping Us Deal Properly with Our Enemies
Stephen seeing Jesus at God’s right hand helps him to turn his enemies over to God-Ac. 7:54-60
Rom. 12:17-21
Helping Us Deal Properly with Our Enemies

7. Paul on a sinking ship had peace knowing that God was in control Ac
Phil. 4:6-7
Giving Us Peace