1. Over Nature

2.  Beginning & End Creation (Gen. 1:1, Heb. 11:3) Destruction (II Peter 3:7, 10) “The universe was created by the word of God ” “By the same word the heavens and earth… are stored up for fire”

3.  40-Day Flood Promised (Gen. 6:17; 7:4) Delivered (Gen. 7:10-12, 19-20) Ended (Gen. 8:1-3) “I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth”

4.  Plagues of Egypt – 7 th plague Promised (Exod. 9:18-22) Delivered (Exod. 9:23-32) Ended (Exod. 9:33) “I will cause very heavy hail to fall” “so that you may know that the earth is the Lord's”

5.  Parting the Red Sea Between walls of water (Exod. 14:21-26) Returned to normal (Exod. 14:27-29) Power inspired fear & belief (Exod. 14:30-31) Remembered (Josh. 2:10; Psa. 78:13; Isa. 51:10; Heb. 11:29)  Stopped the Jordan River Overflowing river (Josh. 3:12-17) “the Lord drove the sea back” “the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan”

6.  Sun & Moon Stopped All Day Until Israel won (Josh. 10:12-14)  Sun’s shadow moved backward ten steps Hezekiah’s sign (II Kings 20:8-11; Isa. 38:7-8) “the sun stood still, and the moon stopped” “I will make the shadow… turn back ten steps”

7.  Power Over Agriculture Promise of blessing (Deut. 11:13-15) Warning of curse (Deut. 11:16-17) ○ 3 ½ year drought (I Kings 17:1-7) ○ Rain sent (I Kings 18:1, 41-45; James 5:16-18) God “will give the rain” & “grass in your fields” “he will shut up the heavens” “I have commanded the ravens to feed you” “I will send rain upon the earth”

8.  God Sent Lions Settlers from Assyria (II Kings 17:24-26)  Shut the Lions’ Mouths Daniel (Dan. 6:4, 16-23) Were they just not hungry? (Dan. 6:24) “The Lord sent lions among them” “My God sent his angel and shut the lions' mouths”

9.  Miraculous Births (Psalm 113:9) Sarah – 90 and barren, Abraham 100 ○ (Gen. 11:30; 17:15-21; 18:10-14; 21:1-7; Heb. 11:11-12; Rom. 4:19-21) Rebekah – twins (Gen. 25:21) Rachel – 2 sons (Gen. 29:31; 35:24) Samson’s mother (Judges 13:2-3, 24) Elizabeth – John’s mother (Luke 1) Mary – virgin (Matt. 1:18-25; Isa. 7:14)

10.  Fishing Not a nibble to nets breaking (Luke 5:4-10)  Cursed the Fig Tree Withered (Matt. 21:18-22; Mark 11:20-21)

11.  Calmed the Storm and Sea Jesus rebuked the storm (Matt. 8:23-27)  Walked on Water Jesus (Matt. 14:22-27) “even winds and sea obey him” “he came to them, walking on the sea”

12.  Awe Let all the world stand in awe of God ○ (Psa. 33:6-9) A great and awesome God ○ (Deut. 7:21) Worship acceptably with reverence and awe ○ (Heb. 12:28-29)

13.  Trust Refuge, keeper, strength, and shield ○ (Psa. 121; 91:2; 56:4; 46:1-3) Draw near – a blessing (James 4:8) God sees and hears us (Psa. 34:16-19) Entrust your soul to Him (I Peter 4:19)

14.  Declare his works Psa. 145

15.  Our Response Stand in awe and revere Him Trust Him and consider His blessings Declare His mighty power and works “The Lord your God is in your midst, a great and awesome God” (Deut. 7:21)

16. The Power of God: Over Nature