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INTRODUCTION: 1. Purpose of God 2. Sovereignty of God 3. Human responsibility I. IN MATERIAL WORLD God made sun, moon, stars, earth, rivers. Heb. 11:3; 1-3; hills: Col. 1:17 animals: Rev.4:l1;Heb. l:3;Col. 1:17 II. IN SPIRIT WORLD 1. God is sovereign over Satan, Demons. 2. Demons recognize that Jesus is Lord of Lords. Job. 2; Luke 22; Rom. 16 III. IN ANGELIC WORLD I. Elect angels. I Tim. 5:21 2. Evil angels. Ps. 78:49 3. God is sovereign over ail angels whether good or bad. Ps. 115:3; Heb. 1:6; 1:14 IV. IN HUMAN WORLD 1. God's will of comma 2. Gods secret will 3. God's permissive will 4. God's will of purpose. Gen. 50:20; Acts 2:22-23; 4:27-31; Isa. 14:27; Dan. 4: 35; Jer. 29: 15; Romans 9: 18, 22. God can save at any time, any kind, any number, save and keep saved, save and satisfy. Heb. 7:25: Mat. 3:9; Luke 19:5.10 V. IN REDEMPTIVE WORLD 1. God Father chose a people 2. God*s Son died for that people 3. God*s Holy Ghost will regenerate that people and draw them to Christ. John 6:37:44. 65; 17:1-3 4. Number of God*s elect cannot be increased nor diminished. Isa. 49:16; John 6:37.44.65; 17:2;Gen. 18:14;Job41:2 VI. IN POLITICAL WORLD 1. God raises up kings. Dan. 2 21. Rom. 9 17. Rev. 17:17 2. God puts down kings. 3. God is sovereign over all kings VII. IN SOCIAL WORLD 1. God made black man. red man, white man. 2. God divided nations. 3. God set bounds of nations. Gen. 10:32: Acts l7:16-21 4. God is sovereign over nations. 5. God can do what He wills over His own. Mat. 20:1 5 Sermon From the Late Dr. B.B. Caldwell |