Pastor Steve shares a much needed message about the providence of God, how He is involved in everything and why we should put our trust in Him.
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1) Are God and the devil evenly matched?
2) How is providence helpful, even when we're dying?
3) Why is God's providence important?
4) What God's providence is not. (Fatalism, Stoical fate, Astrological, Opportunism)
5) Definition of God's providence. (Gen 50:20, Eph 1:11, Rom 8:28)
6) What is the extent of God's providence? (Acts 14:17, Mt 10:29, Mt 6:26-28)
7) What about incidental events? (Exodus 21:12-13, Deuteronomy 19:5, 1 Kings 22:34, Proverbs 16:33)
8) What about human decisions, such as government, individual plans or human sin? (Psalm 103:19, Isaiah 14:24, Daniel 2:21, Job 12:23, Isa 10:5-15, Proverbs 16:1, Proverbs 16:9, Jeremiah 10:23, Acts 2:23)
9) How can God exercise providence over everything?
- Omniscient (Job 37.16, 1 Jn 3:20, Ps 147:5)
- Omnipotent (Daniel 4:35)
- Wise (Psalm 104:24, Romans 11:33)
10) What does this mean for us?
- Trust Him (Job 1:21, Job 2)
- Count it all joy (James 1)
- Know how to be abased, abound (Phil 4:12)
- Take courage (William Pegram example)
11) Do not be afraid (2 Tim 1:7)
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