Southview Baptist Church
Do You Believe? — Sovereign
Pastor Nathan Wakefield continues the “Do You Believe? Practicing Doctrine” sermon series. This week in Isaiah 45, we learn that we must place our confidence in God and his sovereign plan. Video of the worship service is available beginning Sunday at 9:30 AM at https://southviewbaptist.org/live.
Locations & Times
Southview Baptist Church
3434 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68502, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
From The Baptist Faith and Message:
God is all-powerful and all-knowing; and His perfect knowledge extends to all things, past, present, and future, including the future decisions of His free creatures. To Him we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience.
God is all-powerful and all-knowing; and His perfect knowledge extends to all things, past, present, and future, including the future decisions of His free creatures. To Him we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience.
1. Even when you don't know it, God is still sovereign (45:1‑7).
• God's sovereignty means that God owns and directs as God desires (1‑3).
• God's sovereignty does not require that you recognize God (4‑5).
• God's sovereignty sets Him apart from everything else (6‑7).
• As creator, God has the right of sovereignty and desire to bless (8).
Action: Humbly acknowledge that God is sovereign and part of your life.
• God's sovereignty means that God owns and directs as God desires (1‑3).
• God's sovereignty does not require that you recognize God (4‑5).
• God's sovereignty sets Him apart from everything else (6‑7).
• As creator, God has the right of sovereignty and desire to bless (8).
Action: Humbly acknowledge that God is sovereign and part of your life.
2. Even if you disagree, God is still sovereign (45:9‑14).
• Like a potter, God alone has the privilege of decision (9).
• Like a parent, God knows best (10‑11).
• Like an engineer, God has a bigger purpose in mind (12‑13).
Action: Evaluate your own attitude, when have you foolishly disagreed with God's direction for your life?
• Like a potter, God alone has the privilege of decision (9).
• Like a parent, God knows best (10‑11).
• Like an engineer, God has a bigger purpose in mind (12‑13).
Action: Evaluate your own attitude, when have you foolishly disagreed with God's direction for your life?
3. Intermission 1: The Sovereign is Savior (45:15‑17).
• The path of idolatry leads to shame and disgrace (15‑16).
• The path of the LORD leads to salvation (17).
Action: Turn to God for salvation.
• The path of idolatry leads to shame and disgrace (15‑16).
• The path of the LORD leads to salvation (17).
Action: Turn to God for salvation.
4. Even if it seems hopeless, God is still sovereign (45:18‑21).
• God did not aimlessly create without a plan in mind (18).
• God has faithfully revealed aspects of his plan (19).
• False gods lead to an aimless, purposeless life path (20).
• The righteous God our Savior has a plan (21).
Action: Commit to taking time to learn everything you can about God's plan.
• God did not aimlessly create without a plan in mind (18).
• God has faithfully revealed aspects of his plan (19).
• False gods lead to an aimless, purposeless life path (20).
• The righteous God our Savior has a plan (21).
Action: Commit to taking time to learn everything you can about God's plan.
5. Intermission 2: The Sovereign is Savior (45:22‑25).
• Salvation comes from God alone (22).
• Worship belongs to God alone (23).
• Complete victory is assured in God alone (24).
• Proper confidence is placed in God alone (25).
Action: Determine to better understand: salvation, worship, victory, or confidence in God this week.
• Salvation comes from God alone (22).
• Worship belongs to God alone (23).
• Complete victory is assured in God alone (24).
• Proper confidence is placed in God alone (25).
Action: Determine to better understand: salvation, worship, victory, or confidence in God this week.
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