What is Immutability
1. Immutability defined (God does not and cannot change)
2. Why we crave immutability
3. The tension between control and security

God is Immutable (He Never Changes)
1. God’s character never shifts
2. Scripture testifies to His unchanging nature

God is Immutable (He Never Changes)
1. God’s character never shifts
2. Scripture testifies to His unchanging nature
3. Everything in your life may change in the next 365 days, but God’s grace, mercy, kindness, love, faithfulness and sufficiency will not

What Would Happen if God Could Change
1. God’s love would change
2. God’s justice would change
3. God’s goodness, omnipotence, omniscience, sovereignty would change

Francis Turretin
“Immutability is what it means for God to be God.”

What Would Happen if God Could Change
1. God’s love would change
2. God’s justice would change
3. God’s goodness, omnipotence, omniscience, sovereignty would change
4. God cannot become better or worse

What Would Happen if God Could Change
1. God’s love would change
2. God’s justice would change
3. God’s goodness, omnipotence, omniscience, sovereignty would change
4. God cannot become better or worse
5. Creation changes, God does not

Immutability Provides Certainty and Security
1. Sovereignty answers “Who is in control?”
2. Immutability answers “Can He be trusted?”
3. The sting of uncertainty is internal
4. Scripture calls us to behold God, not fix ourselves

Immutability Changes How We Approach God
1. Approach God with confidence, not hesitation
2. Approach God with awe, not casualness
3. Approach God with gratitude, not anxiety

Immutability Changes How We Approach God
4. Pray boldly because His promises never shift
5. Pray honestly because His love never fluctuates
6. Pray persistently because His purposes never change

Immutability Changes How We Approach God
7. Suffer with hope, not despair
8. Suffer with perspective, not panic
9. Suffer with expectation, not resignation

Immutability Changes How We Approach God
10. In daily life, approach God with consistency
11. In daily life, approach God with expectation
12. In daily life, approach God with surrender
13. In daily life, approach God with joy