First Baptist Church on the Square
What does the Bible say about God’s sovereignty? What does His sovereignty mean? How are we to respond to the Sovereignty of God? Pastor Cade Farris defines the sovereignty of God and outlines what our responses should be.
Daniel 4:34-35 ESV
Sovereign—adj. 1: above or superior to all others; chief; greatest; supreme 2: supreme in power, rank, or authority 3: of or holding the position of ruler; royal; reigning 4; independent of all others 5: excellent; outstanding – n. 1: a person who possesses sovereign authority or power; specifically, a monarch or ruler.(Chip Ingram, God as He Longs for You to See Him, 82)
What does the Bible say about God’s sovereignty? What does His sovereignty mean?
1. The sovereignty of God means that God reigns.
Psalm 47:8 ESV
Psalm 113:4-5 ESV
Psalm 22:28 ESV
2. The sovereignty of God means that God does all that He pleases to do.
Psalm 115:3 ESV
Jeremiah 18:6 ESV
3. The sovereignty of God means that there is no other one like God.
Deuteronomy 4:39 ESV
Isaiah 44:6-8 ESV
How are we to respond to the sovereignty of our God?
1. We should take comfort in the sovereign reign of God.
Psalm 93:1-5 ESV
2. We should fully surrender to God’s rule and reign in our lives.
Philippians 2:9-11 ESV
3. We must trust that God is always able to work all things together for good.
Romans 8:28 ESV
July's Memory Verse
Jeremiah 9:24 ESV
"but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”