The Lord's Day Bible Message Outlines
March 14, 21,
2010
Pastor Dana Johnson
"Whatever the LORD
pleases He does."
-Psalm
135:6
Whatever the LORD pleases He does,
1n heaven and in earth, 1n the seas and in all deep
places.
1. In contrast to the
false gods of the earth and to humanity Jehovah is sovereign
because of:
Psalm
135:5 - For I know that the LORD is great, and our Lord is
above all gods.
a. His
omnipotence.
Psalm
135:5a - For I know that the LORD is great.
b. His
supremacy.
Psalm
135:5b - And our Lord is above all gods.
2. God's sovereignty
is demonstrated in His rule over His creation. He is
overseeing and controlling:
Psalm
135:6-7 - Whatever the LORD pleases He does, in heaven and
in earth, in the seas and in all deep places. 7He
causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; He
makes lightning for the rain; He brings the wind out of His
treasuries.
a. The
natural rhythm of life.
Psalm
104:27-30 - These all wait for You, that You may give
them their food in due season. 28What You give
them they gather in; You open Your hand, they are filled
with good. 29You hide Your face, they are
troubled; You take away their breath, they die and return
to their dust. 30You send forth Your Spirit,
they are created; and You renew the face of the
earth.
b. The natural
disasters.
c. The supernatural
events.
3. God's sovereignty
is demonstrated in His attention to Israel.
a.
He chose
Israel for Himself to be His treasure.
Psalm
135:4 - For the LORD has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel
for His special treasure.
b. He favored
Israel over other nations.
Psalm
135:8-12 - He destroyed the firstborn of Egypt, both of
man and beast. 9He sent signs and wonders into
the midst of you, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh and all his
servants. 10He defeated many nations and slew
mighty kings; 11Sihon king of the Amorites, Og
king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan;
12and gave their land as a heritage, a
heritage to Israel His people.
4. The
sovereignty of God is an unpopular if not unwelcome concept
in both secular and Christian culture. What are some
explanations?
a.
Sociological explanations: The American tradition of
independence/selfishness. Feminism influence on society.
Liberalism.
b. Theological
explanations: Pride.
5. As those who are
favored, like Israel, by His sovereign grace, what should be
our response to the sovereignty of God?
a. To stand
in awe of such unrivaled dominion.
b. To seek His
sovereign rule.
c. Not to suspect
God of any impudence or impropriety in His
rule.
d. To submit
cheerfully to His rule and rest.
6. God's sovereignty
is stated here in His authority and ability to do as He
pleases. Let's remind ourselves of some of the things God
has been pleased to do:
a. God was
pleased to bruise His Son for our sin.
Isaiah
53:10 - Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He has put
Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin,
He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the
pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His
hand.
b. God was pleased
that all His fullness should dwell in His incarnate
son
Colossians
1:19 - For it pleased the Father that in Him all the
fullness should dwell.
c. It was God's
will to place the salvation of His elect in the keeping
of His Son.
John
6:39 - "This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that
of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should
raise it up at the last day."
d. It was the
Father's good pleasure to predestine us to sonship in
Christ.
Ephesians
1:5 - Having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus
Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His
will.
e. It pleased the
Father to call His elect through the preaching of the
Gospel in all the world.
1
Corinthians 1:21 - For since, in the wisdom of God, the
world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God
through the foolishness of the message preached to save
those who believe.
(All
Scripture quoted is from the New King James
Version)
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