What To Do When God Doesn't Make Sense
Sermon Series: The Life of Jesus: From Creation to the Cradle to the Cross to the Crown
Sermon Title: What To Do When God Doesn't Make Sense
Sermon Text: Matthew 14: 1-12, Mark 6: 14-29, Luke 9:7-9
Sermon Date: June 3, 2018
Go With What You Know
- What You Know of God’s Attributes
- God is Sovereign
To say that God is sovereign is to express is almightiness in every area of life.
He is sovereign in creation “In the beginning, God created…” Apart from God, there was nothing. Then He spoke and then there was something: matter, space, time, energy, humans.
He is sovereign over creation, Paul in Acts 17:28 “In Him we live and move and have our being.” Daniel 2:21 says “He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.
Lamentations 3:38 “who has spoken and it come to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it.” Psalm 139:4 “Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.”
Isaiah 46: 9-10 9 remember the former things of old;
for I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me,
10 declaring the end from the beginning
and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
and I will accomplish all my purpose,’ - God is Good
Psalm 100:5 “For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.”
Exodus 36: 6-7 6 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, 7 keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin,
- God is Great-
Jeremiah 10:6 “There is none like you, O LORD; You are great, and great is Your name in might.”
1 Chronicles 16:25 “For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He also is to be feared above all gods.”
1 Chronicles 29:11 “Your, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O LORD, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.”
- God is gracious
Psalm 145:8 The LORD is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.
Psalm 116:5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate.
- Active Providence-God actively caused something to happen. He moved it
- Passive Providence-God allowed something to happen.
Isaiah 30:18 Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you For the LORD is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him
- What You know of our Attitude
Job 1: 21 And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
Job 13:15 Though he slay me, I will hope in him;
When storms come your way, just remember you know the Master of the wind.
When sickness finds you, just remind yourself you know the Great Physician.
When you heart gets broken, just say I know the healer of broken hearts.
When loneliness sets in, remember you have a friend closer than a brother.
When death comes, remember you personally know the Giver of Eternal Life
- What You know of our Actions