God's sovereignty has three aspects, and Psalm 33 showcases all three: Sovereignty includes God's: Control Authority 10 The LORD foils the plans of the nations; He thwarts the purposes of the peoples. 15 Dig Deeper   Psalm 33 makes clear how you must respond to God's sovereign control, authority and presence

, authority and presence. God has this absolute control over all things because He alone has the authority to do so. Verse 32 captures God's authority: "He looks at the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, , authority and presence He demonstrates in His Word. , authority and presence so much that you will not doubt His providence.

Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 5: The Authority of Scripture We between the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) and the Protestant churches are in how each recognizes the authority In other words, scripture has authority because the RCC Tradition (called the Magisterium) recognizes churches, on the other hand, understand scripture to be self attesting, meaning that scripture has authority The Church and its Tradition doesn't stand alongside Scripture, so that both have the final authority

Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 5: The Authority of Scripture We be looking at some of these reasons throughout the week), the primary reason that the Bible has the authority AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father God, whose authoritative Word is at work in us;

of coming to understand God's sovereignty as it relates to your salvation - that is, His omnipotent control , authority and presence in choosing you to belong to Him and then shaping all of history to work this One of the criticisms that are put up against these doctrines of grace is that if God controls every This is why you need to make preaching the central activity in your life - both regularly hearing it

Romans 4:18-25 - Faithfully Face the Facts Hebrews 11:39-40 - Promises Kept Psalm 33 - God's Control, Authority & Presence Article 9: Election Not Based on Foreseen Faith John 10:22-30 - Listen Up! One of the hallmarks of Reformed churches is that we focus on God's sovereignty - His control, authority

Romans 4:18-25 - Faithfully Face the Facts Hebrews 11:39-40 - Promises Kept Psalm 33 - God's Control, Authority & Presence Article 9: Election Not Based on Foreseen Faith John 10:22-30 - Listen Up! is that every aspect of our salvation, from beginning to end, is a product of God's sovereignty (His control , authority & presence).

Summary Thinking about the transcendence of God - that is, His overarching control, authority and presence

Romans 4:18-25 - Faithfully Face the Facts Hebrews 11:39-40 - Promises Kept Psalm 33 - God's Control, Authority & Presence Article 9 - Election Not Based on Foreseen Faith Your election took place,  not Summary One of the key things to understand about God is that He is both transcendent (He has power and control God's power and control is so great that you will not fear terror, arrows, pestilence, plagues. tens of thousands fall , will not come near you because your sovereign, all powerful Father is in control

Summary We often properly acknowledge that God reveals Himself - His control, authority and presence