Providence

Returning after a six-week absence, Pastor Martin advances the second affirmation about God: that He is the God of unrivaled sovereignty. He demonstrates from the Old and New Testaments that the enthroned God wills what He performs and performs what He wills without cabinet, congress, or counselor, then applies this to creation, providence, and grace. The sermon closes with comfort for believers and a solemn warning to the impenitent that God is whetting His sword of judgment.

The third assertion about God in the Here We Stand series: that He is the God of infinite goodness. After surveying Old and New Testament assertions of God's goodness and offering a working definition (God's disposition to deal well and bountifully with all His creation), Pastor Martin traces the manifestations of divine goodness in creation, providence (preservation, provision, and pity toward creatures), and grace. He applies the doctrine to worship, daily attitude, and Paul's warning in Romans 2:4 that the goodness of God is meant to lead sinners to repentance.