Sovereignty of God- 1. Defined- 2. God's Sovereignty is personal- 3. God's Sovereignty extends over all people- 4. God's Sovereignty extends over the natural world-God's Sovereignty distinguished from fatalism-God's Sovereignty upholds free agency - moral responsibility-God's Sovereignty does not make God the author of sin- 1. Joseph's relocation to Egypt- 2. Crucifixion- 3. The existence of evil-God's Sovereignty encourages prayer and evangelism

Where are the Self Made Men--1. Devin Power and Human Effort--Counsel -v5,12--1. Ready to receive-2. Ready to act-3. Discernment--Righteousness -v6,7--1. Deeds not talk-2. Children are moral agents too-3. Obedience blesses our children--Eyes of Authority -v8,10--1. Parental eyes-2. God's Eyes--Myth of the Self Made Man -v9--1. Warning against thinking we stand-2. Comfort in our failures-3. Two marks of Holiness