231011 BITES: Q11 What are God’s works of providence?

Mark Organ

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Q11 What are God’s works of providence? A11 "God’s works of providence are His most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all His creatures; ordering them, and all their actions, to His own glory (Psalm 103.19)”

(10) Rehash - Ask if anyone can say any of the verses

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Question: Do we worry about anything? What do we worry about? What are we anxious about? Why do we worry? Should we worry? When should we worry? What should we worry about?

Follow up: What keeps us from worrying? Why? Does it always keep us from worrying?

Reader 1

Matthew 6:25–34 | 25 “For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? ASK THE QUESTION WHAT IS LIFE ABOUT - SHOULD RESPOND WITH A1/Ps 37.4 . Ask Reader 1 to restate in their own words, anyone else

11 What are God’s works of providence? A11 "God’s works of providence are His most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all His creatures; ordering them, and all their actions, to His own glory

Psalm 103:19 “Yahweh has established His throne in the heavens, And His kingdom rules over all.”

Reader 2

26 “Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? Have you ever thought about how God keeps everything in motion, all the animals fed - Q11/A11 .

Psalm 103:19 “Yahweh has established His throne in the heavens, And His kingdom rules over all.”

Reader 3

27 “And who of you by being worried can add a single cubit to his life span?

Psalm 103:19 “Yahweh has established His throne in the heavens, And His kingdom rules over all.”

Reader 4

28 “And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, 29 yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. ASK FOR A RESTATEMENT The most basic plants in the field are more beautiful, God makes them more beautiful than even Solomon - do we need to worry about that? Do we need to worry about anything else - Parent’s jobs

Psalm 103:19 “Yahweh has established His throne in the heavens, And His kingdom rules over all.”

Reader 5

30 “But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! RESTATE

Psalm 103:19 “Yahweh has established His throne in the heavens, And His kingdom rules over all.”

Teacher Reads v31-34

31 “Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ 32 “For all these things the Gentiles eagerly seek; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

33 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

SO WHAT? ASK WHY ANY OF THIS MATTERS AT ALL - Listen and push the point that some things are not our responsibility or concern

When parents have a newborn they do not expect the baby to worry about his food, they do expect the baby to squawk when he is hungry. But to worry or fret for a baby, that would be strange.

If we ask God to supply our needs in excess of what we can use can we expect Him to supply? Does that not mean that we do not trust in His providence. God is perfect in His administration, wise in His handling, powerful in His completeness. He keeps and manages everything and He does this for His own glory

Psalm 103:19 “Yahweh has established His throne in the heavens, And His kingdom rules over all.”

If we give this up to Him does that not mean that we can devote prayer with thankfulness to what He has supplied

FINAL READING

Philippians 4:6–8 “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is dignified, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, consider these things.”

QUESTIONS

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SING TO GOD

#54 My Tribute #143 This is My Father’s World #184 Thy Word #185 Jesus Loves Me

#270 Joy to the World #340 Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus #343 Amazing Grace #492 At Calvary

#575 Leaning on the Everlasting Arms #576 The Steadfast Love of the Lord

#586 He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands #708 Behold, What Manner of Love

#745 Rejoice in the Lord Always

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230607: Q1 What is the purpose of people? A1 The purpose of people is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever!

Psalm 37.4 “Delight yourself in Yahweh; And He will give you the desires of your heart.”

230614: Q2 Where does God explain His purpose for people? A2 God Explains His Purpose For People In Scripture.

2 Tim 3:16 “All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness,”

230621: Q3 What do the Scriptures teach? A3 The Scriptures teach what people are to believe and do

John 3:16 ““For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”

Luke 10:27 “And he answered and said, “YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.””

230628 Q4 What is God? A4 God is the only eternal Spirit, holy, unchanging and entirely good and just

John 4:24 ““God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.””

Exodus 34.6-7 “Then Yahweh passed by in front of him and called out, “Yahweh, Yahweh God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression, and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.””

230705 Q5 How Many Gods Are There? A5 There is only one God

Deuteronomy 6:4 “Hear, O Israel! Yahweh is our God, Yahweh is one!”

230716 Q6 How Many Persons in the Godhead? A6 There are three persons in the Godhead, Father, Son and Spirit. These three are one God; same in essence, equal in power and glory

Matthew 28:19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,”

230726 Q7 What are the decrees of God? A7 The decrees of God are His eternal purpose according to the counsel of His own will, whereby - for His own glory - He has foreordained whatever comes to pass

Romans 11:36 “For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.”

230802 Q8 How does God execute His decrees? A8 God executes His decrees in the works of creation and providence

Revelation 4:11 ““Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.””

230809 Q9 What is the Work of Creation? A9 The work of Creation is God’s making all things from nothing, by the Word of His power in six days and all very good

Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

230823 Q10 How did God create people? A10 God created people only male and female, in His own image, in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness with dominion over all Creation.

Genesis 1:27-28 “And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that creeps on the earth.””

231023 Q11 What are God’ s works of providence? A11 "God’s works of providence are His most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all His creatures; ordering them, and all their actions, to His own glory”

Psalm 103:19 “Yahweh has established His throne in the heavens, And His kingdom rules over all.”

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Q11 What are God’ s works of providence?

God’s works of providence are His most holy, wise, and powerful; preserving and governing all His creatures; ordering them, and all their actions, to His own glory. (Psalm 103.19)

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Psalm 145:17 “Yahweh is righteous in all His ways And holy in all His works.”

Isaiah 28:29 “This also comes from Yahweh of hosts, Who has made His counsel wonderful and His wisdom great.”

Hebrews 1:3 “who is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power; who, having accomplished cleansing for sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,”

Psalm 103:19 “Yahweh has established His throne in the heavens, And His kingdom rules over all.”

Matthew 10:29 ““Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.”

Psalm 36:6 “Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; Your judgments are like a great deep. O Yahweh, You save man and beast.”

Proverbs 16:33 “The lot is cast into the lap, But its every judgment is from Yahweh.”

Matthew 10:30 ““But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.”

Ephesians 1:19–22 “and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe according to the working of the might of His strength, which He worked in Christ, by raising Him from the dead and seating Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And HE PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET, and gave Him as head over all things to the church,”

Nehemiah 9:6 ““You alone are Yahweh. You have made the heavens, The heaven of heavens with all their host, The earth and all that is on it, The seas and all that is in them. You give life to all of them And the heavenly host bows down to You.”

Psalm 104:24 “How numerous are Your works, O Yahweh! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your possessions.”