When All is Said and Done…

Pastor Jim Thomas

1 & 2 Kings: The King of Redemption History

1 Kings 11:14-43

When All is Said and Done…

1. We need a better king.
2. The God of the Bible is sovereign over all human history and faithful to all His promises.
3. God’s judgment and discipline do not negate God’s promises.
4. Jesus Christ is the King of redemption history

“Those who decline to respond to God’s goodness by repentance, and faith, and trust, and submission to His will, cannot wonder or complain if sooner or later the tokens of His goodness are withdrawn, the opportunity of benefiting from them ends and retribution supervenes.” 
– J.I. Packer, Knowing God

“And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call His name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of his father David: and He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of His kingdom there shall be no end.” 
– Luke 1:31-33

“And it is He who changes the times and the epochs;
He removes kings and establishes kings;
He gives wisdom to wise men,
And knowledge to men of understanding.
It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness,
And the light dwells with Him.”
– Daniel 2:21-22

“A time of social upheaval and chaos such as ours is likely to send even the most devout Christians into despair unless they can place the terrifying flux of life in the earthly city against the unchanging reality of the sovereign God Himself.” 
– Carl R. Trueman, Protestants Need to Go Back to Basics

“When you go through a trial, the sovereignty of God is the pillow upon which you lay your head.”
– C.H. Spurgeon

“Corporate worship is designed to humble you by pointing out the depth of your need and enthrall you by pointing to the glory of God’s promises.” 
– Paul Tripp

“God’s forgiving love to me in Christ is a sheer marvel that passes all comprehension. Only where we understand His wrath, do we understand the might of His love. It is as we understand His love that we know that His wrath is just.” 
– Lesslie Newbigin, Signs Amid the Rubble: The Purposes of God in Human History

“Christ is everywhere throughout the Old Testament. It speaks of Him explicitly and implicitly, in promises, patterns, types, hints and images. Through these various ways, the Old Testament reveals and anticipates the richness of His character:  His work, His life, His glory, His hope, His might, His love, His suffering, His wisdom and so much more, and it does this all before the historical event of His incarnation.” 
– Scott Redd