The Who and Why of God

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08.11.2013
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The Who and Why of Gods Choices

• Pastor Glenn Pon
• Chinese Grace Bible Church
• Sunday, October 6, 2013

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The Who and Why of Gods Choices

• Pastor Glenn Pon
• Chinese Grace Bible Church
• Sunday, October 6, 2013

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• I Corinthians 126-31 (ESV)
• 26  For consider your calling, brothers not many
  of you were wise according to worldly standards,
  not many were powerful, not many were of noble
  birth.

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• I Corinthians 126-31 (ESV)
• 27  But God chose what is foolish in the world to
  shame the wise God chose what is weak in the
  world to shame the strong

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• I Corinthians 126-31 (ESV)
• 28  God chose what is low and despised in the
  world, even things that are not, to bring to
  nothing things that are,

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• I Corinthians 126-31 (ESV)
• 29  so that no human being might boast in the
  presence of God.

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• I Corinthians 126-31 (ESV)
• 30  And because of him you are in Christ Jesus,
  who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness
  and sanctification and redemption,

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• I Corinthians 126-31 (ESV)
• 31  so that, as it is written, Let the one who
  boasts, boast in the Lord.

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• God chooses those whom the _______________________
  
• Faith Response

world overlooks
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• I Corinthians 126-27 (ESV)
• 26  For consider your calling, brothers not many
  of you were wise according to worldly standards,
  not many were powerful, not many were of noble
  birth.

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• I Corinthians 126-27 (ESV)
• 27  But God chose what is foolish in the world to
  shame the wise God chose what is weak in the
  world to shame the strong

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• God chooses those whom the _______________________
  
• Gods choices reflect how He _____________________
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• Faith Response

world overlooks
opposes pride
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• I Corinthians 128-29 (ESV)
• 28  God chose what is low and despised in the
  world, even things that are not, to bring to
  nothing things that are,

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• I Corinthians 128-29 (ESV)
• 29  so that no human being might boast in the
  presence of God.

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• God chooses those whom the _______________________
  
• Gods choices reflect how He _____________________
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• God destroys human pride while ___________________
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• Faith Response

world overlooks
opposes pride
glorifying Christ
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• I Corinthians 130-31 (ESV)
• 30  And because of him you are in Christ Jesus,
  who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness
  and sanctification and redemption,

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• I Corinthians 130-31 (ESV)
• 31  so that, as it is written, Let the one who
  boasts, boast in the Lord.

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Conclusion

• Let me ask you today

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Conclusion

• Let me ask you today
• Let the one who boasts, boast in
  the Lord.