Since God is in full control, how can we respond well during suffering? My responsibility is to be confident in God’s sovereignty. This confidence comes from knowing Him and choosing to love Him. Romans 8:28 Trusting God’s Sovereignty sounds like this: I know God & this for good. Romans 8:28 I know God wants to me to be like Jesus. Romans 8:29 I know God will what He has begun in me. Romans 8:30 Some Examples God’s Call to Jonah God’s Sovereignty: Jonah 1:2, 4, 15, 17, 2:10, 3:1, 3:10, 4:6-8 Jonah’s Response: Jonah 1:3, 12, 2:1, 3:4, 4:1, 4:9 Sailors & Assyrians trusted God, yet Jonah never conformed. The Crucifixion of Jesus & our Salvation God’s Sovereignty: Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 53 Father, Son, & Holy Spirit: John 6:44; 12:32-33; 16:8-9 Jesus’ chose to lay down His life: John 10:18 God’s Command for all to Repent and Believe the Gospel Paul’s sermon at Mars Hill: Acts 17:16-34 God’s Sovereignty: Acts 17:24-26 Man’s Responsibility: Acts 17:27, 30-33 Some mocked; Others pondered; Some believed