Philippians 2:12-13 Therefore, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, so now, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God who is working in you both to will and to work according to his good purpose. Big Idea: God's Sovereignty works through our choices and actions. Philippians 2:12a Therefore, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, so now, not only in my presence but even more in my absence… Philippians 2:12b …work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. Ephesians 5:15-21 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk—not as unwise people but as wise— making the most of the time, because the days are evil. So don’t be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit: speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music with your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of Christ. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is inspired by God (God breathed) and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. Philippians 2:13 For it is God who is working in you both to will and to work according to his good purpose. Passages on God's Sovereignty Proverbs 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord. Job 42:2 I know that you can do anything and no plan of yours can be thwarted. Passages on Human Choice Joshua 24:14-15 “Therefore, fear the Lord and worship him in sincerity and truth. Get rid of the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and worship the Lord. But if it doesn’t please you to worship the Lord, choose for yourselves today: Which will you worship—the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living? As for me and my family, we will worship the Lord.” Mark 8:34 Calling the crowd along with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. Passages on God's Sovereignty Working With Human Choices Genesis 50:20 You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result—the survival of many people. Acts 2:22-23 “Fellow Israelites, listen to these words: This Jesus of Nazareth was a man attested to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did among you through him, just as you yourselves know. Though he was delivered up according to God’s determined plan and foreknowledge, you used lawless people to nail him to a cross and kill him. Romans 8:28 We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. Next Step: I will submit my life to Christ.