Sermon Outline:
- Wait for the Lord because He is strong, wise and sovereign
- The foolish alternative to waiting for the sovereign Lord
- The care and victory which God performs for the worm He chose as His friend
- Good News of Zion’s Sovereign God or abomination of idolatry
Family Discussion Questions:
- How does God demonstrate His wisdom in 40:12-17? How is this meant to comfort His people?
- What does God want His people to remember about powerful people?
- What does it mean to wait for the Lord?
- What does it mean to say that God is sovereign over history?
- How does God describe the response of the pagan world to major events?
- Why would God call his church a worm? Why is this description not something that ruins our confidence?
- In what ways will the Church be victorious (hint: already and not yet)
- In what ways will the Church be cared for (hint: already and not yet)
- How does the Lord challenge idol-worshippers to prove they should be worshipped? How can we apply this to modern non-religious moral leaders?
- How does the doctrine of headship help us to understand the full meaning of 41:15?
- How does the doctrine of unconditional election humble and comfort us?
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