Celebrating the Glories of Sovereign Grace (5)

Kept by His Power: Exploring 'Preservation of the Saints'

These notes were produced for use with Dave Gobbett's sermon of 20th September 2009.

• 2 questions: the general & the personal

1. God keeps His people from finally falling away

• The promise of divine protection
  Rom 8:31-39, John 6:39-40, 10:27-29, 1 Pet 1:5
• The certainty of divine persistence
  Rom 8:30, Phil 1:6
• The gift of eternal life
  John 3:36, 5:24
• The sealing of the Holy Spirit
  Eph 1:13-14

2. You can know for sure you're one of God's people

• Defining assurance (1 John 5:13, Mark 9:24)
• The grounds of assurance
  • God's promises (Rom 4:3, 20-21, Col 1:23)
  • The witness of the Spirit (Rom 8:15-17)
  • The fruit of the Spirit in our lives
    ➔ Lived obedience (1 John 3:14)
    ➔ Self-reflection (2 Cor 13:5)

3. So keep pressing on with confidence!

2 Pet 1:10, Matt 10:21-22

• Heed the Warnings
  Matt 7:22-23, Heb 6:4-6, 1 John 2:18-19
• Celebrate the Promises
  Phil 1:6, Jude 24-25, Gal 6:9

4. Closing reflection: fallen runners