Finding Meaning in God's Sovereignty

Idea: There is an appointed period for every event in life; appointed by God who is sovereign. Let us then embrace the seasons of life with Christian patience and diligence, that we might bring glory to God at all times.

Intro: Turn, Turn, Turn

1. Steps leading to this point
2. A Season for everything (vs. 1)
3. Bookends (vss. 2-8)

-A time to be born, and a time to die
-A time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted
-A time to kill, and a time to heal
-A time to break down, and a time to build up
-A time to weep, and a time to laugh
-A time to mourn, and a time to dance
-A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones
-A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing
-A time to seek, and a time to lose
-A time to keep, and a time to throw away
-A time to tear, and a time to sew
-A time to keep silence, and a time to speak
-A time to love, and a time to hate
-A time for war, and a time for peace

4. Conclusion: God superintends all things