Sermon Outline 5.11.25

Title: God’s Sovereignty Never Fails

Thesis: God's promise hasn’t failed. His mercy isn’t owed. His election is just. What offends human pride glorifies divine grace.
Text: Romans 9:6–18

I. God’s Word Has Not Failed (Romans 9:6a)

• The rejection of Christ does not mean God's promises have failed.
• God distinguishes between outward Israel and true spiritual Israel.

II. God’s People Are Defined by Promise, Not Pedigree (Romans 9:6b–9)

• Isaac, not Ishmael, was the child of promise.
• God's redemptive call is selective and effectual.

III. God’s Purposes Are Demonstrated in Election (Romans 9:10–13)

• Jacob and Esau had the same parents, yet different destinies.
• Election is not based on works or foreseen faith, but on God’s purpose.

IV. God’s Mercy Is Sovereign, Not Owed (Romans 9:14–18)

• God has mercy on whom He wills and hardens whom He wills.
• Mercy is never owed; judgment is never unjust.

Conclusion: Worship the God Who Is God

• We are not called to figure God out but to worship Him.
• The scandal is not that God doesn’t choose everyone, but that He chose anyone at all.