Additional Evidence Of Regeneration
This sermon addresses the following points:
• Defining the spiritual fruit of patience—“the ability to wait upon the Lord with the confidence that He providentially governs the course of history according to His eternal decree”
• Explaining the definition of patience with a five-part and two-part outline
• Diagraming the definition of patience according to the framework of sovereign grace
• Showing the relationship between the eternal decree of God and His providential governance
• Overlaying the framework of God’s eternal decree and providential governance, with a selection of texts—Psalm 33, 115, 135; Isaiah 46; Daniel 4; Acts 15; Ephesians 1; Romans 8; Ecclesiastes 3
• Connecting the framework of God’s eternal decree and providential governance with the ability to wait upon Him with confidence, set forth by a selection of texts—James 1; Luke 19; Psalm 27; Isaiah 40; James 5; Job 23
• Concluding the teaching by pointing out that “when sore afflictions on us lie, God is (though we are blind), too wise to be mistaken, yea, too good to be unkind.”
Jared Smith served twenty years as pastor of a Strict and Particular Baptist church in Kensington (London, England). He now serves as an Evangelist in the Philippines, preaching the gospel, organizing churches and training gospel preachers.