1) The document discusses how sovereignty belongs to God alone and how we must rely on God to provide the "missing pieces" or miracles when our own efforts fall short. 2) It uses the examples of Jesus' crucifixion, burial, and resurrection as the ultimate demonstrations of God's sovereignty and miracles. 3) The resurrection is described as a miracle that secured victory over death and enemies for believers.

1. Score!
when the last pieces come into play

2. Passion Puzzle

3. Introduction
• Sovereignty is the truth that God is in charge
of the universe and its inhabitants
• We often attempt to usurp that position
– Our feeble attempts at sovereignty always fall
short. We are not omni-anything.
– We must rely on God to supply the final pieces if
we are to have success.

4. A Bitter End
The Crucifixion, Carl Heinrich Bloch The Burial of Christ, Carl Heinrich Bloch

5. The Missing Piece
Miracles are the pieces
that only God holds.

6. The Missing Piece
The resurrection was a
“miracle”.

7. A Victorious End
Score!
“For He must reign
until He has put all
his enemies under His
feet. The last enemy
to be destroyed is
death.” 1 Cor 15:25-26
The Resurrection, Carl Heinrich Bloch

8. The Missing Piece
• A miracle is a demonstration of God’s
sovereignty over “normal” conditions
– When things happen that you couldn’t possibly
control
– When you see connections, understand things
that you never understood before
– When your faith is established or strengthened
• A miracle is a “God thing” and must be
credited to Him

9. The Missing Piece
The gospel is a “miracle”.

10. The Missing Piece
“Forgiveness is the answer to the child's
dream of a miracle by which
what is broken is made whole again,
what is soiled is made clean again.”
Dag Hammarskjold

11. A Victorious End
Score!
“But thanks be to
God, who gives us the
victory through our
Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Cor 15:57
The Resurrection, Carl Heinrich Bloch

12. The Missing Piece
Do you need a miracle?

13. Easter Pieces
• Trace God’s miracles in the past
• Believe that God is still actively performing
miracles
• Having done all that you can, pray for a
miracle and wait
• Celebrate God’s miraculous work in your life
• Watch for ways that this miracle feeds the
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