{"id":28641,"date":"1999-12-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1999-12-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/1999\/12\/01\/restatement-in-action\/"},"modified":"1999-12-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"1999-12-01T00:00:00","slug":"restatement-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/restatement-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Restatement in Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is what restatement would look like in a message developed from the following outline, a topical sermon on God&#8217;s omniscience.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead1\">Introduction<\/h2><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote><ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If I say I&#8217;m going to do something &#8220;quick as a wink,&#8221; how fast is that?If I say, &#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t do that for all the tea in China,&#8221; how much tea are we talking about?If I say&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>You don&#8217;t know the answer to these things.But God does.God knows that a wink is one-third of a second.God knows how much tea there is in China.According to a recent estimate&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>God knows everything.God is omniscient.<\/li>\n<li>I would like us to see how absolute is God&#8217;s knowledge, and then be encouraged by what that means to you and me. <\/li>\n\n<\/ol><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead1\">I.(God&#8217;s knowledge is vast, specific, and personal.)<\/h2><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\n[The parentheses around point <em>I<\/em> are to indicate that the speaker will not actually say these words at this spot, but will instead pose a question to the listeners and allow the subpoints to cumulatively lead to the truth contained in point <em>I<\/em>.]\n<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>A.<\/strong> God&#8217;s knowledge is vast\n&#8212;\n he has given a name to every one of the billions of stars in existence (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+147%3A4\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" title=\"view Scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\">Psalm&nbsp;147:4<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>B.<\/strong> God&#8217;s knowledge is specific\n&#8212;\n he knows the fall of every sparrow (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+10%3A29\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" title=\"view Scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\">Matthew&nbsp;10:29<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>C.<\/strong> God&#8217;s knowledge is personal\n&#8212;\n he knows everything about you.<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote><ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>God knows why you picked to wear what you&#8217;re wearing today.<\/li>\n<li>God knows what you&#8217;re going to eat for supper.<\/li>\n<li>God knows how you would act in a certain situation even if you don&#8217;t know how you would act.<\/li>\n<li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+10%3A30-10%3A31\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" title=\"view Scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\">Matthew&nbsp;10:30-31<\/a> teaches that God knows everything about you.<\/li>\n\n<\/ol><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead1\">II. God, who knows you so well, will never put you in a situation that is more than you can handle.<\/h2><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>A.<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1%20Corinthians+10%3A13\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" title=\"view Scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\">1 Corinthians&nbsp;10:13<\/a> teaches that God will not permit you to face anything beyond what he knows you can manage.\n\n<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote><ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>God will not give you a child too difficult for you to raise.<\/li>\n<li>God will not give you a husband who travels unless he knew&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>God will not put you in a situation at work with a boss who&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>God will not give you a neighbor you cannot get along with. <\/li>\n\n<\/ol><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>B.<\/strong> A personal illustration from my first pastorate made me realize that God would only allow me to experience what he knew I was capable of.<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead1\">Conclusion<\/h2><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote><ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>God knows you and your future, and promises you will triumph. <\/li>\n<li>In his omniscience, which is without error, he only brings what he knows you can handle.<\/li>\n<li>Be joyful in that confidence.Our God is good. <\/li>\n\n<\/ol><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how restatement would look in <em>Introduction 3<\/em>, an important content statement, in <em>Introduction 4<\/em>, an important structural preview of the main points of the message, and in the transitional question that leads into <em>point I<\/em>.The restatements are in italics:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>God knows these things.That&#8217;s because God knows everything.<em>Everything it is possible to know, God knows.Everything that can be known, God knows it.<\/em>That&#8217;s one of his traits, one of his characteristics.In theology we say it&#8217;s one of his attributes.The attributes of omniscience\n&#8212;\n &#8220;omni&#8221; and &#8220;science,&#8221; &#8220;all-knowledge.&#8221;<em>God has all the knowledge there is.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This morning I would like us to fasten on God&#8217;s knowledge.I would like us to see how absolute, <em>how complete, how thorough<\/em> is God&#8217;s knowledge.<em>I would like us to see how all-encompassing is God&#8217;s knowledge.<\/em>And then, having seen it, I would like us to be encouraged by what it means to you and me.<em>I would like us to see how good it is for us to know this.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>How absolute is God&#8217;s knowledge? <em>How encompassing, how vast is God&#8217;s knowledge?<\/em>According to the Scriptures, God&#8217;s knowledge is so vast that he knows the unique characteristics of each star, and has given a name to every one of them&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>To restate the summary and transition from <em>IB<\/em> to <em>IC<\/em>, and the new concept of <em>IC<\/em>, the speaker would use such words as<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>God knows everything.God knows the name of every star.God knows the flutter of every sparrow.But most of all, God knows you.<em>God knows everything about you.God&#8217;s knowledge is vast, God&#8217;s knowledge is specific, but most of all God&#8217;s knowledge is personal.God knows you, inside and out.<\/em>God knows why you chose to wear what you&#8217;re wearing this morning&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<em>IC3<\/em> is an extremely important content statement, for it not only sets up the several examples to follow, it also becomes the foundation on which the central truth of point <em>II<\/em> will build.<em>IC3<\/em> would be restated<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>God knows you better than you know yourself.<em>God knows your personality better than you know your own personality.God knows how you would act in certain situations even if you don&#8217;t know how you would act.<\/em>God knows how you&#8217;d act if your kid crashed his bike into a car and broke his arm.God knows whether you&#8217;d whimper&#8230;<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One last example.The summary of point <em>I<\/em>, the transition into <em>II<\/em>, and the restatement of <em>II<\/em>, which is the central truth of the message, would be done as follows:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This is our God&#8217;s knowledge\n&#8212;\n vast, specific, personal.And out of this knowledge, the Scriptures would give us a comforting thought:<em>Out of this omniscience\n&#8212;\n this all-encompassing, this detailed, this loving omniscience\n&#8212;\n there comes a promise of God to you.<\/em><br><br>\n\nAnd it is this: God, who knows you so well, will not put you in any situation that is more than you can handle.<em>God, who knows everything about you, will never allow you to experience anything that is more than you can handle.God&#8217;s promise to you is this\n&#8212;\n he will only bring into your life what he knows you are capable of.<\/em>Please turn to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1%20Corinthians+10%3A13\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" title=\"view Scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\">1 Corinthians&nbsp;10:13<\/a> to see this good promise&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reprinted from <em>Sundoulos<\/em> (Fall, 1998)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is what restatement would look like in a message developed from the following outline, a topical sermon on God&#8217;s omniscience. 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