God is sovereign. He directs the course of history; he guides his church through his Spirit.
God speaks. He reveals his will to his people.
God works through human agency to bring about his plans and purposes.
God opposes the proud; his plans will not be stopped by the devil.
1 Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.