Apple Valley Presbyterian Church - OPC

09/08/2026

God has a special place in his heart for the weak, the weary, the downtrodden, the broken. “Come to me all who labor and are heavy laden,” he says, and “bring in the poor and crippled and blind and…

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08/27/2026

Lesson for this Sunday evening, August 30.

08/25/2026

"For the pagan fatalist, there is no divine hand of providence, no overarching plan of God. There is no rhyme or reason to the fated outcomes; the universe is a theater of absurdity and tragedy. Contrast that with the biblical worldview, according to which God 'works all things according to the counsel of his will' (Eph. 1:11) and 'all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose' (Rom. 8:28)."

There’s no contradiction in affirming both that future outcomes depend crucially on our choices and that God sovereignly orders all things.