God The Father
Session 1:
Knowing God The Father
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The mystery of the Trinity
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Jesus’ baptism in Matthew 3:13-17
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“The early church leaders described the Trinity
using the term perichoresis (peri – circle,
choresis – dance): the Trinity was an eternal
dance of Father, Son and Spirit sharing mutual
live, honour, happiness, joy and respect.”
Brian McClaren, Generous Orthodoxy
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“The single most important thing about
us, is what first comes into our heads
when we hear the word…'God’.”
A W Tozer
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God is the Father of Creation
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God has no grandchildren
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What is God the Father like?
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The Father speaks, the Spirit falls
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God’s love for Jesus was not based
on what Jesus did, God’s love for
Jesus was based on who He was
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“His unchanging plan has always been to
adopt us into his own family by bringing us
to himself through Jesus Christ. And this
gave him great pleasure.”
Ephesians 1:5
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“So you have not received a spirit that
makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you
received God’s Spirit when he adopted
you as his own children. Now we call him,
“Abba, Father.”
Romans 8:15
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God’s love for you YOU is not based on
what you do, God’s love for YOU is
based on who He is & who YOU are
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Video Clip
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Time to reflect…
Session 2:
Becoming a son or
daughter of God
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God is a perfect father
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Some fathers are… authoritarian
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Some fathers are… absent
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Some fathers are… abusive
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Some fathers are… accusing
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Recognise your earthly father
is NOT perfect
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Forgive your earthly father
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Ask God to bring healing
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Receive the love of your
Heavenly Father
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Keep ongoing relationship
with your Heavenly Father
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How should we act towards
our Heavenly Father?
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Time to reflect…
Session 3:
The Prodigal Son
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The good news of the Gospel must
become good news to us before it
can become good news through us.
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The lost get found
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The shock factor…
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Spot the difference
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Jesus is our elder brother, sent from
the Father, to find us and bring us
back to the Father.
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Who is responsible for
reaching the lost?
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What prevents us reaching out
to the lost?
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What should motivate us to
reach out to the lost?
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How can we help the lost come
to the Father?
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Time to reflect…
God The Father