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The Father's Love part 4

06/03/2021 19:31

I'm stuck on Galatians 4:6. "And becasue we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, "Abba, Father"" (NLT). This picture--this truth--about God (a Father loving His Son) is so powerful and so important that even though we ARE His Son(s), He...

The Father's Love part 3

06/02/2021 19:36

Here it is in a nutshell: "For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16 NLT). God loved us so much that He gave us His Son... so that we might know that we ARE His Son... and not perish......

The Father's Love part 2

06/01/2021 19:31

A Father's love for His Son. That, to me, is the best picture of God. The best way to understand and experience Him. But therein is the rub. You have to believe you are His Son in order to believe that He is your Father. And that can only come by and through the Holy Spirit. Look at Galatians 4:6...

The Father's Love part 1

05/31/2021 19:32

There are a lot of pictures of God in the Bible. That's kind of the point of the book--showing us who He is. But the one that seems to be used the most--and used by Jesus, especially--is the picture of a loving Father. Even in the parable of the Prodigal Son, that's what we see... a father who...

Obedience part 5

05/30/2021 19:53

When you let God--love, your heart--lead, things turn out better. That's just the way it goes. Because God knows the end from the beginning. Not only does He know where we should go, but He knows the best way to get there! He brought the mountains low and the valley high and made the way straight....

Obedience part 4

05/29/2021 19:58

I think Jeremiah 42:6 (NLT) says it as simply as it can be said: "Whether we like it or not, we will obey the LORD our God to whom we are sending you with our plea. For if we obey him, everything will turn out well for us." Obedience is a trust issue. If we believe that God knows the end from the...

Obedience part 3

05/28/2021 18:34

When you obey God, good things happen. It's that simple. Why? Because He knows the end from the beginning. Why? ""For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope"" (Jeremiah 29:11). In the King James Version it...

Obedience part 2

05/27/2021 16:55

Faith and obedience. Kind of like how love and life are not just connected, but the same thing... faith and obedience are really the same thing. Look at Genesis 15:6 (NLT), "And Abram belived the LORD, and the LORD counted him as righteous because of his faith." If you trust God, you'll do what He...

Obedience part 1

05/26/2021 19:33

I always talk about how obedience is a trust issue. If you trust God--if you know and believe He has your best interests at heart--you'll do what He says. And I think probably one of the best pictures of this dynamic is the story of Jonah. God told Jonah to go preach repentance in Nineveh. God...

The Knot part 5

05/25/2021 17:52

We're all in this together. I've spent the last four days really focusing on a one-on-one relationship with God. Holding on to Him and Him holding on to us. But to end this Rant series I want to shift focus a little bit. Look at Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NLT), "A person standing alone can be attacked and...

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