Worship Wednesday

November 16, 2011

G'day! Welcome to Partakers Wednesday Worship on 9^th of November, 2011!

Order of Service

Apostles Creed!

Psalm 10:14

Psalm 89:19-29

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Bible Talk – God as Father!

Time for your own praises

Lord of All Creation – Steve Gooden

I wonder what your relationship with your earthly father was or is like! After all, the vast majority of all people, to some extent, have had an earthly father or father-figure. Your father may never have shown you love, consideration or friendship. On the other hand, your relationship with your father may have been everything you could hope and desire for in a father-child relationship. Either way, cast aside all thoughts of your earthly father, as we consider together God the Father. Perhaps you are one of the minority who had no father or father-figure in your life at all while you were growing up and developing! Well there is good news for you as well!.

We are going to look today, very briefly at God the Father! The defining function of God the Father is that He is the Almighty who intervenes, sustains and provides for all things. God the Father is a perfect father.

The Father of All Creation

He is the Father of all creation! As all of humanity is made in the image of God, the Fatherhood of God must apply to all humanity. God is the Father of our Spirits (Hebrews 12:9). God as Father wants everyone to be in His kingdom (Luke18:16). By wanting to be called Father, this means that God is a personal God! He loves all of His creation and He sustains it! He wants them to be in a relationship with Him!

The Father of Jesus Christ

He is the Father of Jesus Christ, the Son of God! From when Jesus as a twelve year old proclaimed he was about His Father's business, to His teaching on prayer when He said to call God, Father; to the agonising prayer of John 17 and in His final words on the cross, Jesus cried out "Father God, into your hands I commit my spirit" (Luke 23v46). The words Jesus spoke were those He heard from the Father. The actions Jesus did were those He saw the Father doing (John 5v19).

The Father of Christian Disciples

And because those who follow Jesus Christ, God is Father because Jesus Christ was the Son of God (Romans 8v17; Hebrews 2v17). The followers of Jesus Christ, those who are Christian disciples have been adopted as heirs and as children (John 1v12). As a follower of Jesus Christ, we are to partake of the Father's nature (2 Peter 1v3-4)! God the Father both cares for His children (Matthew 6v32) and disciplines His children (Hebrews 12v6-8). Above all, as followers of Jesus Christ, we can never be separated from the love of God the Father (Romans 8v39).

Isn't that just the most amazing fact! Know and remember, that as a follower of Jesus, God the Father adores you!!

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