Know the Father
Abide in Me | Part 14 | April 14, 2024
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“All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you." John 14:25-26
Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” John 14:8
Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father." John 14:8-9
"The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work." John 14:10
Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father." John 14:8-9
God is not a figure to be studied, He is a Father to be known.
How do I know God personally?
1. See God as your Perfect Loving Father
The Trinity
The Father - Is Love
The Son - Object of Love
The Holy Spirit – Love Expressed from the Father to The Son
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Your view of God will determine how you relate to Him.
2. Approach God through Relationship, not Rules
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 NLT
Who you are becoming, is more important than what you're doing.
How do I approach God relationally?
Get into God's word and read about Jesus... SCRIPTURE
How I relate to God will determine what I trust Him with.
3. Go All In with God
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the LORD. Jeremiah 29:13-14
"Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father." John 14:12-14