Fathering: God as Pattern

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Sermon Series-Fathering in the Age of Fatherlessness

Sermon Two– God as Pattern

Introduction: the importance of following a template…

 

God the Father (OT): redemption

a. turning slaves into sons (Ex 4:22)

b. revealing a heart for the fatherless (Dt 10:14-22; Ps 68:5)

c. calling his people to do the same (Dt 16:11-12; 24:17-22)

 

God the Father (NT): adoption

a. In Christ: new status in maturity (Gal 4:1-7)

b. In the Spirit: new joy in Abba, Father! (Gal 4:1-7)

c. In our wounds: an invitation for “orphans” (Hosea 14:3)