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[Sermon] Ephesians 6:1-9 The Fatherhood of God

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By Annie


-A model for us
Family today; Kids know more than their parents, opposing authority.
Are fathers like they were a generation ago? Do they know what they're doing in terms of parenting?

There is a need for love, wisdom, common sense, nurture...there is a need for family. It's God's basic unit.

God: Our example of a Father
Ephesians 3:14
GOD IS LOVING
Psalm 144:22
He is my loving God and my Fortress,
My stronghold and my deliverer,
My shield, in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues peoples under me.

GOD IS FAITHFUL
Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the rock, his works are perfect,
All his ways are just.
A faithful God who does not wrong,
Upright and just is he.
He is faithful to his word.

GOD IS FORGIVING
Psalm 99:8
You answered them;
You were to Israel a forgiving God,
Though you punished their misdeeds.
Forgive as the loving Father has forgiven. "Forgive me as I forgive others"- Lord's Prayer

GOD IS COMFORTING
2 Corinthians 1:3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort.

GOD IS JUST
Isaiah 30:8
Go now, write  it on the tablet for them,
Inscribe it on a scroll,
Thst for the days to come it may be and everlasting witness.

GOD GIVES GUIDANCE
Psalm 48:14
For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.
Children need the guidance so they will be lead to the right paths.

GOD GIVES DISCIPLINE
Hebrews 12:7
Endure hardship as discipline;, God is treating you as sons. For what son id not dsiciplines by his father?
Discipline= training.
Links with guidance.
Discipline out of love.

GOD GUIDES THE HUMBLE AND TEACHES THEM HIS WAY
Hebrews 12:7
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your understanding;  in all your ways acknowledge his, and he will make paths straight.

We have a model, but earthly fathers will always muck it up.

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