My Father and Your Father
Theme: God is our Father. The expression Father is used through all the Bible as an illustration of the kind of relationship God wants to have with us.
Scripture: John 20:17, 18
Hymn: Great is Thy Faithfulness
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He is our Creator God. — Rom. 1:19, 20 |
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He is God above all gods. — Deut. 10:17 |
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He is a living God. — John 14:19 |
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God is a Spirit.— John 4:24 |
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God is a person.— Gen. 1:26 |
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God is love. — 1 John 4:8 |
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God is light. — l John 1:5 |
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God is holy and just. — 1 Peter 1:15; Ps. 19:9 |
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God is eternal. — Ps. 90:2 |
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God is sovereign. — Eph. 1:3-10 |
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God is unchanging. — James 1:17 |
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God is all-powerful. — Rev. 19:6 |
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God is all-knowing. — Ps. 147:4; Acts 15:18 |
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God is all-present. — Ps. 139:7-12 |
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God is merciful. — Luke 6:36 |
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God is longsuffering. — 2 Peter 3:9 |
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God’s Work on Earth and in Our Lives |
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At the creation.— Gen. 1:1 |
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At our redemption. — Gen. 3:15; Hebrews 10:1; Hebrews 9:12; 1 Cor. 15:54 |
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At our regeneration. — John 3:5, 6 |
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At our preservation. — 1 Peter 1:5 |
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The Revelation of God in the Spirit of Prophecy |
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Tender and merciful Father. — Steps to Christ, 103 |
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Jehovah, the guardian of His people. — Patriarchs and Prophets, 305 |
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Christ, a revelation of His love. — Desire of Ages, 205 |
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