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My Father and Your Father<\/span><\/div>\n

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\nTheme:<\/strong>\u00a0God 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.
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\n<\/strong>Scripture:\u00a0<\/strong>John 20:17, 18<\/p>\n

Hymn:<\/strong>\u00a0Great is Thy Faithfulness<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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I.<\/strong><\/td>\nGod Is Real<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nA.<\/td>\nHe is our Creator God. \u2014 Rom. 1:19, 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nB.<\/td>\nHe is God above all gods. \u2014 Deut. 10:17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nC.<\/td>\nHe is a living God. \u2014 John 14:19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
II.<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Nature of God<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nA.<\/td>\nGod is a Spirit.\u2014 John 4:24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nB.<\/td>\nGod is a person.\u2014 Gen. 1:26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nC.<\/td>\nGod is love. \u2014 1 John 4:8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nD.<\/td>\nGod is light. \u2014 l John 1:5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nE.<\/td>\nGod is holy and just. \u2014 1 Peter 1:15;\u00a0Ps. 19:9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nF.<\/td>\nGod is eternal. \u2014 Ps. 90:2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nG.<\/td>\nGod is sovereign. \u2014 Eph. 1:3-10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nH.<\/td>\nGod is unchanging. \u2014 James 1:17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
III.<\/strong><\/td>\nAttributes of God<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nA.<\/td>\nGod is all-powerful. \u2014 Rev. 19:6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nB.<\/td>\nGod is all-knowing. \u2014 Ps. 147:4; Acts 15:18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nC.<\/td>\nGod is all-present. \u2014 Ps. 139:7-12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nD.<\/td>\nGod is merciful. \u2014 Luke 6:36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nE.<\/td>\nGod is longsuffering. \u2014 2 Peter 3:9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
IV.<\/strong><\/td>\nGod’s Work on Earth and in Our Lives<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nA.<\/td>\nAt the creation.\u2014 Gen. 1:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nB.<\/td>\nAt our redemption. \u2014 Gen. 3:15; Hebrews 10:1; Hebrews 9:12; 1 Cor. 15:54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nC.<\/td>\nAt our regeneration. \u2014 John 3:5, 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nD.<\/td>\nAt our preservation. \u2014 1 Peter 1:5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
V.<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Revelation of God in the Spirit of Prophecy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nA.<\/td>\nTender and merciful Father. \u2014\u00a0Steps to Christ<\/em>, 103<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nB.<\/td>\nJehovah, the guardian of His people. \u2014\u00a0Patriarchs and Prophets,<\/em>\u00a0305<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nC.<\/td>\nChrist, a revelation of His love. \u2014\u00a0Desire of Ages<\/em>, 205<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

______________________________<\/p>\n

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