The Father's Heart // Father's Day 2024 // Ps John Pearse
“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” - A.W. Tozer
1: Redeem
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him
John 3:16-17 (NIV)
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8 (NIV)
For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Colossians 1:13-14 (NIV)
2: Restore
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
John 1:12-13 (NIV)
He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.
Psalm 23:3 (ESV)
3: Re-Place
So in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
Romans 12:5 (NIV)
God sets the lonely in families
Psalm 68:6a (NIV)
4: Release
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
John 10:10 (NIV)