FOUNDATIONS of Our Father
Week One
Explore what it means to live in the Father's house. What is the Father's house; better yet, who is the Father's house? How do we get there? What is it like to live there? Learn what it's like to grow up in the Father's presence, becoming more like Him every day.
Join us as Shay and her dad Paul explore how living in the Father's house changes how we relate to one another. In what ways does the presence of a loving Father in our lives set us free and enable us to have whole, healthy relationships?
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Week Two
Come to know your Heavenly Father as your protector. Think deeply about the things God cares most about protecting, and receive the reassurance you need to abide in peace during uncertain times.
What is it like having a Father with unlimited and immeasurable strength? Did you know he promises to share his strength with us? What does it look like to live in the strength of the Father? Dare to follow Him beyond your own strength and abilities.
Have you ever thought about the amazing gentleness of our Heavenly Father? His gentleness heals us and beckons us to draw close to him. Explore the powerful effect of the attribute of gentleness on God's creation.
Week Three
God is love, and there is no greater pursuit than to learn to love like Him. What is real love and how do we live our lives in pursuit of becoming lovers just like our Father? What is it about this life that has been perfectly crafted for learning to love?
How amazing to have a Father who loves to give, and who gives perfectly! We get to be the grateful recipients of His many good and perfect gifts. Think about how a revelation of His willingness to provide can set us free from worry and anxiety, and help us learn to recognize His provision when it comes.
Our innocence is precious to our Heavenly Father. It is impossible to know Him and enter into His kingdom without it. Explore the value of holding on to our innocence, especially when confronted with evil and the moral failures of spiritual leaders.
Week Four
The wisdom of our Father is immeasurable and yet He gives us the honor and adventure of searching Him out. Learn to receive and walk in the Father's wisdom daily. Get breakthrough, strategies, and insights that cause you to be victorious in all He has given you to do.
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Week Five
Explore the amazing privilege and joy of having a perfect judge as a Father. Bask in the reassurance of His justice working in our lives and in the world. Understand the beautiful place the fear of the Lord has in our lives as His beloved children. Hear the brilliance of the gospel in light of God's righteous judgments.
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Let's take a close look at the compassion of God, which is the promise that he will draw near to us when we most need him. Reflect on how God approaches pain and suffering and come to know God's compassion for those around you. Find comfort in God's promise to wipe away every tear from our eyes.
Week Six
How could such a magnificent God, who fashioned the universe and holds the sun, moon, and stars in His hand care so tenderly for the least of these? Our Father's humility draws close to us and enables us to call Him friend. Find your personal struggle with pride melt away as you discover the profound depth of your Father's humility.
Did you know that our Father in Heaven is the author of our dreams? Your very life is His dream fulfilled. Explore the dynamic experience of dreaming with God, a partnership fashioned in heaven.
Feeling exhausted, stressed, and always empty? Did you know that our Father loves rest? He created rest for the purpose of enjoying the fruits of our good works. Discover how entering our Father's rest is the key to experiencing His goodness. Accept the invitation to receive His gift of rest.
Week Seven
Our Father is good and He loves giving good and perfect gifts to His children. His goodness is beauty we can taste, see, and feel. He promises that He is hard at work making all things for our good. Explore the connection between goodness and work in our Father's kingdom.
Did you know that our Father is seated in Eternity? In His word, it says that to God a day is as a thousand years and a thousand years as a day. Understanding how God perceives time helps us to better understand his ways and His heart for us. In fact, we are invited by Jesus to exchange our temporary timeline and limited perspectives for our Father's eternal one.
Our Father is a master Builder. Explore how His goodness and eternal nature come together to build lasting and beautiful things in our lives. Learn to partner with Him in His great work and enjoy the security of His excellence and wisdom.
Week Eight
Our Father is full of Grace and abundant in His generosity and mercy. History or "His Story" is intentionally written in order to reveal His gracious nature to His creation. The revelation of His grace is what opens our hearts to truly fall in love with Him. Are you living in love with the Father? Or are you trapped in an endless cycle of performance?
Did you know our Father loves to give rewards? The bible is full of promised rewards for obedience, faithfullness, sacrifice, hard work, and overcoming difficulties and persecutions for his name's sake. In Hebrews we are told that we must ..."believe that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him." Do you see your Father as a rewarder? The hope of reward is a powerful motivator.
Our Father is holy and holy is his name. He is set apart, pure and blameless. His name tells us about his character and nature. Although our culture often defames his name, our lives can become his greatest defense as we walk in holiness.
Week Nine
Our Father has declared himself to be our refuge. He longs to cover us and save us. Likewise, the Father's House is intended to be a safe place, free from evil; a refuge his children can run into.
Did you know that our Father promises to avenge his children of our enemies? The strength of His love for us can be seen in His vengeance against sin, Satan and death. In fact, He has promised to not give Himself rest until the blood of the Saints has been atoned for. Come to know Jesus, a King who's robe is dipped in the blood of His enemies when He returns to rule and reign on the earth.
Our Father is our redeemer because he created us and we belong to him. He is not willing to loose even one, but searches until he finds his lost ones. He has given everything that can be given to pay the price of buying us back from sin, death and Satan. One day our full redemption come, and so we continue to hope even when our faith is tested.