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I appeal to you, Lord, God of Abraham,
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Irenaeus of Lyon
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Deuteronomy 6:4-5, John 17:2-3, Isaiah 45:5-6, Colossians 2:8, 2 Timothy 1:13-14
I appeal to you, Lord, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob and Israel, you the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Infinitely merciful as you are, it is your will that we should learn to know you....
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Martin Luther
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- Fathers
Father and Mother are apostles, bishops and priests to their children, for it is they who make them acquainted with the gospel.
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Lydia M. Child
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- Fathers
- Fathers and Sons
Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!
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Derek Prince
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- Fathers
Every father represents God to his family. That is not an option! The question is, Do you as a father represent God rightly or wrongly?
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Adapted from Hebrews 11:8
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Austin D. Hill
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Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. Obeyed and went, And he went out, not knowing where he was going. Loving God, give us...
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Adapted from Psalm 68:4-5, 19
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Psalm 68:4-5
Leader: Sing to God, sing praises to his name; People: Lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the Lord; exult before him! Leader: Father of the fatherless and protector of...
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Jerry Bridges
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- Fathers
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Philippians 4:19, Matthew 10:29-31, Psalm 10:17, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Hebrews 12:10
Five fatherly responsibilities that God has assumed toward His children: 1. God provides for us (Phil. 4:19). 2. God protects (Mt. 10:29-31). 3. God encourages us (Psm. 10:17). 4. God comforts us (2 C...
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F. F. Bruce
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- Fathers
- God as Father
God is the archetypal Father; all other fatherhood is a more or less imperfect copy of his perfect fatherhood.
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George Herbert
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- Fathers
- God the Father
One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
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Father of heirs and orphans, Salvation
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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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Father of heirs and orphans, Salvation of saint and sinner, Draw near and forgive us. Forgive us for clinging to law more than grace. Forgive us for choosing slavery when you offer us adoption. Forgi...
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Kelley Nikondeha
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- Adoption
- Genealogies
In Scripture, adoption meddles with genealogies, subverts oppressive empires, secures imperial inheritances, and opens new possibilities for who can be family.
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Galatians 4:4-7
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Galatians 4:4-7
“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you a...
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Henry Francis Lyte
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- Gentleness
- God as Father
Fatherlike he tends and spares us Well our feeble frame he knows In his hand he gently bears us Rescues us from all our foes
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Considering His Wonderful Goodness Towards Us
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John Calvin
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Matthew 6:26, Acts 17:24-25, Job 12:10, Matthew 10:29-31, James 1:17
We ought in the very order of things [in creation] diligently to contemplate God’s fatherly love . . . [for as] a foreseeing and diligent father of the family he shows his wonderful goodness toward us...
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The Covenants of Scripture
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Merrill F. Unger
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- Covenant
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Hebrews 13:20, Genesis 1:26-28, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 3:14-19, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:20-9, Genesis 9:5-6, Genesis 12:1-3, Galatians 3:16, John 8:56-58, 2 Corinthians 3:7-9, Deuteronomy 30:1-10, Deuteronomy 30:1, 2 Samuel 7:4-17, Luke 1:31-33, Acts 1:6, Revelation 19:16, Matthew 26:28, Mark 14:24, Luke 22:20, Hebrews 8:8-12, Galatians 3:13-20
Eternal covenant, Heb 13:20—The redemptive covenant before time began, between the Father and the Son. By this covenant we have eternal redemption, an eternal peace from the ‘God of peace’, through th...
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Prayer for Families
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Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who who creates families for our belonging: We ask for your continual care for the homes in which your people live. Keep them from all bitterness, arrogance, and the...
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F. F. Bruce
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- Adoption
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Romans 12:15
The term ‘adoption’ (used here in older English versions [of Romans 12:15] may have a somewhat artificial sound in our ears; but in the Roman world of the first century AD an adopted son was a son del...
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God and Father of all, in your lovey ou
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Acts 10:34-35, Acts 2:1-12, John 4:1-42, Romans 12:10, 1 John 4:20-21
God and Father of all, in your love you made all the nations of the world to be a family, and your Son taught us to love one another. Yet our world is riven apart with prejudice, arrogance, and pride....
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Let Him Rest
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Benedicta Ward
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The following story comes from the collection of sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers in Egypt, teaching that would have first been transmitted orally (around 350-450 A.D.) and later written down...
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God of grace, wisdom and hope—Father,
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Richard Herman
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1 Corinthians 4:14-17, Ruth 1:16-18, Mark 10:13-16, 1 Chronicles 29:19, Luke 15:11-32, Genesis 12:3, Joshua 24:15
God of grace, wisdom and hope—Father, Son and Holy Spirit—from whom every family in heaven and on earth gets its true name. You created us in Your image, making us for relationships, giving us meaning...
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Adapted from Ephesians 2:19-22
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Ephesians 2:19-22
So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and of the household of God, Being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus ...
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Adapted from Psalm 103
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Darren Pollock
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Psalm 103:1, Psalm 103:6, Psalm 103:8, Psalm 103:13, Psalm 103:17
Leader: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. People: The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow...
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William Paul Young
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- Fathers
“Let me say for now that we knew once the Creation was broken, true fathering would be much more lacking than mothering. Don't misunderstand me, both are needed- but an emphasis on fathering is ne...
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When “Father” Is A Bad Thing
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Michael Reeves
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Not everyone instinctively warms to the idea that God is a Father. There are many for whom their own experiences of overbearing, indifferent or abusive fathers make their very guts squirm when they he...
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John Calvin
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- Motherhood
If God is our father, the church is our mother.
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Tertullian
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- The Body of Christ
- Church
Therefore the churches, although they are so many and so great, comprise but the one primitive church, [founded] by the apostles, from which they all [spring]. In this way all are primitive, and all a...
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The Costly Efforts of the Father
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Kenneth E. Bailey
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- Fathers
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Luke 15:11-32
In the old American South (and in many places in the American North) a European American who invited an African American as a guest to an expensive restaurant in a white section of town would subject ...
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Father–Father of the Lord Jesus and our
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Richard Herman
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1 Peter 2:9, James 5:14-15, 2 Corinthians 5:20, Matthew 9:37-38, Galatians 6:9-10, Romans 12:5, 1 John 3:1
Father–Father of the Lord Jesus and our Father: You’ve blessed us beyond imagination. You redeem us, forgive us and lavish Your gifts on us: Thank You. You choose us, when we wouldn’t choose ourselves...
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Leader: Now therefore revere the Lord,
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Cody Sandahl
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Joshua 24:14-15
Leader: Now therefore revere the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness People: Put away the gods that your ancestors served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord Leader: N...
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Martin Luther
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- Fathers
“Abba” is only a little word, and yet contains everything. It is not the mouth but the heart’s affection which speaks like this. Even if I am oppressed with anguish and terror on every side, and seem ...