Know your father

1. KNOW YOUR FATHER

2. THE POINT
THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD AS OUR FATHER IS OF EXTREME
IMPORTANCE. AS YOU KNOW THE FATHER, THE NATURE OF THE
FATHER WILL BE IMPARTED IN YOU AND YOU WILL GROW IN LOVE
TOWARDS HIM. YOU WILL GROW IN CONFIDENCE, ASSURANCE AND
FAITH. THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN SEE GOD THE WAY HE IS AND NOT
LOVE HIM. ALL ABOUT GOD IS AMAZING, AWESOME, MARVELLOUS,
BAFFLING, ASTONISHING. THE BEAUTY OF THE PERSONALITY OF GOD
INSPIRES CONTINUOUS WORSHIP IN HEAVEN SINCE ETERNITY PAST
AND THAT UNFADING BEAUTY WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE WORSHIP
IN ETERNITY TO COME. GOD WANTS TO REVEAL HIMSELF TO YOU AS
YOUR FATHER. THAT YOU MAY ALWAYS KNOW THAT HE IS YOUR
FATHER FOR ALL ETERNITY... YOUR ETERNAL FATHER.

3. THE NATURE OF GOD
GOD IS SPIRIT.
HE IS NOT RESTRICTED BY TIME AND
SPACE
2 CORINTHIANS 3:17
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the
Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”

4. THE NATURE OF GOD
GOD IS SPIRIT.
GOD IS OMNIPOTENT
GOD IS OMNIPRESENT
GOD IS OMNISCIENT

5. MAN AS GOD
MAN CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD.
Genesis 1:26-27
“Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our
likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and
the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth,
and over all the creatures that move along the ground."
So God created man in his own image, in the image of
God he created him; male and female he created them

6. THE NATURE OF MAN
MAN IS SPIRIT.
THE SPIRIT OF MAN IS THE PART OF GOD IN
MAN.
HE HAS A SOUL AND HE LIVES IN A BODY
I THESSALONIANS 5:23
“May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you
through and through. May your whole spirit, soul
and body be kept blameless at the coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ.”

7. THE LOVE OF THE FATHER
GOD CREATED MAN LIKE HIMSELF AS A
PROOF OF HIS LOVE.
MAN IS SPECIAL IN THE EYES OF GOD.
YOU ARE SPECIAL IN THE EYES OF GOD.

8. THE FALL AND THE RESTORATION
AT THE FALL, THE IMAGE OF GOD IN MAN
WAS DISTORTED BUT ON THE CROSS GOD
RESTORED THAT IMAGE AND GAVE MAN
A NEW SPIRIT AND THEN PUT HIS VERY
OWN IMAGE IN MAN.

9. A CHERISHED CREATION
GOD CREATED MAN LIKE HIMSELF AS A
PROOF OF HIS LOVE.
MAN IS SPECIAL IN THE EYES OF GOD
YOU ARE SPECIAL IN THE EYES OF GOD
GENESIS 1:28
“God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase
in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the
sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that
moves on the ground."

10. A CHERISHED CREATION
MAN AS A MERE CREATION IS BLESSED BY
GOD HIS CREATOR
GENESIS 1:28
“God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase
in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the
sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that
moves on the ground."

11. A BLESSING GOD
GOD BLESSED EVERYTHING HE CREATED.
GENESIS 1:21-22, 28
“So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and
moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds,
and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was
good. God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in
number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on
the earth."
28 “God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in
number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and
the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the
ground."

12. A BLESSING FATHER
AS CHILDREN OF GOD, WE ARE BLESSED
WITH ALL SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS
Ephesians 1:3
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual
blessing in Christ. ."

13. DOULBLE BLESSINGS BY THE FATHER
BLESSED ON EARTH AND BLESSED IN THE
SPIRITUAL REALM
Galatians 3:13-14
“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us,
for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree. He redeemed us
in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles
through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the
Spirit.”
Ephesians 1:3
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed
us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. ."

14. A FATHER WHO GIVES GOOD THINGS
A FATHER WHO PREPARES A BEAUTIFUL
PLACE FOR HIS CHILDREN
Genesis 2:8-9
“Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden;
and there he put the man he had formed. And the Lord God
made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground-trees that were
pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the
garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil.

15. A FATHER WHO GIVES GOOD THINGS
A FATHER WHO PROVIDES ABUNDANCE
AND BEAUTY
Genesis 2:8-9
“Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden;
and there he put the man he had formed. And the Lord God
made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground-trees that were
pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the
garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil.

16. A FATHER WHO GIVES GOOD THINGS
MAN DID NOT ASK. IT WAS ALL THE
INITIATIVE OF THE FATHER
Genesis 2:8-9
“Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden;
and there he put the man he had formed. And the Lord God
made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground-trees that were
pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the
garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil.

17. THE SUPPLIER OF NEEDS
A SUPPLIER OF NEEDS
Philippians 4:19
“And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious
riches in Christ Jesus.

18. A FATHER WHO ANTICIPATES ON OUR
NEEDS
GOD SAW THE NEED OF ADAM
GOD IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR
NEEDS THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE
Genesis 2:18
“18The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I
will make a helper suitable for him."

19. A PREOGATIVE OF THE FATHER
WHEN GOD SEES A NEED IN YOUR LIFE, HE
UNDERTAKES TO MEET THAT NEED
Genesis 2:18
“The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will
make a helper suitable for him."
Matthew 6:7-8
“And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they
think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like
them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.”

20. GOD’S WAYS
GOD DOES NOT IMPOSE HIS WILL ON MAN
Genesis 2:19-23
“19Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field
and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would
name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its
name.
20So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the
beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
21So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was
sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh.
22Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man,
and he brought her to the man.
23The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall
be called 'woman, ' for she was taken out of man." .”

21. GOD’S WAYS
GOD MET THE NEED OF ADAM WITH THE
COOPERATION/IN CONSULTATION WITH ADAM
Genesis 2:19-23
“19Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the
birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and
whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
20So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the
field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
21So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he
took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh.
22Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he
brought her to the man.
23The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called
'woman, ' for she was taken out of man." .”

22. GOD WAYS
GOD WILL GIVE YOU WHAT YOU LIKE,
WHAT IS GOOD FOR YOU.
GOD IS NOT COMMITTED TO FRUSTRATE YOU

23. GOD NEEDS YOU TO BE CLEAR
IN THE GOSPEL, JESUS OFTEN ASKED PEOPLE:
WHAT DO YOU WANT?

24. OPPORTUNITIES OF REPENTANCE
WHEN MAN SINS, GOD WILL PROVIDE HIM
WITH OPPORTUNITIES OF REPENTANCE.
ADAM
CAIN
YOU

25. THE AMAZING LOVE OF GOD
Genesis 4:10-15
10 The Lord said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries
out to me from the ground.
11 Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its
mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
12 When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You
will be a restless wanderer on the earth."
13 Cain said to the Lord , "My punishment is more than I can bear.
14 Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your
presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me
will kill me."
15 But the Lord said to him, "Not so ; if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer
vengeance seven times over." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no
one who found him would kill him.

26. THE POINT
GOD KNOWS YOU
GOD KNOWS YOUR HISTORY
BUT STILL
GOD LOVES YOU

27. THE POINT
YOU MAY HAVE BEEN UNFAITHFULL BUT
GOD REMAINS FAITHFULL

28. THE POINT
ACCEPT GOD’S LOVE.
SAY, “LORD YOU ARE MY FATHER AND I
ACCEPT THAT YOU LOVE ME IN THE STATE
THAT I AM.”

29. GOD BLESS YOU ALL