”God The Ultimate Father”, Father’s Day Sermon, Heinrich Koorts, Thames Valley churches of Christ

1. God is powerful

• God as creator
• God as guide: pillar of fire
• God as provider: manna
• God as rescuer: parting the sea
• And he is our Father!
• Are you in touch with God’s power?
• What helps you to remember God’s power?

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2. God is selfless
   • “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7 NIV11)
   • “This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.” (1 John 4:9 NIV11)
   • Do you believe God cares for you?
   • Do you believe that He wants what is best for you?
   • We serve a selfless God - that’s a powerful argument for trusting him!
3. God is comforting
   • A comforter - someone who alleviates grief or distress
   • God wants to take on our distress.
   • “A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.
   • LORD, how many are my foes!
   • How many rise up against me!     
   • Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”     
   • But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.     
   • I call out to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy mountain.
   • I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.     
   • I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side.
   • Arise, LORD!
   • Deliver me, my God!
   • Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.     
   • From the LORD comes deliverance.
   • May your blessing be on your people.” (Psalm 3:0–8 NIV11)
   • Think of Jesus in Gethsemane - he waited with God in prayer until the strength and comfort arrived.
   • Is God your first go to in times of comfort?
   • Do you seek comfort from God? if so, how?

How lucky we are to have God as our ultimate Father!

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