The God Father


If you missed Trevor's talk on Monday, you can download it here:
The God Father
Trevor spoke about God as Father this Monday at Amplify. Here's some a crazy stats that he shared:

• 2001 Stats Canada identified 1.3 million single parent families in Canada.
  
• 16% of all families in Canada are single parent families.
  
• 85% of guys in prison grew up without a dad
  

Dads are important! Often how we view our earthly fathers reflect how we think about God. Trevor's main points were:

1. What is our heavenly Father like?
God is full of love and grace. He is just. He never changes, and He never changes the rules! There is no one more dependable then God!

2. God our heavenly Father wants us to be like Him
God calls us to be like Him in Eph 5:1-2 He says

Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

How can we realistically be like God?
1. Love your enemy
2. Bless those who curse you
3. Do good to those who hate you
4. Pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.

We ended the night by discussing Galatians 4:4-7 which says:

4 But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, 5 to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. 6 Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father." 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir.

We asked everyone these questions:
1. What does this passage of Scripture speak to you about?
2. What kind of father or mother are you going to be?
3. How are you going to do that?

So, any feedback on those questions?