The Father’s Heart | Pastor Bob Johnson

How the Father Loves

1 John 3:1 (NIV)  How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! …

“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” ― A.W. Tozer.

He loves us:

1. Unconditionally

Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (MULTILINE REVEAL TINY)

Psalm 103:13-14 (NLT)  The LORD is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him.  For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust. (MULTILINE REVEAL TINY)

Psalm 103:14 He knows us inside and out, keeps in mind that we’re made of mud. Msg(MULTILINE REVEAL TINY)

2. With Vision

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)  For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.(MULTILINE REVEAL TINY)

Romans 8:29 (MSG)  God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him.(MULTILINE REVEAL TINY)

Hebrews 12:6 (MSG)  It’s the child he loves that he disciplines; the child he embraces, he also corrects.(MULTILINE REVEAL TINY)

3. Faithfully

Romans 8:39 (NLT)  No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. (MULTILINE REVEAL TINY)

Jeremiah 31:3 (NLT)  Long ago the LORD said to Israel: “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself. (MULTILINE REVEAL TINY)

Jeremiah 31:3 (MSG)  … “I’ve never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love! (MULTILINE REVEAL TINY)

4. Redemptively

Luke 15:20 (NLT)  “So he returned home to his father. And his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. (MULTILINE)