God is Your FatherGod is Your FatherLuke 11:1Luke 11:1

A.A. Text in ContextText in Context1.1. What to PrayWhat to Pray

vs 2-4vs 2-42.2. How to PrayHow to Pray

vs 5-8vs 5-83.3. Why to PrayWhy to Pray

vs 9-13vs 9-13

God is Your FatherGod is Your Father

A.A. Text in ContextText in ContextB.B. Thoughts on our TextThoughts on our Text

God is Your FatherGod is Your Father

Heb 12:91 Jn 4:14; 3:1

C.C. Apply the TextApply the Text

The Desire to GiveThe Desire to GiveLK 11:9LK 11:9

The Capacity to ForgiveThe Capacity to ForgiveLk 15:11Lk 15:11

The Ability to TrainThe Ability to TrainHeb 12:4Heb 12:4

God is Your FatherGod is Your Father

Our Father Has …Our Father Has …The Desire to Give

GiftsThe Desire to Give

GiftsLk 11:9; Mt 7:7

1. The Lesser to the GreaterMt 10:25; Lk 12:24; 1 Cor 6:13; Heb 9:13

2. Every Good and Perfect GiftLk 11:13; Mt 7:11; Jam 1:17

3. To whom does God give gifts?a) Only to those of whom He is Father Lk 11:13;

Mt 7:11b) God is Father to all men by Creation Acts 17:29;

Heb 12:9c) God is Father to a special class 2 Cor 6:18;

Gal 4:4

Our Father Has …Our Father Has …The Desire to Give

GiftsThe Desire to Give

GiftsLk 11:9; Mt 7:7

4. What should I expect from my Father?a) God does not withhold His providence

Mt 5:44; Gen 1:29b) God’s children have special blessings

Rom 8:31; Heb 13:5; 1 Pet 3:!2; 1 Cor 10:12

Mt 18:10; Mt 6:34; Mt 12:49; Mt 26:26

Our Father Has …Our Father Has …The Ability to Train & DisciplineThe Ability to Train & Discipline

Heb 12:4

1. “But if ye be w/t chastisement…” vs 8; Pro 22:15; 13:24; 3:11

Our Father Has …Our Father Has …The Ability to Train & DisciplineThe Ability to Train & Discipline

Heb 12:4

2. Every child of God experiences chastisement

Heb 12:7a) What is this chastisement?

vs 5; Lk 17:3; 2 Tim 4:1b) What causes this

chastisement? vs 1; 3; 4c) What is the result of this …?

vs 10; 11

Our Father Has …Our Father Has …The Capacity to ForgiveThe Capacity to Forgive

Lk 15:11

1. “be ye merciful, as your Father…”Lk 6:36; Mt 5:48

a) “when he was a great way off” Lk 15:20; Ps 103:13; Eph 2:4

b) “very pitiful & of tender mercy”Jam 5:11; 2 Pet 3:9; Heb 4:16

Our Father Has …Our Father Has …The Capacity to ForgiveThe Capacity to Forgive

Lk 15:11

2. What must I do to obtain Forgiveness?a) Prodigal had to go home

Lk 15:17b) Repentance is the road home

Jam 2:17; Eph 6:1; 5:1

Listen to Listen to JesusJesus

Repent and Pray – Acts 8:22

Confess and Pray – Jam. 5:16

Believe – John 8:24

Repent – Luke 13:3

Confess – Matthew 10:32

Baptized – Mark 16:16

Faithful - Revelation 2:10