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Experiencing the Father Heart of God – Foundation Stones
Ah…today for sure you get to play in paper and glue and pens or print outs! Here once again is our list of character traits + additional ones that are specific attributes of God. Again, make stone shapes, this time making all the stones similar in size. Decide what shape and color accurately depicts each characteristic as you consider the fact that God expresses each trait perfectly (whether we understand or not) and create that “stone”. Write the characteristic on the front of your stone shapes or print the characteristic name out in a font of your choice, cut them out and glue the words to your stone shapes. Arrange…
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Experiencing the Father Heart of God – part 2
The role of being an earthly father is extremely powerful…in ancient times, to be fatherless was to be “as good as dead”. There is much wisdom in ancient ways… Research tells us that a father influences his children in many ways. Most notably a father exerts influence in the following areas: The intellectual ability of his children, The behavior his children will model, The genetic background his children will receive, His children’s ethnic heritage and their position in the family structure, The occupational choices his children make, The material resources his children are left with when he is gone, The ways his children will behave toward their offspring. 1.…
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For Father’s Day – A Letter From Your Heavenly Father
The Cry of a Father’s Heart from Genesis to Revelation. My Child…. You may not know me, but I know everything about you…Psalm 139:1 I know when you sit down and when you rise up…Psalm 139:2 I am familiar with all your ways …Psalm 139:3 Even the very hairs on your head are numbered…Matthew 10:29-31 For you were made in my image…Genesis 1:27 In me you live and move and have your being…Acts 17:28 For you are my offspring…Acts 17:28 I knew you even before you were conceived…Jeremiah 1:4-5 I chose you when I planned creation…Ephesians 1:11-12 You were not a mistake…Psalm 139:15-16 For all your days are…
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Experiencing the Father Heart of God
After the Creation, the title God uses the most to describe His relationship to man is that of Father…the following list of character traits are traits necessary to be an effective father: For our exercise today, do the following: Assign each of the character traits listed below a numeric rating using a scale between 1 and 10. For example, if you think God is totally trustworthy, you would write a 10… For this exercise, be totally honest: what does your heart really think/feel versus what you believe the Bible actually says? Trustworthy Affectionate Engaged Open/Approachable Acccepting Faithful Giving Respectful Just Communicator Properly Authoritative Compassionate Loving Understanding Powerful Giving of service…
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Jesus as “The Lamb of God”
Many thanks to Junelle Jacobson, author of “Yes and Amen” blog.. for allowing me to use her lamb images here…Check out her etsy shop to order a few of these for yourself! Last week, while I was thinking, praying, and writing about the creative prompt, all I could think about was Jesus as the Lamb of God (one of the metaphors from last week’s list) coupled with these pictures. These little ones are so approachable, so full of character, so innocent, just begging to be hugged, delighted in, enjoyed, admired, loved. And the barn in the center reminded me of the invitation to enter His rest, and of the shelter…
