15 Oct Our Heavenly Father #4

Heavenly Father Relationship Overview

In this powerful sermon, Pastor explores the divine relationship between the Trinity and believers as part of God’s royal family. Through 2 Corinthians 13:14 as the foundation, he reveals how Jesus serves as our mediator, not our final destination, but the way to our heavenly Father. The message emphasizes that every believer is a saint with a ministry in God’s family business. Pastor explains how Jesus came to destroy the false image of God as a harsh taskmaster, revealing instead a loving Father with countless plans for each believer. The sermon addresses the corruption of this world system since Adam’s fall, while assuring believers they’re passing through events, not living in permanent circumstances. Key themes include receiving God’s unearned favor, understanding the Holy Spirit’s role in revealing Jesus, and recognizing that Christians experience the worst now while unbelievers experience their only heaven. The message concludes with Jesus’s prayer in John 17, showing God’s desire for intimate relationship with His children, not mere rule-following to avoid trouble.

Heavenly Father Relationship Outline

• 0:00 – Kingdom Faith Foundation: Establishing that our faith is in Jesus as author and finisher, not in things or circumstances.
• 3:00 – Saints and Royal Family: Understanding our identity as saints and members of God’s household with the Holy Spirit’s power.
• 8:00 – Trinity in Scripture Foundation: Exploring 2 Corinthians 13:14 and the roles of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
• 15:00 – Jesus as Mediator: Understanding Christ’s role as reconciler between God and humanity through 1 Timothy 2:3-5.
• 20:00 – Breaking Religious Mentality: How Jesus came to destroy the image of God as harsh judge and reveal Him as loving Father.
• 28:00 – Willing and Obedient Hearts: Isaiah’s call to reason together and receive God’s goodness versus living in rebellion and hardship.
• 35:00 – Jesus: The Way to Father: John 14:6 showing Jesus as pathway, not destination, leading us to intimate relationship with the Father.

Scripture References

Hebrews 12:2, 2 Corinthians 13:14, John 15:26, Genesis 1:26-27, 1 Timothy 2:3-5, Isaiah 1:18-20, John 14:6, John 17:1, John 17:6

Key Takeaways

• Every believer is already a saint and member of God’s royal family with a specific ministry calling.
• Jesus is our mediator and pathway to the Father, not our final destination in relationship with God.
• The Holy Spirit reveals Jesus to our hearts through gentle promptings that require our willing response.
• God has more plans for each believer than there are grains of sand on earth, requiring agreement and walking with Him.
• This corrupt world system produces temporary events we pass through, not permanent life circumstances for believers.
• God desires intimate father-child relationship, not fearful rule-following to avoid His punishment.
• Willingness and obedience to receive God’s love leads to eating the good of the land.

Heavenly Father Relationship Notes

This transformative message reveals the heart of God’s kingdom as fundamentally relational rather than transactional. Pastor begins by establishing that kingdom faith rests entirely in Jesus Christ as both author and finisher of our faith, emphasizing His dual nature as Emmanuel – God with us who operated on earth as a man empowered by God, not as God Himself. This distinction becomes crucial for understanding our own potential as believers.The revolutionary truth emerges that every person who believes in Jesus immediately becomes a saint – not through religious processes or waiting periods, but through the new creation reality where old things pass away and all things become new. We join God’s household as family members, not servants, each receiving the Holy Spirit’s power and a specific ministry within what Pastor calls ‘the family business.’ This reframes Christian living from obligation to participation in divine purpose.Using 2 Corinthians 13:14 as the foundational scripture, Pastor unpacks the Trinity’s coordinated work in believers’ lives. The Father’s love, Jesus’s grace (unearned favor), and the Holy Spirit’s communion create a complete spiritual ecosystem. The Holy Spirit functions as our revealer, creating those gentle heart promptings that feel like a fish tugging on a fishing line – moments when we sense God’s invitation and must choose to respond with ‘Yes, Lord.’The mediator role of Jesus receives extensive treatment, explaining the significance of word order in ‘Christ Jesus’ versus ‘Jesus Christ.’ As mediator, Jesus reconciles two parties at odds – humanity and God – bringing us into agreement with divine purposes. This mediation isn’t one-time salvation but ongoing relationship facilitation, leading us beyond knowing Jesus to knowing the Father intimately.Perhaps most powerfully, Pastor addresses the false religious mentality that plagued the Jews and continues affecting believers today – seeing God as harsh taskmaster rather than loving Father. Jesus came specifically to destroy this distorted image, revealing a Father with countless plans for each child, plans for good and not evil, hope and a future. The corruption of this world system, dating back to Adam’s deception, creates temporary hardships that are events to pass through, not permanent realities defining our lives.

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