21 Feb The Fatherhood of God

Fatherhood Of God Overview

In this powerful sermon on the Fatherhood of God, the pastor transitions from a series on worship to explore the most important revelation in Scripture – God as our Father. Drawing from Moses’ intimate relationship with God and Jesus’ 167 references to the Father during His ministry, the message reveals how true worship moves beyond praise for what God does to worship for who He is. The sermon addresses America’s fatherlessness crisis, where 40% of children sleep without fathers present, and contrasts this with God’s perfect fatherhood. Using Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3, the pastor explains how every family structure originates from God’s fatherhood. The message emphasizes that through salvation, believers become joint heirs with Christ, receiving everything the Father has. However, many Christians live like orphans despite being children of God, missing the liberating power of understanding God’s fatherhood. The ultimate purpose of redemption isn’t just forgiveness or heaven, but being brought into intimate relationship with the Father, where His good pleasure is to give us His kingdom.

Fatherhood Of God Outline

• 0:00 – Transition from Worship Series: Moving from becoming worshipers to understanding God’s fatherhood
• 3:00 – Moses vs Israel’s Relationship: Contrasting knowing God’s acts versus knowing His ways through intimate worship
• 8:00 – God’s Humility in Creation: How God humbly created man and Jesus came humbly to earth
• 15:00 – From Bondslaves to Adoption: The progression from servanthood to becoming God’s children with His nature
• 22:00 – America’s Fatherlessness Crisis: Statistics showing 40% of children live without fathers present
• 25:00 – Paul’s Prayer for Fatherhood Revelation: Ephesians 3 reveals God as source of all fatherhood in heaven and earth
• 30:00 – Joint Heirs with Christ: Understanding our inheritance and God’s pleasure in our prosperity
• 35:00 – Children vs Orphans: How believers can live like orphans despite being God’s children

Scripture References

Ephesians 3:13-15, Psalms 104, Ephesians 2, Luke 12:32, Matthew 5-7 (Sermon on the Mount)

Key Takeaways

• True worship moves beyond praising God for what He does to worshiping Him for who He is as our Father.
• Moses knew God’s ways through intimate relationship while Israel only knew His acts through distant observation.
• The fatherlessness crisis in America reflects humanity’s desperate need for God’s perfect fatherhood.
• Every believer is a joint heir with Christ, meaning we receive everything the Father has to give.
• Many Christians live like spiritual orphans despite being adopted children of the King of Kings.
• God’s good pleasure is to give us His kingdom and see us prosper in every area of life.
• The ultimate purpose of salvation is not just forgiveness but being brought into intimate relationship with the Father.

Fatherhood Of God Notes

This transformative message begins by distinguishing between praise and worship, using Moses as the perfect example of someone who moved beyond asking God for things to simply wanting God Himself. While over a million Israelites stood at their tent doors watching Moses worship, they missed the opportunity for intimate relationship that was available to all. This parallels many modern churches where people observe worship rather than participate in it. The pastor emphasizes that Moses knew God’s ways while Israel only knew His acts, demonstrating the difference between transactional and relational faith.The sermon powerfully illustrates God’s humility throughout Scripture, from creating man with His hands and breathing life into clay, to Jesus washing the disciples’ feet and riding into Jerusalem on a donkey. This humility led to Jesus’ exaltation, where every knee will bow and every tongue confess His lordship. The message progresses from the concept of bondslave to adoption, explaining how believers willingly give themselves to God who then performs the greatest miracle – replacing our stony hearts with hearts of flesh and giving us His very nature.Addressing America’s devastating fatherlessness epidemic, where 40% of children go to sleep without fathers present, the pastor connects this crisis to humanity’s spiritual condition. Using Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3, he reveals that God is the source of all fatherhood in heaven and earth, and that understanding this relationship is worth any suffering Paul endured. The Greek word ‘Patria’ emphasizes that every family structure originates from God’s perfect fatherhood design.The message concludes with the liberating truth that believers are joint heirs with Christ, meaning we receive everything Jesus received from the Father. However, as Derek Prince noted, many Christians live like orphans despite being children of God. The pastor emphasizes that God’s good pleasure is giving us His kingdom, and that the ultimate purpose of redemption is bringing us into intimate Father-child relationship, not just securing forgiveness or heaven.

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