Spirit of sonship

14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. 15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry,‘A

Father God

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 1 John 3:1 The fact that God is our Father and we are his sons and daughters is massive and significant. The Apostle John marvels at
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Prayer: The friendship and the fear

This then is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven,…’ Mat 6:9 Jesus teaches his disciples how they ought to pray. The opening line shows 2 powerful aspects of who our prayers are addressed to. Firstly, Our Father. We looked yes
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Prayer: Intimacy

7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Mat 6:7-8 I wonder if you have noticed how many ti
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Worry Part 9: The Father knows

31 So do not worry, saying, “What shall we eat?” or “What shall we drink?” or “What shall we wear?” 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. Mat 6:31-32 Yesterday we looked at reason
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Worry Part 8: The job for pagans

31 So do not worry, saying, “What shall we eat?” or “What shall we drink?” or “What shall we wear?” 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. Mat 6:31-32 There are 2 things I would li
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I am God's Son

…what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, “I am God’s Son”? John 10:36 Here Jesus uses the phrase, “I am God’s Son” as part of a