WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.600 that you discover that your teachers are actually human. 00:00:03.359 --> 00:00:04.600 There's a little bit more to them. 00:00:04.679 --> 00:00:07.660 Your teachers might even be married, they may have kids, 00:00:07.820 --> 00:00:09.820 they may be friends of some people. 00:00:10.380 --> 00:00:13.740 And this came as a shock to me because up to that point in my life, 00:00:13.780 --> 00:00:16.839 all I saw was the person down the front yelling at me 00:00:16.839 --> 00:00:19.120 and giving me work to do and making my life miserable. 00:00:19.580 --> 00:00:22.719 But it turns out there is different aspects to this teacher. 00:00:23.440 --> 00:00:27.120 And it is important for me to actually relate to them as a person 00:00:27.120 --> 00:00:29.620 to understand these various different aspects. 00:00:29.620 --> 00:00:31.280 Yes, they're a teacher, they have a job, 00:00:31.359 --> 00:00:34.079 but they are also a friend to some people, 00:00:34.420 --> 00:00:37.500 potentially a dad or a mom or a husband or a wife. 00:00:38.200 --> 00:00:39.640 And the same is true of God. 00:00:40.500 --> 00:00:43.960 It is great to know that there is a God, 00:00:44.219 --> 00:00:45.560 to know that there is one God, 00:00:46.219 --> 00:00:50.520 but we are missing something if we leave out or skip the fact 00:00:50.520 --> 00:00:52.159 that he is Father. 00:00:52.760 --> 00:00:54.620 That's where we're going to spend time tonight. 00:00:54.740 --> 00:00:59.100 To leave that out is to actually miss out on God as he is. 00:00:59.619 --> 00:01:03.699 It's to get a deficient or a not complete view of him. 00:01:03.780 --> 00:01:05.819 It's to make God less than he is. 00:01:06.640 --> 00:01:09.019 And so it matters that if we're going to know God, 00:01:09.219 --> 00:01:10.579 which is what being a Christian is, 00:01:10.579 --> 00:01:12.259 if we're going to have a relationship with him, 00:01:12.500 --> 00:01:15.280 it matters that we understand him as Father 00:01:15.280 --> 00:01:19.319 so that we see him clearly and we can actually relate to him well. 00:01:19.679 --> 00:01:21.099 Now before we get into this passage, 00:01:21.200 --> 00:01:22.979 I want to give you some context really quickly. 00:01:23.120 --> 00:01:25.120 And these are some things that I'm going to say over and over 00:01:25.120 --> 00:01:25.939 through this series, 00:01:26.460 --> 00:01:29.660 four things that the Bible teaches to be true. 00:01:30.400 --> 00:01:33.040 First one, there is only one God. 00:01:33.820 --> 00:01:36.880 Second one, that God is three persons, 00:01:37.480 --> 00:01:38.820 Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 00:01:39.120 --> 00:01:43.240 Third one, each member of the Trinity is equally God, 00:01:43.780 --> 00:01:46.140 eternally God and fully God. 00:01:46.860 --> 00:01:49.439 Fourth one, each member of that Trinity 00:01:49.439 --> 00:01:55.560 is a distinct personal expression of the one divine nature. 00:01:55.920 --> 00:01:58.039 Now there is a whole lot wrapped up in those four things, 00:01:58.259 --> 00:02:00.159 but we need to have that as a context 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:03.280 as we begin to wrestle with God as Father 00:02:03.280 --> 00:02:07.079 because God as Trinity is a difficult thing to think about. 00:02:07.280 --> 00:02:09.219 We learned last week it's incomprehensible, 00:02:09.919 --> 00:02:10.860 but it's still important. 00:02:11.219 --> 00:02:11.939 It's not easy, 00:02:12.079 --> 00:02:14.020 but that doesn't change the fact that it's true. 00:02:14.180 --> 00:02:15.960 And so tonight as we wrestle with it, 00:02:15.960 --> 00:02:17.760 the question we need to ask is, 00:02:17.920 --> 00:02:20.520 what is it that makes the Father the Father? 00:02:21.379 --> 00:02:22.960 What is it that makes Him distinct? 00:02:23.120 --> 00:02:26.280 And what impact does that have on us knowing Him? 00:02:26.780 --> 00:02:29.460 I want to show you three things from Ephesians 1. 00:02:29.580 --> 00:02:32.100 This isn't the whole list of what makes the Father the Father, 00:02:32.340 --> 00:02:34.560 but this is a good starting point for us tonight. 00:02:34.640 --> 00:02:35.900 So let's look at Ephesians 1. 00:02:36.200 --> 00:02:37.960 First thing that we need to grab out of here 00:02:37.960 --> 00:02:42.020 is that the Father is supreme within the Trinity. 00:02:42.760 --> 00:02:45.120 Now, even though the Father, Son and Holy Spirit 00:02:45.120 --> 00:02:46.879 have absolute equality, 00:02:47.400 --> 00:02:48.439 they're all eternal, 00:02:48.900 --> 00:02:50.379 they're all all-powerful, 00:02:50.480 --> 00:02:51.819 they're all all-knowing, 00:02:52.439 --> 00:02:55.740 yet somehow the Father is supreme 00:02:55.740 --> 00:02:58.980 over the Son and the Spirit. 00:02:59.180 --> 00:03:02.219 He's the Boutros Boutros of the Trinity, if you will. 00:03:02.819 --> 00:03:04.280 The America of the UN, 00:03:04.500 --> 00:03:06.800 the Steve Jeffrey of our St. Paul's staff team. 00:03:07.580 --> 00:03:08.400 Maybe not. 00:03:08.400 --> 00:03:11.280 But the point is, 00:03:11.900 --> 00:03:15.719 the Father has authority over the Son and over the Spirit. 00:03:15.980 --> 00:03:18.259 Let's have a look at this passage in Ephesians again 00:03:18.259 --> 00:03:20.780 and try and see how it's showing us this. 00:03:20.840 --> 00:03:22.360 First one, in verse 4. 00:03:22.360 --> 00:03:41.180 Now, jump down to verse 9. 00:03:41.180 --> 00:03:59.719 Verse 11. 00:03:59.719 --> 00:04:16.480 And then right down the bottom, 00:04:16.480 --> 00:04:18.020 in the end of verse 14, 00:04:18.120 --> 00:04:19.259 all this stuff being done, 00:04:19.360 --> 00:04:21.280 we have the Spirit that's a deposit 00:04:21.280 --> 00:04:22.700 guaranteeing our inheritance 00:04:22.700 --> 00:04:24.340 until the redemption of those 00:04:24.340 --> 00:04:25.340 who are God's possession 00:04:25.340 --> 00:04:27.200 to the praise of His, 00:04:27.780 --> 00:04:29.560 the Father's, glory. 00:04:30.600 --> 00:04:32.319 It's the Father's will. 00:04:32.939 --> 00:04:34.360 It's the Father's choice 00:04:34.360 --> 00:04:35.879 from start to finish. 00:04:36.540 --> 00:04:37.399 Don't get me wrong. 00:04:37.500 --> 00:04:39.079 The Son gets some serious billing 00:04:39.079 --> 00:04:40.240 in this particular passage. 00:04:40.860 --> 00:04:42.659 Jesus gets mentioned over and over and over. 00:04:42.759 --> 00:04:43.620 But in those verses, 00:04:43.759 --> 00:04:45.439 we see that the Father's will 00:04:45.439 --> 00:04:47.399 is the plan that's happening. 00:04:48.180 --> 00:04:51.319 It's the Father who executes His desires. 00:04:51.579 --> 00:04:53.560 It's the Father who planned out creation 00:04:53.560 --> 00:04:54.579 before it was there. 00:04:54.860 --> 00:04:56.199 It's the Father who planned 00:04:56.199 --> 00:04:59.060 that He would send the Son to save people. 00:04:59.480 --> 00:05:01.019 And even that final day, 00:05:01.019 --> 00:05:02.620 when everything gets made right, 00:05:02.680 --> 00:05:03.899 when Jesus comes back, 00:05:04.199 --> 00:05:06.019 all of that is restored 00:05:06.019 --> 00:05:07.439 according to the plan 00:05:07.439 --> 00:05:09.759 of the Father's will. 00:05:10.459 --> 00:05:12.339 It's the mystery of His will 00:05:12.339 --> 00:05:14.060 that has been revealed. 00:05:14.459 --> 00:05:15.479 And you can be sure 00:05:15.479 --> 00:05:18.199 that every detail in all creation 00:05:18.199 --> 00:05:19.639 is according to His will. 00:05:19.740 --> 00:05:20.459 In verse 11. 00:05:21.060 --> 00:05:22.199 In Him we were chosen, 00:05:22.639 --> 00:05:24.000 predestined according to the plan 00:05:24.000 --> 00:05:26.539 of Him who works out everything 00:05:26.539 --> 00:05:29.779 in conformity with the purpose of His will. 00:05:31.019 --> 00:05:32.539 Everything is worked out 00:05:32.539 --> 00:05:34.240 according to the Father's will. 00:05:34.299 --> 00:05:34.879 There's no gap. 00:05:35.019 --> 00:05:36.339 God doesn't plan the big stuff 00:05:36.339 --> 00:05:37.939 and then send in the Son and the Spirit 00:05:37.939 --> 00:05:39.939 to fill the gaps and sort out the details. 00:05:40.180 --> 00:05:41.599 He doesn't leave the rest to them 00:05:41.599 --> 00:05:42.620 or even to us. 00:05:43.519 --> 00:05:46.699 It is the Father who works out everything 00:05:46.699 --> 00:05:49.959 in the conformity of His will. 00:05:50.039 --> 00:05:52.319 It is Him who guides and directs all things. 00:05:52.759 --> 00:05:54.359 And everything in heaven, 00:05:54.959 --> 00:05:56.079 everything on earth, 00:05:56.079 --> 00:05:57.959 even the Son and the Spirit 00:05:57.959 --> 00:06:00.620 are subject to the authority 00:06:00.620 --> 00:06:02.519 of God the Father. 00:06:03.379 --> 00:06:05.579 But it's not an oppressive authority. 00:06:06.159 --> 00:06:07.800 We have this negative picture 00:06:07.800 --> 00:06:09.259 of authority in our existence. 00:06:09.899 --> 00:06:11.519 Think about the way that you react 00:06:11.519 --> 00:06:12.639 for those of you who drive 00:06:12.639 --> 00:06:13.979 when you see a parking cop. 00:06:14.699 --> 00:06:16.439 Whether you're getting a ticket or not, 00:06:17.479 --> 00:06:18.419 are you excited? 00:06:18.680 --> 00:06:21.539 Are you reverent towards their authority? 00:06:22.319 --> 00:06:23.500 They have an authority. 00:06:23.500 --> 00:06:25.699 They are delegated by the local council 00:06:25.699 --> 00:06:27.180 or whoever it is that's empowered them 00:06:27.180 --> 00:06:28.420 to come around and make sure 00:06:28.420 --> 00:06:30.420 that the laws are adhered to. 00:06:30.720 --> 00:06:31.480 But immediately, 00:06:32.439 --> 00:06:34.620 you think something along the lines of, 00:06:35.060 --> 00:06:35.459 jerk. 00:06:36.800 --> 00:06:38.040 It's okay to admit it 00:06:38.040 --> 00:06:39.220 because I know I've done it. 00:06:39.240 --> 00:06:40.279 Whether they're giving me a ticket 00:06:40.279 --> 00:06:41.100 or someone else a ticket 00:06:41.100 --> 00:06:42.519 or just walking to get their lunch. 00:06:42.980 --> 00:06:44.300 I see the ticket machine 00:06:44.300 --> 00:06:45.360 and I don't think, 00:06:45.560 --> 00:06:47.500 wow, authority that is to be feared 00:06:47.500 --> 00:06:48.120 and respected. 00:06:48.759 --> 00:06:49.720 I think, authority, 00:06:49.860 --> 00:06:50.579 what a shackle. 00:06:51.079 --> 00:06:51.939 What a limitation. 00:06:52.079 --> 00:06:52.720 Don't they understand? 00:06:52.720 --> 00:06:54.300 I'm just running into the shop for a second 00:06:54.300 --> 00:06:55.240 and it's not that I'm ignoring 00:06:55.240 --> 00:06:56.220 the no standing sign. 00:06:56.320 --> 00:06:57.440 It's just that the no standing sign 00:06:57.440 --> 00:06:58.720 doesn't understand my situation. 00:07:00.080 --> 00:07:01.420 We don't like authority. 00:07:01.980 --> 00:07:03.480 We're happy to submit with authority 00:07:03.480 --> 00:07:04.560 as long as it fits in 00:07:04.560 --> 00:07:05.840 with what we want it to do anyway. 00:07:06.200 --> 00:07:07.740 But we have this negative picture 00:07:07.740 --> 00:07:09.180 of authority that is over us. 00:07:09.940 --> 00:07:11.400 Whether it's parents or teachers 00:07:11.400 --> 00:07:12.900 or police or parking cops, 00:07:13.220 --> 00:07:15.140 we have this sense that authority 00:07:15.140 --> 00:07:16.720 belittles us 00:07:16.720 --> 00:07:18.240 or reduces the one 00:07:18.240 --> 00:07:19.660 who is under authority. 00:07:19.660 --> 00:07:21.760 But here in Ephesians 00:07:21.760 --> 00:07:23.660 and throughout all of Scripture, 00:07:23.939 --> 00:07:26.120 we see the Son and the Spirit 00:07:26.120 --> 00:07:28.580 under the authority of the Father. 00:07:30.020 --> 00:07:31.740 Even in the parts of the New Testament 00:07:31.740 --> 00:07:33.700 that proclaim the greatness 00:07:33.700 --> 00:07:35.040 and majesty of Jesus, 00:07:35.180 --> 00:07:36.580 and there are a lot of them, 00:07:37.180 --> 00:07:39.940 even in the final exaltation of Jesus, 00:07:40.820 --> 00:07:43.460 the Father is still supreme. 00:07:44.100 --> 00:07:45.340 He's still in the box seat. 00:07:45.339 --> 00:07:46.639 I'm going to put a couple of passages 00:07:46.639 --> 00:07:47.359 up on the screen. 00:07:48.119 --> 00:07:49.579 Philippians 2 is the first one. 00:07:49.659 --> 00:07:51.039 This is the hymn about Jesus 00:07:51.039 --> 00:07:52.879 who is in very nature God 00:07:52.879 --> 00:07:54.179 and humbles himself to death, 00:07:54.539 --> 00:07:55.399 becoming obedient, 00:07:55.560 --> 00:07:56.219 death on the cross, 00:07:56.299 --> 00:07:57.539 and then God exalts him. 00:07:57.939 --> 00:07:58.639 And it says here, 00:07:58.719 --> 00:08:00.079 therefore God exalted him 00:08:00.079 --> 00:08:01.159 to the highest place, 00:08:01.259 --> 00:08:02.019 gave him the name 00:08:02.019 --> 00:08:03.239 that's above every name, 00:08:03.500 --> 00:08:04.559 that at the name of Jesus 00:08:04.559 --> 00:08:05.699 every knee should bow 00:08:05.699 --> 00:08:06.979 in heaven and on earth 00:08:06.979 --> 00:08:08.039 and under the earth, 00:08:08.079 --> 00:08:09.299 and every tongue confess 00:08:09.299 --> 00:08:10.500 that Jesus Christ is Lord. 00:08:10.539 --> 00:08:11.759 This is exhaustive. 00:08:12.139 --> 00:08:13.719 Everybody is going to acknowledge 00:08:13.720 --> 00:08:14.800 Jesus as king, 00:08:15.220 --> 00:08:17.600 but Jesus' kingship is to what end? 00:08:18.160 --> 00:08:21.200 To the glory of God the Father. 00:08:21.980 --> 00:08:23.280 He's given this name, 00:08:23.360 --> 00:08:24.000 he's exalted, 00:08:24.140 --> 00:08:24.960 he's lifted up, 00:08:25.020 --> 00:08:26.480 but even in that moment, 00:08:27.780 --> 00:08:30.140 the Son remains subject 00:08:30.140 --> 00:08:32.399 to the authority of the Father. 00:08:32.620 --> 00:08:33.360 Another passage, 00:08:33.500 --> 00:08:34.740 1 Corinthians 15. 00:08:35.279 --> 00:08:36.600 I'll read a little bit extra 00:08:36.600 --> 00:08:37.899 that comes just before the stuff 00:08:37.899 --> 00:08:39.300 that will be on the screen for you. 00:08:39.299 --> 00:08:41.659 1 Corinthians 15, 00:08:41.759 --> 00:08:43.799 and I will begin at verse 20. 00:08:45.799 --> 00:08:47.199 This is talking about resurrection, 00:08:47.500 --> 00:08:47.939 and it says, 00:08:47.940 --> 00:08:50.160 Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, 00:08:50.240 --> 00:08:51.460 the firstfruits of those 00:08:51.460 --> 00:08:52.460 who have fallen asleep. 00:08:52.780 --> 00:08:54.460 For since death came through one man, 00:08:54.540 --> 00:08:55.660 the resurrection of the dead 00:08:55.660 --> 00:08:57.140 comes also through a man. 00:08:57.500 --> 00:08:58.940 For as in Adam all die, 00:08:59.100 --> 00:09:00.960 so in Christ all be made alive, 00:09:01.080 --> 00:09:02.320 but each in his own turn. 00:09:02.800 --> 00:09:04.120 Christ the firstfruits then, 00:09:04.180 --> 00:09:04.900 when he comes, 00:09:05.900 --> 00:09:07.020 those who belong to him. 00:09:07.660 --> 00:09:09.320 Then the end will come, 00:09:09.660 --> 00:09:11.100 when he hands over the kingdom 00:09:11.100 --> 00:09:12.200 to God the Father, 00:09:12.520 --> 00:09:13.760 after he has destroyed 00:09:13.760 --> 00:09:15.260 all dominion, authority, 00:09:15.259 --> 00:09:15.860 and power. 00:09:16.000 --> 00:09:17.000 For he must reign 00:09:17.000 --> 00:09:19.139 until he has put all his enemies 00:09:19.139 --> 00:09:20.039 under his feet. 00:09:20.200 --> 00:09:22.000 The last enemy to be destroyed 00:09:22.000 --> 00:09:22.600 is death. 00:09:22.919 --> 00:09:23.960 For he has put everything 00:09:23.960 --> 00:09:24.860 under his feet. 00:09:25.340 --> 00:09:26.059 Here's the key bit. 00:09:26.179 --> 00:09:27.259 Now when it says that 00:09:27.259 --> 00:09:29.759 everything has been put under him, 00:09:29.860 --> 00:09:30.799 still talking about Jesus, 00:09:31.240 --> 00:09:33.379 it's clear that this does not include 00:09:33.379 --> 00:09:35.580 God the Father himself 00:09:35.580 --> 00:09:37.960 who put everything under Christ. 00:09:38.500 --> 00:09:39.840 When he has done this, 00:09:40.039 --> 00:09:41.460 then the Son himself 00:09:41.460 --> 00:09:42.879 will be made subject 00:09:42.879 --> 00:09:44.600 to him who put everything 00:09:44.600 --> 00:09:45.259 under him 00:09:45.259 --> 00:09:46.879 so that God may be 00:09:46.879 --> 00:09:47.820 all in all. 00:09:48.860 --> 00:09:50.460 Even at that final moment 00:09:50.460 --> 00:09:51.620 when every authority 00:09:51.620 --> 00:09:53.000 has been laid low, 00:09:53.279 --> 00:09:54.480 when everyone has acknowledged 00:09:54.480 --> 00:09:55.659 the kingship of Jesus, 00:09:55.759 --> 00:09:56.519 at that point, 00:09:56.840 --> 00:09:57.899 the Son will not make 00:09:57.899 --> 00:09:58.799 much of himself. 00:10:00.139 --> 00:10:01.159 He will joyfully 00:10:01.159 --> 00:10:02.000 and willingly 00:10:02.000 --> 00:10:03.460 subject himself 00:10:03.460 --> 00:10:04.299 to the authority 00:10:04.299 --> 00:10:05.960 of God the Father. 00:10:06.879 --> 00:10:08.080 Even in that moment, 00:10:08.620 --> 00:10:09.559 Jesus willingly 00:10:09.559 --> 00:10:10.799 and wholeheartedly 00:10:10.799 --> 00:10:13.179 submits to authority. 00:10:13.899 --> 00:10:14.739 And it's important 00:10:14.739 --> 00:10:15.559 for us to recognize 00:10:15.559 --> 00:10:17.319 that the Father's authority 00:10:17.319 --> 00:10:18.159 and his supremacy 00:10:18.159 --> 00:10:19.299 is eternal. 00:10:20.119 --> 00:10:21.599 In this passage in Ephesians, 00:10:21.699 --> 00:10:22.539 we see that before 00:10:22.539 --> 00:10:24.079 the creation of the world, 00:10:24.659 --> 00:10:25.539 God the Father 00:10:25.539 --> 00:10:27.359 had already planned things out. 00:10:27.619 --> 00:10:28.500 He was exercising 00:10:28.500 --> 00:10:29.179 his authority 00:10:29.179 --> 00:10:30.639 before he spoke 00:10:30.639 --> 00:10:31.599 the earth into motion. 00:10:32.259 --> 00:10:33.559 He had already told the Son, 00:10:33.679 --> 00:10:34.559 this is what you will do 00:10:34.559 --> 00:10:35.879 before the world 00:10:35.879 --> 00:10:36.559 had begun. 00:10:37.000 --> 00:10:37.819 And we see there 00:10:37.820 --> 00:10:39.060 in 1 Corinthians 15, 00:10:39.500 --> 00:10:40.200 that at the end 00:10:40.200 --> 00:10:41.240 and for all eternity, 00:10:41.400 --> 00:10:42.580 the Son will make himself 00:10:42.580 --> 00:10:44.200 subject to God the Father 00:10:44.200 --> 00:10:46.220 because God the Father 00:10:46.220 --> 00:10:47.740 was, is, and always 00:10:47.740 --> 00:10:49.300 will be supreme. 00:10:50.280 --> 00:10:51.140 Now there's two 00:10:51.140 --> 00:10:52.100 important implications, 00:10:52.240 --> 00:10:53.060 well at least two 00:10:53.060 --> 00:10:54.220 important implications 00:10:54.220 --> 00:10:55.320 for us in this. 00:10:56.760 --> 00:10:57.320 Authority 00:10:57.320 --> 00:10:59.620 is therefore 00:10:59.620 --> 00:11:01.860 inherently good. 00:11:03.860 --> 00:11:04.920 God is good 00:11:04.919 --> 00:11:06.240 and authority 00:11:06.240 --> 00:11:07.699 is part of who God is, 00:11:07.740 --> 00:11:08.459 it's part of him 00:11:08.459 --> 00:11:09.059 as Father 00:11:09.059 --> 00:11:10.419 for all eternity, 00:11:11.079 --> 00:11:11.599 therefore 00:11:11.599 --> 00:11:12.779 authority 00:11:12.779 --> 00:11:14.979 is good. 00:11:15.240 --> 00:11:15.579 Now, 00:11:15.699 --> 00:11:16.539 we need to acknowledge 00:11:16.539 --> 00:11:17.879 authority can be abused, 00:11:18.039 --> 00:11:19.419 authority can be misused, 00:11:20.079 --> 00:11:22.659 but it's part of who God is 00:11:22.659 --> 00:11:24.659 and we need to be careful 00:11:24.659 --> 00:11:25.360 as Christians 00:11:25.360 --> 00:11:26.620 how we approach those 00:11:26.620 --> 00:11:27.379 who are in authority 00:11:27.379 --> 00:11:28.139 over us. 00:11:28.939 --> 00:11:30.079 Because if authority 00:11:30.079 --> 00:11:30.579 is good, 00:11:30.659 --> 00:11:31.599 we're not justified 00:11:31.599 --> 00:11:32.959 in our default position 00:11:32.960 --> 00:11:34.519 of just disliking authority 00:11:34.519 --> 00:11:35.560 because it limits me. 00:11:37.280 --> 00:11:38.139 Because authority 00:11:38.139 --> 00:11:39.000 is going to be there 00:11:39.000 --> 00:11:39.800 for all eternity. 00:11:40.700 --> 00:11:41.700 It's not like 00:11:41.700 --> 00:11:42.920 when we go to heaven, 00:11:43.100 --> 00:11:44.040 suddenly all authority 00:11:44.040 --> 00:11:44.780 will be removed 00:11:44.780 --> 00:11:45.720 and you will be a Lord 00:11:45.720 --> 00:11:46.540 unto yourself. 00:11:47.639 --> 00:11:48.120 Therefore, 00:11:48.280 --> 00:11:48.920 all eternity, 00:11:49.139 --> 00:11:49.800 you too 00:11:49.800 --> 00:11:50.500 will be subject 00:11:50.500 --> 00:11:51.440 to the authority 00:11:51.440 --> 00:11:52.840 of God the Father 00:11:52.840 --> 00:11:53.800 and so we cannot 00:11:53.800 --> 00:11:54.900 just throw authority 00:11:54.900 --> 00:11:55.960 out as a bad thing 00:11:55.960 --> 00:11:56.500 that the world 00:11:56.500 --> 00:11:57.340 has given us. 00:11:57.900 --> 00:11:58.960 Authority is part 00:11:58.960 --> 00:11:59.879 of who God is. 00:12:00.180 --> 00:12:01.000 But more importantly, 00:12:01.000 --> 00:12:02.659 if we fail 00:12:02.659 --> 00:12:03.259 to submit 00:12:03.259 --> 00:12:04.419 to earthly authority, 00:12:04.779 --> 00:12:05.360 parents, 00:12:05.659 --> 00:12:06.059 teachers, 00:12:06.320 --> 00:12:06.700 police, 00:12:07.100 --> 00:12:08.220 even church leadership, 00:12:09.000 --> 00:12:10.259 we actually 00:12:10.259 --> 00:12:11.559 handicap ourselves 00:12:11.559 --> 00:12:12.259 when it comes 00:12:12.259 --> 00:12:13.059 to our relationship 00:12:13.059 --> 00:12:13.700 with God. 00:12:14.799 --> 00:12:15.919 If we lack 00:12:15.919 --> 00:12:16.620 the ability 00:12:16.620 --> 00:12:17.799 to submit 00:12:17.799 --> 00:12:18.820 to authority, 00:12:19.539 --> 00:12:23.480 then we will struggle 00:12:23.480 --> 00:12:25.580 when it comes 00:12:25.580 --> 00:12:26.039 to submitting 00:12:26.039 --> 00:12:26.600 to God. 00:12:27.159 --> 00:12:28.120 If we breed 00:12:28.120 --> 00:12:28.860 within ourselves 00:12:28.860 --> 00:12:29.820 a default setting 00:12:29.820 --> 00:12:30.480 and a culture 00:12:30.480 --> 00:12:31.420 where authority 00:12:31.420 --> 00:12:32.160 is bad, 00:12:32.840 --> 00:12:33.640 it is inevitable 00:12:33.640 --> 00:12:34.620 that that will begin 00:12:34.620 --> 00:12:35.660 to flow into the way 00:12:35.660 --> 00:12:36.780 we relate to our God. 00:12:38.080 --> 00:12:39.360 We will see authority 00:12:39.360 --> 00:12:40.140 as a negative thing 00:12:40.140 --> 00:12:40.600 and instead 00:12:40.600 --> 00:12:41.440 we will treat him 00:12:41.440 --> 00:12:42.960 as equal with us, 00:12:43.480 --> 00:12:43.940 important, 00:12:44.520 --> 00:12:45.940 but not in charge. 00:12:47.200 --> 00:12:48.120 God the Father 00:12:48.120 --> 00:12:48.879 is supreme 00:12:48.879 --> 00:12:50.140 over Jesus the Son 00:12:50.140 --> 00:12:51.379 and over the Holy Spirit 00:12:51.379 --> 00:12:52.440 and you can be sure 00:12:52.440 --> 00:12:53.660 that he is supreme 00:12:53.660 --> 00:12:54.840 over us as well. 00:12:55.480 --> 00:12:56.900 To reject authority, 00:12:57.740 --> 00:12:59.040 to reject his authority, 00:12:59.039 --> 00:13:00.139 is to reject him 00:13:00.139 --> 00:13:00.659 as Father, 00:13:01.259 --> 00:13:02.019 to reject him 00:13:02.019 --> 00:13:02.620 as Father 00:13:02.620 --> 00:13:04.419 is to reject God 00:13:04.419 --> 00:13:05.779 because that's 00:13:05.779 --> 00:13:06.559 who he is. 00:13:07.159 --> 00:13:08.139 Second implication 00:13:08.139 --> 00:13:09.139 of the authority 00:13:09.139 --> 00:13:09.639 of the Father 00:13:09.639 --> 00:13:10.980 is that in God 00:13:10.980 --> 00:13:11.779 we have a model 00:13:11.779 --> 00:13:12.719 for what fatherhood 00:13:12.719 --> 00:13:13.459 looks like. 00:13:14.079 --> 00:13:14.620 We all have 00:13:14.620 --> 00:13:15.500 different experiences 00:13:15.500 --> 00:13:16.219 of fatherhood, 00:13:16.299 --> 00:13:16.879 for some of us 00:13:16.879 --> 00:13:17.679 it's been positive, 00:13:17.819 --> 00:13:18.519 for some negative, 00:13:19.279 --> 00:13:20.399 but for those of us 00:13:20.399 --> 00:13:21.199 who are fathers 00:13:21.199 --> 00:13:21.980 or who will be 00:13:21.980 --> 00:13:22.500 one day, 00:13:23.099 --> 00:13:24.379 we must recognize 00:13:24.379 --> 00:13:25.179 that authority 00:13:25.179 --> 00:13:26.759 is an appropriate position 00:13:26.759 --> 00:13:27.439 for a father 00:13:27.439 --> 00:13:28.240 over a child. 00:13:29.379 --> 00:13:30.399 It is right 00:13:30.399 --> 00:13:30.939 for fathers 00:13:30.939 --> 00:13:31.899 to demand respect 00:13:31.899 --> 00:13:33.299 and to demand obedience 00:13:33.299 --> 00:13:34.080 from their children, 00:13:34.200 --> 00:13:35.080 not oppressively, 00:13:35.360 --> 00:13:36.639 not in a burdensome way, 00:13:37.360 --> 00:13:38.399 but the respect 00:13:38.399 --> 00:13:39.120 that is commanded 00:13:39.120 --> 00:13:39.860 from kids 00:13:39.860 --> 00:13:41.039 will teach kids 00:13:41.039 --> 00:13:42.539 that God, 00:13:42.659 --> 00:13:43.480 their Heavenly Father, 00:13:43.620 --> 00:13:45.960 also demands respect 00:13:45.960 --> 00:13:46.639 and obedience. 00:13:47.919 --> 00:13:48.779 As fathers, 00:13:48.939 --> 00:13:49.879 we will be the model 00:13:49.879 --> 00:13:51.779 for our own kids 00:13:51.779 --> 00:13:52.480 and for the world 00:13:52.480 --> 00:13:53.159 around us 00:13:53.159 --> 00:13:54.620 of what the fatherhood 00:13:54.620 --> 00:13:55.699 of God looks like 00:13:55.699 --> 00:13:56.419 and so we need 00:13:56.419 --> 00:13:57.159 to look to Him 00:13:57.159 --> 00:13:59.039 and seek to fulfill 00:13:59.039 --> 00:13:59.620 the pattern 00:13:59.620 --> 00:14:00.519 that He's given us. 00:14:01.079 --> 00:14:02.000 The right response 00:14:02.000 --> 00:14:02.659 to the authority 00:14:02.659 --> 00:14:03.279 of the Father 00:14:03.279 --> 00:14:05.159 is found in the perfect 00:14:05.159 --> 00:14:06.299 submission of Jesus 00:14:06.299 --> 00:14:07.600 but we're going to get 00:14:07.600 --> 00:14:08.419 to that a little bit 00:14:08.419 --> 00:14:09.259 more next week 00:14:09.259 --> 00:14:09.899 so you're just going to 00:14:09.899 --> 00:14:10.519 have to hold that 00:14:10.519 --> 00:14:10.959 on the shelf 00:14:10.959 --> 00:14:11.500 a little bit. 00:14:12.100 --> 00:14:13.620 The Father is supreme. 00:14:14.459 --> 00:14:15.299 It's the first thing 00:14:15.299 --> 00:14:16.139 that Ephesians 1 00:14:16.139 --> 00:14:16.959 wants to show us 00:14:16.959 --> 00:14:18.240 but not only supreme, 00:14:18.740 --> 00:14:19.139 secondly, 00:14:19.279 --> 00:14:20.019 the Father is 00:14:20.019 --> 00:14:21.839 abundantly generous. 00:14:21.840 --> 00:14:23.680 Part of what makes 00:14:23.680 --> 00:14:24.660 the Father's authority 00:14:24.660 --> 00:14:25.899 perfect and good 00:14:25.899 --> 00:14:27.100 is the love 00:14:27.100 --> 00:14:28.620 that goes hand in hand 00:14:28.620 --> 00:14:29.280 with the authority 00:14:29.280 --> 00:14:30.320 that He exercises. 00:14:30.720 --> 00:14:31.600 Love for His Son, 00:14:31.759 --> 00:14:32.540 love for the Spirit 00:14:32.540 --> 00:14:33.680 and love for us. 00:14:34.879 --> 00:14:35.540 If you look at 00:14:35.540 --> 00:14:36.740 Jesus' life on the earth, 00:14:36.879 --> 00:14:38.420 Jesus is provided for 00:14:38.420 --> 00:14:39.300 by His Father. 00:14:40.100 --> 00:14:40.980 The Father sends 00:14:40.980 --> 00:14:42.280 the Spirit on Jesus 00:14:42.280 --> 00:14:43.160 at His baptism 00:14:43.160 --> 00:14:44.320 so that the Spirit 00:14:44.320 --> 00:14:45.700 will empower Jesus 00:14:45.700 --> 00:14:46.940 for His earthly life. 00:14:47.360 --> 00:14:48.360 The Spirit is the one 00:14:48.360 --> 00:14:48.860 who's giving Him 00:14:48.860 --> 00:14:49.240 the power 00:14:49.240 --> 00:14:50.280 but the Father's the one 00:14:50.280 --> 00:14:51.480 who gave Him the Spirit 00:14:51.480 --> 00:14:52.680 and so it is the Father 00:14:52.680 --> 00:14:53.800 who provides 00:14:53.800 --> 00:14:54.820 for His Son. 00:14:55.460 --> 00:14:56.620 Jesus is often referred 00:14:56.620 --> 00:14:57.740 to as the Son of the Father 00:14:57.740 --> 00:14:58.480 but more than that, 00:14:58.560 --> 00:14:59.480 in Mark chapter 1 00:14:59.480 --> 00:15:01.240 where Jesus is being baptized, 00:15:01.639 --> 00:15:02.340 it says this, 00:15:02.340 --> 00:15:04.399 at that time Jesus came 00:15:04.399 --> 00:15:05.680 from Nazareth in Galilee 00:15:05.680 --> 00:15:06.440 and was baptized 00:15:06.440 --> 00:15:07.759 by John in the Jordan. 00:15:08.300 --> 00:15:09.460 As Jesus was coming up 00:15:09.460 --> 00:15:10.160 out of the water, 00:15:10.259 --> 00:15:11.980 He saw heaven being torn open 00:15:11.980 --> 00:15:13.100 and the Spirit descending 00:15:13.100 --> 00:15:14.120 on Him like a dove 00:15:14.120 --> 00:15:16.220 and a voice came from heaven, 00:15:17.080 --> 00:15:18.820 You are my Son 00:15:18.820 --> 00:15:19.980 whom I love. 00:15:20.560 --> 00:15:22.399 With you I am well pleased. 00:15:23.759 --> 00:15:25.160 Jesus knows 00:15:25.160 --> 00:15:26.960 the Father's love for Him. 00:15:27.680 --> 00:15:29.460 He knows the Father's provision. 00:15:29.460 --> 00:15:31.240 He knows the Father's 00:15:31.240 --> 00:15:32.660 abundant generosity 00:15:32.660 --> 00:15:35.040 and so the authority 00:15:35.040 --> 00:15:36.460 that He is called 00:15:36.460 --> 00:15:37.220 to submit to 00:15:37.220 --> 00:15:38.500 is in no way oppressive 00:15:38.500 --> 00:15:39.320 or negative 00:15:39.320 --> 00:15:40.700 or difficult. 00:15:41.700 --> 00:15:43.280 But the amazing blessing 00:15:43.280 --> 00:15:44.420 is that we too 00:15:44.420 --> 00:15:45.460 know the loving provision 00:15:46.200 --> 00:15:47.379 of our Heavenly Father. 00:15:47.500 --> 00:15:49.320 Have a look at verse 7 and 8. 00:15:49.879 --> 00:15:51.800 In Him we have redemption 00:15:51.800 --> 00:15:52.759 through His blood, 00:15:52.860 --> 00:15:54.100 the forgiveness of sins 00:15:54.100 --> 00:15:55.860 in accordance with the riches 00:15:55.860 --> 00:15:57.040 of God's grace 00:15:57.039 --> 00:15:59.240 that He lavished on us 00:15:59.240 --> 00:16:01.000 with all wisdom 00:16:01.000 --> 00:16:02.039 and understanding. 00:16:02.159 --> 00:16:04.099 The love of our Heavenly Father 00:16:04.099 --> 00:16:05.319 is lavish. 00:16:06.259 --> 00:16:07.240 It's abundant. 00:16:07.699 --> 00:16:09.399 It is poured out on us. 00:16:09.480 --> 00:16:11.000 It is overflowing. 00:16:12.099 --> 00:16:13.120 God the Father 00:16:13.120 --> 00:16:14.539 is generous. 00:16:16.419 --> 00:16:17.959 James 1.17 tells us 00:16:17.959 --> 00:16:18.719 that every good 00:16:18.719 --> 00:16:19.679 and perfect gift 00:16:19.679 --> 00:16:20.620 is from above 00:16:20.620 --> 00:16:21.299 coming down 00:16:21.299 --> 00:16:22.099 from the Father 00:16:22.099 --> 00:16:23.419 of heavenly lights 00:16:23.419 --> 00:16:24.480 who does not change 00:16:24.480 --> 00:16:25.539 like shifting shadows. 00:16:25.539 --> 00:16:27.639 In Ephesians verse 3 00:16:27.639 --> 00:16:28.159 we read, 00:16:28.539 --> 00:16:29.480 Praise be to the God 00:16:29.480 --> 00:16:30.240 and Father 00:16:30.240 --> 00:16:31.980 of our Lord Jesus Christ 00:16:31.980 --> 00:16:32.919 who has blessed us 00:16:32.919 --> 00:16:33.860 in the heavenly realms 00:16:33.860 --> 00:16:35.159 with every 00:16:35.159 --> 00:16:36.699 spiritual blessing. 00:16:38.199 --> 00:16:39.319 God's love 00:16:39.319 --> 00:16:40.639 is lavish. 00:16:41.459 --> 00:16:42.480 It is abundant. 00:16:42.659 --> 00:16:43.699 It is overwhelming. 00:16:44.159 --> 00:16:45.099 Every good gift 00:16:45.099 --> 00:16:46.059 comes from God. 00:16:46.159 --> 00:16:46.860 Every good thing 00:16:46.860 --> 00:16:47.980 you have in your life, 00:16:48.360 --> 00:16:49.079 everything that you 00:16:49.079 --> 00:16:50.099 are thankful for 00:16:50.099 --> 00:16:51.419 is a gift 00:16:51.419 --> 00:16:52.539 from the Father 00:16:52.539 --> 00:16:54.419 for which he is worthy 00:16:54.419 --> 00:16:55.199 of our thanks 00:16:55.199 --> 00:16:56.099 and praise. 00:16:57.240 --> 00:16:58.539 But the greatest gift 00:16:58.539 --> 00:16:59.219 of the Father 00:16:59.219 --> 00:16:59.719 to us, 00:16:59.759 --> 00:17:00.299 his children, 00:17:01.139 --> 00:17:01.819 is himself. 00:17:03.259 --> 00:17:04.399 As the creator 00:17:04.399 --> 00:17:05.000 of anything 00:17:05.000 --> 00:17:05.899 that is good, 00:17:06.500 --> 00:17:07.659 there is nothing better 00:17:07.659 --> 00:17:08.420 than himself. 00:17:09.319 --> 00:17:10.119 It's like 00:17:10.119 --> 00:17:11.339 when you watch 00:17:11.339 --> 00:17:12.599 those Disney cartoons 00:17:12.599 --> 00:17:13.639 and somebody finds 00:17:13.639 --> 00:17:14.420 a genie lamp, 00:17:14.500 --> 00:17:15.440 what's the first wish 00:17:15.440 --> 00:17:16.579 of a smart person? 00:17:17.579 --> 00:17:18.480 More wishes. 00:17:19.360 --> 00:17:20.380 They want the source 00:17:20.380 --> 00:17:21.079 of the goodness 00:17:21.079 --> 00:17:22.039 and in the same way 00:17:22.039 --> 00:17:22.480 the Father 00:17:22.480 --> 00:17:23.920 who gives us good things 00:17:23.920 --> 00:17:25.940 gives us the greatest gift 00:17:25.940 --> 00:17:27.079 in that he gives us 00:17:27.079 --> 00:17:27.759 himself. 00:17:28.819 --> 00:17:29.819 He gives us access 00:17:29.819 --> 00:17:30.819 to the unlimited, 00:17:31.200 --> 00:17:31.559 abundant, 00:17:31.759 --> 00:17:32.740 and lavish love 00:17:32.740 --> 00:17:34.299 of our heavenly Father. 00:17:35.039 --> 00:17:35.940 Now the Son 00:17:35.940 --> 00:17:37.299 gets that in a measure 00:17:37.299 --> 00:17:38.559 that we can only begin 00:17:38.559 --> 00:17:39.480 to dream about. 00:17:39.579 --> 00:17:40.420 That's the marvel 00:17:40.420 --> 00:17:41.059 of the Trinity 00:17:41.059 --> 00:17:41.940 is that the Father 00:17:41.940 --> 00:17:42.640 and the Son 00:17:42.640 --> 00:17:43.900 are so interconnected 00:17:43.900 --> 00:17:46.220 and so closely related 00:17:46.220 --> 00:17:48.420 that they get each other 00:17:48.420 --> 00:17:49.079 in fullness 00:17:49.079 --> 00:17:50.140 but for us 00:17:50.140 --> 00:17:52.559 the Father's love 00:17:52.559 --> 00:17:54.019 climaxes 00:17:54.019 --> 00:17:55.120 in Jesus 00:17:55.120 --> 00:17:56.100 on the cross. 00:17:57.180 --> 00:17:58.339 Through that moment 00:17:58.339 --> 00:17:59.079 of sacrifice 00:17:59.079 --> 00:18:00.539 that the Father pays 00:18:00.539 --> 00:18:02.799 we come to know him 00:18:02.799 --> 00:18:03.480 as Father. 00:18:04.819 --> 00:18:05.660 Chris was sharing 00:18:05.660 --> 00:18:06.160 this morning 00:18:06.160 --> 00:18:07.079 that as you range 00:18:07.079 --> 00:18:08.079 through the Old Testament 00:18:08.079 --> 00:18:09.480 you will very rarely 00:18:09.480 --> 00:18:11.019 find God 00:18:11.019 --> 00:18:12.079 referred to 00:18:12.079 --> 00:18:12.680 as Father. 00:18:13.059 --> 00:18:13.839 It's not that he's 00:18:13.839 --> 00:18:14.519 not Father 00:18:14.519 --> 00:18:15.200 because we've already 00:18:15.200 --> 00:18:15.860 looked at in all 00:18:15.859 --> 00:18:16.319 eternity 00:18:16.319 --> 00:18:16.939 he has been 00:18:16.939 --> 00:18:17.779 the Supreme Father 00:18:17.779 --> 00:18:18.719 but it's that 00:18:18.719 --> 00:18:19.419 it's not until 00:18:19.419 --> 00:18:20.339 we get to Jesus 00:18:20.339 --> 00:18:20.959 the Son 00:18:20.959 --> 00:18:22.479 that we are invited 00:18:22.479 --> 00:18:23.459 to know him 00:18:23.459 --> 00:18:24.579 as Father. 00:18:25.279 --> 00:18:26.339 That is the lavish 00:18:26.339 --> 00:18:27.139 love of the Father 00:18:27.139 --> 00:18:28.079 that he would sacrifice 00:18:28.079 --> 00:18:28.719 his Son 00:18:28.719 --> 00:18:29.659 and John 14 00:18:29.659 --> 00:18:30.859 puts it explicitly 00:18:30.859 --> 00:18:31.859 when Jesus says 00:18:31.859 --> 00:18:32.619 I am the way 00:18:32.619 --> 00:18:33.159 the truth 00:18:33.159 --> 00:18:33.799 and the life 00:18:33.799 --> 00:18:34.979 no one comes 00:18:34.979 --> 00:18:35.779 to the Father 00:18:35.779 --> 00:18:37.419 except through me. 00:18:38.399 --> 00:18:39.079 The love 00:18:39.079 --> 00:18:39.679 of the Father 00:18:39.679 --> 00:18:40.199 for us 00:18:40.199 --> 00:18:41.139 is to draw us 00:18:41.139 --> 00:18:42.219 into a relationship 00:18:42.219 --> 00:18:42.759 with him 00:18:42.759 --> 00:18:44.339 where he remains 00:18:44.339 --> 00:18:45.419 supreme. 00:18:45.859 --> 00:18:46.979 but where he 00:18:46.979 --> 00:18:47.599 pours out 00:18:47.599 --> 00:18:48.279 his abundant 00:18:48.279 --> 00:18:48.819 love. 00:18:49.859 --> 00:18:50.500 It's amazing 00:18:50.500 --> 00:18:51.059 that we come 00:18:51.059 --> 00:18:51.599 to know him 00:18:51.599 --> 00:18:52.319 not just as 00:18:52.319 --> 00:18:52.939 a Father 00:18:52.939 --> 00:18:53.419 or even 00:18:53.419 --> 00:18:54.119 the Father 00:18:54.119 --> 00:18:56.019 but our Father 00:18:56.019 --> 00:18:58.319 and so Jesus 00:18:58.319 --> 00:18:59.079 can teach his 00:18:59.079 --> 00:18:59.559 disciples 00:18:59.559 --> 00:19:00.579 and we can read 00:19:00.579 --> 00:19:01.459 in Matthew 6 00:19:01.459 --> 00:19:03.159 we pray 00:19:03.159 --> 00:19:04.259 our Father 00:19:04.259 --> 00:19:05.179 in heaven. 00:19:06.299 --> 00:19:07.139 Verse 5 00:19:07.139 --> 00:19:08.039 puts it this way 00:19:08.039 --> 00:19:09.200 he predestined 00:19:09.200 --> 00:19:09.779 us to be 00:19:09.779 --> 00:19:10.240 adopted 00:19:10.240 --> 00:19:10.879 as his 00:19:10.879 --> 00:19:11.519 sons 00:19:11.519 --> 00:19:12.599 through Jesus 00:19:12.599 --> 00:19:13.200 Christ. 00:19:13.879 --> 00:19:14.539 The Father 00:19:14.539 --> 00:19:15.099 who cares 00:19:15.099 --> 00:19:15.779 for his Son 00:19:15.779 --> 00:19:16.339 and provided 00:19:16.339 --> 00:19:17.139 his Holy Spirit 00:19:17.139 --> 00:19:17.659 for him 00:19:17.659 --> 00:19:18.599 has adopted 00:19:18.599 --> 00:19:19.339 us into 00:19:19.339 --> 00:19:20.500 his family 00:19:20.500 --> 00:19:21.960 and again 00:19:21.960 --> 00:19:23.200 here God 00:19:23.200 --> 00:19:23.700 the Father 00:19:23.700 --> 00:19:24.519 is the model 00:19:24.519 --> 00:19:25.680 of what a real 00:19:25.680 --> 00:19:26.720 father should be. 00:19:27.279 --> 00:19:27.879 He models 00:19:27.879 --> 00:19:28.720 what fatherly 00:19:28.720 --> 00:19:29.559 love should look 00:19:29.559 --> 00:19:30.019 like. 00:19:30.539 --> 00:19:31.079 Fathers are called 00:19:31.079 --> 00:19:32.079 to so smother 00:19:32.079 --> 00:19:32.679 their children 00:19:32.679 --> 00:19:33.319 with love 00:19:33.319 --> 00:19:34.559 that there will 00:19:34.559 --> 00:19:35.619 never be a question. 00:19:37.879 --> 00:19:38.879 Jesus heard it 00:19:38.879 --> 00:19:39.439 explicitly 00:19:39.439 --> 00:19:40.019 from his 00:19:40.019 --> 00:19:40.759 father's lips 00:19:40.759 --> 00:19:41.939 and Jesus 00:19:41.939 --> 00:19:42.899 experienced it 00:19:42.899 --> 00:19:43.399 directly 00:19:43.399 --> 00:19:43.879 through his 00:19:43.879 --> 00:19:44.359 father's 00:19:44.359 --> 00:19:44.759 provision 00:19:44.759 --> 00:19:47.659 and so 00:19:47.659 --> 00:19:48.500 for those of us 00:19:48.500 --> 00:19:49.139 who are fathers 00:19:49.139 --> 00:19:49.919 and those of us 00:19:49.919 --> 00:19:50.539 who may become 00:19:50.539 --> 00:19:50.960 fathers 00:19:50.960 --> 00:19:51.619 we are called 00:19:51.619 --> 00:19:52.379 to the same 00:19:52.379 --> 00:19:53.019 sort of love. 00:19:54.299 --> 00:19:54.939 If you are a 00:19:54.939 --> 00:19:55.159 father 00:19:55.159 --> 00:19:55.919 do your children 00:19:55.919 --> 00:19:56.659 know that you 00:19:56.659 --> 00:19:57.079 love them? 00:19:58.159 --> 00:19:59.220 Are they confident? 00:19:59.379 --> 00:20:00.240 Have you told them? 00:20:00.240 --> 00:20:01.599 Have they experienced 00:20:01.599 --> 00:20:01.900 it? 00:20:03.039 --> 00:20:03.839 God our 00:20:03.839 --> 00:20:04.240 father 00:20:04.240 --> 00:20:05.559 is our model. 00:20:06.880 --> 00:20:07.859 There's an amazing 00:20:07.859 --> 00:20:08.859 promise in Romans 00:20:08.859 --> 00:20:10.480 8 that says 00:20:10.480 --> 00:20:11.440 if he did not 00:20:11.440 --> 00:20:12.160 spare his own 00:20:12.160 --> 00:20:13.299 son but graciously 00:20:13.299 --> 00:20:14.140 gave him up 00:20:14.140 --> 00:20:14.740 for us all 00:20:14.740 --> 00:20:15.799 how will he not 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