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June 14-15, 2008
This week's "Reflection" by Gary Keith, Pastor of Teaching & Worship
This weekend we
looked at one verse, John 3:16. In this verse we found four ways our heavenly
Father relates to us. Then we took those four things and applied them to us as
earthly fathers on this Father's Day weekend. The four ways God relates to
us is that he loves us, he gives to us, he requires from us, and he has prepared
a future for us.
This message was a
good reminder for me that whatever the age of my children and now grandchildren,
I can still learn and I can still grow in these four ways. I know that this can
also be a time that is hard for many people due to the type of relationship they
had or have with their father. If you were there, you may remember the quote from
Bill Hybels that I shared. He said, "The healing power of our heavenly Father is
greater than the wounding power of our earthly father." What a great
thought. Whatever your relationship with your father, my prayer is that
the healing power of our heavenly Father is at work in our
life.
I'd love to hear
how this message touched your heart. God Bless.
