Becoming the Father

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Outline

Hook: Do you believe God is like the Father in Jesus' parable?

I. LOVING
"What I am called to make true is that whether I am the younger or the elder son, I am the son of my compassionate father. I am an heir. Indeed, as son and heir I am to become successor. I am destined to step into my father’s place and offer to others the same compassion that He has offered me. The return to the Father is ultimately the challenge to become the Father.” – Henri Nouwen

II. LOVED
"Nothing can now un-child you. Not even you. Those in Christ are eternally imprisoned within the tender heart of God.” – Dane Ortlund

Take-away: Learn to improv.

Resources

• Tim Keller, Hidden Christmas
• Henri Nouwen, Return of the Prodigal Son
• Dane Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly
• Stephen Presley, Cultural Sanctification