...John 14:23 (NKJV) “Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.” Today we will look at welcoming God the Father into our lives and into His church. Pastor, you just said it is Jesus’s church, is it His church or the Father’s church and the answer is yes. You cannot separate God the Father, Jesus the Son, or Holy Spirit because they are One. The Godhead is showing us, His church, His people, His sheep, His disciples how important it is for all of us to be One like they are One. Listen to Jesus beautiful prayer about unity.
1. We Welcome the Father Because He Always Exalts the Son. Matthew 3:17 (NIV) And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased." The Father always exalts the Son. "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased." We always want to welcome the Father because He exalts and magnifies the Son. We should magnify the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
2. We Welcome the Father Because Our Prayers Are Directed to Him. John 15:16 (NKJV) “You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My Name He may give you.” What a privilege to pray to our Heavenly Father and what a privilege pray in His Son’s Name…Jesus. Our Heavenly Father wants us to cry out to Him and trust Him. We welcome Him and we pray to Him because He can fill gaps not even family can fill. My family is so dysfunctional and messed up.
3. We Welcome the Father and We Direct Our Worship to Him. Watch these verses showing us to be dependent on Holy Spirit, directing our ministry we perform toward the Lord Jesus Christ, and giving thanks (worship) to the Father. We must worship and welcome our loving Father. Ephesians 5:18&20 (NLT2) “Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Psalm 89:26 (NLT2) “And he will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’ Welcome Him, worship Him and be thankful for Him. Our heavenly Father deserves our total devotion. Colossians 3:17 (NKJV) “And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” Life Church, I exhort you to always acknowledge and welcome our Heavenly Father.
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