In this message Tino helps us to understand the difference between Sonship thinking (someone who knows they are a son of God) and orphan thinking (someone who doesn’t know they have a heavenly Father).  As believers there are areas of our lives that are categorised by orphan thinking, even if we have known our Father for years.  This teaching will talk through the thought patterns of a son and an orphan and help you move from orphan thinking into the blessedness of knowing “Daddy” God.

Tino

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Thought I’d add the preaching notes too.  Some people have asked for them, so here they are:

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Brian Hickford from the local Gideons team brings a liberating message from Philippians 3:13-14 about not dwelling on the past but accepting our wonderful future in Christ. (Apologies for the poor sound quality)gideons-18-05-08 

 

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Tino brings fresh revelation from the parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15, to demonstrate how much God loves us.

 

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John reminds us from Galatians 5:6 that “in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love”

 

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John reminds us that grace is the person of Jesus and that it’s Jesus who loves to prosper us financially.

 

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Karen gives us a fresh look at the Lord’s Supper.

 

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John reminds us from the Word of the difference between living under the Law or living under grace in our relationships, whether we are single or married.

 

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Isn’t it good to know that Jesus has done everything necessary for us to enjoy an intimate relationship with our Father God? The curtain of separation has been ripped in two and we now have access all areas.

I really like that in the Bible Paul even points out that the curtain of the temple was ripped from top to bottom, highlighting the fact that it was God himself who didn’t want to waste a minute more time being separated from His people. He didn’t wait for the disciples to get the understanding of what had happened, He went right ahead and ripped the thing in half. That speaks to me about a passionate God who loves His children passionately.

Many people are locked into a personal battle believing that the only way to achieve intimacy with God is to work harder, pray more, sacrifice a favourite pastime etc. Whilst some of these things may be stuff that God will eventually want to change in our lives the truth is that there is nothing separating us from a deeper relationship with God except our beliefs. The Bible tells us that God poured out all His anger onto Jesus when He was on the cross. Therefore God is no longer angry with us! Jesus dealt with that.

We need to believe that God is for us, and realise that we are loved by Him. I love it when I hear the Holy Spirit speaking to me. He knows how to get straight to the point and understands the deep issues of our heart. I encourage you to get in a quiet place and ask Him what He wants to say to you. From the beginning of Genesis God has been longing to speak to His people. Adam messed it up at the beginning, and then the Israelites led by Moses were afraid to hear Him.

God managed to speak through a few individuals throughout the Old Testament, but now Jesus has done everything necessary for us to hear God intimately ourselves. He gives us His purpose and speaks direction into our lives. He alone knows us.