Week 4: Father Heart of God

Lecture 1:  Zachariah 3:17 He delights in me. Ephesians 2:2 He loved us and sent His Son. Romans 8:38-39 Nothing can separate us from His love.
- Most fathers that have kids were not qualified to be dads, they just grew older and ended up having children. Children are not taught who they are by their dads and identify themselves by comparing with others. When we get to know God, we are able to know ourselves better and He says that we are awesome in His eyes.
- Learn to love who you are by learning who God is. We are made in his image: second commandment - love yourselves as you love others.

   Lecture 2: John 14; Matthew 5,6,7; Psalm 139 - read to see how God feels about you.
- While the pharisees stay to the scripture, we need to encounter the God of the Bible. The whole existence of Jesus was to bring you into intimacy with the Father, God.
- Misconceptions of God: 1) Angry 2) Disappointed 3) With-holding 4) Hard to Please 5) Boring [the wildest thrill you can have is to live only based on what He wants you to do].
- Repentance <= Sin you choose <= Brokenness => Injustice from Someone Else => Forgiveness
When you sin, you repent. When someone else sins against you, you forgive the injustice. Repentance is a joyful response because God wants to convict us and say "hey, that's not me. Come find me." Jesus lived a sinless life and died the greatest injustice death.

Lecture 3: 1 Corinthians 13 - God's Biography of How He Loves; Ephesians 1:17-20 & 3:14-21; Galatians 6:1-2 Carry Each Other's Burdens.
- Learn to Love God. Would theology help to love God more? If we're constantly stuck at one part of the scripture, would He say "well done my good and faithful servant?" We should rather learn to be quick to love. Paul said to pursue faith, gift of prophecy, but most importantly, Love.
- Receive from the heart. If you are a thinker, a logical person, how are you supposed to think your way out of your emotional scars and pains. Receive healing from the heart. Jesus wept when Lazarus died... I wonder if he weeps as we are hurting. Study how Jesus loved, then we can see more of the Father heart of God.

Lecture 4: Galatians 3:25-29; 4:1-7 Spirit That Calls Out 'Abba, Father"; Romans 8:15, 2 Corinthians 10:3
- Don't mind sharing about personal sins because it is not who we are anymore. Don't care what people think about it because it is no longer me. How others think about me does not define who I am, because my reference point in who I am is no longer in others. Care how God thinks of you.
- We are no longer orphans because we have been adopted by the Spirit which calls out 'Abba, Father'
- Changing to be more like Christ starts with your mind (Romans 12:2). The transformation takes place (2 Corinthians 10:3) with the spiritual warfare, where we use the divine weapons to destroy the strongholds the enemy controls and by taking captive every thought by the knowledge of God. We are fully equipped for the battle. Darkness goes away when you walk in light by repenting and being open. (James 5:16) 'be transparent' it will heal and set you free.