1. God is Your Father
Luke 11:1

2. God is Your Father Text in Context What to Pray vs 2-4
How to Pray vs 5-8
Why to Pray vs 9-13

3. God is Your Father Text in Context Thoughts on our Text Heb 12:9
1 Jn 4:14; 3:1

4. God is Your Father Apply the Text The Desire to Give LK 11:9
The Capacity to Forgive Lk 15:11
The Ability to Train Heb 12:4

5. The Desire to Give Gifts
Our Father Has …
The Desire to Give Gifts
Lk 11:9; Mt 7:7
The Lesser to the Greater Mt 10:25; Lk 12:24; 1 Cor 6:13; Heb 9:13
Every Good and Perfect Gift Lk 11:13; Mt 7:11; Jam 1:17
To whom does God give gifts?
Only to those of whom He is Father Lk 11:13; Mt 7:11
God is Father to all men by Creation Acts 17:29; Heb 12:9
God is Father to a special class 2 Cor 6:18; Gal 4:4

6. Our Father Has … The Desire to Give Gifts
Lk 11:9; Mt 7:7
What should I expect from my Father?
God does not withhold His providence Mt 5:44; Gen 1:29
God’s children have special blessings Rom 8:31; Heb 13:5; 1 Pet 3:!2; 1 Cor 10:12 Mt 18:10; Mt 6:34; Mt 12:49; Mt 26:26
Have you Thanked your Father for your Gifts today?

7. Our Father Has … The Ability to Train & Discipline
Heb 12:4
“But if ye be w/t chastisement…” vs 8; Pro 22:15; 13:24; 3:11

8. Our Father Has … The Ability to Train & Discipline
Heb 12:4
Every child of God experiences chastisement Heb 12:7
What is this chastisement? vs 5; Lk 17:3; 2 Tim 4:1
What causes this chastisement? vs 1; 3; 4
What is the result of this …? vs 10; 11

9. Our Father Has … The Capacity to Forgive
Lk 15:11
“be ye merciful, as your Father…” Lk 6:36; Mt 5:48
“when he was a great way off” Lk 15:20; Ps 103:13; Eph 2:4
“very pitiful & of tender mercy” Jam 5:11; 2 Pet 3:9; Heb 4:16

10. Our Father Has … The Capacity to Forgive
Lk 15:11
What must I do to obtain Forgiveness?
Prodigal had to go home Lk 15:17
Repentance is the road home Jam 2:17; Eph 6:1; 5:1

11. Listen to Jesus Repent and Pray – Acts 8:22
Confess and Pray – Jam. 5:16
Believe – John 8:24
Repent – Luke 13:3
Confess – Matthew 10:32
Baptized – Mark 16:16
Faithful - Revelation 2:10