Isca Church Discipleship Training Course

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Isca ChurchDiscipleship Training Course
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The Father
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The Mystery of Trinity
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Father Son and Holy Spirit
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The Difficulty of Language

• The LORD
• YHWH - JAHWEH
• Covenant Keeping, Faithful One

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The Father Identity
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Psalm 13913-18     For you created my inmost
being        you knit me together in my
mother's womb.     I praise you because I am
fearfully and wonderfully made        your
works are wonderful, I know that full well.
    My frame was not hidden from you       
when I was made in the secret place.
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Psalm 13913-18      When I was woven together
in the depths of the earth,     your eyes saw
my unformed body.        All the days ordained
for me        were written in your book       
before one of them came to be.     How precious
to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the
sum of them!     Were I to count them, they
would outnumber the grains of sand       
when I awake, I am still with you.
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Ephesians 314-21  14 For this reason I kneel
before the Father, 15 from whom every family in
heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray
that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen
you with power through his Spirit in your inner
being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts
through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted
and established in love, 18 may have power,
together with all the Lord's people, to grasp how
wide and long and high and deep is the love of
Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses
knowledgethat you may be filled to the measure
of all the fullness of God.
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The Father is our maker Our Creator establishes
our IDENTITY
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We are not an accident Not a cosmic
coincidence He has given us His Name
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The Father Intimacy
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Rom 814-17     14 For those who are led by the
Spirit of God are the children of God. 15 The
Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so
that you live in fear again rather, the Spirit
you received brought about your adoption to
sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." 16
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that
we are God's children. 17 Now if we are children,
then we are heirsheirs of God and co-heirs with
Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in
order that we may also share in his glory.
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Abba - Daddy!
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My Father

• Myrna Smart

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Father cares about our struggles
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Father shares in our joys
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Perfect love drives out fear 1 John 418
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The Father Interaction
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The Father enjoys INTERACTION with His family
members Intercession Prayer Listeni
ng Enquiring
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Matthew 65-13 "And when you pray, do not be
like the hypocrites, for they love to pray
standing in the synagogues and on the street
corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you,
they have received their reward in full. But when
you pray, go into your room, close the door and
pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your
Father, who sees what is done in secret, will
reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on
babbling like pagans, for they think they will be
heard because of their many words. Do not be like
them, for your Father knows what you need before
you ask him.
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    This, then, is how you should pray
       'Our Father in heaven,        hallowed
be your name,     your kingdom come,       
your will be done,        on earth as it is in
heaven.     Give us today our daily bread.    
And forgive us our debts,        as we also
have forgiven our debtors.     And lead us not
into temptation,        but deliver us from the
evil one.
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When we pray your kingdom come,        your
will be done,        on earth as it is in
heaven, we submit ourselves to the will of the
Father. He knows best! We Trust Him
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Father God

• Identity
• Intimacy
• Interaction/Intercession
• We can confidently trust Him