Spiritual Family

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The Father Heart of God
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• Week 2
• Gods Covenantal Love

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HESED

• mercies, lovingkindness, loyalty, steadfast or
  covenental love.

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1. UNDERSTANDING Gods Love

• When Israel was a child, I loved him (HESED) ,
  and I called my son out of Egypt.
• 2 But when I called the people of Israel, they
  went away from me.

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1. UNDERSTANDING Gods Love

• They offered sacrifices to the Baals and burned
  incense to the idols.
• 3 It was I who taught Israel to walk, and I took
  them by the arms,
• but they did not understand that I had healed
  them.

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1. UNDERSTANDING Gods Love

• 4 I led them with cords of human kindness, with
  ropes of love.
• I lifted the yoke from their neck and bent down
  and fed them.
• Hosea 111-5

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1. UNDERSTANDING Gods Love

• Have mercy on me, O God, according to your
  unfailing love
• according to your great compassion blot out my
  transgressions.
• Psalm 511 NIV

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Luke 1517-24

• 17When he came to his senses, he said, How many
  of my fathers hired men have food to spare, and
  here I am starving to death! 18I will set out and
  go back to my father and say to him Father, I
  have sinned against heaven and against you.

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Luke 1517-24

• 19I am no longer worthy to be called your son
  make me like one of your hired men. 20So he got
  up and went to his father.

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Luke 1517-24

• But while he was still a long way off, his
  father saw him and was filled with compassion for
  him he ran to his son, threw his arms around him
  and kissed him.

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Luke 1517-24

• 21The son said to him, Father, I have sinned
  against heaven and against you. I am no longer
  worthy to be called your son.
• 22But the father said to his servants, Quick!
  Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring
  on his finger and sandals on his feet.

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Luke 1517-24

• 23Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Lets have
  a feast and celebrate. 24For this son of mine was
  dead and is alive again he was lost and is
  found. So they began to celebrate.

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2. Experiencing Gods love

• It is God who saved us and chose us to live a
  holy life. He did this not because we deserved
  it, but because that was his plan long before the
  world beganto show his love and kindness to us
  through Christ Jesus.
• 2 Tim. 19 NLT

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2. Experiencing Gods love

• I admit I once lived by rumors of you now I have
  it all firsthandfrom my own eyes and ears! Im
  sorryforgive me. Ill never do that again, I
  promise! Job 425-6 TMB

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3. Expressing Gods Love

• The LORD has told you, human, what is good
• he has told you what he wants from you
• to do what is right to other people,
• love being kind to others,
• and live humbly, obeying your God.
  Micah 68

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This Weeks Assignment

• Take time to experience Gods Love.
• Reflect Gods Love to someone who doesnt deserve
  it.