OVOTC June 19, 2016 “Fatherhood of God” Isaiah 64:8 – “But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand.” Everyone has an earthly father. Some fathers are absent or are not positive role models – but God’s original design was to have the father as the leader of the family. Whether your father was a godly leader or not, you can always look to God the Father as the ultimate example. "It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father." -- Pope John XXIII The Bible reveals to us the characteristics of our Heavenly Father in fatherhood: 1. Our Heavenly father is ________________; He stands on and holds to His word. (Hebrews 10:23) 2. Our Heavenly Father ______________________________________ we are His children and He is our Father, today and forever. (Isaiah 63:16) 3. Our Heavenly Father sets the standard as a father for His children – ____________________________. (I Peter 1:15-16) 4. Our Heavenly Father’s love is _________________ and _________________. (Romans 5:8, I John 3:1) 1