In 3 sentences: The document is about how God adopts believers as his children through Jesus Christ. It discusses several Bible passages that portray God as a loving Father who chooses, sends his Spirit into, and accepts believers into his family. The key words of adopted, related, and accepted are used to explore the different ways God welcomes believers as his cherished children.

2. FATHER’S DAY
2015

3. Of God's many names
in the Bible, there is none
so great as FATHER.

4. So if you sinful people
know how to give good gifts
to your children,

5. how much more will your
heavenly Father give good
gifts to those who ask Him.
(Matthew 7:11 – New Living Translation)

6. WHY WE HAVE
A FATHER WHO
LOVES US

7. Meet Stephanie Fast

8. KEY WORD:
ADOPTED

9. We were chosen
by the Father

10. If the Spirit of God is leading
you, then take comfort in
knowing you are His children.

11. You see, you have not received
a spirit that returns you to
slavery, so you have nothing
to fear.

12. The Spirit you have received
adopts you and welcomes you
into God’s own family. That’s
why we call out to Him,
“Abba! Father!”

13. as we would address a loving
daddy. Through that prayer,
God’s Spirit confirms in our
spirits that we are His children.
(Romans 8:14-16 – The Voice)

14. God decided in advance to
adopt us into his own family by
bringing us to himself through
Jesus Christ.

15. This is what he wanted to do,
and it gave him great pleasure.
(Ephesians 1:5 – New Living Translation)

16. God sent him to buy freedom for
us who were slaves to the law,
so that he could adopt us as his
very own children. And because
we are his children,

17. God has sent the Spirit of his
Son into our hearts, prompting
us to call out, “Abba, Father.”
Now you are no longer a slave
but God’s own child.

18. And since you are his child,
God has made you his heir.
(Galatians 4:5-7 – New Living Translation)

19. KEY WORD:
RELATED

20. We are children
of the Father

21. He gave the right and the power
to become children of God to
those who received Him.

22. He gave this to those who
put their trust in His name.
(John 1:12 – New Life Version)

23. Consider the kind of extravagant
love the Father has lavished
on us — He calls us
children of God!

24. It’s true; we are
His beloved children.
(1 John 3:1 – Voice)

25. Now you are no longer strangers
to God and foreigners to heaven,
but you are members of God’s
very own family . . .

26. and you belong in God’s
household with every
other Christian.
(Ephesians 2:19 – Living Bible)

27. KEY WORD:
ACCEPTED

28. We are cherished
by the Father

29. So he returned home to his
father. And while he was still a
long distance away, his father
saw him coming,

30. and was filled with loving pity
and ran and embraced him and
kissed him. “His son said to him,
‘Father, I have sinned against
heaven and you,

31. and am not worthy of being
called your son —’ “But his father
said to the slaves, ‘Quick! Bring
the finest robe in the house and
put it on him.

32. And a jeweled ring for his finger;
and shoes! And kill the calf we
have in the fattening pen. We
must celebrate with a feast,

33. for this son of mine was
dead and has returned to life.
He was lost and is found.’
So the party began.
(Luke 15:20-24 – Living Bible)

34. See how much the Father has
loved us! His love is so great that
we are called God's children—
and so, in fact, we are . . .

35. My dear friends,
we are now God's children.
(1 John 3:1-2 – Good News Bible)

36. Let’s Pray