Publisher's Synopsis
Knowing God as our Father is a key to being who we really are. In knowing the Father for who he is, we aspire to be like him and increasingly reflect his character and values as true sons and daughters. The 'Father-life' that flows from him then becomes a dynamic life-force in us that produces many types of good fruit.
- See how the Father's love and holiness are integrated and how he meets us with both total acceptance and high ideals.
- Discover how biblical terms such as 'adoption' and being a 'child' and 'heir' of God are all connected with growth, maturity, and adulthood.
- Understand how our righteousness in Christ gives us much more than right legal standing with the Father. It also calls and empowers us to live well with God and others.
- Explore practical insights for living well, including the power of giving and receiving, the art of viewing others with the Father's eyes of grace, and how to find freedom in trusting submission to the Father.
ENDORSEMENTS & TESTIMONIALS
"I am sure this will become a very valuable work. I don't know of anyone else who has described faith and life with God as Father in a similar way."
Svein Granerud - theologian, author, Norway "I have had the pleasure of knowing Daryl Krause for many decades. Father-Life is very timely book for a generation struggling to know the goodness of God."
David Mok - author, founding pastor of International City Church, Brisbane, Australia "Darryl approaches well-known truths from new angles, with new emphases and new perspectives, which makes it all fresh and vibrant and offers some really good aha moments. There were some spontaneous prayers of thanksgiving and outbursts of joy, during my reading. Simply liberating!"
David Åleskjær - author, freelance writer, Norway "The insights ... left me feeling as if I've been wearing blinkers all my life and only now am I starting to understand what I should have known all along."
Heather Schmidt - retired teacher, Australia THE AUTHOR
Darryl Krause, originally from Australia, has lived many years in Norway with his Norwegian wife, Magni. They have three adult children and are grandparents and foster carers.
Darryl's teaching on various topics, during over 30 years of service in Youth With A Mission, has emphasised that our life and ministry must flow out of our intimacy with God. Darryl has a background in engineering, and is known as a practical and down-to-earth teacher who presents spiritual insights simply and clearly. CONTENTS
Author's Note
PART ONE - Knowing the Father
1: Awakening to Father-Life
2: Rediscovering the Fatherhood of God
3: The Father's Target
4: Our Own Targets
5: Embracing True Goodness
6: The Good Father
PART TWO - Relating to the Father
7: Relationship?
8: Pursuing Relationship
9: The Hopes of the Father
10: Our Inheritance in the Father
11: Faith is Foundational
12: Confident Faith
PART THREE - Aligning with the Father
13: Jesus the Game Changer
14: Our Righteous Father
15: Becoming the Righteousness of God
16: Grasping the Game Change
PART FOUR - The Father-Centred Life
17: From Fences to Wells
18: The Father's Eyes of Grace
19: Grace that Flows Freely
20: Finding Freedom in Submission
21: Living Righteously by Faith
22: Spiritual Growth
23: Worshipping the Father
Suggestions for Study
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