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Discover And Experience The Father Heart Of God
With Matt Atkins
Back in the 90s well-known music worship leader Brian Doerksen did a musical called "The Father‘s Heart." The music was incredible and it came out of teaching that was going around at the time on the subject of the Father’s heart and God‘s love for us.
For a lot of people, including me, it was life-changing as we experienced and understood God’s love in a deeper way. I mention all of that to say that I heard Brian speak about putting that musical together and the way in which the teaching impacted him at a small gathering a couple of months ago. And I had the thought at the time that I would like to speak to my friend Matt Atkins about the subject too because Matt's been teaching on it for probably 30 years to people all over the world.
Matt is a good friend, he’s a pastor and a financial planner.
For me, this interview was another great reminder to rest and find my identity in God‘s love. I don’t know about you but I can never be reminded about this enough.
In this interview, you'll hear us discuss...
What does Matt mean by the Father‘s heart?
Living with a performance orientation and how a different view of
God can help us overcome that.
How God loves us just as we are.
Doing a sense dive with the word “Father."
Dealing with our father issues and using the word "Father" for God.
The effects of fatherlessness on society
Having experiential knowledge of God not just thinking about God
The Trinity and the Fathers' heart and why it is significant.
Our emotions and our relationship with God.
Maturing in our relationship with God. Living in freedom and love is the foundation.
Matt’s calling to be a father
God as father and mother
The story of the Prodigal Son. How it has everything to do with a loving father.
The lost coin. Celebration!
The two sons.
God’s love and homecoming. Where am I getting my self-definition? Is it God’s love, or failure and shame.
How to be. Not what to do.
Quotes by Matt:
"I began to experience God’s love in the places that I thought God was really disgusted with me about."
Teaching on the Fathers' heart is as necessary as it has ever been.
The Father to the Son, "You are my dearly loved child and I am so proud of you."
"So many Christians obey all the rules of the house, but they never open the fridge and eat all the food that God has provided."
"God has always noticed and never left us. God is never surprised. It’s always the same response: God says "I know you, I love you and I have always loved you."
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With Matt Atkins
Back in the 90s well-known music worship leader Brian Doerksen did a musical called "The Father‘s Heart." The music was incredible and it came out of teaching that was going around at the time on the subject of the Father’s heart and God‘s love for us.
For a lot of people, including me, it was life-changing as we experienced and understood God’s love in a deeper way. I mention all of that to say that I heard Brian speak about putting that musical together and the way in which the teaching impacted him at a small gathering a couple of months ago. And I had the thought at the time that I would like to speak to my friend Matt Atkins about the subject too because Matt's been teaching on it for probably 30 years to people all over the world.
Matt is a good friend, he’s a pastor and a financial planner.
For me, this interview was another great reminder to rest and find my identity in God‘s love. I don’t know about you but I can never be reminded about this enough.
In this interview, you'll hear us discuss...
What does Matt mean by the Father‘s heart?
Living with a performance orientation and how a different view of
God can help us overcome that.
How God loves us just as we are.
Doing a sense dive with the word “Father."
Dealing with our father issues and using the word "Father" for God.
The effects of fatherlessness on society
Having experiential knowledge of God not just thinking about God
The Trinity and the Fathers' heart and why it is significant.
Our emotions and our relationship with God.
Maturing in our relationship with God. Living in freedom and love is the foundation.
Matt’s calling to be a father
God as father and mother
The story of the Prodigal Son. How it has everything to do with a loving father.
The lost coin. Celebration!
The two sons.
God’s love and homecoming. Where am I getting my self-definition? Is it God’s love, or failure and shame.
How to be. Not what to do.
Quotes by Matt:
"I began to experience God’s love in the places that I thought God was really disgusted with me about."
Teaching on the Fathers' heart is as necessary as it has ever been.
The Father to the Son, "You are my dearly loved child and I am so proud of you."
"So many Christians obey all the rules of the house, but they never open the fridge and eat all the food that God has provided."
"God has always noticed and never left us. God is never surprised. It’s always the same response: God says "I know you, I love you and I have always loved you."
For more see FuelRadio.com