Hi, this is Joel and Victoria.

Thanks so much for listening to the podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry.

We believe you're going to have an awesome 2024, healthy, productive, and favor-filled.

God bless you today and enjoy the message.

Well, God bless you.

It's always a joy to come into your homes.

We love you.

And we know God has great things in store for each one of you. And if you're ever in our area, I hope you'll stop by and be a part of one of our services. I promise you, we'll make you feel right at home. But thanks for tuning in today, and thanks again for coming out. I'd like to start with something funny each week, and I heard about this mom. She had two small

boys that were known for their mischievous behavior. Anytime trouble occurred, they were sure to be a part

of it. So she decided to take them one at a time to see her pastor. The pastor said to the first boy,

where is God? There was no reply. He said it again. Where is God? He sat there silently. The third time the pastor asked, the boy bolted out the door, ran home and said to his brother, God is missing, and they think we did it.

Hold your Bible up. Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do. Today I will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert. My heart is receptive, I will never be the same.

In Jesus' name, God bless you.

I want to talk to you today about knowing God as a father.

There are many different ways that we can know God.

We can know him as a God that's far off, way out there, untouchable, somewhere in the universe.

We can know God in a very formal way where we have this deep respect and reverential fear.

Some people see God as a God that's out to get them.

They think he's got a baseball bat looking down from

heaven waiting for them to make a mistake. They know God as an enforcer, harsh and mean. There's a

pressure that they can never live up to. But that's the wrong image of God. The best picture

we could have of God is as of a loving father. A father is someone that's

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