RESTORED Lesson Summary
RESTORED - Week 7 - Living as a Child of God (What is our Father really like?)
Summary
- The lesson confronts false pictures of God as reluctant, harsh, distant, or disappointed.
- God's love is shown in Christ dying for people while they were still helpless and ungodly.
- The prodigal son story is used to reveal the Father as eager to restore, celebrate, and embrace returning children.
- The older brother exposes the danger of living near the Father while still thinking like a servant.
- Believers are invited to receive the Father's affection rather than trying to earn a place in the house.
- Living as a child of God means growing secure in the Father's heart.