https://themoreofgod.org A safe place to explore The More Tue, 14 Aug 2018 05:56:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5 142912744 https://themoreofgod.org/the-father-scott/ Tue, 26 Jun 2018 02:21:32 +0000 http://themoreofgod.org/?p=390 Read more…]]> Scott Johnson grew up in a great Christian home with loving parents and seemed to have it all. But inside, he was struggling. Over time, these issues led to many years of severe addiction. Scott had heard all his life that if he would clean himself up, he could come to God, but he never could manage to get himself clean. One day at church, he heard something different – that if he came to God, God would clean him up. Scott was shocked to find that like the Prodigal Son, when he approached the Father, he was shown not just mercy, but lavish grace. It was the grace of God which accomplished what years of religious activity could not – freedom!

]]> 390 https://themoreofgod.org/the-father-nick/ Mon, 18 Jun 2018 01:59:04 +0000 http://themoreofgod.org/?p=363 Read more…]]> It’s often said we view our Heavenly Father similarly to how we view our earthly father. While no earthly father is perfect, some fathers are more broken than others. Nick Wright shares his story of childhood with a father that required flawless works to offer any sort of approval, and tells of how God has slowly rewritten his understanding of a Father’s perfect and unconditional love.

]]> 363 https://themoreofgod.org/the-father-bill/ Tue, 12 Jun 2018 11:33:49 +0000 http://themoreofgod.org/?p=361 Read more…]]> At his lowest point in life, Bill Alsop said, “God, if you are real, show me”. God accepted that invitation with an explosive salvation experience. Almost immediately, Bill’s life and ministry became known for the power of the Holy Spirit. But after many years in ministry “working for God” and being used by God, Bill realized something was missing. For the next 14 years, God pruned out legalism and religion and taught him about the heart of the Father and what real love looks like.  Bill encourages us that knowing your true identity as sons and daughters and cultivating a best friend relationship with the Holy Spirit are two things that will allow you to rest in the more of God.

]]> 361 https://themoreofgod.org/the-father-al/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 19:28:06 +0000 http://themoreofgod.org/?p=353 Read more…]]> In John 14, Philip asks Jesus to show them the Father. Jesus responds, “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.” In this week’s podcast, Al Jackson shares the story of how the eyes of Jesus came to him smack dab in the middle of his mess and allowed him to peer directly into the heart of Father God. What he found in that gaze was being seen fully, yet loved anyway. It was that great love which made him walk away from worldly pleasures and into a relationship with God. Al also discusses how God taught him about intimacy and how it has changed the way he lives and ministers the Father’s love to others.

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