1. PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON Fatherly Attributes

2. Luke 11:11-13 11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Psalm 68:5 5 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. Proverbs 3:11-12 11 My son, do not despise the L ORD ’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, 12 because the L ORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

3. Romans 8:15 15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” Matthew 6:8 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Matthew 7:11 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!