About this episode

Bill Johnson teaches about the nature of God as a father and its impact on prayer and identity in Christ.

Are you praying like a son or daughter? God isn’t a caretaker of an orphanage; He is a father, and we are His children. In this message, Bill Johnson teaches from Matthew 6, highlighting the paternal nature of our heavenly Father and inviting the Body of Christ into a greater understanding of who they are in Him. The discovery of who God is changes how we pray, and the discovery of who we are in Him, changes our authority. Prayer is a foundational practice designed to build healthy believers and to release the culture of Heaven on earth. What does it sound like when we pray from a deep knowing of who God is? How does what we believe about ourselves impact our prayer life? This sermon marks the start of Bill’s long-awaited sabbatical. As he shares, we pray that you are reminded of the reality of who God is, who He created you to be, and what’s possible when you live from that place.

People in this episode

Host: Bill Johnson

Topics covered

• prayer
• identity in Christ
• paternal nature of God
• authority in prayer
• spiritual growth

Keywords

• praying like a son
• paternal nature
• identity
• authority
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Matthew 6

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