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· 43 min

We All Need God to Father Us 🧍‍♂️ | Jordan McGowan

Family Life Christian Center Podcast

About this episode

What if your relationship with God feels more like working for a boss than being loved by a Father?

In this message, Jordan McGowan explores the difference between living as an employee trying to earn God’s approval and living as a son or daughter who already belongs. Through Romans 8 and Hebrews 12, he shows how our identity comes before our behavior—and how even God’s correction and discipline are expressions of His love, not signs of rejection or disappointment.

Whether you grew up with an incredible father, an absent father, or something in between, we all need God to father us. His grace meets us in our weakness, His discipline forms us, and His love frees us from the exhausting pressure to have everything figured out. We were never meant to be perfect orphans trying to manage our own lives. We were made to cry, “Abba, Father,” and learn what it means to live as His children.

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