Sons and Servants
REAL IDENTITIES LOST AND FOUND
By Harvey L. Diamond
Price: $16.95
Format: Paperback
Size: 6 x 9
Pages: 175
ISBN: 0-595-40191-0
Overview
Take your relationship with God to a whole new dimension by expanding the scope of your engagement with Him! Sons and Servants: Real Identities Lost and Found takes you on a journey to discover truths about God’s nature that will bring you into a deeper, more intimate and meaningful relationship with your loving heavenly Father, His faithful Son, and very present Holy Spirit.
Written in an easy-to-read, fast flowing style, you will be guided through a wealth of Old and New Testament Bible passages that truly come to life. You will discover Scriptural truths, and find answers to a wide variety of questions often raised about the nature of God, and our relationship with Him.
An inspiring and encouraging book for those seeking to advance their relationship with God and experience the dynamic presence of God, Sons and Servants will give you new insights into how the walk and worship of God’s children relate to the will and ways of God. You will discover the depths of God’s covenant with you, contrasting perspectives of life, and how to grow into a more enriched personal union with God.
Features
- The reality of engaging with God
- Your identity as a child of God
- The fullness of God’s covenant
- Contrasting perspectives of life
- Real intimacy with God
- Growing into real union with God
- The will and ways of God
- The worship and walk of sons
- Overcoming fear and rejection
- The reality of God’s wisdom
- Experiencing the presence of God
- Real communities of faith
Expanded Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
PART I: THE NATURE OF GOD’S CHILDREN
1 TheBirth and Re-birth of Sons 3
The Value of Engaging with God
An Identity in Union with the Father
An Identity as a Free Child of God
An Identity Reborn in Christ
Understanding the Nature of God’s Covenant
2 The Father’s Covenant with His Sons 13
The Covenant in Eden: An Expression of God’s Divine Order
The Contrast of the Two Trees
The Covenant through Noah: An Expression of Mercy and Grace
The Covenant through Abraham: Blessings of Faith and Obedience
The Covenant through Moses: The Shadow of God’s Saving Grace
The Need for a Better Covenant
A Glimpse of a Better Covenant
The Covenant through David: A Shadow of the New Covenant
A Contrast of Hearts
The New Covenant: Resting in Eternal Mercy and Grace
3 The Seeds of Sons 27
The Seed and Identity of Adam
The Seed and Identity of Christ
The Seed of Faith
The Seed of New Life in Christ
4 The Dynamic Growth of Sons 33
Engaging with the Heart of God
A Contrast of Perspectives
Critical Shifts of Identification
A Testimony of a Son’s Growth in the Lord
Growing by Knowing the Father’s Heart
Growing by Knowing the Love of the Son
Growing by Knowing the Holy Spirit
Growing into the New Nature
Christ’s Training Ground
How Does God See You?
The Face of Sons
The Eyes of Sons
The Garment of Sons
The Father’s Garments
Adorned Trees of Righteousness
The Ships of Sons
STUDY GUIDE: Questions for Reflection 61
PART II: THE CHARACTER OF GOD’S CHILDREN
5 The Will of Sons 65
Discipline Keeps Us
Christ’s Grace is Our Sufficiency
Delighting in Discipline
6 The Worship of Sons 71
The Key to a Heart of Worship
Commemorating, Praising and Thanking God
Worship in Spirit and in Truth
7 The Walk of Sons 77
Walking with God or Against God
The Key to a New Walk in Christ
8 The Way of Sons 82
The Rewards of Servants
The Mission of God’s Servants
9 The Works of Sons 87
The Walk of Integrity
Works from a Mind of the Spirit
Acknowledging the Works of God
The Works of the Children of Light
STUDY GUIDE: Questions for Reflection 96
PART III: THE REAL GLORY OF GOD’S CHILDREN
10 The Resolution of Sons 99
The Reality of God’s Rest
Joined to the Father’s Heart
Unity with God and Resolute Obedience
11 The Rejection of Sons 105
The Rejection of the Father
The Rejection of the Son
The Rejection of the Holy Spirit
12 The Revelation of Sons 110
The Glory of the Holy Spirit
Settling the Issue of Control
Embracing the Reality of the Wisdom of God
13 The Resurrection of Sons 119
Fulfilling All Righteousness
A Picture of Partaking in Christ’s Resurrection
14 The Restoration of Sons 124
A Picture of God’s Sovereignty and His Way of Confirming Real Authority
A Key to God’s Kind of Restoration
How Jesus Gives Authority
Receiving His Authority
The Authority to Serve
Areas of Spiritual Authority
Maturing in Authority
Authority in Prayer
The Heart of Submission
STUDY GUIDE: Questions for Reflection 141
PART IV: THE ENGAGEMENT OF GOD’S CHILDREN
15 The Banquet Table for Sons 145
The Table of Communion and Triumph
The Reality of Engaging with God in Prayer
The Example of Daniel and His Friends
16 The Relationships of Sons 151
Glorifying God
The Union of Agreement in Christ
The Object of the Goal
Agreement and Alignment with God
The Simple Heart of God’s Sons
Like Father Like Son
Joined with Christ as Children of the Father
Faithful Stewards of the Light
17 The Bridegroom and the Bride 163
Identifying with the Family Album
The Glory of a Synchronized Community of Children of God
The Restoration of Romance
The Heavenly Song
Eternally in Love with Jesus
STUDY GUIDE: Questions for Reflection 173
Appendix
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