They Get It From Their Father

They Get It from Their Father

““I am telling you these things to keep you from stumbling away from the path. The tribal leaders will force you out of their gathering houses. The time will come when they will put you to death, thinking they are doing what the Great Spirit wants, all because they do not know me or my Father. I am telling you this so when the time comes you will remember I told you ahead of time. I did not tell these things from the first because I was with you—”

??(John) He Shows Goodwill Tells the Good Story? ?16?:?1?-?4? ?FNVNT??????????????

https://bible.com/bible/3633/jhn.16.1-4.FNVNT

Focus scripture John 16:14-15

““There are many more things I want to say to you, but your hearts are not strong enough to hear them now. When the Spirit of Truth comes, he will be the one to tell you. He will be your one true spirit guide and will lead you down the path of truth. He will fully represent me and will tell you only what I have told him. The Spirit will show you what is coming on the road ahead. He will honor me by making known to you everything I have shown him. All that I am and all that I have comes from the Father. He has not held back one thing from me, and the Spirit will not hold back anything from you.”

??(John) He Shows Goodwill Tells the Good Story? ?16?:?12?-?15? ?FNVNT??????????????

https://bible.com/bible/3633/jhn.16.12-15.FNVNT

Sermon Title: They Get It From Their Father

Occasion: Father’s Day & Trinity Sunday

Text: John 16:12–15 (FNVNT)

“All that I am and all that I have comes from the Father…” (v. 15)

Introduction:

Happy Father’s Day and Blessed Trinity Sunday, church!

Today, we stand at a sacred intersection—celebrating both our earthly fathers and our heavenly One, as well as recognizing the mystery of God revealed as Father, Son, and Spirit. It’s a lot to hold, but this much is true: everything Jesus is, and everything the Spirit offers, flows from the Father. And if we’re made in God’s image, if we walk with the Son and listen to the Spirit, then we too—get it from our Father.

Move I: We Get Our Identity From the Father

“All that I am… comes from the Father.” (John 16:15)

Jesus makes it clear—His entire being, His power, His love, His authority—all come from the Father. That means identity is passed down. And if we are disciples of Christ, then we also inherit that divine identity.

• Jesus didn’t just talk to God; He called Him “Abba,” which means Daddy. That was revolutionary. It wasn’t formal religion. It was a relationship.

• Jesus didn’t just represent God—He revealed God. So when we see Jesus healing, forgiving, weeping, resisting evil—that’s what the Father looks like.

• And now, through the Spirit, we’re being shaped into that same image. Just like children pick up their father’s walk, their laugh, their values—we carry the imprint of our Abba God.

• You don’t hear me what I’m saying is every now and then you got get out of the general OUR father who art and see you on the level that Jesus saw him on the cross and say my daddy.

💬 “God as my Daddy has shaped me into who I am today.”

If your father was present, praise God. If he was absent or harmful, hear this: your Heavenly Daddy has never left your side. He’s still shaping you—into His likeness, into His child.

Move II: We Get Our Guidance From the Father

“The Spirit will lead you… He will tell you only what I have told Him.” (John 16:13)

Father’s Day is about more than DNA—it’s about legacy and guidance.

Good fathers don’t just give gifts—they give wisdom, warnings, and a path to follow.

Jesus said, “I’m telling you these things so you don’t stumble.” (John 16:1)

The Spirit is now our guide, our compass. But where does that wisdom come from? The Father.

From the very beginning, God’s heart has been with the vulnerable. The laws of Moses, the cries of the prophets, and the teachings of Jesus all echo the same call: Do not mistreat the poor, the widow, the foreigner, or the stranger among you. That call was not born from human logic or political movements—it came from the wisdom of the Father.

Now, through the Holy Spirit, that divine wisdom still speaks.

The Spirit reminds us that every person, regardless of race, gender, or place of origin, bears the image of God.

The Spirit stirs in us a holy discomfort when injustice is present.

The Spirit leads us to welcome, not reject—to uplift, not ignore.

So when we ask, “How should we treat others?” we look to the compass of the Spirit. And when we ask, “Where does this moral clarity come from?”—we trace it back to the heart of the Father, who says again and again throughout Scripture