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  CALLED TO BE SONS
  by Mary Wilder Tileston
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Summary: We are called the sons of God, and through Christ, we have
access to the Father's heart and the treasure-chamber of God.

Topics: "Fatherly Love", "Intimacy With God"
Scripture References: Psalm 16:11, Matthew 7:11, John 10:9, 1 John 3:1

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Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about the incredible love the Father has
bestowed upon us by calling us His sons, emphasizing the intimate
relationship we have with God. She highlights the assurance that God
hears our prayers, knows our needs, and delights in granting us our
desires that align with His will for our holiness and joy. Through the
imagery of Jesus as the door of the sheepfold, she illustrates how
Christ opens the way to the Father's heart, revealing the hidden riches
and sweet companionship found in God.

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Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we
should be called the sons of God.

I JOHN 3:1

DOST think thy prayers He doth not heed?

He knows full well what thou dost need,

And heaven and earth are His;

My Father and my God, who still

Is with my soul in every ill.

HANS SACHS

BEHOLD and see thy Lord thy God that is thy Maker, and thy endless joy.
See thine own Brother, thy Saviour, my child; behold and see what liking
and bliss I have in thy salvation; and for my love, rejoice with me. How
should it now be, that thou shouldst anything pray me that pleased me,
but that I should full gladly grant it thee; for my pleasure is thy
holiness, and thy endless joy and bliss with me.

MOTHER JULIANA

Did not Jesus say, "I am the door of the sheepfold"? What to us is the
sheepfold, dear children? It is the heart of the Father, whereunto
Christ is the Gate that is called Beautiful. 0 children, how sweetly and
how gladly has He opened that door into the Father's heart, into the
treasure-chamber of God! And there within He unfolds to us the hidden
riches, the nearness and the sweetness of companionship with Himself.

JOHN TAULER

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/mary-wilder-tileston/called-to-be-sons/
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