We are adopted children of Ephesians 1:3-5 Knowing the Father should be what compels us into a deeper + life Psalm 91:2 God Is Our J.I. Packer, Knowing God “What is a Christian? The question can be answered in many ways, but the richest answer I know is that a Christian is one who has God as a Father...If you want to judge how well a person understands Christianity, find out how much he makes of being God's child, and having God as his Father. If this is not the thought that prompts and controls his worship and prayers and his whole outlook on life, it means that he doesn't understand Christianity very well at all.” Matthew 6:6 Matthew 6:9 Knowing the Father should be what compels us into a deeper relationship + missional life John 5:18[]y(http://) Romans 8:38-39 "Nothing can separate us from the love of the " This love should be what compels us into a deeper relationship + missional life John 5:19