Get to know God as the generous Father who loves to give good things to his children.
The great I AM,
the true and living God, is a God who has the glorious habit of going about doing good to people, especially to His people. He gets glory from us by doing good to us. Many Christians do not know God like this.
God doesn’t want you to remain unacquainted with Him as the God whom the apostle James winsomely describes as ‘the constantly giving God.’ Just the opposite. He longs for you to know Him as the God who is eager to do good things for you, like helping you say ‘No!’ to temptation, answering your big prayers, continuously forgiving your sins, enabling you to conquer fear, and giving you wisdom in decision making, to mention but a few examples.
In Good, Good Father C. L. Chase lays out three steps to knowing God as He wants to be known. Firstly, you must immediately begin making a big deal of the truth most Christians know but fail to take seriously. Secondly, you must begin emphasizing the Father’s method of doing good to you. Thirdly, you must begin using His promises to experience Fatherly good now.
Your Heavenly Father wants you to live abundantly. His Fatherhood magnifies His love for you. He loves you intensely, openly,
responsibly, enduringly, glorifying–ly. C. L. Chase’s book will help you to get to know God like this.
Contents
Foreword by Dr.
D. Ralph Davis
Introduction –
An Unknown God
Step 1: You must immediately begin making a big deal of the truth most Christians know but fail to take seriously
‘I Coulda Been a Contenda!’
God’s IF
‘When I Use a Word’
‘Ah,
Me Father’s Very, Very Fond of Me’
‘His is a “Yes!” Face’
‘They’re Included in Your Ticket’
‘A Gift, Delight It, Delight It’
Step 2: You must immediately begin emphasizing the Father’s method of doing good to you.
The Father’s M.O.
A Bigg Message from Two Little Words
God Has Given Me Some Promises
Infallible Predictions
The Man Who Got Things from God
S.D.G.
Step 3: You must immediately begin using His promises to experience Fatherly good now
Straw
The G.O.O.D. Life
What Oscar Wilde Couldn’t Do But You Can!
The Highway to the Land of Beginning Again
His Door’s Always Open
The Promise John Piper Uses to Defeat Fear
The Fork in the Road
A Dealer in Hope
Is Romans 8:28 Still in the Bible?
Endorsements
Dr. Chase writes with a flare that makes this book a page–turner. But more than that, he makes us glad that the Sovereign God of the Universe is our Father. And for that, I am grateful to him. More than I can say.
Derek W. H. Thomas Teaching Fellow, Ligonier Ministries; Retired Senior Minister, First Presbyterian Church (ARP), Columbia, South Carolina
Charley’s book has encouraged my heart with the wonderful assurance that God is indeed, the Good, Good Father of all who trust His Son. I pray his book will bless you the way it has blessed me!
Robin A. Crosby Executive Director, Campus Clubs, Inc.
In Good, Good Father, Dr. Chase sits down beside you and looks into your eyes; and out of an encyclopaedic grasp of the Bible, with the passion of a dear friend, the calm assurance of an old sage, and the humor of innumerable anecdotes – spun from the porch chair,
Charley assures you that God is good every day, all day. He reminds you that God is your Father and that He means to be your Father just as He is the Father of Jesus.
Michael L. Carreker Rector of the Parish Church of All Souls Teacher of Humanities, St. David’s School, Raleigh, North Carolina
In twenty–six short meditations, readers are invited to experience the joy of knowing the God who lavishes His love on His adopted children. His scripture expositions are clear,
his illustrations sparkle, and his plentiful quotations draw on the treasures of Reformed writers who have thought deeply about God’s fatherly love and care for His dear children.
Charles M. Wingard Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Dean of Students, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi
Charley has the ability to point us to God’s promises, helping us to keep sight of the love of our Creator…no matter what! I pray you will get this book, read it, and discover God’s faithfulness in all ways. He truly is a good, good, Father!
Bob Hoffman Head Men’s Basketball Coach, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma
Dr. Chase writes with a crisp, clear, engaging style that fills the reader’s mind with similes, metaphors, analogies, and bite–sized stories that both clarify the content and serve as mental speed bumps, causing the reader to slow down and savour what it means to enjoy life as a child of the ultimate Promise–Keeper.
Steve Jussely Senior Pastor, Lakeland Presbyterian Church (PCA), Flowood, Mississippi and Former Adjunct Professor of Homiletics, Reformed Theological Seminary
… an important, practical, accessible exploration of the New Testament’s theme of the Fatherhood of God. C.L. Chase makes the case that realizing that God is our Father is the key to unlocking greater blessing as a Christian. Read and enjoy!
Josh Moody Senior Pastor, College Church, Wheaton, Illinois
Dr. Charley Chase, my beloved pastor, has a heart like the heart of Jesus, pointing us to the treasures found in enjoying God as Father. He has a winsome way of conveying rich truths, and I am so grateful for Good, Good Father. It is a valuable resource for any believer who desires to grow in the abundant life.
Ellen Blake Host of A Moon in the Dark podcast Author of A Light Shines in Darkness
Charley Chase not only writes about the love of God, he lives his message day by day. It is an honor and privilege to sit at his feet via Good, Good Father and learn from one who has such a strong grasp of a truth we all need to experience, regardless of how much we have read and heard about it before.
Chip Miller Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Macon, Georgia
So often our struggle is not in denying God’s sovereignty but in doubting His goodness. Bring your questions and your doubts to this book and allow Charley – persuasively and compassionately – to present to you the faith building case for the truth that our Father in Jesus is always up to His children’s good.
Jeff Lowman Senior Pastor, Evangel Presbyterian Church, Alabaster, Alabama
Of all his many talents, Charley’s greatest gift is the ability to uplift a fellow traveler with a well–timed word of encouragement and a reminder that God is, indeed, good. That rare gift is on full display here, offering readers comfort and reminding them of the amazing grace God offers His children.
Cal Powell Director of Communications, UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences, Athens, Georgia
Through this book, C.L Chase has provided me with the missing puzzle piece I’ve needed for living the ‘abundant life’ Christ died to give us. Like a good Presbyterian, I have delighted in the truth that: ‘God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable…’ (WSC). Yet,
as beautiful as these truths are, there has been a disconnect in experiencing God as my Father. As my friend Charley points out, ‘Jesus’ habitat was God as His Abba, Father.’ Read this book to discover how to make that your habitat as well!
Cheryl Lutz Founder at Securely Held Ministries, Atlanta, Georgia
Enjoy this thoughtful presentation from God’s Word that allows us to live confidently by the grace of God as revealed from the Word of God in Good, Good Father.
Harry L. Reeder III (1948 – 2023) Senior Pastor, Briarwood Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Alabama
Reading this book has flooded my soul with praise and adoration and makes me press toward knowing and enjoying my heavenly Father more as the Good, Good Father that He is to me in Christ.
John Owen Butler Pastor, Lebanon Presbyterian Church, Abbeville, South Carolina
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