Show Us the Father

What if the God you have been trying to please is more loving, gracious, and near than you ever imagined?

In Show Us the Father: Seeing the Father's Heart through the Finished Work of Christ, pastor and teacher Mark Testerman invites believers and seekers to look again at Jesus-the One who came to reveal the Father. Through Scripture, vivid illustrations, and warm, accessible teaching, Testerman contrasts the exhausting demands of religious striving with the freedom and assurance of the New Covenant of grace.

Jesus did not come merely to tell us about God. He came to show us what the Father is like. Every act of compassion, every healing, every encounter with sinners, and ultimately His once-for-all sacrifice reveals a Father rich in mercy, forgiveness, acceptance, and unwavering love. The cross declares that reconciliation has been accomplished, the way into God's presence has been opened, and believers no longer have to earn what Christ has already secured.

Along the way, Show Us the Father explores themes of oneness with God, faithful love, grace, mercy, forgiveness, identity, hope, and freedom from condemnation. It also speaks tenderly to those whose understanding of fatherhood has been shaped by absence, rejection, harshness, or disappointment, pointing to the perfect Father revealed in Christ.

For readers weary of performance-based Christianity, struggling with guilt or spiritual insecurity, or simply longing to know God more deeply, this book offers a compelling invitation: lay down striving, rest in Christ's finished work, and discover the Father whose love changes everything.