To All Dads out there, Happy Father's Day!
To my daddy, thank you. For all you've done.
Thank you Abba Father for my daddy.
AMEN!
Today's sermon that I felt I want to share here....
““Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.”
Fathers are key in ensuring the continuation and conveyance of God's blessings in our homes, church and communities.
Proverbs 4:1-4
“Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching. For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and cherished by my mother. Then he taught me, and he said to me, “Take hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands, and you will live.”
His DIVINE Calling
A) WHO - A Father is divining called by God
- Appointed by God , ordained by God to your family
- It's transgenerational
B) WHAT - Role model to your child
Ephesians 6:4
“Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”
Exasperate - to provoke
To bring up - to nurture
" Yes I love you, and No, you can't have your way! "
Authoritarian | Disconnected | Permissive | Affirming
Yes I love - unconditionally
Fathers - Be Interested, Be There
His Spiritual Contribution
Remember Esau's Cry: Gensis 27:34,35
Remember Job's Concern : Job 1:5b,c
What blessing?
A) Priestly blessing
Numbers 6:24-26
““ ‘ “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” ’”
Numbers 6:24-26 NIV
God's Promise | Protection | Presence | Peace
B) Prophetic Blessing
Gensis 49:28
“All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him.”
Affirmation of God's Work | Recongition of God's Gifts | Declaration of God's Purpose
His Godly Children
Hebrews 13:17
“Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.”
A) Filial
Ephesians 6:1-3
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.””
B) Forgive
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