Father’s Day

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I am so grateful for all that my father has done for us through the years.  

A few weeks ago, I was asked to give a Father’s Day message at a nursing home.  Thanks to the research I did, I have become even more grateful for my father.  His godliness, leadership, training, and prayers have been a guide, an example, and a model to me.

After researching what were the Biblical duties of a father, I went through my outline a second time, this time researching how God fulfilled those duties.  Guess what?  He did it perfectly!

Here is the rough outline for my Father’s Day sermon, though I doubt anyone will actually read through the whole thing:

  • Duties of a good father
    1. Provision  – 1 Timothy 5:8
      1. Physical – Genesis 3:19
      2. Spiritual – Mark 8:36
        1. Love
        2. Listen, spend time
        3. Example (OT – “He walked in the ways of his father.”)
        4. Love wife – the first duty of fatherhood
        5. Leadership – father is the authority in family
    2. Protection
      1. Reduce exposure to evil – Romans 16:19, Jeremiah 10:2
      2. Train, teach
        1. God’s Word – Deuteronomy 6:6-7, Ephesians 6:4, Judges 2:10
        2. Discipline – Proverbs 22:15, Proverbs 29:15,
          1. set boundaries and guidelines
          2. “many people have been raised in the last few generations who doubt the reality of God’s eternal punishment. They have been raised by parents who threatened, but did not consistently carry through.” – Richard Fugate, in his book, What the Bible Says about Child Training
    3. Prayer – Job 1:5 , Paul “not cease to pray”, James 5:16
  • The Perfect Father – our Heavenly Father
    1. Provision
      1. Physical – Luke 12:28, Matthew 10:29-31
      2. Spiritual – Luke 11:13
        1. Love – John 3:16, 1 John 3.1
        2. Listen, spend time – 1 John 5:14-15
        3. Example – 1 Peter 2:21
        4. Love wife – Ephesians 5:25
        5. Leadership
    2. Protection
      1. Reduce exposure to evil – 2 Thessalonians 3:3
      2. Train, teach – Psalm 32:8
      3. Discipline – Proverbs 3:12
        1. set boundaries and guidelines
        2. God’s eternal punishment
    3. Prayer – Hebrews 7:25

    In addition to this message, each of us guys shared something that we appreciated about Daddy.  I am so blessed to have a father who, though not perfect, has fulfilled every one of the duties of a godly father.  Thank you, Daddy.

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