Introduction
Genesis 26:3Exodus 33:14Joshua 1:5 - “I will be with you”Luke 13:22-28Fathers should be there! Fathers matter.Step up and deliver fatherly love!
Ephesians 6:4Philippians 3:17 - Follow good examples.It is our job as fathers to be there and be that example.I Timothy 5:8, 14 - A father must do more than just bring home a paycheck.I Timothy 3:4-5 - If you’re only bringing home a paycheck, how would you be qualified to be an elder?Don’t underestimate the influence your love has on your family.
I John 3:16Matthew 18:21-22, 27, 30-35 - Be gracious with others!Your grace will set the tone in your family.I Thessalonians 2:5-12 - Paul was there to encourage and show tender love, just like a father should.Who attended church regularly?
Percentage of kids who became regulars
Mothers only
2%
Neither
4%
Fathers and mothers
33%
Fathers only
44%
Baptist press survey:“If a child is the first person in a household to become a Christian, there is a 3.5 percent probability everyone else in the household will follow.If the mothers is the first to become a Christian, there is a 17 percent probability everyone else in the household will follow.But if the father is first, there is a 93 percent probability everyone else in the household will follow.”Learn how to say “No.”
I Samuel 3:13; 2:33 - Eli talked to his sons, but did not do enough to correct their behavior.Colossians 3:21Hebrews 12:7-11As fathers, we must make sure discipline is present in the house.Proverbs 13:24 - Discipline is what you do for children you love.Proverbs 19:18; 23:13; 29:15-17A child who has always gotten what he wants will have trouble submitting to God.
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