Father's Day 2023

Ephesians 6:1–4 KJV 1900

1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. 4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Words in the bible:

Pray appears in the KJV, 319

Fast appears 132 times

Love appears 280 times

Sacrifice appears 254 times

Heaven appears 582 times

Hell appears 54 times

Father appears in the KJV, 1,120 times.

Godly definitions of a father:

A father Loves: Provision

Mom love = shield

dad love = exposes

Lady you need a man and man you need a woman

First responsibility of a father is to protect his family

Physically

Keep safe

Second responsibility of a father is to instruct his family

Heard parents say: I want my kids to decide what they want

Those that allow their children to make their own decisions only do it in areas they feel it don’t matter!

How can they make good decisions without good instruction?

Don’t be afraid to be mean! The bad guy!

You are their father, not their friend!

A father Leads: Influence

Influence is the capacity or power that one has over another to affect thoughts, behaviors, actions, or opinions of others. It is the ability to inspire, persuade, shape or guide individuals towards a particular direction or outcome.

That is done when you:

Teaching biblical values

Imparting Godly wisdom

Building a Godly foundation

A father leaves a Legacy: Unmovable

Your children should never wonder what you will think or where your stand will be on things of principle

Roadmap for the next gererations

Passing on morals and values that matter

Shape the generations to come

Stability

Conclusion

I know this is right because my father taught it to me!

I know that my father is right because his father taught him!

I know they were right because they learned it from our heavenly father!

Our heavenly fathers example:

His Provision - salvation

His Influence - holiness

HE is steadfast and unmovable - same yesterday, today and forever