Fathers who have gone before us

Bulletin Insert 06/16/24

1. Leaving a Legacy (selected scriptures)

a. Seen in Obedience

i. Genesis 21:4

ii. Genesis 12:4

iii. Genesis 22:2-3

iv. Genesis 24:2-7

b. Obedience beyond Abraham

i. Genesis 26:2, 6

ii. Genesis 28:1-5

iii. Genesis 28:7, 35:11-12

c. Seen in Faithfulness

i. Genesis 13:14-18

ii. Genesis 14:20

iii. Genesis 15:6

d. Faithfulness beyond Abraham

i. Genesis 28:20

e. Faithfulness Commemorated

i. Hebrews 11:17-21

f. Seen in Perseverance

i. Genesis 12:4-10

ii. Genesis 12:7, 13:15, 17:8, 22:17

iii. Hebrews 11:13

iv. Genesis 13:16, 15:4, 13, 18, 17:4, 5, 7, 16, 19, 18:10

v. Genesis 21:5

g. Perseverance beyond Abraham

i. Genesis 25:20

ii. Genesis 29:18, 27

iii. 1 Corinthians 12:12-20

2. An Example and a Warning (1 Samuel 2:12-17, 3:13, 8:1-5)

a. Devastating Example of Eli

i. 1 Samuel 2:12-17

1. Of Neglect

a. 1 Samuel 2:22

b. The Need for Correction

i. Proverbs 23:13-14

ii. Proverbs 29:15

c. Old and New Testament Comparison

i. 1 Samuel 2 and 1 Corinthians 5:1-2

d. The Will of God

i. 1 Samuel 2:25

e. Samuel’s Similar Mistakes

i. 1 Samuel 8:1

f. His Sons Sins are Known

i. 1 Samuel 8:5

g. Samuel’s Failure as a Father

i. 1 Samuel 8:3

ii. 1 Samuel 12:2

3. An Unexpected Outcome (2 Chronicles 28:22-29:2)

a. Ahaz Desecration of the Temple and his Idolatry in Judah

i. 2 Chronicles 28:24, 25

ii. Joshua 15:20-63

b. Hezekiah’s Deficiency as a Father

i. 2 Kings 21:6, 9

c. Train our Child in the Lord

i. Ephesians 6:4

4. Coming Alongside Fathers (Titus 2:6-8)

a. Those who model the Christian life

i. 1 Thessalonians 1:6

ii. 2 Thessalonians 2:15

iii. Colossians 1:6-7

b. Paul lived a life of Dignity

i. 2 Corinthians 1:12

c. Live Titus 2:6-8 out in order that souls would be saved

i. Proverbs 16:7