Restoring the Hearts of Fathers

Malachi 4:5–6 NKJV

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”

The Current State of Fatherhood in America (America First Policy Institute, May 15, 2023)

Across America, 2022 data indicates there are approximately 18.3 million children who live without a father in the home, comprising about 1 in 4 US children.

About 80% of single-parent homes are led by single mothers.

Children from single-parent families are twice as likely to suffer from mental health and behavioral problems as those living with married parents.

In one study, 70% of youth in state operated facilities were from single-parent homes.

Children with an actively engaged father perform much better in school, some data shows that they are 33% percent less likely to repeat a class and 43% more likely to get As in school.

In a study of 56 school shootings, only 10 of the shooters (18%) were raised in a stable home with both biological parents. Eighty-two percent grew up in either an unstable family environment or grew up without both biological parents together.

The War on Fathers

Culture

Media

Sexual sin

Government

The Importance of Fathers

Psalm 128:3 NKJV

Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table.

Identity

Legacy

Example (Role Model)

Love

Provision

Security

Protection

Affirmation

Encouragement

Counsel

Wisdom

Mentoring

Practical living

Comfort

Correction

Discipline

Spiritual guidance

Restoring the Hearts of Fathers

Damaged to Healed

Defiled to Undefiled: Rise above being a male. Be a man. Be a man of God!

Disrespectful to Respectful

Dishonorable to honorable

Disengaged to Engaged

Distracted to Focused

Dropout to Dedicated

Discouraged to Encouraged

Demoralized to Courageous

Defeated to Victorious

Honoring Fathers

Thank God for your father

Forgive your father

Love your father

Thank your father

Encourage your father

Pray for your father

Response to the Word