Sermon Tone Analysis

TESTIMONIES ABOUT FATHER’S

testimonies

What are some of the characteristics of a Father.....?

The meaning is getting lost in today’s society

It means that you have contributed in the creation of a child

What are some of the characteristics of a Father.....?

(ask congregation)

What is a Father ?

The meaning is getting lost in today’s society

It means that you have contributed in the creation of a child

Biblical responsibilities of the Father

Fathers have a responsibility to love, instruct and discipline their children in the ways of the Lord

Examples of what that looked like from God’s perspective

Father’s should be tender and compassionate.

Modern masculinity portrays Fathers as the strong silent type

This is not only a female trait

That included:

Providing water and food for them

Protecting them

Knowing when to step in and discipline

The form discipline takes is regulated by our laws

Because it became abuse

show child abuse chart

Being the spiritual authority and teacher in your home

Today, this is mostly a mother’s job

The modern Father

increasingly the question of whether fathers are really necessary is being raised and said by many to be a merely a social role that others-mothers, partners, stepfathers, uncles and aunts, and grandparents -can play.

(Ray Williams-Wired For Success)

He can be single or married;

How did we get to this situation

externally employed or stay-at home;

gay or straight;

Developments over past 150 years changed the role of the Father

an adoptive or step-parent;

and a more than capable caregiver to children facing physical or psychological challenges.

Psychological research across families from all ethnic backgrounds suggests that fathers' affection and increased family involvement help promote children's social and emotional development

Modern developments changed the role of the Father

Traditional set up

Agriculture/farming was how people survived

Father was with family unit all day

Father was the head of the family

Father was involved in all aspects of the daily life of the family

supervision/ decisions/ leadership/ support to the mother

Industrial Revolution

1800’s industry became a major employer

Father’s were away from the family unit for most of the day

Father’s influence in the family diminished

Separated from the emotional interactions within the family unit

distant Father’s

Father became disciplinarian and support only (when your father gets home)

Changes in Female Roles

Because men were out of homes working

Changes in Female Roles

Women became all things around the house

Women started working outside the home also

They no longer required a man to support the household

Increased divorce rates / children outside of marriage /

changed father roles

So we see a Father’s influence in the home being diminished by various trends

Is this ok.....?

People wonder if a Father is necessary in rearing a child

God designed it that a child is best brought up in a father/mother configuration

There are unfortunate circumstances that can hinder that which are out of your control

Ray Williams - Wired for Success

Approximately 30% of all American children are born into single-parent homes, and for the black community, that figure is 68%;

Fatherless children are at a dramatically greater risk of drug and alcohol abuse, mental illness, suicide, poor educational performance, teen pregnancy, and criminality, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics.

Over half of all children living with a single mother are living in poverty, a rate 5 to 6 times that of kids living with both parents;

Child abuse is significantly more likely to occur in single parent homes than in intact families;

63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes according to the U.S. Bureau of the Census;

72% of adolescent murderers grew up without fathers.

60% of America's rapists grew up the same way according to a study by D. Cornell (et al.), in Behavioral Sciences and the Law;

63% of 1500 CEOs and human resource directors said it was not reasonable for a father to take a leave after the birth of a child;

71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes according to the National Principals Association Report on the State of High Schools;

80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes according to a report in Criminal Justice & Behavior;

In single-mother families in the U.S. about 66% of young children live in poverty;

90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes;

85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes according to a study by the Center for Disease Control;

Daughters of single mothers are 53% more likely to marry as teenagers, 111% more likely to have children as teenagers, 164% more likely to have a premarital birth and 92% more likely to dissolve their own marriages.

A large survey conducted in the late 1980s found that about 20% of divorced fathers had not seen his children in the past year, and that fewer than 50% saw their children more than a few times a year.

Juvenile crime, the majority of which is committed by males, has increased six-fold since 1992;

A return to Traditional values and role models may not be a bad idea

People ask what is the value of an involved active dad in child development

Here are

The opposite of all those statistics we just saw.

Traditional Fatherhood

Authoritarian

Proper balanced Christian theology should create good father’s

Bread Winner

The Spirit of God will teach us how to be good father’s ( if we listen)

Not Emotional

https://youtu.be/MfMrPv_7AxI?t=196 - dad’s doing strange things

https://youtu.be/yqk51ohHzj8?t=23

Dad wierd sounds baby laughing

https://youtu.be/boesVA1-v0g - Dad stopping crying

https://youtu.be/3NFYDTsqOdk?t=210 - Dad micheal jackson