A Good Dad

Fathers Day 2018  •  Sermon  •  Submitted
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God’s plan doesn’t need tweaking!

Genesis 21:11 HCSB
Now this was a very difficult thing for Abraham because of his son.

Being a dad is a lesson in losing

Abraham lost Ishmael but that was just the beginning.
Genesis 22:2 HCSB
“Take your son,” He said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.”

Dads lose what they love the most.

They lose their “freedom”

Genesis 22:1 HCSB
After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.

They relinquish control when they want to grip the wheel even harder

Genesis 22:2 HCSB
“Take your son,” He said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.”

They lose the thing that they didn’t know they needed just when the connection starts to deepen.

They lose the thing that they didn’t know they needed just when the connection starts to deepen.
Genesis 22:3 HCSB
So Abraham got up early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took with him two of his young men and his son Isaac. He split wood for a burnt offering and set out to go to the place God had told him about.

Getting it all back

A good dad doesn’t lose site of the end game.

Genesis 22:5 HCSB
Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there to worship; then we’ll come back to you.”
Abraham knew the promise God made to him about his son.

A good dad makes hard choices

Genesis 22:9 HCSB
When they arrived at the place that God had told him about, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar on top of the wood.

A good dad listens and looks

Genesis 22:11 HCSB
But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” He replied, “Here I am.”
Genesis 22:13 HCSB
Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught in the thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.

This Weeks Challenge

1. Pray for the men in your life.
2. Purchase a thank you card and send it to a man that has made an impact in your life.
3. Intentionally spend time with a man that has had an impact on your life.
4. If they don’t, invite that person to join you in church next week and then take them out for lunch at a restaurant that THEY LIKE
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