The God of My Father
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Read: vv. .
“And Jacob said, O God of my father … Isaac.”
INTRODUCTION: Isaac had left his son Jacob the greatest heritage a father could offer: a lifelong example of trusting in God. Now, as Jacob faces his darkest hour, he goes for comfort to his father’s old Friend—“O God of my father … Isaac”!
ISAAC’S PRAYERS TAUGHT JACOB HOW TO APPROACH GOD.
1. Jacob acknowledges his own unworthiness, v. .
1. Jacob acknowledges his own unworthiness, v. .
2. Now he makes a bold request: “Deliver me,” v. .
2. Now he makes a bold request: “Deliver me,” v. .
3. Isaac’s example taught Jacob to trust in God.
3. Isaac’s example taught Jacob to trust in God.
4. Jacob would “swear by … his father,” .
4. Jacob would “swear by … his father,” .
A SON OFTEN BECOMES THE MORAL IMAGE OF HIS FATHER.
1. Asa did right in God’s sight, . Jehoshaphat walked in his father’s ways, .
1. Asa did right in God’s sight, . Jehoshaphat walked in his father’s ways, .
2. Jehoram worked evil in God’s sight, . Ahaziah did evil like unto his father, .
2. Jehoram worked evil in God’s sight, . Ahaziah did evil like unto his father, .
3. Rehoboam forsook the law, . Nadab followed his father’s example, .
3. Rehoboam forsook the law, . Nadab followed his father’s example, .
4. Omri, worse then any preceding king, . Ahab, worse than any king preceding him, .
4. Omri, worse then any preceding king, . Ahab, worse than any king preceding him, .
5. Amaziah did right in God’s sight, . Uzziah followed his father’s steps, .
5. Amaziah did right in God’s sight, . Uzziah followed his father’s steps, .
SOME MODERN FATHERS ARE BAD COMPANY FOR THEIR CHILDREN!
1. He who curses and swears.
1. He who curses and swears.
2. He who gets drunk.
2. He who gets drunk.
3. He who practices dishonesty.
3. He who practices dishonesty.
MAY MEMORIES OF “FATHER” BE SACRED TO THE CHILDREN.
1. “F” is for the Fun we’ve had together.
1. “F” is for the Fun we’ve had together.
2. “A” is for his Anxious care for me.
2. “A” is for his Anxious care for me.
3. “T” is for his Tender consolation.
3. “T” is for his Tender consolation.
4. “H” is for our Home he made dear to me.
4. “H” is for our Home he made dear to me.
5. “E” is for the Earnest counsel he gave me.
5. “E” is for the Earnest counsel he gave me.
6. “R” is for the Right in him I see.
6. “R” is for the Right in him I see.
Is the God in whom you trust one in whom your children will find strength in their darkest hour?
J. Dean Cameron, Sermon Outlines for Special Occasions, Dollar Sermon Library Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1976), 23.