Father's Day 2021
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The measure of a Man
The measure of a Man
27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
What happened to Manhood?
What happened to Manhood?
13 The Lord will go forth like a warrior, He will arouse His zeal like a man of war. He will utter a shout, yes, He will raise a war cry. He will prevail against His enemies.
Freedom never comes without a fight, and men were designed by God to fight and conquer
Freedom never comes without a fight, and men were designed by God to fight and conquer
16 In that day the Egyptians will become like women, and they will tremble and be in dread because of the waving of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which He is going to wave over them.
37 “A sword against their horses and against their chariots And against all the foreigners who are in the midst of her, And they will become women! A sword against her treasures, and they will be plundered!
In the day we live there is a plan to destroy MANHOOD (masculinity)
In the day we live there is a plan to destroy MANHOOD (masculinity)
Gender neutral
Gender distinction
Gender equality
Gender difference
Look at God’s creation (nature)
Look at God’s creation (nature)
What is a Father?
What is a Father?
Someone who starts or begins something
Someone who establishes something
Someone who founds something
Unmistakable traits of a Father
Unmistakable traits of a Father
You have to be a man (male)
You have to produce offspring (children)
What should a man look like and who defines what a man should look like?
What should a man look like and who defines what a man should look like?
God’s Word defines what a man should look like
God’s Word defines what a man should look like
A true man should respect and honor his creator God
A true man should respect and honor a true woman
A true man should protect those who are weaker
A true man should put others ahead of himself
A true man takes the blame to protect someone else
A true man takes the short end without complaining
A true man opens and holds the door for a woman, an elder, or someone in need
A true man breaks the wind to make the way easier for others
A true man chooses the harder job instead of the easier one
A true man chooses right over easy
A true man expects to fight if he intends to win
So where are the men to stand up in our day?
So where are the men to stand up in our day?
30 “I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one.
How Will You Be Remembered?
How Will You Be Remembered?
Honest or Dishonest
Courageous or Fearful
Addicted or Free
Faithful or Unfaithful
Proud or Humble
Generous or Greedy
Kind or Unkind
1 In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu became king over Israel at Samaria, and he reigned seventeen years. 2 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel sin; he did not turn from them.
1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba. 2 Jehoash did right in the sight of the Lord all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him.