The Kind of Father Every Child Needs
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EPHESIANS 6:4
4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.
Cambridge Greek Testament: Greek Text Chapter 6
Καὶ οἱ πατέρες, μὴ παροργίζετε τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν, ἀλλὰ ἐκτρέφετε αὐτὰ ἐν παιδείᾳ καὶ νουθεσίᾳ Κυρίου.
ETS: God instructs fathers in the art of fatherhood.
ESS: Every child needs a godly father who will lead him to follow Christ.
PQ: What kind of father does every child need?
U.W.: Traits
INTRODUCTION;
Children do not come with an instruction manual. How much easier would it be if all children were alike and there was an instruction manual, just like that new television or the new car?
Imagine if it were as easy as doing the routine maintenance on a car:
Change the oil every 5000 miles
Check the coolant level regularly to prevent overheating.
Rotate the tires and check the tread-depth every 10,000 miles
Check the air pressure weekly.
If only you could program the kids like you do the tv’s channels and set up the network connection for smooth and trouble-free streaming.
The fact of the matter is that there is an instruction manual. While there is no guarantee of smooth and care-free operation, God does give us some basic instructions. He does tell Dads (and granddads) the kind of father every child needs. While every child is different and requires some specific tweaks occasionally to the parental routine, the Bible does provide solid teaching that helps in every situation.
In Ephesians 6:4; God provides instructions regarding fatherly traits that every child needs dads to emulate in daily life.
I - EVERY CHILD NEEDS A FATHER WHO IS AN INSPIRATION, NOT A PROVOCATION (Ephesians 6:4a) (Col. 3:21)
I - EVERY CHILD NEEDS A FATHER WHO IS AN INSPIRATION, NOT A PROVOCATION (Ephesians 6:4a) (Col. 3:21)
4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.
21 Fathers, do not aggravate your children, or they will become discouraged.
A - Make sure you are a Christ-follower.
A - Make sure you are a Christ-follower.
1- Have you experienced the transforming power of Christ? (2 Cor. 5:17)
17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
2- Are you resting in grace or attempting to gain heaven on your own?
(Eph. 2: 8—9, 10)
8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.
9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
B - Make sure you are maintaining a growing intimacy with Christ.
B - Make sure you are maintaining a growing intimacy with Christ.
1- How would you characterize your personal walk with Jesus?
2- You are to be growing in Him.
(Eph. 4:15; 2 Peter 3:17—18)
15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.
17 You already know these things, dear friends. So be on guard; then you will not be carried away by the errors of these wicked people and lose your own secure footing.
18 Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen.
C - Make sure you live-out what you require of them.
C - Make sure you live-out what you require of them.
1- Are you teaching your children one lesson with your lips, and another with your life?
ILL : His Lesson (KMB pg. 209)
Joseph had been sent to bed by his mother for using profane language. When his father came home she sent him upstairs to punish the boy. "I'll teach that young fellow to swear," he roared, and started up the stairs. He tripped on the top step and even his wife held her ears for a few moments. "You'd better come down now," she called to him after the air had cleared somewhat, "he's had enough for his first lesson." —Illinois Farmer
Guidance goes beyond words!
II - EVERY CHILD NEEDS A FATHER WHO IS A TEACHER OF GODLINESS (Ephesians 6:4b)
II - EVERY CHILD NEEDS A FATHER WHO IS A TEACHER OF GODLINESS (Ephesians 6:4b)
4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.
A - Pray daily for your children.
A - Pray daily for your children.
Job is a good example (Job 1:1-5)
1- For their Salvation.
2- For their Sanctification.
3- For their Spouse (or future spouse).
4- For their Service to Christ.
B - Teach them Biblical principles for living.
B - Teach them Biblical principles for living.
(Deut. 4:9,10; 11:18—19)
9 “But watch out! Be careful never to forget what you yourself have seen. Do not let these memories escape from your mind as long as you live! And be sure to pass them on to your children and grandchildren.
10 Never forget the day when you stood before the Lord your God at Mount Sinai, where he told me, ‘Summon the people before me, and I will personally instruct them. Then they will learn to fear me as long as they live, and they will teach their children to fear me also.’
18 “So commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.
19 Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.
1- The lessons are to be ongoing.
2- The lessons are to be lived out before the children.
a. Living in faith.
b. Lordship of Christ
*Joshua: “As for me & my house.”
(Joshua 24:15)
15 But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”
C - Give them Scriptural answers to Life’s Problems.
C - Give them Scriptural answers to Life’s Problems.
1- Teach them that God’s word has the answer to all of the problems we face.
(2 Timothy 3:16-17)
16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.
17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.
D - Teach them to have a growing intimacy with Christ.
D - Teach them to have a growing intimacy with Christ.
1- Through prayer, Scripture meditation, obedience.
2- Teach them that they belong to God.
* Give them to God – Samuel was given to God. (I Sam. 1:11; 1:20, 27-28; 2:11)
11 And she made this vow: “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the Lord, his hair will never be cut.”
20 and in due time she gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, for she said, “I asked the Lord for him.”
27 I asked the Lord to give me this boy, and he has granted my request.
28 Now I am giving him to the Lord, and he will belong to the Lord his whole life.” And they worshiped the Lord there.
11 Then Elkanah returned home to Ramah without Samuel. And the boy served the Lord by assisting Eli the priest.
CONCLUSION:
* HIS GREATEST SERMON (KMB 213—14)
Many years ago a farmer had an unusually fine crop of grain. Just a few days before it was ready to harvest, there came a terrible hail and wind storm. The entire crop was demolished. After the storm was over, the farmer, with his little son went out on the porch. The little boy looked at what was formerly the beautiful field of wheat, and then with tears in his eyes he looked up at his dad, expecting to hear words of despair. All at once his father started to sing softly, "Rock of ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee." Years after, the little boy, grown to manhood, said, "That was the greatest sermon I ever heard." The farmer lost a grain crop, but who knows but that that was the turning point in the boy's life? He saw the faith of a godly father in practice. —Sunday School Times