• Acts 17:25
  • A father is to:
    • Be a good example in character.
      • Ecclesiastes 9:10
      • Put family before self.
      • Don’t do what you don’t want children to do.
    • Teach right values.
      • Galatians 5:17
      • One of the things children need most from both father and mother is time.
      • Luke 12:15
      • Show that kindness, caring, and consideration for others are manly traits.
        • Luke 10:30-35
      • Matthew 5:44-45
    • Be an example in hard work.
      • I Timothy 5:8
      • Mark 9:4
      • Ephesians 4:28
    • Be an example in spiritual values.
      • Matthew 5:6
      • I Timothy 4:7-8, 10, 12, 13-15, 16 – Be a good example, study the scripture.
      • I Timothy 6:10
      • II Timothy 1:8-12
      • II Timothy 1:3 – The value of holding to strong words.
      • II Timothy 2:15
    • Let children see that family comes before self.
    • Summed up: Train up his children in the way they should go.