Introduction
- Genesis 26:3
- Exodus 33:14
- Joshua 1:5 - “I will be with you”
- Luke 13:22-28
- Fathers should be there! Fathers matter.
Step up and deliver fatherly love!
- Ephesians 6:4
- Philippians 3:17 - Follow good examples.
- It is our job as fathers to be there and be that example.
- I Timothy 5:8, 14 - A father must do more than just bring home a paycheck.
- I Timothy 3:4-5 - If you’re only bringing home a paycheck, how would you be qualified to be an elder?
Don’t underestimate the influence your love has on your family.
- I John 3:16
- Matthew 18:21-22, 27, 30-35 - Be gracious with others!
- Your grace will set the tone in your family.
- I Thessalonians 2:5-12 - Paul was there to encourage and show tender love, just like a father should.
| Who attended church regularly? | Percentage of kids who became regulars |
|---|---|
| Mothers only | 2% |
| Neither | 4% |
| Fathers and mothers | 33% |
| Fathers only | 44% |
- Baptist press survey:
- “If a child is the first person in a household to become a Christian, there is a 3.5 percent probability everyone else in the household will follow.
- If the mothers is the first to become a Christian, there is a 17 percent probability everyone else in the household will follow.
- But if the father is first, there is a 93 percent probability everyone else in the household will follow.”
Learn how to say “No.”
- I Samuel 3:13; 2:33 - Eli talked to his sons, but did not do enough to correct their behavior.
- Colossians 3:21
- Hebrews 12:7-11
- As fathers, we must make sure discipline is present in the house.
- Proverbs 13:24 - Discipline is what you do for children you love.
- Proverbs 19:18; 23:13; 29:15-17
- A child who has always gotten what he wants will have trouble submitting to God.