Fathers day 1910 by Sonora Smart Dodd driving

Father’s day (父親節) • 1910 by Sonora Smart Dodd – driving force, after hearing Ana Jarvis who promoted mother’s day (母親節的啟示) • 1913 President Wilson proposed but was rejected (美總統對國會的建議被拒) • 1966 President Johnson issued first proclaiming to honor father on the 3 rd Sunday of June (國會終於通過)

Mt. Of Moriah

Place Abraham sacrificed his son

Abraham and his son-Isaac

Abraham scarified

The Angel of the Lord

Jesus is the lamb of God

God tested Abraham • Not to trip him and watch him fall • To deepen his capacity to obey God and develop character (加強對神信心的品格) • Just as fire refines ore to extract precious metal. (成為貴重的器皿) • God refines us through difficulties ( 試鍊中見神) • When we are tested – We can complain or – Try to see how God stretching us to develop character.

Abraham greatest act • He began to have the greatest act of obedience in the recorded history –(信心最大的考驗) • He traveled 50 miles to Mount Moria— 往摩亞山上 • He learned many tough lessons –importance of obeying God—全然順服 • Obedience—giving up something we truly want 順服—為主捨棄我的至愛.

Why did God ask Abraham to perform human sacrifice • Heathen nations practiced human sacrifice 教有此習俗， • God condemned it as a terrible sin (Leviticus 20: 1 -5) 神斥責此為罪，不願此祭 • God did not want Abraham to sacrifices Isaac • God wanted to clear Abraham love Him more than his long waited Isaac 愛神的心勝過一切 • Testing is strengthen our character & deepen our commitment 試餗帶來堅貞的品格 異

Trust & obey (信靠與順服) • Abraham strengthened his commitment to obey God (加強對神的順服) • He also learned God’s ability to provide (神即時的供應) • If we give God what He asks, His return is far more than we could dream ( 神的恩典超乎我們所想所夢的) • Spiritual blessings far outweigh our sacrifice (屬靈的說福超乎我們能擺上的)

Ram offered & Christ on cross • Ram on the altar for Isaac, Christ on the cross for us 羔羊取代以撒，神以自己的兒子代我＋架慘死 • God stopped Abraham for his son • God did not spare his own son, dying on the cross 神甘心以兒子耶穌代替我死亡 • If Jesus had lived, humankind would have die 因 主的死我才能得活—何等高深難測的愛 • For God so love the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whoever believes in him should not be perish but have everlasting life (John 3: 16) 神的愛世人！

Ephesians 6: 1 -3 • Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right (主裏聽從父母). • Honor your father and mother—which is the first commandment with a promise(要孝敬父母) • That it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth ( 使你得福，在世長壽).

Children (兒女) • Obey: to do as told (聽從順服) – Children are to obey while under parents – Adult children are not asked to be subservient(卑屈), not be domineering ( 盛氣凌人)or (arrogant) parents • Honor: to respect & love (孝順) – Children should honor parents even if parents demanding & unfair

Parents (父母親) • Parenting is not easy—it takes lots of patience to raise children in loving Christianhonoring manner ( 養育子女不是容易的) • Frustration and anger should not be causes for discipline ( 教養訓導) • Parents act in love, treating children as Jesus treats people He loves (以耶穌的 心為心).

Parents • Parents should care gently for children, even children are disobedient & unpleasant • Parent’s discipline is to help children grow, not to provoke them to anger or discouragement (Colossian 3: 21) – Handle with care – Firm discipline in love – Don’t alienate them by nagging, deriding or destroy their self-respect so that they lose heart

Ephesians 6: 4 • Fathers, do not exasperate your children, instead, bringing them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. • 你們作父親的，不要惹兒女的氣，要 照著主的教訓和警戒，養育他們。 • 你們作父親的，不要惹兒女的氣，恐 怕他們失了志氣(歌羅西書 3： 21)

父親 • 要 – 教訓(discipline in love) – 警戒(No nagging, deriding, destroy self respect) – 養育他們 (bringing up in training and admonition of the Lord – Treat children as Jesus did treat the people as He loves • 不要 – 惹兒女的氣(don’t provoke children to wrath)

Conclusion (總結) • Abraham’s obedience 對主有順服的信心 • Blessing among him and family and all nations 帶來祝福 • God sacrificed His only son for us 神以祂的兒子耶穌為我犧牲贖罪， 何等的愛 • Love and obey Him 愛及順服主

Conclusion(總結) • Parents：Raising your children in love 父母： 以愛來教養孩子 • Children: obey and honor your 孩子：順服、孝順你們的父母 • Blessings overflows 神的祝福臨到

Wasn't it wrong for Abraham to obey God? • • • God has the right to take human life (see the article on God's moral authority) and therefore had the right to command Isaac's death. Abraham had known God for many years prior to this, so he knew God's character and knew that God had the right to give this command. Had Abraham initiated the sacrifice or followed the order of someone who was not authorized by God, then his act would have been wrong.

• Abraham knew that God had promised him offspring through Isaac, so this gave him reason to believe that God did not intend for Isaac to die permanently:

• Isaac was the only child of his beloved wife Sarah, the son promised to him by God (Gen 17: 19) • He held a feast on the day Isaac was weaned (Gen 21: 8) • God refers to Isaac as "your only son, Isaac, whom you love" (Gen 22: 2) • He made a special effort to get Isaac a godly wife (Gen 24: 1 -4) • Isaac received all of the inheritance (Gen 25: 5)

Why would God command Abraham to sacrifice his own child? • Testing him he would do what was right • God has the right to take human life.

The Angel of the Lord

Story of Rev. Hudson Taylor戴德生 • Conversion to the Lord (重生歸主) • Call to far away unknown country as a missionary(神呼召到遙遠未知的中國) • Sailing to China(駛向陌生的中國) • China inland mission(內地會) • Taiwan and overseas (台灣及海外) • 我若有千鎊，中國可全數支取，我若有千 條生命，沒有一條，不給中國。