What is Fatherhood Luke 1 13 17 John

What is Fatherhood? Luke 1: 13 -17 John 14: 7 -11

Father - Son

A Secular Description of What Is Fatherhood!

Scriptural Perspectives of Fatherhood:

Luke 1: 13 -17 (NKJV) 13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, ’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. ” 7

John 14: 7 -11 (NKJV) 7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him. ” 8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us. ” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. 11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves. 8

A Scriptural Perspective of Fatherhood— The Three P’s! 9

The Most Important P: “Personify” Verb “Represent (a quality or concept) a figure in human form” 1 0

The Most Important P: “Personify” Jesus shared this for Dad’s: “the Father who dwells in Me does the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me” 1 1

The Second Important P: “Provider” noun “a person or thing that provides something” 1 2

The Second Important P: “Provider” 1 Timothy 5: 8 (NKJV) “But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever” 1 3

The Third Important P: “Protector” noun “a person or thing that protects someone or something” 1 4

The Third Important P: “Protector” Psalm 91 “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust. ” 1 5

The Third Important P: “Protector” Matthew 12: 29 (NKJV) “Or how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. ” 1 6

Major reasons to celebrate Father’s Day today: —Honor Dad’s who have turned their hearts to Jesus and in turn assisted their spouse and children to do the same 1 7

Major reasons to celebrate Father’s Day today: —Honor Dad’s who have put their arm’s around their spouse and their children… showing them their love 1 8

Major reasons to celebrate Father’s Day today: —Honor Dad’s who fight for their loved ones; reminding them they are precious and worthy of his love 1 9

Major reasons to celebrate Father’s Day today: —Honor Dad’s who struggle never to show anger or hostility in front of their children but are still open to sharing positive emotions when warranted 2 0

Major reasons to celebrate Father’s Day today: —Honor Dad’s who relish the opportunity to take their family to church, knowing how priceless this small step is in their spiritual formation 2 1

Major reasons to celebrate Father’s Day today: —Honor Dad’s who choose to never walk out on their family because he knows God has never left him 2 2

Major reasons to celebrate Father’s Day today: —Honor Dad’s who give of their personal time unselfishly in support of their children’s school, sports, or other activities 2 3

Major reasons to celebrate Father’s Day today: —Honor Dad’s who lead their family in prayer, believing HE cares and hears 2 4

Major reasons to celebrate Father’s Day today: —Honor Dad’s, who in doing all the above, assist our community, our church, our family in being a better, safer, place for us all to live 2 5

One Answer to the question “What is a Dad? ” 2 6

“Dad is our male role model, who is always there, not only in the good times, but the bad times too. He is someone who loves you with all his heart, desires to do anything possible to help you succeed, overlooks your mistakes, 2 7

and provides you with the encouragement when life most requires it. But the most important part of being a Dad is he reminds us and shows us what it means to love and be loved by Jesus!” 2 8

Dad’s Happy Father’s Day! 2 9