A Father’s Heart

A Father’s Heart

Sermon Outline

  1. Ephesians 6:4 A Father’s Heart
    1. Carrying on the Analogy
    2. God as Father (Eph 6:4)
      1. Train up (Heb 12:11, 2Tim 3:16)
      2. Instruction (1Cor 10:11, Tit 3:10)
        1. These two words taken together, instruct, command, the parents to ensure that good behavior is taught and bad behavior is pointed out and corrected.
      3. We must discipline (Dt 8:5, Jer 30:11, Prov 3:12, Heb 12:8-10, Mt 7:13-14)
    3. The Basics of God the Father
      1. He is the creator (Dt 32:6, Jer 31:9)
      2. Provider of what I need for Body and Soul (HC26, Mt 6:25-26)
      3. Turns all things to my good (Rom 8:28)
      4. Faithful (Dt 7:9, 32:4)
        1. Dt has one of the best descriptions of faithfulness.
        2. One of the fastest ways to exasperate a child is to be faithless.
      5. Loving (Ps 103:13, 2Cor 1:3, Isa 63:15-16)
        1. Compassionate
        2. Tenderness
      6. A Child that doesn’t know these basic things about God – His Creating, providing, faithfully redeeming love – will have a hard time being brought up in the Lord. Fathers, it is your job to teach them in word and deed.
    4. The Father’s relationship to the Son
      1. Models the Life for his Son to live (Jn 5:19-20)
        1. Educate your children, as the Father trained his son.
          1. Family Worship – daily.
          2. Teachable moments (Dt 6:4-9)
          3. Share testimony (Ps 78:4)
      2. Expressed his Love for the Son (2Pt 1:17)
      3. Loved the Son

 

 

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