Sermons on Fathers
“Gender Confusion and the Glory of God” – Genesis 2:18-23
Main thoughts:In our society today there is much confusion over what it means to be a woman. Motherhood has been diminished to “birthing people.” This has crept into the church with major discussions taking place about women pastors and the role of women in ministry. As we celebrate Mother’s Day, we need to stop and examine what God’s Word says about this important subject.Two wrong answersWithin our society there are two prevailing views concerning women. Both of these views have…
God as Father (Psalm 68:5-6)
Because this Sunday is Father’s day, we are going to be looking at God as a Father from Psalm 68. God identifies as Father When Jesus revealed God to us He revealed Him as Father. Of all the positions and relations that He could have chosen God ordained the position of father to most closely resemble His character, nature, and operations in this world. Fathers have an awesome responsibility In light of this fathers have a huge responsibility. Our children’s…
Honoring Your Parents (Mark 7:6-13)
Jesus confronts the religious leaders of His day for ignoring what God says in order to promote their own traditions. Corban vs. Commandments He uses the practice of Corban to prove His point. God places a high value on honoring ones parents; He even instituted the death penalty for children who cursed their parents. Jesus makes clear that this honor is due our parents until their death and means that we should care for them in their old age. Corban…
The Dad Who Wouldn’t Discipline (1 Samuel 2:12-17,22-34)
Eli was by earthly terms the most successful person of his day; however, he refused to correct his adult sons who were in sin. Because of this, God judged Eli and his sons. From this story we can learn several lessons about fathers. Fathers must get their priorities right Eli was successful at religion; he was the High Priest. He was successful at discipleship; he raised up Samuel. He was the most recognized, popular, and powerful man in his nation.…