Dads on the Rise

“He will turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the hearts of

the children to their fathers…”

(Malachi 4:6 NASB)

1. DADDYING IS BY CHOICE, NOT BY HAVING CHILDREN

“Children are a gift of the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward.”

(Psalm 127:3 NASB)

2. DAD FROM A PLAN, NOT NECESSARILY FROM YOUR PAST

• PLAN TO BE PRESENT, NOT JUST GIVE PRESENTS

• PLAN TO BE A DAD OF THE WORD, AND OF YOUR WORD

“…For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.”

(Psalm 138:2 NKJ)

3. BE A DAD BY DISCIPLINING

“Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6 NASB)

“For those whom the Lord loves He disciplines…God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline.”

(Hebrews 12:6-7 NASB)

“Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.”

(Proverbs 22:15 NASB)

4. DAD WITH CHURCH COMMUNITY

“…after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.”

(Luke 2:46 NASB)

“And He said to them, ‘Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you now know that I had to be in My Father’s House?”

(Luke 3:49 NASB)

Victory Group Questions:

1. How has your relationship with your father affected you?

2. What are some of the responsibilities of a Christian dad to their son or daughter? Why are these responsibilities important to fulfill?

3. How are you putting Jesus first in your home?

4. What stood out to you from this message? Why?

TOOLS & RESOURCES: “DAD ACADEMY” (Jeff Hamilton; Author & Founder)