Father to Father

“…strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.”

(Matthew 26:31 NIV)

1. YOU MATTER, AND YOUR PRESENCE IS NEEDED!

“And He said, ‘My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.”

(Exodus 33:14 NASB)

• A DADS WORD IS HIS BOND

“For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ. And so through him the ‘Amen’ is spoken by us to the glory of God.”

(2 Corinthians 1:20 NIV)

2. FATHERHOOD IS A CHOICE, AND CARRIES A WEIGHT OF RESPONSIBILITY

“You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desire…”

(John 8:44 NIV)

3. TRAIN, AND DISCIPLINE YOUR CHILD FOR THEIR FUTURE

“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)

• PUNISHMENT FOCUSES ON THE PAST

• DISCIPLINE FOCUSES ON THE FUTURE

“For those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, and He scourges every son whom He receives.”

(Hebrews 12:6 NASB)

“All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.”

(Hebrews 12:11 NASB).

4. GIVE (SPEAK) THE FATHER’S BLESSING

“Your father’s blessings are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains, than the bounty of the age-old hills. Let all these rest on the head of Joseph…”

(Genesis 49:26 NIV)

“How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? And how can I denounce whom the Lord has not denounced?”

(Numbers 23:8 NASB)

“A father to the fatherless…”

(Psalm 68:5 NASB)

Victory Group Questions:

1. How is (or was) your relationship with your Heavenly Father, and earthly father?

2. What are (or were) 3 strengths that describe your earthly dad?

3. What are 3 life lessons did you learn from your father? Why are these three life lessons significant to you?

4. What does the Word Of God say if you don’t have a father?

5. What do you think will happen if the world succeeds in removing the father’s role and function?