Unyime Akpan - June 16th 2024 - Lessons from two fathers final - June 16th, 2024
Three Essential Roles of Fathers
1. Provider:
Working at jobs that are not necessarily ideal
2. Maintainer:
Striving to maintain the landmark of the Bible against the lies from the world
3. Instructor
Instructing the children about Jesus Christ, the savior of the world
Luke 1:
Question:
Name fathers in the Bible whose children died, but were raised back to life?
The husband of the wealthy woman in Shunem
OT: 2 Kings 4
Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue
NT: Luke 8
Lessons from the two fathers
Bow at Jesus’ feet
Pray to Jesus for your children (family)
Love your wife
Listen carefully to your wife
Give attention and time to your children
Recognize procrastination as an enemy
1 King 4;Luke 1; Luke 8;Luke 1:17;2 Kings 4:9-10;Colossians 3:19
Lessons from the two fathers:
1. Love Your Wife
2. Operate as a team
The unnamed old testament husband/father seem to have a good handle on this
And she said to her husband, “Behold now, I know that this is a holy man of God who is continually passing our way. Let us make a small room on the roof with walls and put there for him a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp, so that whenever he comes to us, he can go in there.”
2 Kings 4:9-10
No indication that Jairus did not
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them Colossians 3:19
The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother
Listen Carefully to Your Wife
Sometimes her words and what she is saying are not the same
The old testament husband did not listen carefully
Give Attention and Time to Your Children
Children will not remember the “ expensive & fancy toys”
Children will remember the time spent with dad
Give attention to the children’s spiritual growth
Don’t leave it only to your wife
Give attention to the children spiritual growth
Hard to implement if you are always absent
Recognize Procrastination as an Enemy and Avoid it
Every other thing usually seems more urgent and important, especially work
Their importance will fade with time
Don’t give only leftover to the wife and children
Children grow up very quicky and leave home before we realize it
Children (people) will last forever
Children also learn from our example
Pray to Jesus for your child (family).
