Turning Hearts of Fathers

1
Turning Hearts of Fathers Children

• Malachi 46

2
Godly Fathers Respectful Children

• Father Producer, provider, protector
• Child Product, recipient, protected
• When fathers turn their hearts away from their
  children, they sin, Eph. 64
• When children turn their hearts away from their
  fathers, they sin, Eph. 61-3

3
Turning Hearts

• And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to
  the children, and the hearts of the children to
  their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth
  with a curse. (Mal. 46)
• Toward God
• Toward each other

4
Turning Hearts Require Converted Hearts

• The Heart Will Affection
• Love from the heart
• agape (an act of the will)
• phileo (warm affectionemotions)
• The Fathers love for the Son was both, Jno.
  335 520

5
Turning Hearts Require Converted Hearts

• Hearts ready to repent (Acts 2620) Lk.
  117
• Turn from selfishness to giving
• Turn from pride to humility
• Turn from stubborn ignorance to learning
• Hearts ready to forgive, cf. Lk. 1518-22

6
Turning the Hearts of Fathers
to their Children

• Do not provoke to wrath (exasperate, discourage),
  Eph. 64 Col. 321
• Unrealistic demands/expectations, cf.
  2 Cor. 812 Matt. 2515
• Favoritism, Gen. 2527-28 2741 374
• Failure to discipline, Prov. 312 2915, 17
  (2030)

7
Turning the Hearts of Fathers
to their Children

• Nurture your children, Eph. 64
• Teach, exhort, comfort, charge, 1 Ths. 210-11
• Examples (29-10)
• Education (29)
• Explanations Experiences (27-8) Jno. 520
• Give needed warnings, 1 Cor. 414-16

8
Turning the Hearts of Fathers
to their Children

• Nurture your children, Eph. 64
• Requires good use of time, Eph. 516
• Set priorities
• Persistence, patience prayer, Judges 138
• Lay up eternal things for child, 2 Cor. 1214

9
Turning the Hearts of Children
to their Fathers

• Listen to your father, Prov. 18-9 724
• Learn from your father, Prov. 41-7, 10-13, 20-22
• This will bless you bring joy to your father,
  Prov. 293 (3 Jno. 4)

10
Turning the Hearts of Children
to their Fathers

• Live your fathers instruction, Prov. 31-2,
  21-26
• Example of Jesus, Jno. 829, 55
• Children, obey your parents in the Lord,
  for this is right Eph. 61

11
Turning the Hearts of Children
to their Fathers

• Respect your parents, Eph. 62
• Obedience shows respect, Jno. 826-29
• Respectful in you speech treatment of your
  father mother, Prov. 3011-14, 17 (2020) Exo.
  2117
• Dont take advantage, cf. Prov. 2824

12
Turning Hearts

• Hard, unbending hearts that will not turn back
  will suffer punishment
• Mal. 45-6 Great and dreadful day of
  the Lord
• Children are a blessing from God
  a reward a challenge, Psa. 1273-5
• Parents are honored by those who fear God,
  Lev. 1932