Faithful Fathers

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Faithful Fathers

• Psalm 128

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Faithful Fathers

• Tonight, about 40 of all American children will
  go to sleep in homes without a father (24.7
  milliion)
• What the world needs more than ever is faithful
  fathers (Psalm 128)
• God is our supreme example of fatherhood
  a PROGENITOR a PROVIDER a PROTECTOR

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Fathers Are Progenitors

• Faithful fathers give physical life (Gen. 128
  53)
• Faithful fathers give spiritual life (Gen. 1819
  Prov. 226 Heb. 117)

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Fathers Are Providers

• Faithful fathers provide physical needs
  (1 Thess. 411-12 1 Tim. 58)
• Faithful fathers provide spiritual needs values,
  morals, character, attitudes (Eph. 64
  1 Thess. 211-12 Prov. 312
  Heb. 129)
• Faithful fathers provide emotional needs
  (Psa. 10313 Col. 321)

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Fathers Are Protectors

• Faithful fathers protect against physical harm
  (Lk. 1111)
• Faithful fathers protect against spiritual harm
  (Prov. 110,15 520 2421)

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Faithful Fathers

• What makes a faithful father truly happy?
• My kids are smart and successful? My kids have a
  lot of friends? My kids have a lot of things?
• My kids are faithful to the Lord (Prov. 2315-25)?