Unyime Akpan - June 16th, 2024

Northbrook Bible Chapel

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).