Springhead United Methodist Church

A Sneak peek of today's Father's Day Sermon...

(1) Someone noticed that the word "father" appears in the dictionary .....just before the word "fatigued" .....and just after the word "fathead."
So to all us fatigued, fathead fathers, ......Happy Father's Day!
We can do no better thing for our children than personally walking in the way we should go. To be mature in the Faith and to be continually open to the Transforming power of Christ.

(2) Some time ago I heard a touching story about a humble, consecrated pastor whose young son had become very ill. After his young boy had undergone an exhaustive series of tests, the father was told the news that his son had a terminal illness.

The youngster  had accepted Christ as his Savior, so the minister knew that death would usher him into Glory. But he wondered how to tell someone, especially his own son that he soon would die.

After earnestly seeking the direction of the Holy Spirit, he made his way through the hospital to his son's bedside.

First he read a passage of Scripture and had a time of prayer with his son.
Then he gently told him that the doctors could promise him only a few more days to live. "Are you afraid to meet Jesus, my son?" asked this devout father.  Wiping away a few tears the little fellow said, no….”.

But where fathers must really step up to the plate is in the area of teaching their children. What does that mean? To admonish means to teach! Dads must teach their children the important lessons of life.

Dad if you don’t teach your child how to work, the world will teach them how to steal. If you don’t teach your sons how to love and respect a woman, the world will teach him how to be dishonest . If you don’t teach your child honesty, the world will teach them to be a cheat!
(3) What are the life lessons fathers must teach their children?
• FEAR GOD – Prov. 1:7
• LOVE GOD – Prov. 4:1-4
• OBEY GOD – Prov. 3:1-6

(4) Today, we honor Fathers and thank God for His grace and wisdom in instituting the Christian family. Imagine how great it would be if we all strived to get back to the blueprint that God designed.