COMMENT
FATHER’S DAY has become, for the most part, just another day of commercialism. A day to celebrate dads by spending money on them. In the section below (history), you will note this was far from the original intent. It saddens me to see the role of fatherhood diminished and neglected so fiercely by our educational institutions and mainstream media.
Fathers are not to be like those seen in movies and sitcoms. These would have you believe that men in general, and Fathers specifically, were weak, babbling fools, while the wife was the real strength in the family. Unfortunately, much of America has bought into these lies over the past 2 decades, and we see the horrific results. In 2023, nearly one in four children in America aged 0‒17 years, totaling about 19 million, were living in a household without their biological, step, or adoptive father, mostly with their mother (85% of cases). 1 Single-parent, fatherless households have become a plague upon the landscape. God’s design for fathers is clearly defined; we are to be Spiritual Leaders, Providers, Protectors, Instructors, disciplinarians, teachers, and role models. We are to do this with Love and Compassion so that we can leave a heritage and legacy honoring God. 2
One of my greatest regrets in life is that I came to saving Grace (and joy) after my children were grown with children of their own. I can look back now at all the foolish attempts I made to be a “good” father, and how woefully short I fell.
Today’s two sermons explain the Role of a Christian Father and the part that Christian parents play in nurturing their children.
HISTORY
The Forgotten History of Father’s Day
While many other countries also celebrate the holiday on the third Sunday of June, some mark the observance at other times of the year. Notably, a number of Catholic countries celebrate it on March 19, the feast day of St. Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus.3
KJV BIBLE REFERENCES
Psalms 68:5 – A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
Psalms 103:13 – Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
Proverbs 1:1-33 – The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; (Read More…)
Malachi 4:6 – And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
Matthew 23:9 – And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Romans 12:17-21 – Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. (Read More…)
Ephesians 6:4 – And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Colossians 3:21 – Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
1 Timothy 5:1-25 – Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; (Read More…)
SERMONS
The Christian Father’s Present to His Children
by John Angell James, 1825
An Address to Christian Parents
J. R. Miller, 1882
FOOTNOTES:
- https://www.niussp.org/family-and-households/americas-single-parent-households-and-missing-fathers/#:~:text=In%202023%2C%20nearly%20one%20in%20four%20children%20in,father%2C%20mostly%20with%20their%20mother%20%2885%25%20of%20cases%29. ↩︎
- https://biblehub.com/topical/t/the_role_of_a_father.htm ↩︎
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/Fathers-Day ↩︎
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