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THERE IS A LACK OF GENUINE FATHERHOOD OUR CONCEPT OF GOD IS IMPACTED, INFLUENCED (SHAPED) BY OUR VIEW OF FATHERHOOD - NOT A FATHER - THE FATHER WHEN GOD DECIDED TO REVEAL HIMSELF, HE SENT HIS SON - HE DID NOT SEND A FATHER, BUT A SON John 20:21 - AS THE FATHER HAS SENT ME, I AM SENDING YOU THE BIBLE WAS WRITTEN PRIMARILY TO GIVE WISDOM TO SONS AND DAUGHTERS (e.g. Prov. 23:22-26) URGENCY IN THE MESSAGE Rom. 8:19 - CREATION WAITS IN EAGER EXPECTATION FOR THE SONS OF GOD TO BE REVEALED QUESTION: WHAT DID THE FATHER THINK OF HIS SON? Luke 3:22 - YOU ARE MY SON, WHOM I LOVE,WITH YOU, I AM WELL PLEASED |
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ROLE OF THE SON - JESUS OUR EXAMPLE John 4:34 John 5:36 John 7:28 John 8:19 John 5: 19 - 20 John 7:16 John 8:16 John 8: 28 - 29 John 5:30 John 7:18 John 8:18 John 8:42 GOD'S PURPOSE OF SENDING A SON WAS TO SHOW US HOW TO BE SONS SO WHAT: PROBLEM STATEMENT NEARLY ALL MEN WANT TO BE FATHERS OR TO BE FATHERED, BUT FEW DESIRE TO BE SONS. 1.A SON SERVING IS COMPARED WITH CHRIST - Phil. 2:21-22 2.ONE PROOF OF SONSHIP IS THE PRIORITY OF SERVICE TO A FATHER - Phil 2:22 3.A SPIRIT SON WILL DEAL WITH MAN'S TENDENCY TOWARDS INIQUITY - Phil 2:21 4.A GENUINE SON EMBRACES AND CARES FOR FATHER'S CONCERNS - Phil 2:20 NOW WHAT: ROLE OF A SON 1.MOTIVATION OF JESUS WAS TO PLEASE HIS FATHER (John 8:29) |
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1.WHAT MOTIVATED JESUS SHOULD MOTIVATE US IF CHILDREN ARE RAISED AS FATHER PLEASERS, HOW MANY RULES WILL YOU NEED TO MAKE PROBLEM WE FACE INCHURCH, MANY HAVE NOT BEEN TAUGHT TO RECOGNIZE AND TO PLEASE WHOM GOD SENDS AS 'SPIRITUAL FATHERS CONSEQUENTLY CHURCHES HAVE ESTABLISHED STRICT RULES (RULES ARE MEANT TO DEFINE CERTAIN FORMS OF BEHAVIOUR) - LEGALISTIC COMPLIANCE WITH MINIMAL, IF ANY, JOYFUL OBEDIENCE 1.WE LEARN A LOT ABOUT A FATHER BY OBSERVING HIS SON ( 2 Kings 17:41) 1.GOD CONTINUES TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES - APOSTLES - GREEK - APO (FROM) STELLOS (TO SEND) ONE SENT FORTH AFTER THE ASCENSION OF JESUS CHRIST AND PENTECOST, GOD CONTINUED TO SEND MEN (5 FOLD MINISTRY) (Eph. 4:11-12) PAUL SAID 1 Cor.11:1 BE IMITATORS OF ME, JUST ALSO AS I AM OF CHRIST. |
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1.EXPRESSING HONOUR TOWARD OUR FATHER IS A VITAL PART OF BEING A SON 1.GENUINE HONOUR IS EXPRESSED WITH SUBSTANCE (Mal. 1:6-8) PRINCIPLE OF EXCHANGE (FINANCIAL SUPPORT) 1.SONSHIP IS DEMONSTRATED BY SERVING OUR FATHER (1 Cor.4:17) PATH TO FAMILY 1.SURNAME OF FAMILY FROM FATHER 2.NUCLEUS OF FAMILY IS FATHER (Eph.3:14-15) - FATHER IN GREEK = PATER FAMILY IN GREEK = PATRIA NO FATHER NO FAMILY 1.GOD GAVE SIGNIFICANCE TO NAME FATHER (Matt. 6:9) AS A FATHER, GOD DESIRED A FAMILY WHO WOULD BLESS ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE FAITH ABRAM = EXALTED FATHER ABRAHAM = FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HEBREW FOR BREATH, WIND, SPIRIT -RUWACH (GUTTURAL RAH ) AB RAH HAM + SARAI TO SARAH HOLY SPIRIT BREATHED INTO THEIR NAMES (HOLY SPIRIT IS ABLE TO TAKE WHAT IS BARREN BY NATURE AND MAKE IT FRUITFUL) |
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FAMILY TREE 1.GENEALOGIES O/T Ex. 28:1 2.GENEALOGIES N/T Mat 1: 1 3.GOD OUR FATHER REFERS TO HIMSELF AS GOD OF THREE GENERATIONS Ex. 3:15 4.ADVANTAGE COMES IN THE THIRD GENERATION - JACOB (THIRD GENERATION) TOOK FAMILY AND TURNED INTO A NATION 5.WE MUST NOT ONLY SERVE OUR GENERATION (DEBT FOR PAST, RESPONSIBILTY FOR FUTURE) 6.FATHERHOOD AN INTEGRAL PART (IF OWN FATHER NOT SPIRITUAL FATHER, THEN CAN ADOPT A SPIRITUAL FATHER) 1.DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPIRITUAL MENTOR/FATHER IS RELATIONSHIP MENTOR DEALS WITH WHAT PERSON DOES (TEMPORARY) FOR DEVELOPING PERSON'S MINISTRY FATHER DEALS WITH WHO PERSON BECOMES (FOR LIFE) E.G. DEVELOP PERSON'S INHERITANCE/LEGACY 1 Cor. 4:14-21 1.IDENTITY CAN BE LINKED TO SONSHIP IT IS A PRIVILEDGE, NOT AN OBLIGATION TO HAVE A SPIRITUAL FATHER QUESTION: MUST I HAVE A SPIRITUAL FATHER? - ADAM HAD NOT, ABRAHAM HAD NOT = THERE AR PATRIARCHS WHO HAD NO SPIRITUAL FATHERS EXCEPT GOD |
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A FATHER'S VOICE THIS IS MY BELOVED SON RELATIONSHIP AND WORTH 1.RECOGNITION - MY SON 2.AFFECTION - MY BELOVED SON 3.IDENTITY - MY BELOVED SON 4.SECURITY ( FOUNDATION FOR PEACE/WELL BEING) WITH WHOM I AM WELL PLEASED TESTED AND APPROVED 1.APPROVAL - NATURE OF LEADERSHIP: TURN BACK ON THOSE FOLLOWING 1.APPRECIATION - PERFORMANCE HAS BECOME RULE OF LAW OF APPRECIATION 1.ACCEPTANCE - REJECTION - ONE OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE FORCES 1.LIBERATION LISTEN TO HIM AUTHORITY AND SENT 1.ELEVATION - PLATFORM FOR EXPRESSION 2.AFFIRMATION - STREET MARCHES SAY: WE WANT TO BE HEARD 3.AUTHORIZATION - HE WAS SENT - JOHN RESULT 1.SPHERES / AREA - COMPETITION MINIMIZED THE AUTHORITARIAN SPIRITSPIRITUAL AUTHORITY (LORDING OVER OTHERS LIKE GENTILES)(SERVING OTHERS LIKE JESUS) |
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A. LOVES TO BE ABOVE EVERYONEA. HAS A SERVANT'S HEART IN ALL SITUATIONS B. IS VERY DEMANDINGB. IS WILLING TO DO MENIAL TASKS C. BECOMES LEGALISTIC (HOLDING TO THE LETTER OF THE LAW)C. NEVER DEMANDS OBEDIENCE OR SUBMISSION D. VERY SELDOM SHOWS MERCY TO OTHERSD. NEVER PRESSES FOR A BETTER POSITION E. USES SCRIPTURE TO BEAT SPOUSE OR PEOPLE INTO SUBMISSIONE. ALWAYS SPEAKS THE WORD OF GOD INTO SITUATIONS IMPARTIALLY F. BECOMES UNTEACHABLE AND UNABLE TO HEAR OR RECEIVE FROM OTHERSF.IS VERY EASILY ENTREATED BY OTHERS G. IS UNWILLING TO SUBMIT OR TO SERVE ANYONEG. IS ACCOUNTABLE TO OTHERS IN HIS DAILY LIFE H. CONTROLS AND MANIPULATES PEOPLE AND SITUATIONS FOR HIS OWN ADVANTAGEH. SHOWS GREAT GRACE AND MERCY TO OTHERS |
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I. OFTEN SEPARATES HIMSELF AND CAUSES DIVISIONI. IS ABLE TO SUBMIT TO AUTHORITY AND BE CORRECTED J. REVEALS A PROUD SPIRITJ. REVEALS A SPIRITOF HUMILITY AT ALL TIMES K. SEES AUTHORITY AS SOMETHING TO IMPOSE DOWNWARD ON PEOPLEK. UNDERSTANDS THAT SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY IS RECOGNIZED AND SUBMITTED TO VOLUNTARILY BENEFITS OF THE 'HEBRAIC MODEL' PATH 1.FATHERS CAN TEACH THEIR CHILDREN THE IMPORTANCE OF TELLING THE TRUTH (John 1:14) 1.FATHERS CAN TEACH CHILDREN TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHOICES THEY MAKE (Rom. 14:12 - EACH ONE SHALL GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF TO GOD) 1.FATHERS CAN TEACH CHILDREN THAT EVERYONE MUST GIVE AN ACCOUNT TO SOMEONE 4. FATHERS CAN TEACH CHILDREN THAT QUITTING IS NOT AN OPTION |
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- QUITTERS NEVER WIN, AND WINNERS NEVER QUIT 5. FATHERS CAN HELP CHILDREN HANDLE REJECTION (1 Peter 2:7 THE STONE) 6. FATHERS CAN TEACH CHILDREN NOT TO INDULGE IN SELF PITY. THE BIBLE HAS NOTHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT POUTING, GRUMBLING, COMPLAINING. WHEN FATHERS ALLOW CHILDREN TO INDULGE IN SELF PITY, THEY PROMOTE VICTIM MENTALITY. 7. FATHERS CAN TEACH CHILDREN THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING DECISIVE (James 1:8 DOUBLE MINDED MAN UNSTABLE) 1.FATHER'S CAN HELP CHILDREN OVERCOME FEAR OF FAILURE (2 Tim. 1:7 FOR GOD HAS NOT GIVEN) 1.FATHERS CAN TEACH CHILDREN TO CARRY THEIR CROSS DAILY (LUKE 14:27 WHOEVER DOES NOT CARRY ) 1.FATHERS CAN SHOW CHILDREN HOW AND WHERE TO LAY DOWN THEIR LIVES (HIGH ??? ON SURVIVAL IN CONFLICT/STRUGGLE IS WRONG) |
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