building blocks for a better church part 3 – godly dads

Building Blocks For A Better ChurchPart 3 – Godly Dads

Godly Dads

“It is good to speak of God today.”

Thank You for coming and worshiping.

Godly Dads

Heart of love

Ephesians 4:2KJV 2With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

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Heart of love

Lack of proper love shown can create problems

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Heart of love


Showing love instills worth

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Heart of love


Showing love instills worth

Showing love mirrors God’s love for us

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Holy

Definition: We first think of godly. As holy we are in the highest sense belonging to God, and to Christians as consecrated to God's service, and in so far as they are conformed in all things to the will of God.

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Holy

Matthew 5:6KJV 6Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

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HolyRomans 6:16-19KJV 16Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 17But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. 18Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. 19I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

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Holy

Our holiness, our righteousness, our godliness leads/points our children toward God

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Holy


Our holiness shows in the way we live (for our children to see and imitate)

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Holy


Our holiness shows in the way we live (for our children to see and imitate)

Our holiness shows our children (and others) god is real in our lives

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Hard working

1 Timothy 5:8KJV 8But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Romans 12:11KJV 11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

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Hard working

Hard work brings results

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Hard working


Hard work sets a pattern

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Hard work brings protection

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Hard working



Hard work brings protection

Hard work shows love

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Humor in their attitudes and happiness in their actions

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God sends us happiness if we accept it

Galatians 5:22-23KJV 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

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We as fathers can rob our children of their happiness

Ephesians 6:4KJV 4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

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We need happiness to improve our lives

Proverbs 17:22NKJV 22 A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.

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Encouraging words encourage proper actions

Acts 27:36KJV 36Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat. Acts 27:36NKJV 36Then they were all encouraged, and also took food themselves.

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Honest and full of integrity

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Proverbs 11:3KJV 3The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness [crookedness] of transgressors shall destroy them.

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Proverbs 19:1KJV 1Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. NLT - Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool.

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Proverbs 20:7 NASB 7A righteous man who walks in his integrity— How blessed are his sons after him.

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Dishonesty will spread through your family like wildfire

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Lack of integrity will cause heartache down the road

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Lack of integrity will cause heartache down the road

There are worse things than being poor (and honest)

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Humility

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Humility

Humility can be difficult to grasp (because of our pride)

Proverbs 11:2NKJV 2 When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom.

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Humility

Humility helps us align with the Lord

1 Peter 5:5NKJV 5Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”

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Humility

Humility is NOT weakness

Job 22:29NKJV 29 When they cast you down, and you say, ‘Exaltation will come!’ Then He will save the humble person.

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Humility

Humility is the way of Jesus

Philippians 2:5-8KJV 5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

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Home life oriented

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Home life oriented

Too many Dads are too busy ELSEWHERE

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Home life oriented


Too many Dads value too many OTHER THINGS

Godly Dads

Home life oriented


Too many Dads value too many OTHER THINGS

Too many Dads care too much about THEMSELVES

Godly Dads•Heart of love•Holy•Hard working•Humor in their attitudes and happiness in their actions

•Honest and full of integrity•Humility•Home life oriented

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Be the Dads God and your childrenwant you to be!

building blocks for a better church part 3 – godly dads

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