TITLE: 5 P’s of Patering
TEXT: 1 Corinthians 4:12-17
PROPOSITION: Fathers can have great impact on their children.
QUESTION: How?
KEY WORD: Essentials
SCRIPTURE READING:
INTRODUCTION:
- Father’s Day –
- Mother’s Day – sweet thoughts
- Father’s Day – club them over the head
- Patering = Greek word for “father” is “pater”
- Here are 5 P’s important for being a father
Prayer
- For many – father is a spiritual stumbling block
- Kids need to know that you:
- Honor God in your life
- Show gratitude – meal time
- Pray about important matters
- Live like a Christian
- 1 Corinthians 4:12 – bless not curse
- 1 Corinthians 4:15 – be a spiritual father to them
Patience
- Challenge and urge your kids to do their best
- But don’t demand perfection
- You aren’t. Why demand it of them?
- Proverbs 19:11 – “A man’s wisdom gives him patience”
- Our reaction does more damage than their infraction.
Play
- Kids learn social skills through play
- Obey rules of the game – don’t change as you go
- Play with them – by the rules
- Take them fishing, hunting, play catch, kick a ball,
swing and slide
Praise
- There is a power in acceptance – just tell them they did
good
- Ephesians 6:4 – “Don’t exasperate your children”
- Be more positive than negative
Purpose
- Husbands cannot abdicate leadership
- There are many demands on our time – work, social,
personal, church, recreational, home
- Ecc. 3:1 – “there is a time for everything under heaven”
Conclusion: Legacies are forever
- Stuff doesn’t matter – kids do
- Stuff can get lost, broken, replaced
- A spiritual legacy will last past your lifetime