Fathers Needed

Fathers not Needed

Fathers not needed

• Lot over emphasized the value worldly success (Gen 13:10-13; 2 Pet 2:7-8).

– A righteous man with many regrets.

Fathers not needed

• Eli allowed undisciplined living (1 Sam 2:12-17, 22-25; 3:13).

– A weak priest who refused to enforce God’s laws in his home.

Fathers not needed

• Achan robbed God (Josh 7:1, 10-26).

– A greedy man who was proficient in thievery, deception & dishonesty.

Fathers not needed

• Jeroboam was willful & stubborn (1 Kings 11:29ff; 15:25-26).

– An evil king who rejected the counsel of God.

Fathers needed

• Enoch

– Walked w/ God (Gen 5:24).

– Lived by faith in God (Heb 11:5).

– Pleased God (Heb 11:5).

– Prophesied of God’s judgment of sin (Jude 14-15).

Fathers needed

• Noah

– Found grace w/ God (Gen 6:8-9).

– Walked w/ God.

– Lived by faith in God (Heb 11:7).

– Served God with reverence & godly fear.

– Preached righteousness to the ungodly (2 Pet 2:5).

Fathers needed

• Abraham

– Commanded his family to obey God (Gen 18:19).

– Lived by faith in obedience to God (Heb 11:8, 17).

– The father of all who believe (Rom 4:11).

Fathers needed

• Joshua (Caleb)

– A spiritual spokesman for his family.

– “We will serve the Lord” (Josh 24:15).

Fathers needed

• Enoch• Noah• Abraham• Joshua

God – Ephesians 2:4-7

Hear the Good News– Acts 2:14; Rom 10:17

Believe on Jesus: Lord/Christ– Rom 10:9-10

Confess Him as Son of God– Matt 10:32-33; Acts 8:37

Repent of sin– Acts 2:38; 17:30

Baptism for forgiveness of sin– Acts 2:38; 22:16; Mk 16:16