Happy Father’s Happy Father’s Day!Day!

1 Thessalonians 1 Thessalonians 2:9-122:9-12

““40 Of The Most Important 40 Of The Most Important ThingsThings

To Know About Men”To Know About Men” No man fails on purpose. No man wakes up No man fails on purpose. No man wakes up

in the morning thinking, “Well, I guess I’ll see in the morning thinking, “Well, I guess I’ll see what I can do to irritate my wife, neglect my what I can do to irritate my wife, neglect my kids, and work too much.” But they still do.kids, and work too much.” But they still do.

Despite this, most men are living by their own Despite this, most men are living by their own ideas. Their lives are not turning out like they ideas. Their lives are not turning out like they planned.planned.

Many men are getting exactly what they want, Many men are getting exactly what they want, only to find out it doesn’t satisfy them.only to find out it doesn’t satisfy them.

Men are tired. We have created a culture Men are tired. We have created a culture which requires more energy than we have to which requires more energy than we have to give. The price of this hurried pace is peace.give. The price of this hurried pace is peace.

The problem is not that men are The problem is not that men are failing to achieve their goals. They failing to achieve their goals. They are. The problem is this…they’re are. The problem is this…they’re the wrong goals.the wrong goals.

Failure means to succeed in a way Failure means to succeed in a way that doesn’t really matter.that doesn’t really matter.

No amount of success at work can No amount of success at work can adequately compensate for failure at adequately compensate for failure at home.home.

““For you recall, brethren, our labor and For you recall, brethren, our labor and hardship, how working night and day so as hardship, how working night and day so as

not to be a burden to any of you, we not to be a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. You proclaimed to you the gospel of God. You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and uprightly and blamelessly we behaved and uprightly and blamelessly we behaved

toward you believers; just as you know toward you believers; just as you know how we were exhorting and encouraging how we were exhorting and encouraging

and imploring each one of you and imploring each one of you as a father as a father wouldwould his own children,his own children, so that you may so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the God who walk in a manner worthy of the God who

calls you into His own kingdom and calls you into His own kingdom and glory.”glory.”

The Effective FatherThe Effective Father(Dad….with an attitude!)(Dad….with an attitude!)

He works hard and with a purpose.He works hard and with a purpose. He has a worship that is genuine.He has a worship that is genuine. He has words that are effective.He has words that are effective. He has a worthy goal.He has a worthy goal.

He Works Hard With A He Works Hard With A PurposePurpose

““For you recall, brethren, our For you recall, brethren, our labor and hardship, how working labor and hardship, how working night and day so as not to be a night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you, we burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of proclaimed to you the gospel of God.”God.”

Tough Times Demand Hard Tough Times Demand Hard WorkWork

Your wife, children, work, church, Your wife, children, work, church, and community are all calling out to and community are all calling out to you.you.

During this time you are learning During this time you are learning great lessons:great lessons: SelfishnessSelfishness SacrificeSacrifice ShepherdingShepherdingAs you are working hard with others,God is doing a great work in you!

Some Things That May Some Things That May Help OutHelp Out

Pray on the way home from work to Pray on the way home from work to prepare yourself for another work.prepare yourself for another work.

Join up with faithful, hard working Join up with faithful, hard working fathers.fathers.

Remind yourself that you have been Remind yourself that you have been given a unit to lead.given a unit to lead.

“…“…and let the wife see to it that she and let the wife see to it that she respect her husband.”respect her husband.”Ephesians 5:33bEphesians 5:33b

Worship That Is GenuineWorship That Is Genuine

““You are witnesses, and so is You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and uprightly God, how devoutly and uprightly and blamelessly we behaved and blamelessly we behaved toward you believers…”toward you believers…”

Prepare to be imitated!Prepare to be imitated! Take your place as a father.Take your place as a father.

Words That Are EffectiveWords That Are Effective

“…“…just as you know how we were just as you know how we were exhorting and encouraging and exhorting and encouraging and imploring each one of you as a imploring each one of you as a father would his own children…”father would his own children…”

Our kids will pay the most attention Our kids will pay the most attention to that which is closest to them.to that which is closest to them.

Find your kid doing something right Find your kid doing something right and let them know about it.and let them know about it.

He Has A Worthy GoalHe Has A Worthy Goal

“…“…so that you may walk in a so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the God who manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own kingdom calls you into His own kingdom and glory.”and glory.”

““Of course, we do not use the word Of course, we do not use the word coolcool to to describe true greatness. It is a small word. describe true greatness. It is a small word. That’s the point. It’s cheap. And it’s what That’s the point. It’s cheap. And it’s what millions of young people live for. Who millions of young people live for. Who confronts them with urgency and tears? Who confronts them with urgency and tears? Who pleads with them not to waste their lives? Who pleads with them not to waste their lives? Who takes them by the collar, so to speak, and loves takes them by the collar, so to speak, and loves them enough to show them a life so radical them enough to show them a life so radical and so real and so costly and Christ-saturated and so real and so costly and Christ-saturated that they feel the emptiness and triviality of that they feel the emptiness and triviality of their CD collection and their pointless their CD collection and their pointless conversations about passing celebrities? Who conversations about passing celebrities? Who will waken what lies latent in their souls, will waken what lies latent in their souls, untapped…a longing not to waste their lives?”untapped…a longing not to waste their lives?”

~John Piper~John Piper “ “Don’t Waste Your Don’t Waste Your

Life”Life”DAD!

Some Questions For Some Questions For DadsDads

Do you have a goal for your son or Do you have a goal for your son or daughter?daughter?

What are you working so hard for?What are you working so hard for? Teaching our kids how to make a Teaching our kids how to make a

living is a good goal.living is a good goal. Teaching our kids how to make a Teaching our kids how to make a

life worth living is a worthy goal.life worth living is a worthy goal. What kind of man do I want my son to What kind of man do I want my son to

become? What kind of woman do I become? What kind of woman do I want my daughter to become?want my daughter to become?

““Praise the Lord! How blessed is Praise the Lord! How blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in His greatly delights in His commandments. commandments. His His descendants willdescendants will be mighty on be mighty on the earththe earth; the generation of the ; the generation of the upright will be blessed.”upright will be blessed.”

Psalms 112:1-2Psalms 112:1-2