Father’s Day - Setting a Godly Culture
Pastor Pete Keirstead
June 16, 2024
Genesis 2:19 (NIV) Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
Genesis 2:23 (NIV) The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’
- The man’s mission is to
Genesis 2:15 (NIV) The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it (tend) and take care (protect) of it.
- A Father’s role is to
Genesis 2:16-17 & 3:1 (NIV) “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge …Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
- Culture is a combination of what we create and what we
Colossians 3:12 (NIV) Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Colossians 3:19 (NLT) Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.
1 Peter 3:7 (BSB) …treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.
- Discipline and instruction – to provide clear and healthy
Mark 9:33-35 After they arrived at Capernaum and settled in a house, Jesus asked His disciples, “What were you discussing out on the road?” But they didn’t answer, because they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest. He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to Him, and said, “Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.”
Hebrews 12:11 No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.
Hebrews 12:14 Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life…
- A Father’s role is to improve and guard his family’s
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All scripture is from the NLT unless otherwise noted