Broadstreet
Church of Christ
1213 Broad Street Phenix
City, Alabama
Schedule of Services
Sunday:
Bible Study
10:00 A.M.
Morning Worship
11:00 A.M.
Evening Worship
5:00 P.M.
Wednesday:
Bible Study
7:30 P.M.
All times
Eastern
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Morning
Worship
A Fathers Day
Sermon
Introduction:
A. Some definitions of father:
1. A male who:
a. Male who is the biological parent of a child.
b. A man who adopts a child.
c. A. man who raises a child.
2. A male parent of an animal.
3. A male ancestor.
4. A man who creates, originates, or founds something: Chaucer is considered
the father of English poetry.
5. A early form; a prototype.
6. Father Christianity:
a. God.
b. The first person of the Trinity.
7. An elderly or venerable man. Used as a title of respect.
8. A member of the senate in ancient Rome.
9. One of the leading men, as of a city: the town fathers.
B. Some fathers day gifts, mention a few.
I. Some “gifts” children need to give their fathers:
A. HONOR AND RESPECT
ROMANS
13:7
7
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due;
custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
B. OBEDIENCE
COLOSSIANS 3:20
20
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing
unto the Lord.
EPHESIANS
6:1-3
1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
2
Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with
promise;
Exod 20:12
3
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
Exod 20:12
C. LOVE AND APPRECIATION
LUKE
2:51, 52
51
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto
them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
52
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and
man.
JOHN
8:29
29
And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I
do always those things that please him.
II. SOME “GIFTS” THAT FATHERS NEED TO GIVE THEIR CHILDREN:
A. LOVE FOR WIFE
COLOSSIANS
3:19
19
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
EPHESIANS 5:25-33
25
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and
gave himself for it;
26
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the
word,
27
That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot,
or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without
blemish.
28
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his
wife loveth himself.
29
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth
it, even as the Lord the church:
30
For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
31
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be
joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
Gen
2:24
Matt
19:5
Mark
10:7
1
Cor 6:16
32
This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
33
Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as
himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
B. TRAINING CHILDREN UP IN THE NURTURE AND ADMONSINSION OF THE LORD
COLOSSIANS
3:21
21
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
EPHESIANS
6:4
4
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up
in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
C. BEING THE PROPER EXAMPLE
I
THESSALONIANS 2:11,12
11
As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you,
as a father doth his children,
12
That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom
and glory.
I
CORINTHIANS 11:1
1
Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ
I
JOHN 1:7
7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship
one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from
all sin.
III. GIFTS FROM AND TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER:
A. BECOME HIS CHILD
GALATIANS 3:22-29
22
But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by
faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
23
But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the
faith which should afterwards be revealed.
24
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we
might be justified by faith.
25
But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
26
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
27
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is
neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
29
And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according
to the promise.
B. RECEIVE HIS GOOD GIFTS
JAMES
1:16-18
16
Do not err, my beloved brethren.
17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down
from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of
turning.
18
Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a
kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
EPHESIANS
1:3
3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed
us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
C. GIVE BACK TO HIM
I
JOHN 3:1-3
1
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we
should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not,
because it knew him not.
2
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we
shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for
we shall see him as he is.
3
And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he
is pure.
ROMANS 12:1,2
1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye
present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is
your reasonable service.
2
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the
renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable,
and perfect, will of God.
II
CORINTHIANS 8:1-9
1
Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the
churches of Macedonia;
2
How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and
their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
3
For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were
willing of themselves;
4
Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take
upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
5
And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to
the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
6
Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also
finish in you the same grace also.
7
Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and
knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound
in this grace also.
8
I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of
others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
9
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was
rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might
be rich.
MATTHEW
6:33
33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all
these things shall be added unto you.
ILLUSTRATION: A little BOY ASKED HIS FATHER FOR A SUM OF MONEY, IN ORDER TO
BE ABLE TO BUY HIS DADDY A FATHERS DAY GIFT. THE REAL PRESENT WS THE HEART
AND LOVE OF THE SON! GIVE BACK SOME OF WHAT THE FATHER HAS GIVEN US AND DO
IT BY LOVE COMPELLED!
Conclusion:
A. on this day we honor our fathers.
B. on this day, as every lord’s day, we honor the son of the heavenly
father.
C. why not become his child today?
Evening Worship
22
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the
LORD.
14
House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is
from the LORD.
3
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is
his reward.
4
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the
youth.
5
Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be
ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
3
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy
children like olive plants round about thy table.
Responsibilities of fathers:
Leadership
4
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up
in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Discipline
21
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Example
1
Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
Teaching
11
As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you,
as a father doth his children,
Affection
7
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
8
So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have
imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls,
because ye were dear unto us.
Forgiveness
11
And he said, A certain man had two sons:
12
And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the
portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
13
And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and
took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with
riotous living.
14
And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land;
and he began to be in want.
15
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he
sent him into his fields to feed swine.
16
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine
did eat: and no man gave unto him.
17
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my
father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
18
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I
have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
19
And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy
hired servants.
20
And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way
off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his
neck, and kissed him.
21
And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and
in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
22
But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and
put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
23
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be
merry:
24
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is
found. And they began to be merry.
25
Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to
the house, he heard musick and dancing.
26
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
27
And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed
the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
28
And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out,
and intreated him.
29
And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve
thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou
never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
30
But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living
with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
31
And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have
is thine.
32
It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy
brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
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