“Our Dad Shaped Hole”
The Role of the Father
- We need to make it crystal clear to men: _____________ is the ultimate reward. It far outweighs money or success.
Psalm 10:14, 17-18, ”But You, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; You consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to You; You are the helper of the fatherless… 17 You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; You encourage them, and You listen to their cry,18 defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror.”
Psalm 68:5, “A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy dwelling.”
- Being a father is not just about provision or protection. It’s about _____________. intimacy, love or ___________.
- In other words “father figures” are meant to be fathers who ______________, who factor in and who play a role.
- Until a man knows he’s a man, he will forever be trying _______________ he is one, and often in destructive ways.
1 Thessalonians 2:11-12, “For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children,12 encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into His kingdom and glory.”
- “Fathers are the ones who tell their little girls that they are ______________________________________.”