Spend time with a dedicated prayer for Fathers. I think every Dad out there would appreciate prayer that they can continue to be loving, caring, supportive, providing, and demonstrating to their kids what it means to be a follower of Christ… etc. Have someone bring a lazy-boy and set it up in the sanctuary. Then nominate either the oldest father or youngest father to come and listen to the sermon while relaxing in the lazy boy.
Having kids hand them out at the end of a service is an added bonus. Give thanks for the ways in which God provides. A Father Who Mentors Find an example of someone in your congregation who has learned or been taught by their father. Pray for Fathers Spend time with a dedicated prayer for Fathers.
Lazy-boy Sermon Have someone bring a lazy-boy and set it up in the sanctuary. After songs came the announcements and then we dismissed the kids. But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—. See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!
We continue to see this language of God Adopting us in Galatians and Romans. But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.
Reflection One of my favourite images of father hood is the idea of holding my kids hands… that first time crossing a street and having the little hands of my son holding mine. But probably the most meaningful is the hand of comfort… especially with little kids… with getting shots or the hospital.. And the kids are facing what is the most terifying moment of their lives, and all you can do is at least make it better, by holding your hand… and God is the same….
It says,. For what children are not disciplined by their father? How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. In case it was just me, I asked around.
It can vividly call up the loss of a father or of a child. It can be agonizing for those who want to be fathers but, for whatever reason, are not. It can be brutal for those whose fathers are or were abusive.
The usual church platitudes and celebrations of fatherhood may not apply to some father-child relationships any more than a typical Hallmark card. As a child with two living parents, it was fun to get to have a flower to wear.
As an adult who has now lost a parent, the last thing I want to do with my grief is pin it to my lapel.
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