June 15, 2008 Sermon Notes (Father's Day)

Pastor Marty Grubbs -- June 15, 2008
Father’s Day
“One Prayer … for Fathers”
One Prayer series, part three

My one prayer for fathers is that you may …

• know how much the heavenly father loves and values you …
“Honor your father …” -Exodus 20:12

 

• choose to follow the example of Christ …
“Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus …” -Philippians 2:5
“… the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve …” -Matthew 20:28

 

• and demonstrate God’s love to your family.
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.” -Luke 15:20

 

God is the ultimate example of the perfect father.  He not only shows us how to father, He gives us the power to do it. -Marty Grubbs, Father’s Day 2005

 

 

A morning thought…

When I was eleven years old, our family drove from Toronto to Eastern Ontario, to the region north of the St. Lawrence River, where my father had been born. We reached the little villages of Ventnor and Spencerville just before midnight; the residents had long since gone to bed. But Dad needed directions to find the old homestead, where we were to spend the night. Reluctantly, he stopped at a darkened house and knocked on the door. After several minutes of waiting, the yard light came on, and an older man opened the door. I could hear my father apologizing for the inconvenience; and then he identified himself as the son of Pearson Lockerbie—my grandfather dead for more than a score of years.

“Oh, come, come in,” said the old man. “No trouble at all. We knew your father.”… That’s the greatest legacy a man can leave his son. (Bruce Lockerbie, from Fatherlove)

“The father of a righteous man has great joy; he who has a wise son delights in him. May your father and mother be glad; may she who gave you birth rejoice!” (Proverbs 23:24-25).