1. Gifted Is The Man

2. - Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. 4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one's youth. 5 How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; They will not be ashamed When they speak with their enemies in the gate. Psalm 127:3-5

3. Prov. 12:4 - “An excellent wife is the crown of her husband...”
Prov. 17:6 - Grandchildren are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons is their fathers.
Prov. 12:4 - “An excellent wife is the crown of her husband...”

4. Gifted and crowned!

5. If you need counseling in child rearing, go to the Bible!
Father is... c a sanitary engineer c a shoulder to lean on c a teacher c a sounding board c a counselor c a doctor c a sports trainer/coach

6. c Have a commission from God!
God has chosen dads to bring your children to Jesus!
Your child’s understanding of God, his trust & faith in God, her level of service to God, & their eternal destiny can be determined by how you display your love for God.

7. “Not if He’s like you, dad!”
Matt. 5: “You are the salt of the earth: You are the light of the world.”
1 Tim 5:8 - But if anyone does not provide for his own, & especially for those of his own household, he has denied the faith, & is worse than an unbeliever.

8. Christ in you - is hope for them!
Col. 1:27 - “God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”

9. Deu. 6:4-9 - "Hear, O Israel. The LORD is our God, the LORD is one
Deu. 6:4-9 - "Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one! 5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart & with all your soul & with all your might. 6 These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart.

10. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your sons & shall talk of them when you sit in your house & when you walk by the way & when you lie down & when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand & they shall be as frontals on your forehead. 9 You shall write them on the door posts of your house & on your gates. Deu. 6:4-9

11. General rule in
Prov. 22:6 - “Train up a child in the way he should go: & when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

12. Thanks for being careful guides...
because what we allow in moderation, our children will do in excess.
What we reluctantly allow, they will wholeheartedly endorse.

13. Thanks for being godly role models.
Because the world is trying to pull them
away!

14. “Why, Jesus.....would you go through so much suffering for us?”
“It’s what my Father would do!”
“For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that who-ever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

15. Psalm 1:1 - How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
 Psalm 32:2 - How blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit!

16. “Children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward
“Children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. 4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one's youth. 5 How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; They will not be ashamed When they speak with their enemies in the gate.” - Psalm 127:3-5

17. “How blessed is the man who fears the LORD, Who greatly delights in His commandments.” Psalm 112:1