More & Better Fathers

Jun 16, 2024 • Steve Marfia

SERMON SUMMARY

Pastor Steve's sermon "More and Better Fathers" focuses on the urgent need for engaged and responsible fathers in society. Emphasizing the importance of taking action to stop evil, Steve highlights the crisis of masculinity and the role fathers play. He identifies three types of men - passive, aggressive, and active - and emphasizes the need for men to be active protectors and providers in their families. Drawing from biblical examples and emphasizing the importance of a heart change, the sermon urges men to prioritize their roles as fathers and seek God's guidance in fulfilling their responsibilities.

SERMON OUTLINE

FCF = Our world desperately needs more and better fathers.

Big Idea = Knowing and growing with our Heavenly Father cultivates more and better earthly fathers.

1. A good father protects. (Neh. 4:9, 1 Peter 3:7)

2. A good father provides. (Gen. 2:15, 2 Thess. 3:10-12, 1 Tim. 5:8)

3. A good father pastors. (Ephesians 6:1-4)