A Faithful Father

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A Faithful Father
Psalm 78:1-8

Psalm 78

God's Guidance of His People in Spite of Their Unfaithfulness.

A Maskil of Asaph.

1(A)Listen, O my people, to my instruction;
(B)Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
2I will (C)open my mouth in a parable;
I will utter (D)dark sayings of old,
3Which we have heard and known,
And (E)our fathers have told us.
4We will (F)not conceal them from their children,
But (G)tell to the generation to come the praises of the LORD,
And His strength and His (H)wondrous works that He has done.
5For He established a (I)testimony in Jacob
And appointed a (J)law in Israel,
Which He (K)commanded our fathers
That they should (L)teach them to their children,
6(M)That the generation to come might know, even (N)the children
yet to be born,
That they may arise and (O)tell them to their children,
7That they should put their confidence in God
And (P)not forget the works of God,
But (Q)keep His commandments,
8And (R)not be like their fathers,
A (S)stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation that (T)did not [a]prepare its heart

God's plan to change a nation was for families to have godly spiritual
leaders...fathers & mothers

I. You must have a saving relationship with the Lord
A. God's purpose for you (& your family) can only be fulfilled if
you have a saving relationship with Jesus Christ.

II. You must fulfill the responsibility of a father to train up his
children
A. Share the truth of God with your family and generations to
come...children yet to be born!!!
B. Experience
C. Share your testimony with your children & ur daily experience
with God
D. Communicate it by example
if you are trying to tell your children to be obedient to God &
walk with him, then you need to do it too!!! They need to see that
you love Jesus more than you love your life!!!
E. Education: fathers are to teach them to their children
Deut. 6:4
4"(A)Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the (B)LORD is one!

5"(C)You shall love the LORD your God (D)with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all your might.

III. You must focus on the spiritual condition of your child

Your children have to make their own choices before God, but you have
to make sure you have taught them the right way & the truth!

Dr. Patrick Mead
FSBC