A Good Father

Yesterday Scott preached the sermon at church, for Father's Day!  Here he is getting wired up by our buddy Jeremy.

He did a great job of sharing the biblical perspective of "A Good Father."  It's not a mystery what that should look like - we have a perfect, Heavenly Father, who has shown us.  

This is a video clip Scott played before he spoke.  It's from the movie "Courageous".  It sums up a lot of what he said:

 

 

A good father protects his family, by leading them in obedience to the Word of God.  

A good father disciplines his children, that they would understand the consequences of their choices, and develop self-control.  

A good father encourages his children, giving sons respect regardless of their performance, and showing unconditional love to his daughters, that they may know how valued they are.

A good father forgives.  As God offers us forgiveness, so must we forgive our children, and others, not holding grudges or becoming bitter.

After each service (he had to preach twice!) people were very thankful for his encouragement and insight.  One man came up to me in tears and asked me to thank Scott because he "really needed to hear that today."

That's the best part about being a mouthpiece for God - you never know why God calls you to say something, but there is someone who needs to hear it.

I did record the second service, which Scott says God just kept telling him what to say, and ended up running about 30 minutes!  I'm not sure if I'll be able to post it here or not, but it is available publicly on my Facebook page if you can get to it.  

It's never too late to become the man or woman God created you to be.  We have all missed opportunities or ignored chances, but when you have a patient and merciful God, he is always ready to redeem what is left of our lives.