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50 | Dads, Know Your Roles

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Hey Fellow Dads,

To be the husbands and fathers that God created us to be, we have to play the roles God has entrusted to us. What are those roles, and how do we face these ofttimes overwhelming responsibilities, especially when failure is so possible? What books can help?

Nathan

Scriptures

  • Psalm 71:16
  • Mark 9:24
  • Proverbs 18:1
  • Proverbs 13:20
  • 1 Corinthians 4:16
  • 1 Corinthians 11:1
  • Philippians 3:17

The Quiz

  1. Which of these biblical characters was a shepherd, a warrior, and a leader of the Hebrew people?
    1. Abraham
    2. Moses
    3. David
    4. All of the above
  2. Which of these American founding fathers worked on a farm, helped to frame the Constitution of the U.S., held office in the newly-formed government, voraciously read books, and wrote a large body of correspondence?
    1. George Washington
    2. John Adams
    3. Thomas Jefferson
    4. All of the above
  3. Which of these men was a wilderness survivalist, a linguist, and a fervent witness for Jesus Christ?
    1. David Brainerd
    2. John Paton
    3. Jim Elliot
    4. All of the above
  4. Which of these preachers also wrote hymns that we still sing today?
    1. Isaac Watts
    2. John Newton
    3. Charles Wesley
    4. George Whitefield
    5. All of the above
  5. Which of these men explored vast reaches of North America, but never left the Continent?
    1. Meriwether Lewis
    2. Jim Bridger
    3. David Crockett
    4. John Wesley Powell
    5. All of the above

Our Five Roles

  1. Protector—we protect our families.
  2. Provider—we provide what our families need.
  3. Prophet—we teach our families with God’s word as our primary guide.
  4. Priest—we pray for our families.
  5. Presider—we lead and oversee our families.

How Does God Strengthen Us to Do His Will?

  1. In His word, God as the perfect Father explains how to do His will.
  2. In His life, Christ the perfect Son of God exemplified doing God’s will.
  3. Working in us, God the Holy Spirit enables us to do God’s will (and this includes using other men to influence us with the wisdom they have gained).

Books

  • Fourth Quarter: How to Finish Your Course with Joy, by Don Sisk
  • Mansfield’s Book of Manly Men, by Stephen Mansfield
  • The Bible
  • The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling
  • Carry a Big Stick: The Uncommon Heroism of Theodore Roosevelt, by George Grant
  • The Sugar Creek Gang (series), by Paul Hutchens To listen to readings of the original Sugar Creek Gang stories, download the Bible Broadcasting Radio (BBN Radio) App, click the “On Demand” button, and scroll to “Captain’s Club.”
  • 50 Famous Stories Retold, by James Baldwin Available as an audiobook, narrated by Nathan Ching, at https://refreshpublishing.com/product/fifty-famous-stories-retold-audiobook/)

Quotes

“Life is a battle, it’s not a playground.”—NC

“All three Persons of the Triune God are involved in giving us the strength to do what He wants us to do.”—NC

“I can be reading my Bible, and it touched something I’m going through right now.”—Jamie Tate

“We are the examples of joy to our family, the example that they’re following.”—Jamie Tate

“Eat the meat, spit out the bones. Glean from what you can, and go in the wisdom of it.”—Jamie Tate

“When I was a kid, I discovered that I loved reading, but I hated reading books that I had to read.”—Jamie Tate

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