SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH
FATHER FORCE
OF INFLUENCE
Article by Pastor Philip Nissley,
New Hope Assembly of God, Taylor, MI
greater influence in the universe than Godly fathers/mentors, so…
I. FOLLOW THE PATTERN OF THE ONE
WHO MADE YOU
You were born in the heart of God. You are a product of a passionate Heavenly Father. God calls men to represent Him! He desires fathers to focus on the welfare, care, protection and provision of their homes, and be the reflection of who God is in the lives of those in their home! God desires this because a dad is the key to blessing or defeat in a home! For this reason…
A. You must cherish your family greatly. The power of a father’s love can never be underestimated, because its the loving atmosphere of a father’s love that confidence, security and destiny is breathed into a child. When your children feel the love of God flowing through your heart into theirs, when they hear the Word of God boldly pouring from your lips, and when they see the power of God at work through your changed life…they will be drawn to know, love and follow God! Also:
B. You must love your family deeply. I call men and women to rekindle a vision of
This month we honor Dads and the need of a Father Force is clear! Recent statistics show that when a father is absent, kids are 5 times more likely to commit suicide, 10 times more likely to abuse drugs, 14 times more likely to commit rape, and 20 times more likely to go to prison. This problem of Fatherlessness is so big that 72% of Americans polled recently said the absence of fathers is the most serious problem facing America’s families!
With this great need, I want you to imagine what could happen if millions of children could see God transform their fathers and soon-to-be fathers into tender, loving, powerful mentored men who walk in moral integrity! The cry in the last verse of the Old Testament (Mal. 4:6) is for “God to restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse.” Because this is God’s emphasis through the Bible, I call you to pray and expect change at your house like in the Luke 15 Prodigal’s family and Isaiah’s life in the Movie “The FORGE” (recently produced and shown in theatres by Alex and Stephen Kendrick)! There's no