160619 AM Fathers Who Walk with God

“Fathers Who Walk with God”  “A.  What a precious blessing that Jesus taught us to pray, “Our ______________ in heaven…” (Matt 6:9).”  “B.  In what way is our Father in heaven looking to shape fathers on earth?”  “I. _____________(Jer 9:23-24)” “A.  God can be understood and known through the revelation of himself to mankind (Rom 1:19).”  “B.  God “practices” or “exercises” steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth.”  “C.  Indeed, not only does he “practice” these things, God “__________ ” in these things.”  “II. _____________(Micah 6:8)”  “A.  “Walking” is used throughout God’s written revelation to describe how we conduct ourselves, how we spend our time, our priorities, with whom we align ourselves, “day by day.””  “1.  In the Old Testament: Exo 18:20; Lev 18:4; 26:23-24; Josh 22:5; 2 Kings 21:22; Psa 81:13”  “2.  In the New Testament: John 1:14; Rom 6:3-4; 1 John 2:6; Gal 5:16; 2 Cor 5:7; 6:16”  “B.  By the grace extended through Jesus Christ, we can “walk humbly with our God.””  “III. _________________ (Gen 5:1-21)”  “A.  By God’s creative design, men have “fathered” sons and daughters since Adam and Eve.”  “B.  But not all biological fathers “walk with God” (Jer 9:23; Gen 5:22; 6:9-10).”  “C.  Our heavenly Father wants fathers on earth not only to walk with him, but to walk with him”  ““_______________ ” their children; to say with their mouths and by their lives:   “________________.””  “D.  Which means, fathers, we must:”  “1.  Be  _____________ in our urging (1 Cor 4:14-16)”  “2.  Be watch-_____________ (1 Cor 11:1)”  “3.  Wisely draw our children into not only watching, but                                              (Phil 3:17)”  “4.  Teach them the ultimate ___________ behind the participating (Phil 4:8-9)”  “5.  Consistently remind ourselves of the ________  of our examples (2 Thes 3:7-9)”  “6.  Realize that our influence extends far beyond what we_________(2 Tim 3:10-11)”