Family Headship
SERMON SUMMARY:
Fathers who lead their families Biblically give their children the greatest head-start in life anyone can enjoy. Learn about the blessing of headship in this thought provoking and ACTION provoking sermon.

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FAMILY HEADSHIP

I. God's Plan for Headship

  A. God Planned Headship As A Blessing

  • Blessing for the Children (Ephesians 6:3)
  • Blessing for the Church (Ephesians 5:26-27)
  • Blessing for the Citizen (Romans 13:3-4)

  B. God Designated The Man As The Family's Head

  • Ephesians 5:22-33

  C. God Established The Head As A Servant

  • Mark 10:45, Ephesians 5:28-30

II. Family Headship Takes Training

  A. Husbands Need Training

  • We Learn From God's Awesome Example
  • We Learn From Other Godly Men

  B. Children Need Training

  C. Fathers Serve As A Guide Toward Moral Stability

  • Proverbs 3:1-12

III. Family Headship Takes Time

  A. Serving As A Provider Takes Time

  • 1 Timothy 5:8

  B. Providing For More Than Just The Physical Necessities

  • "And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature and favor with God and men." (Luke 2:52)

  C. Time In Prayer

  • "pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

IV. Family Headship Takes A Brave Heart

  A. A Heart for the Family

  • Malachi 4:6, Luke 1:7

  B. "Men who don't develop brave hearts, break hearts." - Steve Farrar

  • Eli's Weakness (1 Samuel 2:22-25, 29)

  C. Brave Enough To Honor God First (Luke 14:26)

  D. Brave Enough To Lead Your Family To God

  E. Brave Enough To Be Faithful To The Family

V. Family Heads Make Memorials

  A. The Heavenly Father's Teaching Tools

  • Joshua 3:7-4:7

  B. Memorials Maximize The Impact of Your Training, Time, & Courage

  C. Set Your Eyes On The Future of Your Family

  • "...so that you, your son, and your grandson might fear the Lord your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged." (Deuteronomy 6:2)