FatherŐs Day - Fruitful Fatherhood
父親節 - 多結果子的父親
Scripture Proverbs 22:6; Proverbs
23:12-28
經文 - 箴言22:6; 箴言23:12-28
Outline
大綱
Intro: The Crisis of Modern Fatherhood
介紹:現代父親的危機
Biblical Fatherhood has Privilege,
Priorities and a Payoff
合乎聖經的父親是有特權,優先順序和回報的
1.
Privilege -
Fatherhood is honorable
特權 - 父親是尊榮的
a.
GodŐs
establishment of this office
神所設立的這個職分
b.
GodŐs gift of
this position
神所賜的這個位置
c.
It all starts
and is sustained by how we honor our Father, especially in our families - ex of
colossal failure Eli
這一切都開始也維繫於我們對我們天父的尊榮,尤其是在我們的家中。以利大失敗的例子
2.
Priorities -
Fatherhood has roles and responsibilities by GodŐs design which need to be
prioritized
優先順序 - 神所設立父親的角色和責任是需要優先考慮的
a.
Our priority is
to please God, to bring glory to our Father
我們最重要的是要討神喜悅,將榮耀歸給我們的父神
b.
Our great
responsibility is stewardship
我們的重大責任是作管家
c.
Our great role
is to be a godly trainer
我們的偉大角色是作一位敬虔的教練
i.
To do so means
to know who our children are (Prov. 22:15)
這樣做意味著要認識我們的孩子們 (箴言22:15)
ii.
To fulfill this
means to train in godly ways (Prov. 22:6)
要在這個角色上盡職意味著要以敬虔的方式訓練(箴22:6)
3.
Payoff of
fruitful fatherhood
作一位多結果子的父親的回報
a.
First, we have
to look at the costs to live out these privileges and priorities
首先,我們必須看要活出這些特權和優先順序的代價
b.
As we do, we
must turn to the Gospel message here, to the Cross, to see what Fatherhood
costs God
當我們看的時候,我們必須轉向福音的信息,轉向十字架,來看為了作父親神所付的代價
i.
All of us have dishonored our Father in Heaven
我們所有的人都沒有尊榮我們在天上的父
ii.
Christ, the perfect Son, perfectly honoring the Father has
saved us
基督,一位完全尊榮天父的完全的兒子,拯救了我們
c.
The great payoff of GodŐs fatherly love for us
神對我們的父愛的大回報
d.
The great reward of of our
fruitful fatherhood
作一位多結果子的父親的大獎賞
4.
Conclusion
結論
a.
Privilege (working for God), Priority
(pleasing God, to his glory), Payoff (GodŐs kingdom)
特權(為神作工),優先順序(討神喜悅,榮耀祂),回報(神的國)
b.
Role (Godly
Trainer), Responsibility (Stewardship), Reward (good and faithful servant)
角色(敬虔的教練),責任(管家),獎賞(善良忠心的僕人)
c.
Applications and
Encouragements for our earthly fatherhood and our relationship with our
Heavenly Father
應用並鼓勵我們在地上做父親的,以及我們與我們天父的關係