A Father's Example
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Putting God In
Putting God In
How my dad shared his life.
4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.
7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
Today’s main passage is part of the example that we can set for our children so that they can see God in all that we do.
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5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.
8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread,
12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
A Christian Father’s Life
A Christian Father’s Life
It’s not a show
It’s not a show
5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.
8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
It Reveres God
It Reveres God
9 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
It is Humble Before God
It is Humble Before God
10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
It Trusts on God
It Trusts on God
11 Give us this day our daily bread,
It Acts Like God
It Acts Like God
12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
It Stands with God
It Stands with God
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
Godly Character Leaves a Lasting Impact
Godly Character Leaves a Lasting Impact
If you are generous and forgiving, your children will learn to be generous and forgiving.
If you are worshipful, your children will learn to be worshipful.
If you depend on grace in your imperfections, your children will learn to depend on grace.