“Dads… You Matter!” Pt2
Fathers Day 2024
Dads you matter…….. No matter the circumstances
Mercy
Matthew 1:19
19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.
Leviticus 20:10 ‘the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife … the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death’
Deuteronomy 22:22 if a man be found lying with a woman married to a husband, then both of them shall die’.
Boldness
Matthew 1:20
20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:24
24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife,
Matthew 1:25
25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.
Protection
Matthew 2:13-15 The Flight to Egypt
13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”
14 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt 15 and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
Matthew 2
19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead.” 21 And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel.
22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. 23 And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.
Spiritual leadership
Luke 2
21 And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
He was circumcised
22 And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”
He attended the purification sacrifice ceremony
The Boy Jesus in the Temple
41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. 43 And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem.
They went to the feast of the passover
Matthew 13:55 (ESV): "Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?”
Mark 6:3 (ESV): "Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary
Joseph showed:
Mercy
Boldness
Sacrifice
Protection
Leadership
Provision
Despite the fact that he was in the most difficult situation imaginable!
And if he can do it by the grace of God….. you can too!
And if you do that…….
Fatherless Children Statistics:
#1. Children are 85% less likely to be incarcerated. (Texas Department of Corrections)
#4. Children are two times more likely to finish school.
#13. 75% less likely to end ups in a substance abuse center. (U.S. Department of Justice)
#15. 90% less likely to be homeless or run away. (U.S. Department of Justice)
#28. Children are 279% less likely to deal drugs or carry firearms for offensive purposes (Allen and Lo)
https://lifeisbeautiful.org/statistics-on-fatherless-homes/
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