Dare to Discipline: Fathers Day

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Dare to Discipline Fathers Day

• From Dr. James Dobsons Book

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To Fathers

• Fathers have more influence in their childrens
  lives than they understand
• Do not underestimate the impact you have upon
  them
• The best gift that a father can give his children
  is to love their mother
• Challenge the phrase Quality time

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Quality Time

• I dont have a lot of time with my kids, but
  what time I have is quality time.
• Amount of time spent with children has decreased
  within the last twenty years
• Do not underestimate the value of spending time
  with your children

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God Loves His Children

• 1 John 419 - We love because He first loved
  us.
• Our capacity to love is directly proportionate to
  what love we experience from God
• Romans 58 But God demonstrates our own love
  for us in that while we were still sinners,
  Christ died for us

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God Loves His Children

• Romans 838-39 For I am convinced that neither
  death nor life, neither angels nor demons,
  neither the present nor the future, nor any
  powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything
  else in creation, will be able to separate us
  from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our
  Lord.

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God Encourages His Children

• Encouragement To impart strength.
• Joshua 19 Have I not commanded you? Be strong
  and courageous. Do not be terrified do not be
  discouraged, for the Lord your God be with you
  wherever you go.

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God Encourages His Children

• Eph 429,30 Do not let any unwholesome talk come
  out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for
  building others up according to their needs, that
  it may benefit those who listen. And do not
  grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were
  sealed for the day of redemption.

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God Disciplines His Children

• Deut 85, Proverbs 312, and Hebrews 1210-11
• Punishment is almost exclusively for the wicked
  Correction is positive, constructive
• Admonish
• Teaching and correction
• Loving and encouraging
• To overemphasize one is to the detriment of the
  other