TODAY’S “GOOD NEWS” – June 20, 2004

MESSAGE:  “WHAT MAKES A DAD?”

SCRIPTURE:  Joshua 24:14-15

KEY VERSE:  v. 15b  “…as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

FOCUS:  Character construction is big on dad’s agenda.

INTRODUCTION:  “A show of emotion – is that effeminate?  I’ll be frank with you—that’s a sign of a great man.  A man who can pull His child aside and say,  ‘My life would not be the same if I lost you; my life has been transformed now that you have come into our home; you have no idea what you have meant to me as a dad,’ is a man who will reproduce himself in his child.  More than likely he will become one of those men of ‘strong minds, great hearts, true faith, and ready hands.’”                 ~ Chuck Swindoll

I.  A ROBUST FAITH IN ALMIGHTY GOD

II.   CHOICE-MAKING THAT BRINGS GOD-HONORING RESULTS

III.   INFLUENCE THAT LEADS TO CHRIST-LIKE CHARACTER

IV.     LOVE THAT CONVEYS HOPE AND SECURITY

CONCLUSION:  “What is authentic masculinity?  It’s intensity, drive, determination, desire.  It’s tears, laughter, love, and spirituality.  It’s balance and completeness.  It’s God’s design for every dad.”         ~ Bill Hybels

PREACHING:  Pastor Holland Lewis