Father’s Day at BC
The Heart of a Father
June 19 & 20, 2021
“Sweetie now that you’re thirteen, you’re ready for un-chaperoned dates! Have fun!”
“Here’s a credit card and keys to my new car. Enjoy yourself!”
“Your Mother and I are going away for the weekend. You should throw a party for your friends!”
“No child of mine is going to live under this roof without tattoos. Let’s take you to get some ink!”
“Why would you want to get a job? I make plenty of money you can spend!”
“Father’s Day is just like Mother’s Day only you don’t spend as much on a gift!”
Psalm 27:10 Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord will take care of me. God’s Word Translation
Psalm 68:5 The God who is in his holy dwelling place is the father of the fatherless and the defender of widows. 6 God places lonely people in families. He leads prisoners out of prison into productive lives, but rebellious people must live in an unproductive land. God’s Word Translation
When We Understand God’s Love We Can Love Like God
God Loves Us More Than Anything In The Universe
1 John 3:1 See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him. New Living Translation
God Loves Us So Much He Pursues Us
Luke 15:3 So Jesus told them this story: 4 “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? New Living Translation
Luke 15:5 And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders. New Living Translation
Luke 15:6 When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away! New Living Translation
God’s Love Never Changes
James 1:16 My dear brothers and sisters, don’t be fooled. 17 Every good present and every perfect gift comes from above, from the Father who made the sun, moon, and stars. The Father doesn’t change like the shifting shadows produced by the sun and the moon. God’s Word Translation
2 Timothy 2:13 If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful because he cannot be untrue to himself. God’s Word Translation
God is Waiting to Release His Love Into Our Lives
Matthew 7:9 “If your child asks you for bread, would any of you give him a stone? 10 Or if your child asks for a fish, would you give him a snake? God’s Word Translation
Matthew 7:11 Even though you’re evil, you know how to give good gifts to your children. So how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him? God’s Word Translation
1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you!” New International Version
Numbers 6:22 Then the Lord said toMoses, 23 “Tell Aaron and his sons to bless the people of Israel with this special blessing: New Living Translation
Numbers 6:24 ‘May the Lord bless you and protect you. 25 May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. 26 May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace.’ New Living Translation
Numbers 6:27 Whenever Aaron and his sons bless the people of Israel in my name, I myself will bless them.” New Living Translation