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Knockbreda Church, Belfast, NI

Knockbreda Church, Belfast, NI
Sunday service times: 10am, 11.30am & 6.30pm.

Sunday 10 May 2015

Father's Day

Father’s Day I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.” Luke 15.18-19 This year Father’s Day falls on the 21st of this month. Father’s Day was started by Sonora Smart Dodd in 1910 and though it is kept on different dates throughout the world the idea of a community celebrating fatherhood on one Sunday of the year has spread everywhere. Sadly, it tends to be associated here merely with increased sales of power tools and car accessories! However, honouring fathers should not just be about having a fun day and keeping the economy going. Fathers make a highly valuable contribution to the welfare of their families. Their place is part of the created order and reflects God’s purposes for the world. The US Department of Health and Human Services details some of the positive impact good fathers can have on their children’s well-being. For example, ‘Fathers who treat the mothers of their children with respect and deal with conflict within the relationship in an adult and appropriate manner are more likely to have boys who understand how they are to treat women and who are less likely to act in an aggressive fashion toward females’ (www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/fatherhood/chaptertwo.cfm). Christian fathers have an even more significant role. When they teach the Bible and the gospel to their children they are instilling Christian truths that can last a lifetime. God’s wish for Christian parents is that they may be faithful to each other and have godly offspring (Malachi 2:15). Christian fathers in particular reflect, however imperfectly, their heavenly Father God, who is always loving even when his children run away from home (see above). God the Father is like the father in the story of the prodigal son; loving, generous and longing for his wayward offspring to return. Christian fathers are likewise to act in a loving and generous manner, praying that their children will come home to the Lord. This goal is to be primary and above every other aspiration they have for their children. On 21st June let’s honour fathers who stick to their task of caring for their children and their children’s mother. We need to thank God for them as we pray for them in their God given task.

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