Fathers who have gone before us

Bulletin Insert 06/16/24

1. Leaving a Legacy (selected scriptures)
   1. Seen in Obedience
      1. Genesis 21:4
      2. Genesis 12:4
      3. Genesis 22:2-3
      4. Genesis 24:2-7
   2. Obedience beyond Abraham
      1. Genesis 26:2, 6
      2. Genesis 28:1-5
      3. Genesis 28:7, 35:11-12
   3. Seen in Faithfulness
      1. Genesis 13:14-18
      2. Genesis 14:20
      3. Genesis 15:6
   4. Faithfulness beyond Abraham
      1. Genesis 28:20
   5. Faithfulness Commemorated
      1. Hebrews 11:17-21
   6. Seen in Perseverance
      1. Genesis 12:4-10
      2. Genesis 12:7, 13:15, 17:8, 22:17
      3. Hebrews 11:13
      4. Genesis 13:16, 15:4, 13, 18, 17:4, 5, 7, 16, 19, 18:10
      5. Genesis 21:5
   7. Perseverance beyond Abraham
      1. Genesis 25:20
      2. Genesis 29:18, 27
      3. 1 Corinthians 12:12-20
2. An Example and a Warning (1 Samuel 2:12-17, 3:13, 8:1-5)
   1. Devastating Example of Eli
      1. 1 Samuel 2:12-17
         1. Of Neglect
            1. 1 Samuel 2:22
   2. The Need for Correction
      1. Proverbs 23:13-14
      2. Proverbs 29:15
   3. Old and New Testament Comparison
      1. 1 Samuel 2 and 1 Corinthians 5:1-2
   4. The Will of God
      1. 1 Samuel 2:25
   5. Samuel’s Similar Mistakes
      1. 1 Samuel 8:1
   6. His Sons Sins are Known
      1. 1 Samuel 8:5
   7. Samuel’s Failure as a Father
      1. 1 Samuel 8:3
      2. 1 Samuel 12:2
3. An Unexpected Outcome (2 Chronicles 28:22-29:2)
   1. Ahaz Desecration of the Temple and his Idolatry in Judah
      1. 2 Chronicles 28:24, 25
      2. Joshua 15:20-63
   2. Hezekiah’s Deficiency as a Father
      1. 2 Kings 21:6, 9
   3. Train our Child in the Lord
      1. Ephesians 6:4
4. Coming Alongside Fathers (Titus 2:6-8)
   1. Those who model the Christian life
      1. 1 Thessalonians 1:6
      2. 2 Thessalonians 2:15
      3. Colossians 1:6-7
   2. Paul lived a life of Dignity
      1. 2 Corinthians 1:12
   3. Live Titus 2:6-8 out in order that souls would be saved
      1. Proverbs 16:7