House of Restoration

What a joy, delight, and honor it is to be a father!

U.S. Census Bureau - 10 years ago, 33% of children in America went to bed without their biological father in the house.
Now it's 43%

Children and parents have a responsibility to each other

1) Children
a) Obey your parents
b) Honor them

Good parents will have some boundaries

Four A's We Need in the Home:

A) Attention

B) Appreciation

C) Affirmation

D) Attitude - A Good One!

2) Fathers - A word of caution

Don't exasperate your kids (means to anger, enrage, provoke)

A) Being overprotective - Genesis 31:14-15 - Laban

B) Overindulgence - Giving too much freedom

C) Favoritism - Isaac favored Esau over Jacob

D) Discouragement - Criticism and sarcasm don't work well

E) Neglect

Three Commands

A) Enrich

B) Educate

C) Exhort