Happy Father's Day

Sunday is Father's Day! Godly men who lead their families in the ways of the Lord are a true gift and are deeply appreciated.
Take a peek HERE for a special tribute to one of our church family fathers!
God's Word has much to say about fathers and here are a few verses:

Proverbs 10:1 "The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad
father: but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother."

Ephesians 6:2 "Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first
commandment with promise;)"

"And, ye fathers, provoke not your children
to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture
and admonition of the Lord."
~Ephesians 6:4~

Proverbs 4:1-9 A father's wisdom - "Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. For I was my father's son, tender and only [beloved] in the sight of my mother. He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. Get wisdom, get understanding: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee."

Proverbs 3:11-12 "My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD;
neither be weary of his correction. For whom the LORD loveth he
correcteth; even as a father the son [in whom] he delighteth."

The IDEAL Man of God and father would be?
A man who loves the Word of God and Loves the Lord with all his heart
and all his soul and all his mind. He would love his wife like Christ loves
the Church. He would love his family UNCONDITIONALLY and would
".... provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in
the nurture and admonition of the Lord."
~Ephesians 6:4~

Proverbs 20:7 "The just man walketh in his integrity: his children
are blessed after him."

1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 "As ye know how we exhorted and comforted
and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children."

Graphics and verses are taken from Annies Fathers Day Page - go for a visit!