{"id":14690,"date":"2016-06-15T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=14690"},"modified":"2025-09-23T13:25:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T17:25:36","slug":"fathers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/fathers-day.htm","title":{"rendered":"Father’s Day Is …"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Father’s Day<\/a> we honor the fathers among us. Scripture clearly teaches that the role of fathers goes beyond mere providers and protectors. Notice how Ephesians 6:2-4<\/span> reminds us of their responsibility beginning with how not to do it. — Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.<\/em><\/p>\n

Three Points About What Father’s Day Is …<\/h2>\n

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\nYou’ll find the following three key reminders for Father’s Day in the Holiday Reflections Discipleship Guides<\/a> resource, along with additional subpoints, Scripture, and some questions to reflect on. Father’s Day is one of fourteen holidays covered in this resource which can be used for personal benefit, in a small group, or distributed to your entire church.<\/p>\n

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  1. Father’s Day is a time to remind fathers to bring up their children \u201cin the training and instruction of the Lord\u201d (Eph. 6:4).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. It’s a time to remind children that to honor and obey their fathers isn\u2019t just for the benefit of the parent but also for their own good \u201cso that it may go well with\u201d them (Eph. 6:1-3).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. And, Father’s Day is a time to remember God as the Greatest Father, “a father to the fatherless” (Ps. 68:5) which would include those whose father is no longer alive and those whose father wasn’t there for them as they should have been. Check out this post: God as Our Father<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        On Father’s Day we honor the fathers among us. Scripture clearly teaches that the role of fathers goes beyond mere providers and protectors. Notice how Ephesians 6:2-4 reminds us of this responsibility beginning with how not to do it. . . . Continue reading Father’s Day Is …<\/span>→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mothers-fathers-day"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t