Happy Fathers

HEBREWS 11

Happy Fathers• “Happy Fathers Day” a common greeting.• Look into Scripture to see what makes it so.• Able never became a dad... “a righteous man.”• Enoch 65 when became dad to Methuselah...• Noah obeyed God saved his family (and us!)• Abraham thought he wouldn’t, over 100 when

he became a dad.

Happy Fathers• Isaac had problem children, blessed his sons.• Jacob blessed his grandchildren as he died.• Joseph predicted future and saved his family.• Amram? Moses dad saved his son who

delivered his people from captivity, through the Red Sea, delivered the Law of God...

• Many happy dad’s and mom’s in Hebrews 11!

Happy Fathers• David ruled, wrote worship songs, etc.• Samuel served God faithfully in difficult times.• They all “conquered Kingdoms, administered

justice, and gained what was promised; [they] shut the mouths of lions, quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; [their] weakness was turned to strength; [they]became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.” (vss 33-34)

• “Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured that they might gain a better resurrection. Some faced jeers and flogging, while still others were chained and put in prison. They were stoned; they were sawed in two; they went about in sheepskins and goat-skins, destitute and mistreated- the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and ibn caves and holes in the ground.

• These were all commended for their faith, yet non of them received what had been promised.” (vss 35-39)

Happy Fathers• Overview of many pages of the Old Testament!• True happiness – even facing battles,

difficulties, and challenges.• Do these things make people happy??• “These were all commended for their faith...”• All kinds of challenges and emotions.• Happy Fathers day is wishing a life of faith!!

Happy Fathers• Build your and your family’s faith.• See ultimate reality: Living in faith and

obedience to God.• We see something none of these people of

faith saw: Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord!• Being Men (and Women and children) of faith

brings true and total happiness in Christ!