Father’s Day

Father’s Day

Emmanuel Baptist Church

June 18th, 2006

Attending since 2003

Member in 2004 Full-time student at

Western Seminary, Portland

Candidate for M.Div. degree

Eric Messelt

Eric Messelt

Fatherhood Expert?

Fatherhood Expert?

Example to follow?

Authority on FatherhoodAuthority on Fatherhood

Marian: world-class artist Irene: world-class leader of

tomorrow Theodore: world-class little boy

Test of FatherhoodTest of Fatherhood Ephesians 6:6

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger…

Perfect Fathers?Perfect Fathers? Hebrews 12:10

Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness.

Expert or Authority?Expert or Authority?

“Fatherhood”“Fatherhood”

God is our FatherGood fathersBad fathers

Biblical Theology of Pratriacism

Biblical Theology of Pratriacism

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Fathers In The BibleFathers In The Bible

Old Testament examples?

Fathers In The BibleFathers In The Bible

New Testament examples?

Fathers In The BibleFathers In The Bible

All the uses of word, “father”…

FatherhoodIn The BibleFatherhoodIn The Bible

Fatherhood = family identityNot just last names

Family stories that tell what we are

Messelt Family Identity

Messelt Family Identity

Stories of Eric’s family, the Messelts

Stories of Barb’s family, the Moyens

Stories of our ancestors (good and bad)

Lessons, values, destiny

Messelt Family Identity

Messelt Family Identity

Story of Grandpa, the Spokane mobster

Alfonse Capone

Al Capone’s limousine

Identity through Stories

Identity through Stories

My stories are for my family

Father embodies his family’s values, for good or bad

An on-going task

Biblical Theology of Pratriacism

Biblical Theology of Pratriacism

Theological look at

fatherhood

Romans 5:12-21Romans 5:12-21Therefore, just as through one man sin

entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned-- for until the Law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come.

Romans 5:12-21Romans 5:12-21But the free gift is not like the transgression. For

if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many. The gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many transgressions resulting in justification. For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

Romans 5:12-21Romans 5:12-21So then as through one transgression there

resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men. For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous. The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Two Families of Humanity

Two Families of Humanity

Your spiritual family identity:

Adamsons

Jesussons

Two Families of HumanityTwo Families of Humanity

Adamsons JesussonsSin came into world Free giftDeath came into world LifeDeath came from one act Jesus obeyedHereditary terminal illness; all infected; no choice

Offer made to all; choice

The Law is diagnostic tool to show illness

Grace greater than sin

Result:

CondemnatiCondemnationon

Result: Justification and eternal life

Galatians 5:16-23Galatians 5:16-23 So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the

desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.

The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

WorksDeeds of Flesh

WorksDeeds of Flesh

Immorality Impurity and

debauchery Idolatry and

wicca Hatred Discord Jealousy

Rage Selfish ambition Dissensions Factions and envy Drunkenness Wild parties “and the like…”

“Fruition of God”“Fruition of God” Love

Joy

Peace

Patience

Kindness

Goodness

Faithfulness

Gentleness

Self-control

Against such things there is no law.

Against such things there is no law.

“Family Values…”“Family Values…”

Adamssons: ImmoralityImpurity and debaucheryIdolatry and wiccaHatredDiscordJealousyRage

Jesussons:LoveJoyPeacePatienceKindnessGoodness

God Is CallingGod Is Calling Kingdom Of Darkness

Serf, Slave

Kingdom Of Light Citizen, Child

What Is Your Answer?

Still Feeling Part of…Still Feeling Part of… Adam’s Family?

Assignment: Read book of 1 John.

Still Feeling Part of…Still Feeling Part of…

Adam’s Family?

Assignment: Read book of 1 John.

Who You Are:Who You Are: You are a Jesusson! You are FREE to do good things!

Ephesians 2:8-10Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace you have been saved through

faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift

of God, not a result of works, so that no one may

boast. For we are his workmanship, created in

Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared

beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Philippians 2:12-13 Philippians 2:12-13 Therefore, my beloved, as you have

always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence

but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear

and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good

pleasure.

SalvationAfter Being Saved

SalvationAfter Being Saved

Work out our salvation Resist the devil Faith without works is dead Love each other

Slavery:Romans 6:19-23

Slavery:Romans 6:19-23

I put this in human terms because you are weak in your natural selves. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness. When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Slavery …Slavery …

To righteousness

Bound and compelled……to do the right thing!

Back To The Adamsons

Back To The Adamsons

Self examination: My life is not right I’ve made terrible mistakes I am separated from God I am leader-less and wandering

Diagnosis: you have a known spiritual disease

Treatment: Jesus has taken care of that

What He DidWhat He Did Jesus was…

Killed Buried Raised himself from the dead

To pay the penalty for our wrong doing He took the punishment we deserved

What We DoWhat We Do We believe!

What happens?What happens? Forgiveness of sin Eternal life New life in a new community

Fatherhoodand FamilyFatherhoodand Family

Adamsons

Jesussons

Who’s your daddy?

Adamsons

Jesussons

Who’s your daddy?

Fatherhoodand FamilyFatherhoodand Family

Who’s your

Daddy?

Who’s your

Daddy?