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Lucado, Max - Decisions Good Dads Make

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Decisions Good Dads Make
by Max Lucado
Text: Esther
Topic: How good fathers choose to live
Big Idea: Through our godly influence, children can make a difference in the world.
Keywords: Character; Child-raising; Choices; Decisions; Fathers; Influence; Parenting


Introduction:
  • Mordecai is seldom used as an example for fathers.
  • The Book of Esther has God’s fingerprints on every page.
  • The removal of Queen Vashti sets the stage for Esther to become queen.
Good fathers keep deciding to be fathers.
  • By adopting Esther, Mordecai chose to be a dad.
  • Illustration: Fatherhood doesn’t begin at conception as much as it does at delivery.
  • Illustration: Stephen Covey says that every time they come home, dads need to decide to once again adopt their children.
Children catch character from good fathers.
  • Crisis doesn’t develop character, it reveals it.
  • Illustration: Lucado tells how he caught his father’s value of stewardship.
  • Esther caught courage, enabling her to do a dangerous thing.
Good fathers challenge their children to live for a purpose.
  • Mordecai knew Esther might have been chosen queen for such a time as this.
  • Mordecai’s past faithfulness sets the stage for present victory.
Conclusion:
  • Never underestimate the providence of God.
  • Never underestimate the influence of a good father.
  • Never underestimate the significance of a disciple.
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