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Father to the Fatherless

Father to the Fatherless. In celebration of Father’s Day. If you’ve got one, honor him If you don’t have one, identify one person who has contributed to who you’ve become today If you are one who has always been there for their kids, well done

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Father to the Fatherless

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  1. Father to the Fatherless

  2. In celebration of Father’s Day • If you’ve got one, honor him • If you don’t have one, identify one person who has contributed to who you’ve become today • If you are one who has always been there for their kids, well done • If you haven’t, reconsider your priorities and start today

  3. Impact of Fatherlessness • 70% of high school dropouts • 90% of homeless and runaway children • 71% of pregnant teenage girls • 63% of all teenage suicides • 70% of the kids in juvenile detention centers • 80% of rapists • 85% of children with clinically diagnosed behavioral disorders • 79% of adolescent murderers

  4. The famous fatherless • Charles Manson • Billy the Kid • Saddam Hussein • Adolph Hitler • Jack the Ripper • Lee Harvey Oswald • Jeffrey Dahmer

  5. God knows, and wants to help • God refers to protecting the fatherless 40 times • When Moses is “reintroducing” God’s character to Israel, Deut 10:12-22, he highlights his expectation for the fatherless • Psalm 68 • Psalm 82

  6. A charge to the disciple of Christ • Isaiah 61:1-11 • Be mindful of the fatherless • Look for ways to mentor, look for ways to protect, seek them out • What you wish you could do for everyone, resolve to do for just one.

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