The influence of a father in the life of a child cannot be neglected.

1. Parent
Ministry
Sermons - A
Father’s
Influence
The influence of a
father in the life of a
child cannot be
neglected.
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2. Various studies conducted
by Yale, John Hopkins and
other groups have
documented the following;
The absence of a father is
a stronger factor than
poverty in contributing to
juvenile delinquency.
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3. In 48 cultures around the world
crime rates were highest among
adults who as children had been
raised solely by women.
Closeness with parents was the
common factor in hypertension,
coronary heart disease,
malignant tumors, mental
illness and suicide. A study of 39
teenage girls suffering from
anorexia nervosa showed that
36 of them had one common
denominator; lack of closeness
with their fathers.
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4. An emotionally or physically
absent father contributes to a
child’s
1. low motivation for
achievement;
2. inability to defer
immediate gratification for
later rewards;
3. low self esteem;
4. susceptibility to group
influence and juvenile
delinquency.
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5. (Again the stats speak for
themselves, father’s are
important in the lives of
their children, and they
need to be there not just
physically but emotionally
as well)
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6. And let me say something up
front again, when I say
fathers, I am not referring
solely to biological fathers; I
am also speaking of step-
dads as well. Over 40% of all
marriages in the US involve a
remarriage of 1 or both
parties. 1 out of 3 Americans
(80 million people) is either a
step parent, step child or
step sibling.
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7. 1 out of 5 children under the
age of 18 is a step child. And
by the year 2,000 step
families (involving 1 spouse
who has children) and
complex families (in which
both spouse have children)
will soon be the majority.
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8. Now, If you’re like most men –
even those who had a poor or
harmful experience with their
own fathers – you have a
general idea of the kind of
father you want to be. You
have a picture in your mind of
what a model father looks
like: you want to be the kind
of father:
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9. whose children feel secure,
confident, loved and accepted
whose children save sex for
marriage, and remain faithful
to their spouse in marriage.
whose children develop a
reputation as men and women
of integrity; honest, ethical,
hardworking. whose child
might say, “my dad keeps his
promises.
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10. Whose children stand up to
unhealthy peer pressure,
children who develop healthy
friendships,. whose kids say no
to drugs and alcohol and risky
behavior. whose children
quickly admit their mistakes,
who are forgiving and patient
with others and who enjoy a
healthy sense so self- esteem
and self confidence. whose
children have a hard time
picking out a fathers day card
(not because they say too
much but say too little)
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11. That’s the kind of father we
all want to be. That’s the kind
of father I want to be. But I
know that I am not all I
should be. And I know that
for me to do this I need a
model, I need an example of
a father that I can pattern
myself after, a father from
who I can learn from and
imitate.
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