Facts on Father’s Day

Facts on Father’s Day• Father’s Day is the fourth-largest card-sending

occasion with 87 million cards given every year.

Facts on Father’s Day• Father’s Day is the fourth-largest card-sending

occasion with 87 million cards given every year.• Father’s Day is the smallest American gift-giving

holiday, and the average person will spend US$113.80 on gifts for dad in 2014.

Facts on Father’s Day• Father’s Day is the fourth-largest card-sending

occasion with 87 million cards given every year.• Father’s Day is the smallest American gift-giving

holiday, and the average person will spend US$113.80 on gifts for dad in 2014.

• Dads tend to be more satisfied with their Father’s Day gifts than mothers are on Mother’s Day

Facts on Father’s Day• Dads don’t expect to be relieved of chores and

household responsibilities on Father’s Day, unlike moms on Mother’s Day.

Facts on Father’s Day• Dads don’t expect to be relieved of chores and

household responsibilities on Father’s Day, unlike moms on Mother’s Day.

• Thailand – Father’s Day is set as the birthday of the king

Facts on Dad’s Impact

Facts on Dad’s Impact • 63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes

(US Dept. Of Health/Census) – 5 times the average.

Facts on Dad’s Impact • 63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes

(US Dept. Of Health/Census) – 5 times the average.• 90% of all homeless and runaway children are from

fatherless homes – 32 times the average.

Facts on Dad’s Impact • 63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes

(US Dept. Of Health/Census) – 5 times the average.• 90% of all homeless and runaway children are from

fatherless homes – 32 times the average.• 85% of all children who show behavior disorders

come from fatherless homes – 20 times the average. (Center for Disease Control)

Facts on Dad’s Impact • 63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes

(US Dept. Of Health/Census) – 5 times the average.• 90% of all homeless and runaway children are from

fatherless homes – 32 times the average.• 85% of all children who show behavior disorders

come from fatherless homes – 20 times the average. (Center for Disease Control)

• 80% of rapists with anger problems come from fatherless homes --14 times the average. (Justice & Behavior, Vol 14, p. 403-26)

Facts on Dad’s Impact • 71% of all high school dropouts come from

fatherless homes – 9 times the average. (National Principals Association Report)

Facts on Dad’s Impact • 71% of all high school dropouts come from

fatherless homes – 9 times the average. (National Principals Association Report)

• 75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes – 10 times the average. (Rainbows for All God’s Children)

Facts on Dad’s Impact • 70% of youths in state-operated institutions come

from fatherless homes – 9 times the average. (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Sept. 1988)

Facts on Dad’s Impact • 70% of youths in state-operated institutions come

from fatherless homes – 9 times the average. (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Sept. 1988)

• 85% of all youths in prison come from fatherless homes – 20 times the average. (Fulton Co. Georgia, Texas Dept. of Correction)

The Role of A Father

The Role of A FatherSomeone once said ‘It takes a few seconds to father a child but a life time to be a Father’.

The Role of A FatherSomeone once said ‘It takes a few seconds to father a child but a life time to be a Father’.•Provider

The Role of A FatherSomeone once said ‘It takes a few seconds to father a child but a life time to be a Father’.•Provider•Protector

The Role of A FatherSomeone once said ‘It takes a few seconds to father a child but a life time to be a Father’.•Provider•Protector •Priest

The Role of A FatherSomeone once said ‘It takes a few seconds to father a child but a life time to be a Father’.•Provider•Protector •Priest •Personal

Provider

ProviderMatthew 7:11If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

ProviderMatthew 7:11If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

• Counsel

ProviderMatthew 7:11If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

• Counsel• Wisdom

ProviderMatthew 7:11If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

• Counsel• Wisdom• Friendship

ProviderMatthew 7:11If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

• Counsel• Wisdom• Friendship• Godly Perspective…etc

Protector

ProtectorProverbs 3:11-12My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

ProtectorProverbs 3:11-12My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

• Immorality

ProtectorProverbs 3:11-12My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

• Immorality• Wrong influence

ProtectorProverbs 3:11-12My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

• Immorality• Wrong influence• Laziness

ProtectorProverbs 3:11-12My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

• Immorality• Wrong influence• Laziness• Wrong decisions….etc.

Priest

Priest• You stand in the gap for your family

Priest• You stand in the gap for your family• You pray / build the altar

Priest• You stand in the gap for your family• You pray / build the altar • You speak destiny into their lives

Personal

PersonalMalachi 4:6a He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers…

PersonalMalachi 4:6a He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers…

• Trust

PersonalMalachi 4:6a He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers…

• Trust• Time

PersonalMalachi 4:6a He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers…

• Trust• Time• Talk

Romans 8:15 “So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit

when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, Abba, Father.” (NLT)