THE FATHER WHO WOULDN'T STOP (3 OF 5)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Psalm 103:8-18
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The Father Who Wouldn't Stop (3 of 5)
Series: This Is Us
Jeff Strite
Psalm 103:8-18
OPENING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r7AJ8-coTk (time stamp: 0.0 to 2:42)
In this sermon series we've been using the popular TV series ''This Is Us'' as the foundation of the sermons we're preaching this month. Beginning its 3rd season, ''This Is Us'' has been nominated for 7 Emmys and has won a faithful fan base because it is so well written and acted that many of their fans say that they can actually ''see themselves'' in the shows. The characters come off as so real that many say that it echoes their lives, and that it can literally be said: ''This Is Us!''
The clip you just watched shows Jack - the father of a family of 3 children - taking his adopted son Randall to a Dojo to learn martial arts. The scene has Randall being initiated into the Dojo... but the REAL focus here is on the promises that Jack publicly makes as a Father to Randall.
(Quoting the scene)
Sensei: ''Are you willing to hold (your son) up no matter what comes his way?''
Jack: ''Yes''
Sensei: ''Show him (by doing pushups with Randall on his back). Good, now keep going. Are you willing to raise this young boy into a strong man?''
Jack: ''Yes sir''
Sensei: ''Are you willing to push him to be the best man in the world he can be?''
Jack: ''Yes''
Sensei: ''Are you willing to lift him to greater heights, even if it hurts?''
Jack: ''Yes''
And then the sensei (or leader of the dojo) says ''You can stop, alright? I think that's enough.''
And Jack replies: ''No. I won't stop!''
(PAUSE)
Jack is the father figure in the series. The writers have portrayed him as being the one who sets the tone for everybody else in the family. In another one of the clips I saw, the other son (Kevin) tells someone: ''I ask myself 'what would dad do?'''
In the Bible, God is portrayed as our ''Father Figure''. And you see it a little bit in the Old Testament (God is referred as being a father about 4 o ...
Series: This Is Us
Jeff Strite
Psalm 103:8-18
OPENING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r7AJ8-coTk (time stamp: 0.0 to 2:42)
In this sermon series we've been using the popular TV series ''This Is Us'' as the foundation of the sermons we're preaching this month. Beginning its 3rd season, ''This Is Us'' has been nominated for 7 Emmys and has won a faithful fan base because it is so well written and acted that many of their fans say that they can actually ''see themselves'' in the shows. The characters come off as so real that many say that it echoes their lives, and that it can literally be said: ''This Is Us!''
The clip you just watched shows Jack - the father of a family of 3 children - taking his adopted son Randall to a Dojo to learn martial arts. The scene has Randall being initiated into the Dojo... but the REAL focus here is on the promises that Jack publicly makes as a Father to Randall.
(Quoting the scene)
Sensei: ''Are you willing to hold (your son) up no matter what comes his way?''
Jack: ''Yes''
Sensei: ''Show him (by doing pushups with Randall on his back). Good, now keep going. Are you willing to raise this young boy into a strong man?''
Jack: ''Yes sir''
Sensei: ''Are you willing to push him to be the best man in the world he can be?''
Jack: ''Yes''
Sensei: ''Are you willing to lift him to greater heights, even if it hurts?''
Jack: ''Yes''
And then the sensei (or leader of the dojo) says ''You can stop, alright? I think that's enough.''
And Jack replies: ''No. I won't stop!''
(PAUSE)
Jack is the father figure in the series. The writers have portrayed him as being the one who sets the tone for everybody else in the family. In another one of the clips I saw, the other son (Kevin) tells someone: ''I ask myself 'what would dad do?'''
In the Bible, God is portrayed as our ''Father Figure''. And you see it a little bit in the Old Testament (God is referred as being a father about 4 o ...
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