Taking Back Fatherhood
Donald Cantrell
Ephesians 6: 1 - 4
This sermon deals with the God given biblical role of a father, it is ours and we need to take it back. Society often devalues the role of fatherhood, but God lifts the role up as relevant and important. In this sermon, the reader and the listener will be challenged to honor their father, to respect him and to revere him. On the other hand every father must understand that his role as the leader of his family does not mean that he is to be a Lord over his family.
Harry Chapin wrote a very indicting song that discusses the role of an absentee father and the repercussions of that absence. The absentee father ended up raising an absentee son, that was ''just like him.''
I - The Proper Prestige that is Mentioned (1)
II - The Pleasant Promise that is Magnified (2 - 3)
III - The Preventable Provoking that is Maintained (4)
IV - The Plenteous Praise that is Marginalized
Theme: ''Fatherhood is biblically sanctioned and revered''
Behind the Song: ''Cat's in the Cradle''
It's been 45 years since Harry (Chapin's) first sang the song that his brother Tom said, ''...put more fathers ill at ease than any other song in history.''
''Cat's in the Cradle'' reached the top of the Billboard music charts in December of 1974. It sold millions of copies and earned Harry a Grammy nomination for Best Song.
Children bought the record for their parents, and wives played it for their husbands. Ministers used the story in their sermons; and business leaders, school teachers and newspaper columnists cited the song's lyrics on Father's Day. Even pop culture television icons like ''The Simpsons'' and ''Saturday Night Live'' have featured ''Cat's in the Cradle'' in their storylines.
In recent years, the song was covered by Judy Collins, the late Johnny Cash, the rock group Ugly Kid Joe, and country singer Ricky Skaggs. This year, Darryl McDaniel's, a founding member of the legendary rap group Run ...
Donald Cantrell
Ephesians 6: 1 - 4
This sermon deals with the God given biblical role of a father, it is ours and we need to take it back. Society often devalues the role of fatherhood, but God lifts the role up as relevant and important. In this sermon, the reader and the listener will be challenged to honor their father, to respect him and to revere him. On the other hand every father must understand that his role as the leader of his family does not mean that he is to be a Lord over his family.
Harry Chapin wrote a very indicting song that discusses the role of an absentee father and the repercussions of that absence. The absentee father ended up raising an absentee son, that was ''just like him.''
I - The Proper Prestige that is Mentioned (1)
II - The Pleasant Promise that is Magnified (2 - 3)
III - The Preventable Provoking that is Maintained (4)
IV - The Plenteous Praise that is Marginalized
Theme: ''Fatherhood is biblically sanctioned and revered''
Behind the Song: ''Cat's in the Cradle''
It's been 45 years since Harry (Chapin's) first sang the song that his brother Tom said, ''...put more fathers ill at ease than any other song in history.''
''Cat's in the Cradle'' reached the top of the Billboard music charts in December of 1974. It sold millions of copies and earned Harry a Grammy nomination for Best Song.
Children bought the record for their parents, and wives played it for their husbands. Ministers used the story in their sermons; and business leaders, school teachers and newspaper columnists cited the song's lyrics on Father's Day. Even pop culture television icons like ''The Simpsons'' and ''Saturday Night Live'' have featured ''Cat's in the Cradle'' in their storylines.
In recent years, the song was covered by Judy Collins, the late Johnny Cash, the rock group Ugly Kid Joe, and country singer Ricky Skaggs. This year, Darryl McDaniel's, a founding member of the legendary rap group Run ...
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