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THE MAN THAT CHOSE TO BE A FATHER

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Esther 2:5-7


"The Man That Chose to be a Father"
Theme: "In being a volunteer father, Mordechai helped save a nation"
Donald Cantrell
"Esther 2: 5 - 7"

Father's Day Sermon

Est 2:5 KJV - [Now] in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name
[was] Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

Est 2:6 KJV - Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity
which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom
Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.

Est 2:7 KJV - And he brought up Hadassah, that [is], Esther, his uncle's
daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid [was] fair and
beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his
own daughter.

I - Mordecai's Fatherhood Was Incidental

II - Mordecai's Fatherhood Was Intentional

III - Mordecai's Fatherhood Was Instrumental

IV - Mordecai's Fatherhood Was Inspirational

V - Mordecai's Fatherhood Was Incremental

This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.

The earliest memories I have of my dad was his going off to work and then
coming home from work. We live in the "Carpet Capital" of the world and if you
have carpet in your house or business, the odds are, it came from somewhere
in the vicinity of Dalton or Chatsworth, Georgia. This may not be the case as
much now, as it was in the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's. There was a time that
this area produced most of the carpet throughout the world.

My dad was a tufting machine operator as far back as I can remember. Often,
he would work his man job, before coming home and heading off to run a "Pass
Machine" which would use off quality yarn to produce carpet. In the early days
of the carpet industry, there were only a few big places to work, but eventually
Murray and Whitfield Counties were inundated with little mills popping up
anywhere and everywhere.

My dad chose to stay at ...

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