“I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands” – 1 Timothy 2:8 (NIV)
We need a good framework and a good frame of reference for manhood and fatherhood today.
The point should be clear…..We cannot afford to plant our manhood in the midair of current sexual politics…when we ask what is a man today? – We are not going to look to John Wayne, Clint Eastwood or Mel Gibson.
Were not going to ask Tom Hanks, Bill O’Reilly, Donald Trump, James Bond, Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton – Nope all of these will never get us to the headwaters of the issue.
We’re going to ask our Creator what He had in mind when He formed man out of the dust of terra firma.
Many people have searched for the headwaters of the origins of men but they fall too short and did not take the river to the beginning.
You have to go all the way to the headwaters to find the source of origin .
So Discovery, put on your thinking cap lace up your hiking boots because this morning we are going to hike through some history and so frameology to the headwaters of what a father is.
THE HEADWATERS OF THE HEART OF A GREAT FATHER.
A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters. 11 The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 (The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.)13 The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush. 14 The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.Genesis 2:10 – 15
THE FOUR COMPASS POINTS/THE FOUR SEASONS/THE FOUR ELEMENTS AND THE FOUR HEADWATERS OF A GREAT FATHER’S HEART..
JUST AS THERE ARE FOUR CORNERS TO THIS FRAME.
NORTH. SOUTH. EAST. WEST. 4 POINTS ON A COMPASS
SPRING. SUMMER. FALL. WINTER. 4 SEASONS IN THE YEAR.
EARTH. WIND. FIRE. WATER. 4 ELEMENTS ON THE PLANET.
KING. WARRIOR. MENTOR. FRIEND. 4 RHYTHMS IN A MAN.
4 UNDERGIRDING LIFE RHYTHMS THROB IN THE VEINS OF EVERY MALE CHILD. THEY PIPE A 4 PART CADENCE TO WHICH EVERY MAN MUST MARCH IF HE CHOOSES TO BE A COMPLETE MAN. ALWAYS INTERMINGLED, NEVER EXCLUSIVE, THEY PROVIDE THE PRIMARY COLORS OF THE MASCULINE RAINBOW FROM WHICH ALL OTHERS DRAW THEIR HUE.
BLENDING PERFECTLY WITH ONE ANOTHER, THEY REFLECT THE LIGHT OF THE ONE IN WHOSE IMAGE THEY ARE MADE.
THE FOUR HEADWATERS OF THE HEART OF A GREAT FATHER.
1. KING
The heart of a provider.
2. WARRIOR
The heart of a protector
David didn’t go out planning to fight a giant …..he went out to give his brother some bread and cheese and Goliath got in the way.
3. MENTOR
The heart of a teacher.
4. FRIEND
The heart of a giver
Conclusion: There are two questions a man must ask himself: The first is ‘Where am I going?’ and the second is ‘Who will go with me?’
“I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands” – 1 Timothy 2:8 (NIV)
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