1. Father’s Day 2013 II Timothy 1:1-10,13

2. Spiritual fathers are a critical part of genuine Biblical community.

3. 4 Hear, O Israel: The L ORD our God, the L ORD is one. 5 Love the L ORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.

4. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

5. A spiritual father takes the initiative. A spiritual father takes the initiative. Unafraid to speak of the greatness of God. Unashamed to worship. Unafraid to speak of the greatness of God. Unashamed to worship. Challenges, sets the bar high in hope. Challenges, sets the bar high in hope. Lives out his own faith, in humility. Lives out his own faith, in humility. Filled with the LOVE of God Filled with the LOVE of God