1. ABRAHAM GOD’S KIND OF FATHER Text: Genesis 18:17-20 2/17/2016 1

2. Scripture Speaks of “Father Abraham” Abraham— “father of multitudes” (Genesis 17:5) Abram— “exalted father” (Genesis 11:26) Abraham was the forefather of the Jews (Luke 16:24; Romans 4:1) Abraham is the father of the faithful. (Romans 4:11) 2/17/2016 2

3. Genesis 18:17-20—The L ORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, 18 since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed? 19 “For I have chosen him, so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the L ORD by doing righteousness and justice, so that the L ORD may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him.” 20 And the L ORD said, “The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave. 2/17/2016 3

4. Abraham God’s Kind of Father God CHOSE Abraham God Saw a Commanding Father 2/17/2016 4

5. God Saw a Commanding Father A FATHER WHO WOULD DISCIPLINE 2/17/2016 5

6. Godly Discipline (Hebrews 12:5-11) Does not discourage Indicates love As “seems best” to the father Yields peaceable fruits of righteousness 2/17/2016 6

7. God Saw a Commanding Father A FATHER WHO WOULD DISCIPLINE A FATHER WHO INSTRUCTS IN THE WAY OF THE LORD A FATHER (HUSBAND) WHO INSPIRES THE RESPECT OF HIS WIFE 2/17/2016 7

8. Abraham God’s Kind of Father God CHOSE Abraham God Saw a COMMANDING FATHER God Saw Father Who Would ACCOMPLISH GOD’S PURPOSES IN HIS HOME God Saw an Imperfect Man Who BECAME MATURE IN FAITH 2/17/2016 8

9. Applications: Fathers Need to Exercise God’s Authority in the Home IN VIEW OF GOD’S PURPOSES. Fathers Need to Exercise God’s Authority in the Home with RESPECT FOR THE AUTHORITY OF GOD’S WORD. Fathers Need to Exercise God’s Authority in the Home with HUMILITY AND INCREASING MATURITY OF FAITH. 2/17/2016 9