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1 1. [BG Set] 2. 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 ¹³Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. ¹⁴Let all that you do be done in love. [NIV] 1 Corinthians 3:1-2 ¹Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly mere infants in Christ. ²I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. [NIV] 3. [A]

2 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 ¹³Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. ¹⁴Let all that you do be done in love. [NIV] Fathers, our calling is to act like men! It is a calling to maturity Corinthians 16:13-14 ¹³Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. ¹⁴Let all that you do be done in love. [NIV] Fathers, our calling is to act like men! It is a calling to maturity. 1 Corinthians 13:11 ¹¹When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. [NIV] 5. Ephesians 6:4 ⁴Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. [NIV] Active fathers are not optional, but essential in our world today. 6. [B]

3 Homes without fathers result in: 85% of children with behavioral problems (20 times the national average) 71% of dropouts (9 times the national average) 71% of pregnant teenagers 90% of runaways and homeless children 85% of all youths in prison (20 times the national average) 63% of teen suicides (5 times the national average) 7. [A] There are 70 different measures that show how a boy raised without a father is greatly disadvantaged compared to one who was raised by a father. Dr. Warren Farrell in The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do about It 8. [B] 9. [A] Boys who grow up with a father in the home are less likely to: have disciplinary problems commit acts of violence have trouble reading go to prison give in to instant gratification drop out of high school give in to peer pressure drop out of college be depressed be unemployed be obese live in poverty abuse drugs be unmarried as an adult engage antisocial behavior get divorced

4 !!"!#"!$;&' 10. [B] Protection 11. Protection Faith 12.

5 Protection Faith 1 Timothy 6:12 ¹²Fight the good fight of the faith [NIV] 13. Protection Faith 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 ¹³Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. ¹⁴Do everything in love. [NIV] 14. Protection Faith Courage 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 ¹³Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. ¹⁴Do everything in love. [NIV] 15.

6 Protection Faith Courage Strength 16. Protection Faith Courage Strength Be strong and courageous Mentioned repeatedly in the Old Testament: Deuteronomy 31:6, 7, 23 Joshua 1:6, 9, 18; 10:25 1 Chronicles 22:13; 28:20; 32:7 17. Protection Faith Courage Strength Ephesians 6:10 ¹⁰Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. [NIV] 18.

7 Protection Faith Courage Strength Ephesians 3:16 ¹⁶I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being. [NIV] 19. Protection Faith Courage Strength Love 20. Will I accept the call? 21.

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9 25. [Outro] Blank Slide 26. [BG Clear]