{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Forty-fifth Street Baptist Church Weekly Sermons","title":"Daddy Lessons - Rev. Andra D. Sparks","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3d516016\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2603,"description":"June 7, 2020\r\n\r\nSermon Series:\r\n“Shades of a Father“\r\n\r\nSpeaker: Pastor Sparks\r\nText: Matthew 3:16-17\r\n1.\tA Father ANNOUNCES His Son\r\n•\tGood fathers are never ashamed of their children!\r\n•\tRegardless of how a child is brought here, once he/she is here, don’t ever let them know a time that you aren’t thankful to have them in your life!\r\n\r\n•  A Father ADORES His Son\r\n•\tChildren can live without a lot of things, but love isn’t one of them \r\n•\tNext to giving your child the knowledge of having a relationship w/ The Lord, the best thing a father can give his child unconditional love\r\no\tUnconditional means that if no one else affirms, likes, appreciates them, daddy will\r\no\tUnconditional means you love them thru their mistakes\r\no\tUnconditional means we love them like God loves us!\r\n•\tYou can love your child unconditionally without approving of the junk they sometimes do\r\n•\tDon’t starve your children of your love and affection! We are physical beings created for physical interaction; how you nurture your children plays a significant role in how they respond to the world around them\r\n•\tMake telling your children “I love you” a regular occurrence\r\n\r\n•  A Father ACCEPTS His Son\r\n•\tGod said “I’m well pleased”, which signified God’s approval of His Son; when’s the last time you told your child “I’m proud of you”?\r\n•\tA child’s responsibility is to be what God has created them to be, not be what parents think they should be\r\n•\tDon’t hold your children hostage with your expectations\r\n•\tDon’t hold the mistakes of your children over their head\r\n\r\n•  A Father APPRENTICES His Son\r\n•\tA good father gives his son some work to do\r\n•\tIf you want your children to have a meaningful life, teach them how to do some work\r\n•\tYour children may not want to follow in your footsteps, but they should pick SOMETHING up from you that makes them better!\r\n•\tDo your children want to follow Jesus based on your relationship with Jesus?\r\n-- \r\n-Deacon Anthony D. Sparks","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/9Rumz9iaqKzN61Q3xbAHGQLPJV60Pl11sczJXQKJiY4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI4NjkvMTU2MTQ3/MzUwOC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}