A Father s Blessing. Scripture: Genesis 48-49

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1 A Father s Blessing Scripture: Genesis Premise: Our children lng fr ur blessing fathers. Our heavenly Father is full f blessing fr us in and thrugh Jesus Christ. He is the example f what we are t be as fathers t ur children and even t thse arund us. Painful Truth: Children wh dn t get their father s blessing are ften ging t g the wrng way. We see s many children, sme even in the church bdy wh lack directin, lack ambitin fr the Lrd, and smetimes wander aimlessly arund finding mischief and pain. Practical Applicatin: Genesis 48-49: What is a blessing? Purpseful 49:1 Practical 49:3-27 Prphetic Pertinent t each child 49:3-27 Passes the blessing f ur heavenly Father nt ur children 48:3-4 Psitive Encuragement: Jesus blessed the little children (Mark 10:6), he als spke f His Father s blessing in the sermn n the munt. Blessed are the Matthew 25:34, Luke 11:28 Blessed are thse wh hear the wrd f Gd and keep it Luke 24:50-51, Gal 3:8-9, Eph 1:3 Pst Meeting Accuntability: Have we given ur children ur blessing fathers?

We see s many children, sme even in the church bdy wh lack directin, lack ambitin fr the Lrd, and smetimes wander aimlessly arund finding mischief and pain.

2 Teaching Ntes (full) Scripture: Genesis Premise: Our children lng fr ur blessing fathers. Our heavenly Father is full f blessing fr us in and thrugh Jesus Christ. He is the example f what we are t be as fathers t ur children and even t thse arund us. As we are created in the image f Gd, s there is a lnging inside everyne t have the Father s blessing, even if many ignre it and subdue that need/lnging. Painful Truth: Children wh dn t get their father s blessing are ften ging t g the wrng way. We see s many children, sme even in the church bdy wh lack directin, lack ambitin fr the Lrd, and smetimes wander aimlessly arund finding mischief and pain. We all have heard statistics and stries f men/wmen in prisn r thse that cmmit crimes. Many f them have daddy issues they lacked a father figure t help them, teach them, crrect them, and ultimately bless them. There is n dubt that as 1/3 f all children in the US are brught up in a bilgical fatherless situatin and have measurably wrse scial issues. Delinquency in children is directly related t the invlvement f the father. Mre than just the presence f the father, studies all ver the place easily shw that an invlved father, a lving father, a father wh accepts their children has a pwerful influence n the utcme f their children s upbringing. Practical Applicatin: Genesis 48-49: What is a blessing? Purpseful 49:1 Practical 49:3-27 Jacb (Israel) made a pint t bless his grandchildren that he met fr the first time when he was abut t die. He made a pint t include them. He called his sns t him befre he died and tld them what wuld happen in days t cme Each blessing fr his children were generally very practical, including where they might live, their psitin, whether they wuld prsper r nt Prphetic it speaks f things that will happen. D we as fathers listen t the Lrd t see what He might have fr ur children. D we pay attentin t the scriptures t knw what the cnsequences f sin are and explain thse t ur children. Can we be cnfident f wrds that the Lrd gives us t bless ur children and speak truthfully and prperly abut their future. Pertinent t each child 49:3-27 Each f the 12 sns was given the blessing that was suitable t him vs (28). Sme were given a gd wrd and sme were given a rebuke. In each while there are nt necessarily wrds f

As we are created in the image f Gd, s there is a lnging inside everyne t have the Father s blessing, even if many ignre it and subdue that need/lnging.

3 encuragement, there are things that each tribe wuld experience later that wuld prve t use their negative blessing as a strength t deal with smething. Example. Levites unsheathed the swrd as the ther tribes danced nakedly arund the glden calf. Passes the blessing f ur heavenly Father nt ur children 48:3-4 We dn t bless because we can r ught t we bless because we are. What d yu mean Jasn? We are blessed. Gd has blessed us. It is a fact that we must believe. It is true. Because f what Gd did giving us his sn Jesus we are blessed perid We have all spiritual blessings given t us (Eph 1:3) in Christ. Practically, we are blessed and every ne f us can pass Jesus n t ur children. He is the blessing that we can pass n Practically, hw d we fathers bless ur children? Let s lk at a few verses t see what scriptures say abut blessing, and what Jesus did. Jesus blessed the children wh came t him (Mark 10:16). Ntice Jesus explained first that the children shuld nt be hindered. D we bring ur children t places where Jesus is r d we think they aren t interested, wn t understand, can t sit still that lng? Als, Jesus explained that t such belng the kingdm f Gd. Jesus laid his hands n the children d we d that? Physical apprpriate tuch is very bnding and imprtant as we bless ur children. Jesus blessed thse wh live as peacemakers, murn, pr in spirit, meek, hunger and thirst fr righteusness, merciful, pure in heart, thse wh are persecuted fr righteusness sake, and thse wh are reviled because f Jesus. (Matthew 5 the sermn n the munt) Jesus blessed his disciples thrugh cmmunin (and he blesses us). 1 Cr 10:6 the cup is called a cup f blessing. Mark 14:22 Jesus blessed the bread as he tk it and asked his disciples t partake and remember Him. D we d cmmunin with ur children r thers? Jesus taught that blessed are thse wh hear the wrd f Gd and keep it. D we teach ur kids the wrd (all f it) and train them t keep it and encurage them t d s because it is a blessing? D we bless the Lrd as we g away? Luke 24:50-51 David blesses the Lrd all the time d we speak blessing t the Lrd in frnt f ur kids. It shws ur psitin and Gd s pwer. Jesus is in us and is a blessing frm Gd meant t be every spiritual blessing t us in heavenly places. Eph 1:3. D we help ur children in the faith and belief in Jesus t remain in Him? Read Revelatin. Rev 1:3 Blessed is the ne wh reads, the ne wh hears, and the ne wh keeps what is written there. Our kids can hear it any time, the can read it when they are able t read, and they can keep it with them as they understand it and as we encurage them t keep it. Psitive Encuragement: Remember Balaam, even if we intend t curse r thers intend t curse us r ur children, Gd can change the curse int blessing.

Passes the blessing f ur heavenly Father nt ur children 48:3-4 We dn t bless because we can r ught t we bless because we are. What d yu mean Jasn? We are blessed. Gd has blessed us.

5 A Father s Blessing (Teaching ntes) Premise: Our children lng fr ur blessing fathers. Our heavenly Father is full f blessing fr us in and thrugh Jesus Christ. He is the example f what we are t be as fathers t ur children and even t thse arund us. Painful Truth: Children wh dn t get their father s blessing are ften ging t g the wrng way. We see s many children, sme even in the church bdy wh lack directin, lack ambitin fr the Lrd, and smetimes wander aimlessly arund finding mischief and pain. Practical Applicatin: Purpseful 49:1 Jacb called his children Practical 49:3-27 He spke nt in ambiguity Prphetic it speaks f things that will happen Pertinent t each child 49:3-27, Vs 28 says each was given blessing suitable t him In each while there are nt necessarily wrds f encuragement, there are things that each tribe wuld experience later that wuld prve t use their negative blessing as a strength t deal with smething. Example. Levites unsheathed the swrd as the ther tribes danced nakedly arund the glden calf. Passes the blessing f ur heavenly Father nt ur children 48:3-4 We dn t bless because we can r ught t we bless because we are. What d yu mean Jasn? We are blessed. Hw d we d this? Let s lk at a few verses t see what scriptures say abut blessing, and what Jesus did. Jesus blessed the children wh came t him (Mark 10:16). Dn t hinder. Hug and hld ur children Matthew 5. Jesus blessed thse wh live as peacemakers, murn, pr in spirit, meek, hunger and thirst fr righteusness, merciful, pure in heart, thse wh are persecuted fr righteusness sake, and thse wh are reviled because f Jesus 1 Cr 10:6 & Mark 14:22 Jesus blessed his disciples thrugh cmmunin Jesus taught that blessed are thse wh hear the wrd f Gd and keep it. D we teach ur kids the wrd (all f it) and train them t keep it and encurage them t d s because it is a blessing? D we bless the Lrd as we g away? Luke 24:50-51 David blesses the Lrd all the time d we speak blessing t the Lrd in frnt f ur kids. It shws ur psitin and Gd s pwer. Jesus is in us and is a blessing frm Gd meant t be every spiritual blessing t us in heavenly places. Eph 1:3. D we help ur children in the faith and belief in Jesus t remain in Him? Rev 1:3 & same idea in Luke 11:28 Blessed is the ne wh reads, the ne wh hears, and the ne wh keeps what is written there. Read revelatin, listen t it, keep it Psitive Encuragement: Remember Balaam in Numbers 22, even if we intend t curse r thers intend t curse us r ur children, Gd can change the curse int blessing.

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