Jesus lives to intercede

Sermon Outline Text: Hebrews 7:23-28 Intro Happy Father’s Day As a father of 3 boys, myself, I wanted to extend a hearty thank you to all the fathers because you and I know that we don’t get enough thanks For Mother’s Day, the family does homemade breakfast and handwritten cards But for Father’s Day, you’re lucky if you get a tie with a label sticker–To: Day, From: Family It’s understandable that mothers get a lot of appreciation because I liken them to tar If kids are like ships, moms are like tar to waterproof the inside of the ships so that there are no leaks Without moms, kids will sink, they won’t survive But dads, we are like the sails–we provide the ships with direction It’s a big responsibility as fathers to provide materially, to protect and most of all, to provide direction in life My dad is in the audience Growing up, I was shy, not very verbal Whenever I got into a fight with someone at school, I had only one comeback–yeah, well my dad is smarter than your dad That worked for a while in elementary school It didn’t work in junior high – I started taking tae kwon do and from then on, I had to let my fists do the talking My dad provided a lot of direction for me throughout my 40 years To this day, he is still giving me advice in the form of Wall Street Journal and NY Times articles Younger days, I read articles about academics and how the US is behind the rest of the world, esp.… Read more