……...Enjoins Fathers to show exemplary leadership qualities,be worthy role models.
.….As Breath of God Ministry, Lagos celebrates fathers day in style.
Emmanuel lkpeama.
As Fathers Celebrated World Father’s day on Sunday, Fathers has been urged to lead and discharge spiritual responsibility at homes in order to grow their families in the path of God.
Pastor Steve Adesanya Olufolahan, General Overseer of Breath Of God Ministry, Ejigbo, Lagos gave the advice in his sermon titled “Fathers responsibility to their children” to commemorate the 2024 Father’s Day in Lagos.
He said some fathers had relegated the responsibility of ensuring the spiritual well being of their family to the mothers contrary to the teachings of the Bible as it is the responsibility of fathers to transmit the word of God to their families.
Pastor Olufolahan who took his text from the book of Proverbs 17:6 went further to state that there are lots of fathers who have failed in their responsibilities as they have allowed the flood of evil in the society to overwhelm them, thereby giving their children undue liberty to partake in the evil going on in the society.
The highly respected Cleric admonished fathers to always exhibit actions that are worthy of emulation in all their actions for a better society.
“God gave specific instructions to man and will still ask you fathers where are you when things go wrong in your families because God expects men to be responsible for their families and people who He puts under their care,’’ he stated.
“Any society with a complete family is always denied of criminalities and a blessing to the nation, enhancing development.
The Cleric opined that there are two kinds of fathers”there are two classification of Fathers,the wicked father and the good father. Menesah is a good example of a wicked and sinful father,one who brought strange gods to the temple of God, while his children watch him. The wicked father is divided into 3 kind of people; the permissive fathers, Absentee fathers and weak fathers.On the other hand, Noah and Abraham are example of the good father as they raised their children in a godly way despite they were living in a corrupt society.l want to urge all fathers to arise and do the needful by living up to their responsibility.”he submitted.
The Men’s Coordinator,Breath of God Ministry, Brother Oloma Michael Oritsegbubemi urges fathers to see their lives as a book that their children and wives is looking unto to read,see and understand in other to follow their footsteps.
Brother Michael advises fathers to always watch their characters so as to avoid misleading their children as they are the mirror of the family, adding that they must have a relationship with God and have God’s word in them before leading their family or else they would mislead them.
He added that the responsibilities of a father go beyond putting food on the table or bringing money but also bringing the family up in the way of God, urging them to spend excellent time with their families.
Highlight of the event were presentation of songs, drama, bible recitation by the fathers.
In another development,the Presiding Pastor of Assemblies Of God Church, Ejigbo 2, Lagos,Rev Dr Timpaul noted that every father should always ask God for three patterns of empowerment such as spiritual empowerment, financial and breakthrough empowerment and ideal empowerment in other to take care of their homes.
Rev Timpaul noted that fathers major responsibility is to train and provide for their children and as such should learn to return home and strive to understand their homes as well as individual differences in their children which makes them unique from one another in terms of character and view point.
