The Principled Patriarch
Lesson 1
The Heart of the Father God seems to be focused on restoring the hearts of the fathers to their children and their children to their fathers before building them as a leader. Malachi 4:5-6 reveals the heart of the Heavenly Father in a significant way. Look up Malachi 4:5-6 and make a statement of what this passage means to you:
Who is it that “turns the hearts� of the characters mentioned in this passage? ____________________. Whose hearts are being turned? _______________________ _________________________________. What will God do if a father does not allow this to happen? ___________________________________. Look up Luke 1:17 then answer the following questions: 1. Whose heart gets turned back first?
2. What does restoring hearts to our children have to do with salvation?
3. What is he saying hear about the ones who are disobedient?
4. Did you know that God starts all REVIVALS through the relationship between a child and their father? Why would this be true?
A man, who functions with his wife and children as if they are his most important mission on earth, reveals his inner most character. Please answer yes or no to these questions: Question Would you give your life to save your wife and/or child (ren)?
Yes
No