053 | Dads, Teach Your Family

Hey fellow dads,

How do you “start where you are” to lead your family even when you know you aren’t the dad you ought to be? What hope do we have when greater men than us have not been able to raise godly children? Or is that even our goal? Join us today as we learn from my friend William Maricle about being the spiritual leader (teacher or prophet) for our families.

And, starting at 34:54, I have a special Thanksgiving weekend treat for you—an excerpt from Of Plimoth Plantation that the whole family can enjoy.

Nathan

Description of Role #3: Prophet

What exactly does a prophet do? Throughout the Bible, we see that prophets consistently kept these four elements in their lives:

1. They foretold—they told the future, often warning about the consequences of sin.
2. They forthtold—they told the truth as was needed to be spoken, often uncomfortable truth.
3. But before they did either of these, they listened to God.
4. And, the ultimately, they spoke to people in their own sphere of influence with the authority of “thus saith the LORD”—they were God’s mouthpiece for the people in their lives.

Quotes by William Maricle

“As men, there’s no way we can completely assume that role, unless we ourselves are attempting to discover the word of God for ourselves, and be in it. But then I would hasten to say, that it’s better to be a father who feels inadequate but is just giving what he can, than to be a father who feels like he has all the answers and demands his kids listen to him.”

“Have the heart to say, ‘Dad doesn’t know much, but please do right.”

Book Recommendation

📚 Seeking a Godly Seed, by Clint Caviness

Book Quoted

📚 Of Plymouth Plantation, by William Bradford

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