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- Invite Children to the front to pass out the Big Hunk Candy bars to all the dads that are present today in church. Show video as they are passing out the candy.SHOW VIDEO - OWL CITY - Not all Hero’s Wear CapsThe Kind of Hero this Word Needs involves...1. Hero’s that Live a Life of Sacrifice
Romans 12:1 NKJV I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.Live a life of sacrifice for God and Others (family)a. Time invested in God and OthersEcclesiastes 3:1–8 NKJV To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted; A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down, And a time to build up; A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, And a time to gather stones; A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing; A time to gain, And a time to lose; A time to keep, And a time to throw away; A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence, And a time to speak; A time to love, And a time to hate; A time of war, And a time of peace.James 4:14 NKJV whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.b. Talents invested in God and OthersColossians 3:23–25 NKJV And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no partiality.1 Peter 4:10 NKJV As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.c. Treasures invested in God and OthersMatthew 6:20–21 NKJV but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.1 Timothy 6:9–10 NKJV But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.The Kind of Hero this Word Needs involves…not only those who live a life of sacrifice but also2.Hero’s that Live a Life of KnowingPhilippians 3:8 NKJV Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain ChristLive a Life of Knowing by knowing Christ morea. Knowing Christ DeeperPhilippians 3:8 NKJV Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christb. Knowing Your Family GreaterProverbs 22:6 NKJV Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.c. Knowing Yourself Better2 Corinthians 13:5 NKJV Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.The Kind of Hero this Word Needs involves…not only those who live a life of sacrifice and a deeper knowledge of Christ but also3.Hero’s that Live a Life of ObedienceJohn 14:15 NKJV “If you love Me, keep My commandments.2 John 6 NKJV This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.Live a Life of Obedience to God and His willa. Obey the Word’s of the Lord through FaithHebrews 11:6 NKJV But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.b. Obey the Will of the Father through Devotion2 Corinthians 10:5 NKJV casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,Romans 12:2 NKJV And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.c. Obey the Way of God through ChristJohn 14:6 NKJV Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.The Kind of Hero this Word Needs involves…not only those who live a life of sacrifice and a deeper knowledge of Christ as well as a life of Obedience but also4.Hero’s that Live a Life of Repentance2 Chronicles 7:14 NKJV if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.Acts 3:19 NKJV Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,Live a Life of Repentance Dailya. True Repentance Changes YouPsalm 51:10 NKJV Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.changes your directionchanges your thoughtschanges your actionsb. True Repentance Cleanses YouJames 4:8 NKJV Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.c. True Repentance Cultivates YouMatthew 3:8 NKJV Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance,Galatians 5:22–23 NKJV But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Romans 12:1ESV
Ecclesiastes 3:1–8ESV
James 4:14ESV
Colossians 3:23–25ESV
1 Peter 4:10ESV
Matthew 6:20–21ESV
1 Timothy 6:9–10ESV
Philippians 3:8ESV
Philippians 3:8ESV
Philippians 2:3ESV
Proverbs 22:6ESV
2 Corinthians 13:5ESV
John 14:15ESV
2 John 6ESV
Hebrews 11:6ESV
2 Corinthians 10:5ESV
Romans 12:2ESV
John 14:6ESV
2 Chronicles 7:14ESV
Acts 3:19ESV
Psalm 51:10ESV
James 4:8ESV
Matthew 3:8ESV
Galatians 5:22–23ESV
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