When Fathers Stand

Malachi 4:5–6 "Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction." Introduction: The Fatherless Generation FATHERHOOD IS GOD'S DESIGN             Genesis 1:27–28 FATHERLESSNESS PRODUCES DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES            Malachi 4:6 GOD CALLS MEN TO BE GODLY FATHERS          Ephesians 6:4 CHILDREN ARE CALLED TO HONOR THEIR FATHERS   Exodus 20:12   THE HOPE OF EVERY FATHER IS THE GOSPEL   Conclusion