Fathers Day Sermons, Outlines, Illustrations

A Happy Father's Day by Jerry Vines
This is Father's Day. I remind all of the fathers that we take second place on this very special day. The biggest day is not Father's Day, but the biggest day is Mother's Day. You do understand that, don't you? If you don't understand that, there's an article in the newspaper today that will help you just a little bit. Seventy two percent of Americans plan to celebrate… ( read more )

When Fathers Go Wrong: A Father's Day Message by Stan Coffey
The idea for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington. A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father's Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909. Having been raised by her father, William Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her. It was... ( read more )

A Father Every Family Ought to Find! by Pastor Steve N. Wagers
1. The day we know as Father's Day has a rich and interesting history. In 1909, a lady by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd, a devoted daughter from Spokane, Washington campaigned for a Father's Day celebration after listening to a sermon on the merits of Mother's Day. Her mother had passed away, and her father had served as both a mother and father… ( read more )

What Fathers Teach by Roger Thomas
Introduction: Fathers are teachers. We are. Every father is. Not should be or could be. Fathers are teachers. Today we honor all of our fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and all the men who fill such important roles in the lives of our families and our church. Fathers we salute you. We want you to know how important you are to us. We want you… ( read more )

How Do You Spell Father? by Dan Rodgers
Today is Father's Day. It is a day we honor our fathers and our grandfathers. In Scripture we are commanded of the Lord to "honor" our fathers and or mothers. On May the 11th, we celebrated Mother's Day, and today we celebrate and honor our dads. ILLUS: Let me begin with a brief story: This particular family had three small children who were… ( read more )

Fatherhood is for Real Men by Dr. Ernest L. Easley
We're thinking this morning about Fatherhood! And from Ephesians 6 .. I want to show you how Fatherhood is for real men! Men .. it helps when we follow directions. A father of five came home with a new toy and called his children to meet him in the den. Once they arrived he asked them which one of them should be given the present. Here's what he asked them... ( read more )

A Father's Love by David Cawston
A small boy's definition of Father's Day: "It's just like Mother's Day only you don't spend as much." Definition of a father... "A father is a man who carries pictures in his wallet where his money used to be." Paul Harvey's definition of a father... "A father is a thing that is forced to endure childbirth without an anesthetic.... A father never feels worthy of the… ( read more )

Father: The Leader of the Band by Adrian Rogers
Take God's Word now and look at it, Psalm one hundred and twenty-eight. Now just keep that in mind and let me tell you that when Mary Magdalene came to the empty tomb that Easter morning, she saw someone. It was the Lord Jesus. And she didn't know it was Jesus, at first she thought perhaps it was the gardener. And then He spoke to her, she recognized… ( read more )

The Parable of the Perfect Father by Jim Henry
A pastor friend of mine said that a young lady came for counseling and sat down across from him. She was thirty years old, single and teary eyed. As she talked to him- and shared her heart, it was evident that she saw that marriage had to be -he key to her happiness. Without marriage, all she could see was protracted loneliness. So, as he listened to her, he said… ( read more )

A Father's Mandate by Ed Young
How much do we know about Joseph, the earthy father of Jesus? How much do you really know about what kind of dad he was. When I say Joseph, usually we think of the other Old Testament Joseph and most of us forget the New Testament Joseph, the father of our Savior in an earthly sense. But what we know about him right when we first meet him in the… ( read more )