Father's Day 2026
Mom/Wife: 18%
Son/Daughter: 22%
Father: 94%
We tend to become what the most important people in our life say we will become.
Speaking as God Speaks
Why Should We Speak Like God?
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
(Proverbs 18:21 NIV)
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
(Ephesians 4:29 NIV)
As soon as Jesus was Baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on Him
(Matthew 3:16-17 NIV)
And a voice from Heaven said, “This is my son, Whom I Love; with Him I am well pleased.”
(Matthew 3:16-17 NIV)
How does Gos speak to us?
Words of Acceptance
(Abraham) is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed – the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were.
(Romans 4:17b NIV)
People were bringing little children to Jesus to place His hands on them,but the disciples rebuked them.When Jesus saw this, He was indignant.He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. And he took the children in His arms, placed hands on them and blessed them.
(Mark 10:13-16 NIV)
Words of Affection
And a voice from Heaven said, “This is my son, Whom I Love; with Him I am well pleased.”
(Matthew 3:16-17 NIV)
They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.
(Psalm 64:3 NIV)
The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life…
(Proverbs 15:4a NIV)
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
(Proverbs 15:1 NIV)
Words of Affirmation
And a voice from Heaven said, “This is my son, Whom I Love; with Him I am well pleased.”
(Matthew 3:16-17 NIV)
A word fitly spoken is like apples of Gold in settings of silver.
(Proverbs 25:11 NKJV)
Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from Him.
(Psalm 127:3 NLT)
Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: ”This child is destined…
(Luke 2:34 NIV)
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry
(James 1:19 NIV)
How do we speak like God?
Think before I Speak
T – Is it True?
H – Is it Helpful?
I – Is it Inspiring?
N – Is it Necessary?
K – Is it Kind?
A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is god in His Holy Dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing.
(Psalm 68:5-6 NIV)
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
(Galatians 6:7 NIV)
He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.
(James 1:18 NLT)
