Mordecai provides us with a great example of how to be a good father.
Decisions Good Dads Make
Father’s Day 2024
Text: Esther 5:1
Pastor Tom Cogle
June 16, 2024
Mordecai wasn’t a father. He was an adoptive dad.
He adopted Esther, as she had no living parents.
Through a beauty contest, Esther became King Xeres’ queen, taking Queen Vashti’s place.
1. Good fathers keep deciding to be fathers.
Mordecai made a decision to be a good father.
Dads today must decided every day to be a good dad.
2. Children catchcharacter from good fathers.
Esther’s courage was “caught” no taught from her adoptive dad – Mordecai.
Our kids learn how to navigate life by watching us, do it successfully not by being verbally instructed by us.
3. Good fathers challenge their children to live for a purpose.
Queen Esther was born for “such a time as this.”
She saved the Jews living in her nation of Persia.
Never underestimate the providence of God.
Never underestimate the influence of a good father.
Never underestimate the significance of your children.