Heroes

How can you preach a Mother’s Day sermon and not a Father’s Day sermon?

Easy.

Don’t.

But it doesn’t work that easily. So after changing my sermon for Mother’s Day at the last minute, I found myself having to change my schedule again for Father’s Day. Least I didn’t wait until the last minute this time.

We love the underdog. Good triumphing over evil. When William Wallace rallies the men on the Fields of Bannockburn; when Aragorn rallies the troops against Mordor; when George McFly decks Biff with one punch; we feel this “something” rise inside us. We have also seen a “love affair” develop with Superheroes over the past few years. The weakling becomes Captain America. The geeky journalist become Spiderman. The arrogant, narcissistic playboy becomes Iron Man. The truck become Optimus Prime.

We are a culture in need of heroes. Sadly, the biggest hero we should have is one in our own backyard. He is the one we should look up to, “revere,” and think there is no one like him. Our father. God has designed the man to be the head of the home. That is not a sexist statement. It is a biblical fact. But too many men have abdicated that role. So much so that church has been designated as “being for woman and sissies.”

“Every man has a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue” is the mantra of Wild at Heart. While God never intended all men to be the outdoorsy-type, that mantra should be true of every man. We need a new breed of hero. We need men who will step up to the plate and be the leader of their family- his wife, his children- in all ways. Physically. Emotionally. Socially. Spiritually. Definitely spiritually.

My sermon Sunday will focus on how a man is to love his wife, and therefore, his family. Thanks for your prayers.