Session 4 REMEMBERING DAD The Quest for


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The Quest for Authentic Manhood Session 4 REMEMBERING DAD

I.

Four Faces Review

________Four Faces___________________: Pursuing ___Balance________ instead of ____Perfection___. _King__________ Face:

Marked by ____Righteous_______

___ energy

_Warrior_______ Face:

Marked by ____Conquering___________ energy

_Lover_________ Face:

Marked by ____ Romantic_____________ energy

_Friend________ Face:

Marked by ____Connecting_____ ______ energy

A case study: King David 2Samuel 8:15, 11:1 II. Introduction A. In the United States



__40%____

of children don’t live with their biological father



__75%____

of adolescent suicides were fatherless



__90%____

of runaways and homeless youth come from fatherless homes



__85%_____ of all youth in prisons in the United States come from fatherless homes

B. The Tension: What __is___, and what should ___be___. • Proverbs 17:6

• Ephesians 6:4

• Hebrews 12:7-8

C. Fatherless • 1 Samuel 8:1-5

• 1 Corinthians 4:14-17

• 2 Samuel 14:28, 15:6

• James 1:27 • 1 Kings 1:6

III. The Absent Father Wound A. A definition: An ongoing emotional, social, or spiritual _deficit________ ordinarily met in a ____healthy relationship ____________ with Dad that must now be overcome by other means____. B. _______Replacements_______________ for Dad C. Results of the Absent Father Wound: 1. ____Anger_______ and _____Resentment_______________ 2. Extreme ____Behavior___________, addictions and/or obsessions 3. An inner sense of _____Lostness___________ or incompleteness 4. _______Sexually_________ immoral relationships and/or ___Confusion_____________ IV. What Is It That Every Son Wants And Needs From His Father? A. ___Time_______ together B. Life _____Skills________ C. _____Direction _______ with ____Answers_________ D. ___Conviction _________ through _______Modeling__________ E. Dad’s ___Heart____ Questions for Your Small Group 1. Which, if any, of the four results of the Absent Father Wound could you most identify with? Why? 2. What did your father give you? What didn’t he give you as a young man? 3. How can you avoid being an Absent Father? What steps can you take this week to reclaim your fatherhood? (Next Week: We explore Facing the Father Wound)