Every father who is worthy of the name would like to see his son succeed. From the day the child is born, whether son or daughter, through infancy and childhood and the teenage years, Dad wants to be around to train, to guide, to mold, to love, and to enjoy the child who has been given as a heritage from God. He entertains great hopes and visions for the future, when his child will follow in his footsteps, perhaps pursue the same profession, and succeed him in the family business. If he is very wise he acknowledges the children’s freedom to make choices of their own, growing to adulthood in a world quite different from his own with possibilities at hand that he could never dream of. But he will be around to test the choices, counsel, caution, and encourage. He would like to see his son su…
The Father Who Wanted His Son To Succeed
1 Kings 2:1-12
1 Kings 2:1-12
Sermon
by Alton F. Wedel
by Alton F. Wedel
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