The Intentional Father (Chapter 16) A Life of Purpose • A Legacy of Faith “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.” — 1 Corinthians 16:13–14 🔑  OPEN IT What does it mean to be an intentional father rather than a passive one? Who most influenced your understanding of fatherhood growing up? What legacy do you hope to leave for your children? How do purpose and faith shape the daily decisions of a father? ? Questions and Answers 1. What is the central message of “The Intentional Father”? • Intentional fatherhood is about living with purpose, direction, and spiritual leadership , not drifting through parenting. • Fathers are called to lead their families toward God, not merely provide for them. Parallel Verses: • Joshua 24:15 – “As for me and my house…” • Deuteronomy 6:6–9 – Teach diligently • Psalm 127:1 – The Lord builds the house 2. How does a father lead with purpose? • By setting a s...

Titus 2:1-15 Titus 2:1-15: But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. Bondservants are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in...