In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. Her father was born in June, so naturally she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th day of June 1910. It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man. Having been raised by her father, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her. Yes, a woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. While preparing this sermon, I discovered that the idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington. Why? Because I believe that being a Christian Father is one of the highest callings any man can ever achieve in his life.īut before I preach - I would like to give you brief history lesson about Father Day. If you don’t mind, I’d like to preach one of those uplifting "Mother’s Day" sermon for our Fathers. Now, if you don’t mind, as I said in the outset, I’m going to do things just a little bit different this morning. Brothers, I say brothers spend more time with your family and don’t be a spiritual wimp - be the head of your home.
Sorry brothers, I really don’t want to break that tradition, and besides I am a preacher, so let’s get that ritual over with. And when we do so, I find it amazing as to how we have the audacity to come to Church the following Sunday and complained about the lack of male presence. You see - we preachers are no exception we usually join the fray by chewing the dads out for not spending enough time with the family, or for being spiritual deadbeats. It never ceases to amaze me how whenever there is a male function of some sorts in the church, people look for ways to remind men of all of their shortcomings. You see - Usually the pattern in most of our churches, is to exalt (or praise) motherhood on Mother’s Day and beat up (or criticize) Fathers on Father’s Day.
15) And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.īefore we get started, I just want to put you on notice that I am going to do things a little bit different this morning.
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