FATHER’S DAY MESSAGE
By: Alfred J. Moore, Jr.

It indeed was an honor to have the father’s day message delivered by the son of our very own Pastor Alfred J. and Lady Meloneze Moore.  With clarity, authority and practical applications; Alfred captured the attention of the congregation as he expounded on the Word of God from the perspective of a father, a son and a supervisor.  Following is a synopsis of his message.

Topic:
“Honoring Your Father For As Long As You Live Regardless of How Popular It Is”

Scripture passage:  (Mark 7: 9 – 13)
In this passage Jesus is talking to the Pharisees and Teachers of the Law (who in today’s society are people who perform their Sunday best to justify their Monday through Saturday worst) about what it really means to honor your father.

Jesus was teaching that the practice of adult children giving an offering to the church to remove the burden of using their time, effort and money to take care of their parents once they could no longer work (i.e. Corban), was dishonoring their parents.  Since the Pharisees and Teachers of the Law ultimately received these offerings for their own personal gain they did preach against this practice.

Application: While this may be socially acceptable; it disrespected the authority of the father, and therefore was disrespectful to God and the authority that he granted the father.

The father was granted his authority by God to carry out his responsibilities of initiating life, establishing order in the family, impressing on his family the saving grace of Jesus Christ, and the principle of keeping first things first.

The father carries out his responsibilities by loving his wife, submitting to his elders and those who have authority over him, providing for his family’s physical needs, providing biblical teaching on the beginning of man through the end of mankind, and being an example of self-control and discipline through the Holy Spirit.

Conclusion:  In order to honor your father, you must perform his requested actions with a humble attitude such that your days may be filled with contentment.  Since Adam and Eve, the family has been under Satan’s attack through man’s selfish desires; however we must remember that God’s plan is:
1) the BEST plan for the family and
2) through submission to Jesus Christ the plan will prosper for anyone who believes.

Alfred and his lovely family (wife – Travanna and daughter – Kaylen) are members of Friendship Baptist Church in Columbia, SC.

Submitted by: Lady Meloneze Moore