Discipleship Training Course

DTC- DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING COURSE
Negative experiences of father figures.
Addictive fathers – fathers who abuse alcohol, drugs, etc.
Immoral fathers – fathers who have had an affair, sexual
addictions to pornography, etc.
Absent fathers – fathers who are absent through divorce,
absorbed in their careers, etc.
Passive fathers – fathers who are present but not involved in
their children‟s lives.
Controlling fathers – fathers who are dominating or
manipulative.
Abusive fathers – fathers who are verbally, emotionally,
physically or sexually abusive.
Erratic fathers – fathers who are unpredictable or who have
psychiatric conditions.
Demanding fathers – fathers who drive their children to
perform and make them feel that they are never good
enough.
Knowing the Father
God loves to reveal Himself to us as a loving father who is kind,
generous and gracious, a Father who takes great delight in us as
His children.
God fulfils His role as Creator, King, Redeemer and Judge as a
father who wants the best for His children. When God acts as a
judge, it is because of His desire to protect His children.
As a father God deals with sin because He hates the way that it
damages His children. He deals with it for their good as well as to
prevent further damage.
The Fathers heart is family
A father is defined by his children just as much as children
are defined by their father.
A Father and family speak of relationship and intimacy.
The Father‟s heart is for every person to enjoy an intimate,
father-child relationship with Him. Man was created with
the ability to relate intimately and wilfully way to God the
Father.
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