A Dad Fit for a King (Father's Day sermon)

With Mother's Day past, start thinking on your Father's Day message for June 17. Here's a skeleton you can flesh out:

A Dad Fit for a King (1 Sam.16-17)       a 3-act play on David's dad, Jesse                                                 

INTRO:"I have provided Myself a king from among his sons"(16:1)

Act 1: Kingdom Transition(1 Sam.15:35-16:13) He's GODLY...in services(16:2-3)..in sanctification(4-5)   

He GOVERNS...their showing up("made them to pass," 8,9,10)...their shaping up(11-13)

Act 2: Kingdom Tragedy (16:14-23)He GUIDES...their play(14-17)...their work(18-19)                           

He GIVES...generously(20-23)...strategically(17:17-18,bread & cheese will get his boys w the brass!)

Act 3: Kingdom Triumph(ch.17) He GUARDS...from words(25-27)...in deeds(32-35,38-39)                      

He GRACES...with God's covenant(26,36-37)...with God's conquest(43-50)

CONCL:"Whose son?"(55,56,58)  "the son of Jesse"(58), a dad fit for a king                                        

Because he had a giant of a father, he could face and fell giant foes.  Fathers, let's be dads fit for kings!

INVITATION: The Dad fit for the King of Kings, wants to be our Heavenly Father.