The Father is the Leader
The father as the leader is not the boss of his house; the father is the head. The father doesn't rule his house; he leads his house. Keep in mind, that it is very important that we understand the function of the father as leader in the home.
Let me share with you some of the qualities of leadership the father has in the home:
Let me share with you some of the qualities of leadership the father has in the home:
- As leader, the father has a passion and desire to bring out the best in all those under his care: his wife, children and any other family members.
- A true leader does not suppress, oppress or depress the potential and talents of others; he releases them and cultivates them.
- A true leader provides an environment for growth. He does not try to inhibit family members or create an atmosphere of fear or distrust. A true leader's passion is to maximize the potential of others so they may realize their full and true abilities; his goal is to eventually work himself out of a job.
- Keep this in mind, a father who is a genuine leader does exactly what the Lord said to do from the beginning: he cultivates. To cultivate means to create an orderly environment that brings out the best in a thing. As a leader, the father develops, expands, instigates, motivates, inspires, encourages, and exhorts. All of those functions cultivate the soil in which others grow.
Constitutional Scripture: John 15:1-2
I am the true vine, and My Father is the vine dresser. 2) Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear much fruit.
Jesus taught that the Gardener (which is the Father) cultivates the Vine's (which is the Son) branches (which are the believers, or the church) so they can bear spiritual fruit. Likewise, so should the earthly father cultivates his family.
Jesus is the Head of the church, His bride. He loves and gives Himself for her continuously. In the same way, the father as head of his family, loves and gives himself daily for his wife and children.
Constitutional Scripture: Ephesians 4:15
but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the Head; Christ
Constitutional Scripture: Ephesians 5:23
For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.
I am the true vine, and My Father is the vine dresser. 2) Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear much fruit.
Jesus taught that the Gardener (which is the Father) cultivates the Vine's (which is the Son) branches (which are the believers, or the church) so they can bear spiritual fruit. Likewise, so should the earthly father cultivates his family.
Jesus is the Head of the church, His bride. He loves and gives Himself for her continuously. In the same way, the father as head of his family, loves and gives himself daily for his wife and children.
Constitutional Scripture: Ephesians 4:15
but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the Head; Christ
Constitutional Scripture: Ephesians 5:23
For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.
