As God said, "I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people; therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord." II Cor. 6:16-17

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Video presentation: The Calling Out of Sons (Norm Wakefield)

Here is the outline for the video, as downloaded from Elijah Ministries.

The Calling Out of Sons: Part 1

• If a father doesn't "call out" his son, there are serious consequences to the son, the church, the community, and the nation.
• A son may develop an attitude which says: I am to be comfortable & happy.
  1. A mother's role is that of a nurturer and care-giver.
  2. If the mother's role is the dominate role during the teen years, the son will develop an attitude that life is to be happy and comfortable and they will become...
     A. Self-centered
     B. Self-indulgent
     C. Comfort-oriented
  3. What is the problem with such training?
• If a father doesn't call out his son God's way, his son may develop an attitude which says: Women are to be used.
  1. A son may grow up with the delusion that a woman is the source of life, happiness, and comfort.
  2. If the son grows up using his mom to secure his happiness and comfort, he's practicing using a woman for selfish ends.
  3. This makes a man (young or old) vulnerable.
• If a father doesn't call out his son God's way, his son may develop an attitude which says: Men are independent.
  1. Sons see their dads independent of God.
  2. Sons also see their dads independent of other men.
  3. Sons also see their dads independent of family.
• If a father doesn't call out his son God's way, his son may develop an attitude which says: Mom is responsible for the family.
  1. If a son hears dad say, "Go ask your mom." What is he to conclude?
  2. When they become men, they will become passive leaders in the family and expect their wives to handle all the problems with the children and home.
  3. The end result is the propagation of an idea of manhood that is destructive to the family, the church, and the nation.
• If a father doesn't call out his son God's way, his son may be robbed of the significance of being called out by God. He'll not even notice the importance of many Scriptures.
  1. Not having an understanding of the calling out of sons by fathers, we are robbed of the significance and necessity of being called out by God.
     A. 2 Tim. 1:9
     B. 2 Cor. 6:16 -7:1
  2. Not having an understanding of the calling out of sons by fathers, we are robbed of the significance of being called to be separate from the children of the world and the devil. 2 Cor. 6:17-7:1
  3. Not having an understanding of the calling out of sons by fathers, we are robbed of the significance and necessity of being born by the Spirit of the Son. John 3:5; Gal. 3:26; 4:6; Rom. 8:14-16
  4. Not having an understanding of the calling out of sons by fathers, we are robbed of the significance of Jesus' call to a cause outside of ourselves. Luke 9:23-24
• If a father doesn't call out his son God's way, his son's heart may be hardened and not be prepared for the Lord.
  1. The Spirit of Elijah which turns the hearts of the fathers to their sons also turns the hearts of the sons to their fathers so that the way of the Lord is prepared in their hearts for His coming. Luke 1:17
  2. A son who has been called out God's way, has submitted himself to his father and his heart is soft and ready for the Lord.
• What shall we say to these things?
  1. May I suggest that you need to look at your dads as sons instead of as men who were supposed to know what to do. Forgive them.
  2. Most of the problems we face today are somehow linked to the failure of dads not calling out sons for many generations.
  3. This help us to understand ourselves as men
  4. Hopefully it shows us the importance of our roles as fathers
• Application
  1. How did they call out the sons in your village in America?
  2. Consider what occurs in the life of a son if his father doesn't call him out into manhood God's way.