{"id":27730,"date":"2020-06-08T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T09:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2020\/06\/08\/top-5-fathers-day-sermons\/"},"modified":"2020-06-08T09:40:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T09:40:00","slug":"top-5-fathers-day-sermons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/top-5-fathers-day-sermons\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Father&#8217;s Day Sermons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t<em>Let our Top 5 Father&rsquo;s Day sermons fuel your own creativity as you prepare to preach on this important day. Each sermon serves as a model of preaching excellence.<\/em>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preachingtoday.com\/sermons\/sermons\/2014\/june\/refocusing-on-fatherhood.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Refocusing on Fatherhood<\/a> <\/strong>\n<em>Our heavenly Father provides the best example for fathers and the fatherless.<\/em>\nMatthew 3:13-17\nMark Strong \n\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preachingtoday.com\/sermons\/sermons\/2016\/june\/glory-of-fathers-who-stink.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">The Glory of Fathers Who Stink<\/a><\/strong>\n<em>Fathers are called to be shepherds&mdash;so what does a shepherd look (and smell) like?<\/em>\nPsalm 77:20, Acts 20:19-28, and 1 Timothy 3:4-5\nDavid E. 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