The Speech, Security, and Spirit of the Father | Roche Coleman, Ph.D.

Title: The Speech, Security, and Spirit of the Father

Text: Ephesians 6:1-4

Vital Verse:
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4

Insights:
In God’s divine order, everything begins with the Father. When He created humanity, He started with Adam—a single man, from whom all of humanity has descended. This was not a random decision; it was a deliberate act to establish the role of the father as the foundation of legacy, identity, and spiritual covering.
Remove the father, and you begin to dismantle the legacy. Without him, the family loses its anchor, and generations suffer. This is not just a sociological issue—it is a spiritual strategy of the enemy.
In Exodus 1, Pharaoh, under demonic influence, ordered the killing of Hebrew male infants. Why? Because destroying the males would cut off the future of God's covenant people. Satan’s tactics have not changed. Today, he still seeks to erase the role of the father—not always through violence, but through culture, politics, and philosophy.
Policies and ideologies are increasingly designed to alienate, weaken, or remove fathers from their homes. The enemy works through distractions, diversions, and distortions to make fatherhood seem irrelevant or toxic. We see the hatred of true masculinity, the push to feminize men, and even societal trends that promote a generation of spiritual eunuchs—men stripped of authority, voice, and purpose.
At the heart of this attack is a desire to eviscerate manhood, because Satan knows what fathers carry: speech, security, and spirit—the very things children need to thrive. When a father speaks, he gives identity. When he protects, he provides peace. When he leads spiritually, he points to God the Father.
As the Church, we must recognize this spiritual war and restore honor, purpose, and presence to the role of fathers. A strong father reflects the heart of God—and through him, legacies are preserved and nations are shaped.

Outline of Text:
1. The Speech of the father. Ephesians 4:29

2. The Security of the father. Deuteronomy 6:6-7; Psalm 78:5-7; Proverbs 4:1-4; 14:26-27

3. The Spirit of the father. Ephesians 6:4

Impact Fact
Fathers speak life, provide security, and transfer a spirit of righteousness to their children.

God calls them to do more than simply exist in the home—He calls them to lead with intentionality and authority. A father’s voice shapes identity. His presence brings safety. His example passes on spiritual strength and direction.
When fathers fulfill their God-given role, children flourish, families stand strong, and future generations carry the blessing forward.