How to become your child’s greatest influencer (1 of 6)

HOW TO BECOME YOUR CHILD’S GREATEST INFLUENCER? (Video 1 of 6)

Good Morning, church, and Happy Father's Day 2025 to all my fellow fathers. We have some of the best fathers in the world here today, so I want to encourage you in that endeavor. I also want to remind you of the importance we hold for the children that God has so graciously given us. If you’re a Father, you are blessed!

STORY — Golfing with a Father and Daughter.

I was playing golf on Friday afternoon with Josh and Derrick when the starter added a young lady to our three-some, with her father as her caddie. We quickly learned that she had just graduated from Health Careers High School and was granted a scholarship to play golf for Our Lady of the Lake University.

Josh quickly piped up and said, “Girls' golf scholarships are the easiest to get and the most underutilized.” The father and his daughter nodded their heads in agreement, like they had already done their homework.

And then let me tell you, we all had a better-than-usual first hole, and maybe even a better-than-usual nine-hole round, because we didn’t want to get beat by a girl. She was hitting off the white tees with us, but she could drive the ball as far as Josh. And this was all by a girl who was as thin as a toothpick.

Josh ended up hitting a nice chip shot because he didn’t want to get beaten by a girl, and her father complimented him. I couldn’t resist, so I said, “He wants to go to Our Lady of the Lake, as well.” We all had a good laugh, but here’s what struck me in the days leading up to Father's Day.

You can’t underestimate the powerful influence of a father. This father made the sacrifices to put his daughter in a good school, bought her $1,400 golf clubs, and was even eager to be her caddie to help her become a champion golfer, or at least earn a free education and have a promising future.

And that’s what dads do and that’s what you’ve done for your children because you love them. With that great example before us, in the next several videos I want to share with you — “How to become your child’s greatest influencer?”

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