Courageous Page #9

No!

Go, go, go!

Ah! Unh!

- Back up, back up, back up!

- I got the side.

Stay down, sir. Stay down.

- We can't stay here, we gotta move.

- Get out, get out, get out!

This is 6-93-D. Shots fired,

Denson Road. We need backup.

Repeat, we need backup.

Six-93-C en route.

D, what you think you're doing?

You trying to save that little punk?

You ain't nothing. I should kill you.

Man, you crazy?

I should kill you right now.

I don't wanna be here, man.

- I don't wanna be here.

- Get off.

Argh! Ahh!

Stay back, stay back!

Just drive back.

- I'm moving to the front.

- All right, I got you, I got you.

I'm out, Nathan, I'm out.

Adam's coming, Nathan.

I got three guys.

One has a shotgun, 9 mm.

I'm almost out of ammo.

Twon, hey, come here, man.

Shoot this for me. I can't hold it still.

Twon, come get it!

Give it to me, give it to me.

- Get out of the way.

- Get out of the way.

I'm out of ammo.

Switch.

Stay down.

Twon, man, look. Twon!

What?

The girl. We need leverage.

We gotta get out of here.

I'm out, I'm out, I'm out.

I got them, I got them,

I got them.

They're going after that girl.

Stay with me.

- Stay to the right. Stay with me.

- I got you.

Front of the car, front of the car.

Aah!

- Go, go.

- Show me your hands.

Show me your hands.

Show me your hands.

- You got him. Nathan, stay with me.

- Get up. Give me your arms.

Come here.

- Daddy, Daddy! Aah!

- Come here, come here.

Come here.

Daddy, Daddy, Daddy!

Get down! Stay down!

- Stay down!

- Get off me.

Get off.

- Adam, are you okay?

- Get the girl, help the girl.

- She's all right. She's with her dad.

- She's all right.

Hey, you okay?

That dude was strong.

Hey, you looking like I'm feeling.

I'm feeling like I'm looking.

Okay, well, come on.

Man, thank God for backup.

Yep.

You just be glad

you fought the small guy.

The small one?

Hey, Victoria.

No, I'm okay.

Derrick, what are you doing?

Why are you with these guys?

I ain't got nobody, man.

I just ain't got nobody.

You did good today,

David.

Yeah, you mean

for a rookie, right?

You're not a rookie.

For the last six weeks

I've preached on God's design

for fathers

to be teachers, to be protectors,

to be providers.

I read to you this resolution

that was written and signed

by the four men

standing behind me.

But instead of just talking

about these men,

I wanna ask Adam Mitchell

to come and speak to us.

As a law-enforcement officer,

I've seen firsthand the deep hurt

and devastation

that fatherlessness brings

in a child's life.

Our prisons are full

of men and women

who lived recklessly after

being abandoned by their fathers,

wounded by the men who

should have loved them the most.

Many now follow the same pattern of

irresponsibility that their fathers did.

While so many mothers have sacrificed

to help their children survive,

they were never intended

to carry the weight alone.

We thank God for them.

But research is proving that a child

also desperately needs a daddy.

There's no way around this fact.

As you know, earlier this year,

my family endured the tragic loss

of our 9-year-old daughter, Emily.

Her death forced me to realize that

not only had I not taken advantage

of the priceless time I had with her,

but that I did not truly understand

how crucial my role was

as a father to her

and our son, Dylan.

Since her passing, I've asked God

to show me, through his word

how to be the father

that I need to be.

I now believe

that God desires for every father

to courageously step up

and do whatever it takes

to be involved

in the lives of his children.

But more than just being there

or providing for them,

he's to walk with them

through their lives

and be a visual representation

of the character of God,

their father in heaven.

A father should love his children

and seek to win their hearts.

He should protect them,

discipline them

and teach them about God.

He should model how to walk with

integrity and treat others with respect

and should call out his children to

become responsible men and women

who live their lives

for what matters in eternity.

Some men will hear this

and mock it

or ignore it.

But I tell you that as a father,

you are accountable to God

for the position of influence

he has given you.

You can't fall asleep at the wheel

only to wake up one day

and realize that your job

or your hobbies

have no eternal value

but the souls of your children do.

Some men will hear this

and agree with it

but have no resolve to live it out.

Instead,

they will live for themselves

and waste the opportunity to leave a

godly legacy for the next generation.

But there are some men

who, regardless of the mistakes

we've made in the past,

regardless of what our fathers

did not do for us,

will give the strength of our arms and the rest

of our days to loving God with all that we are

and to teach our children

to do the same,

and, whenever possible,

to love and mentor others

who have no father in their lives

but who desperately need help

and direction.

We are inviting any man whose heart

is willing and courageous

to join us in this resolution.

In my home,

the decision has already been made.

You don't have to ask

who will guide my family,

because by God's grace, I will.

You don't have to ask who will

teach my son to follow Christ,

because I will.

Who will accept the responsibility

of providing and protecting my family?

I will.

Who will ask God to break the chain of

destructive patterns in my family's history?

I will.

Who will pray for

and bless my children

to boldly pursue

whatever God calls them to do?

I am their father. I will.

I accept this responsibility,

and it is my privilege to embrace it.

I want the favor of God

and his blessing on my home.

Any good man does.

So where are you, men of courage?

Where are you,

fathers who fear the Lord?

It's time to rise up and answer the call

that God has given to you

and to say, "I will. I will. I will. "

# We were made to be courageous #

# We were made to lead the way #

# We could be the generation #

# That finally breaks the chains #

# We were made to be courageous #

# We were warriors

On the front lines #

# Standing unafraid #

# But now we're watchers

On the sidelines #

# While our families slip away #

# Where are you, men of courage? #

# You were made

For so much more #

# Let the pounding

Of our hearts cry #

# We will serve the Lord #

# We were made to be courageous #

# And we're taking back the fight #

# We were made to be courageous #

# And it starts with us tonight #

# The only way we'll ever stand #

# Is on our knees with lifted hands #

# Make us courageous #

# Lord, make us courageous #

# This is our resolution #

# Our answer to the call #

# We will love

Our wives and children #

# We refuse to let them fall #

# We will reignite the passion #

# That we buried deep inside #

# May the watchers

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