In the sermon 'Fathers in Babylon' by Kevin Swanson, fathers are urged to take on the role of shepherds within their homes. They are called to bring the Word of God into their family life through prayer, intercession, and active participation in church prayer services. The absence of engaged fathers is seen as leading to the breakdown of societal institutions. Fathers are encouraged to assume spiritual leadership by repenting for their sins, confessing them humbly before their families and God, and turning to God in faith. They are to embrace and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ daily to their families, seeking God's mercy for themselves, their families, their churches, and the nation.

Fathers are called to be shepherds of their homes. They bring the Word of God, they pray, they intercede, they lift up holy hands over their families. They engage in the prayer service of the churches. Without fathers, without the engagement of men, we're all in trouble. We're going to see the breakdown of all our institutions.

So we want to be sure that fathers gain the vision, according to the Word of God, engage in leadership in their homes, spiritual leadership in the area of repenting of sins, their own sins, humbly confessing their sins before their families, before God, and repenting and turning to God in faith, embracing the gospel of Jesus Christ, preaching the gospel, conveying the gospel on a daily basis to their families, and seeking God's mercy upon themselves, upon their families, upon their churches, and upon this country.