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In God We Trust

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2011

IN GOD WE TRUST I think it quite appropriate that on this day we celebrate who we are as a nation and reflect on how we came to be the nation we are. It is because we still stand firm in our national motto,” IN GOD WE TRUST”. Did you ever wonder where it came from – how did these words come to be ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 33:6-22, Proverbs 16:1-4

Tags: Independence Day

History Of "The Star Spangled Banner"

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2011

HISTORY OF "THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER" An American lawyer was dispatched to negotiate for the release of several prisoners, including a civilian named Dr. William Beanes. Although the negotiation for prisoner exchange was initially successful, Francis Scott Key and the American official, Colonel ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:51-58

Tags: Independence Day

9/11: A Sense Of Ownership

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2011

9/11: A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP David Frum, one of President George W. Bush’s speechwriters, wrote in his book The Right Man that when he drove home on the evening of September 11, 2001 after the tragic attack on our nation by Muslim terrorists that something grew within him. He wrote that a sudden ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Tags: Father's Day

Don't Ever Trust Anyone...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011

DON'T EVER TRUST ANYONE... "There is an old story of a father who took his young son out and stood him on the railing of the back porch. He then went down, stood on the lawn, and encouraged the little fellow to jump into his arms. 'I'll catch you,' the father said confidently. After a lot of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Tags: Father's Day

Eight-Year-Old Wrote Her Mother A Note For ...

Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011

Eight-year-old wrote her mother a note for Mother’s Day. "Dear Mother, here is the box of candy I bought you for Mother’s Day. IT IS VERY ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day

Denomination: Salvation Army

Eight-Year-Old Wrote A Card To Her Mother And ...  PRO

Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011

Eight-year-old wrote a card to her mother and said, "DEAR MOTHER, HERE ARE 2 ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day

Denomination: Salvation Army

Rest In Peace  PRO

Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011

REST IN PEACE Six-year-old and his four-year-old sister presented their mom with a Mother’s Day present: a small, spindly house plant. While it wasn’t the finest looking specimen, they had bought it with their own money and Mom was thrilled. She hugged and kissed her children and told them ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day

Denomination: Salvation Army

A Boy Got His First Job. As He Was Boasting About ...  PRO

Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011

A boy got his first job. As he was boasting about the amount of work he did, he said, "I get up at 5 a.m. and have my breakfast." He was asked, "Does anyone else get up too?" He replied, "Oh yes, mother gets up and fixes my breakfast and then fixes dad’s breakfast." "And what about your dinner?" ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:1-25

Tags: Mother's Day

Denomination: Salvation Army

A Grandmother Was Telling Her Granddaughter ...

Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011

A grandmother was telling her granddaughter goodnight when the little girl said, "Mommy and Daddy are entertaining some very important people downstairs." "You’re right," Grandma agreed, "But how did you know?" "Just ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day

Denomination: Salvation Army

Mothering Sunday

Contributed by Egerton Gbonda on Apr 2, 2011

MOTHERING SUNDAY The history of Mothering Sunday is interesting. Some say it is difficult to be definitive about how it all began. The following are some of the theories advanced about the history of this all important day: It may have started from a Roman Spring festival- a time in which the ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Mom's One-Line Sermons

Contributed by Jim Bennett on May 7, 2011

MOM'S ONE-LINE SERMONS In John 2:5, at the wedding in Cana, Mary, mother of Jesus, tells the servants, "Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it." That's "Mary's One-Line Sermon." Now, my mom preached some great one-line sermons to me as I was growing up. She had a one-line sermon from Revelation ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day

Denomination: Baptist

What Is A Mom?

Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 8, 2011

WHAT IS A MOM? What is a mom? Is she the one that gave birth to your life? Is she one who raised you with the warm embrace of her arms? Is she the woman who gives the all of life, so that yours could be prosperous and long? Many mothers are probably all theses, and many things more. Moms are ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day

Denomination: Lutheran

Goodbye, Mother!

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 9, 2011

GOODBYE, MOTHER! A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed a little old lady following him around. Thinking nothing of it, he ignored her and continued on. Finally he went to the checkout line, but she got in front of him. "Pardon me, sonny" she said, ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Knew He Would Come.

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2011

"I KNEW HE WOULD COME." Bruce Howell tells the story of a father and his son and daughter who were 8 and 10. They went swimming in the Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey a few years back. They were all great swimmers. They were a long way from shore and they became separated when the dad realized that ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-3

Tags: Father's Day

The Impact Of Fatherlessness  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2011

THE IMPACT OF FATHERLESSNESS Several years ago the TV show 60 Minutes ran a segment that tells us something important about fatherlessness. The park rangers at a South African wildlife preserve were concerned about the slaughter of 39 rare white rhinos in their park. It turned out that the rhinos ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:14-21

Tags: Father's Day

What To Do When There's No Fireworks

Contributed by John Herrmann on Jun 21, 2011

WHAT TO DO WHEN THERE'S NO FIREWORKS Around sunset one very hot summer’s eve when we (in the Army Chaplaincy) were in Iraq, about forty miles north of Baghdad, we saw the military police pull up in the building just next door. Out came two Iraqi Prisoners of War, their hands were shackled behind ...read more

Tags: Independence Day

Denomination: Lutheran

The Sufferings Of The Pilgrims

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 3, 2011

THE SUFFERINGS OF THE PILGRIMS The sufferings of these pilgrims has been a theme often repeated and yet it remains an amazing story. Within three months of the Mayflower landing in December 1620, only about fifty of the original hundred survived. Their graves had to be unmarked and grassed over to ...read more

Tags: Independence Day

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Definition Of Me

Contributed by Scott Berry on Jul 21, 2011

THE DEFINITION OF ME Quote from the movie 'Spanglish' - "I've been overwhelmed by your encouragement to apply to your university and your list of scholarships available to me. Though, as I hope this essay shows, your acceptance, while it would thrill me, will not define ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day

Denomination: Baptist

The Rug: Making And Keeping Good Boys

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011

THE RUG: MAKING AND KEEPING GOOD BOYS A preacher tells how he was once entertained by a teacher and his wife who had two boys in their middle teens. He writes, "Immediately on entering, I felt the home atmosphere. They were evidently a fine Christian family. However, I noticed that the carpet in ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:1-6

Tags: Mother's Day

Because She Is A Mother  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011

BECAUSE SHE IS A MOTHER Out of the French Revolution came a story of a mother who wandered through the woods for three days with her two children, trying to survive on roots and leaves. On the third day, she heard some soldiers approaching and quickly hid herself and the children behind some ...read more

Scripture: John 15:12-13

Tags: Mother's Day