In Sermon Illustrations: "Family Days"

What To Get Mom  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2004

WHAT TO GET MOM Survey after survey tries to detemine what women really want for Mother’s Day. According to a survey by Circuit City, less than 5% of mothers surveyed prefer candy. 30% prefer flowers, and almost that many — 27% — want a digital camera. A survey of new moms by The First ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day

Questions About Moms  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2004

QUESTIONS ABOUT MOMS What’s the difference between moms and dads? ~ Moms work at work and work at home, and dads just got to work at work. ~ Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them. ~ Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power ’cause that’s who you gotta ask ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day

Just Like Mom's

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2004

JUST LIKE MOM’S Cathy Thomas, a former associate at the Orange County Register in Santa Ana, California, is a cooking teacher of considerable repute. She calls herself, however, "no stranger to the gastronomic adventures of Mother’s Day." Back when it was first in vogue during the 1980s, she ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day, Parenting

I Was Fortunate To Grow Up In A Home Where My ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 22, 2004

I was fortunate to grow up in a home where my father was both a loving and disciplining presence. I guess I would have to say that if there is anything I really remember about my dad is this, he possessed a presence unlike any other person in my life. To me he was always larger than life. He ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 16:1-12

Tags: Father's Day, Parenting

Denomination: Lutheran

Dreary Statistics  PRO

Contributed by Pb Stetser on Jul 6, 2004

Dreary Statistics • 63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes --U.S. D.H.H.S., Bureau of the Census • 85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes --Center for Disease Control • 80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes ...read more

Tags: Father's Day, Parenting

Denomination: Holiness

A Mother Can Get Her Children's Complete ...  PRO

Contributed by Ken Gilmore on Jul 7, 2004

"A mother can get her children’s complete attention just by sitting down and ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day

Denomination: Baptist

Thank You, Dad  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 23, 2004

THANK YOU, DAD Thank you Dad, for giving us a very special gift. Its the most important gift of all, That only love can give. You read us the Bible at bedtime and taught us how to pray. You made sure we made it to church every Sunday. And even though we acted like we didn’t hear a thing, When I’m ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-12

Tags: Father's Day, Parenting

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fathers, Like Mothers, Are Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 23, 2004

"Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers- and fathering is a very important stage in their ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Father's Day

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It's Time To Make New Year Resolutions. Have ...  PRO

Contributed by Dan Mahan on Jan 1, 2007

It’s time to make New Year resolutions. Have you made yours yet? Last New Years I made 6 resolutions and I am proud to say that I kept them all year long. I ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

A Young Man Was At A New Year's Party. He Asks ...  PRO

Contributed by Dan Mahan on Jan 1, 2007

A young man was at a New Year’s party. He asks his friend for a cigarette. The friend replied “I thought you made a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking,” The young man answered ’I’m in the process of quitting, Right now, I am in the middle of phase ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

Bill Vaughn Was Quoted As Saying, "Youth Is When ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 12, 2007

Bill Vaughn was quoted as saying, “Youth is when you’re allowed to stay up late on New Year’s Eve. Middle age is when you’re forced to.” He also said, ‘An optimist stays up until midnight to see the ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

Denomination: Church Of God

Trate Fact: In 1907 Ana Jarvis, From ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Vicente on Feb 14, 2005

Illustrate Fact: In 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother’s Day. Ms. Jarvis persuaded her mother’s church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother’s Day on the second anniversary of her mother’s death, the 2nd Sunday of May. By the next year ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day

Denomination: Baptist

Show Me The Mommy  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2005

SHOW ME THE MOMMY One of the latest reality shows in South Africa is called "Show me the Mommy." An eligible bachelor gets to go out with 3 moms and choose which daughter he wants to date based on his opinion of the mother. Which mom would have raised the most enjoyable girl to date? Moms, ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 3:1-6

Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day

When Mom Gets Sick  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2005

WHEN MOM GETS SICK Notes from a man TRYING to make Mom’s life easier while she is sick in bed... Monday A.M. Dearest: Sleep late. Everything under control. Lunches packed. Kids off to school. Menu for dinner planned. Your lunch is on a tray in refrigerator: fruit-cup, finger-sandwiches. Thermos ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:11-31

Tags: Mother's Day, Parenting

The Making Of Me  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2005

THE MAKING OF ME Thomas Edison once said, “I did not have my mother long, but she cast over me an influence which has lasted all my life. The good effects of her early training I can never lose. If it had not been for her appreciation and her faith in me at a critical time in my experience, I ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:11-31, Proverbs 31:11-31

Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day

Lessons You've Learned  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2005

LESSONS YOU’VE LEARNED Mothers have taught us so much about life. But you have to admit, we, as your children, have taught you some things about life too. Here are a few of the lessons we might have taught you: (1) You have learned that a 3 year old’s voice is louder than 200 adults in a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:11-31

Tags: Mother's Day, Parenting

A Mother To Greatness  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2005

A MOTHER TO GREATNESS John Merrill writes this: "A young, awkward boy grew up in southern California, plagued by a learning disability that in later years would be called dyslexia. But with his mother’s encouragement and admonishment, he became a strong and capable leader. Years later he was ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:1-31

Tags: Mother's Day, Parenting

Mother — Job Description  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2005

MOTHER - Job Description POSITION TITLE : Mom, Mama, Mommy, Mother JOB DESCRIPTION : Candidates must be willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call. Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:1-31

Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day

The Pressure For Perfection  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2005

THE PRESSURE FOR PERFECTION A British website had some interesting results from a survey of mothers. The survey showed that 91% of mothers constantly feel under the spotlight because of pressure to be the perfect mom. They blame that pressure on the media, the Government, schools and education ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:1-31, Genesis 13:1-20, Luke 10:29-37, Luke 10:29-37

Tags: Mother's Day, Parenting

The Ultimate  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2005

THE ULTIMATE "Motherhood is the ultimate reward and the ultimate sacrifice, all in the same breath" - Laurel Biever, Counselor/Therapist SOURCE: Josephine Carlton in ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:1-31

Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day