In Sermon Illustrations: "Honor Your Father And Mother"

Fathers Protect Their Nests

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008

Fathers Protect Their Nests There was a hunter on a hunting expedition in the Amazon. It was the last day of the trip. He rose early in the morning to enjoy one more day in the jungle. As he was watching the sun rise, he noticed a family of large birds. The mother bird is tending to the baby ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Pentecostal

My Mother And My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2009

MY MOTHER AND MY FRIENDS (Excerpted from Simple Treasures - Garnet Hunt White. Stories for a Woman’s Heart, p. 187.) The Prov. 31 woman has grateful children – “Her children stand and bless her” (Prov. 31:28 NLT). Mother accepted my friends as they were, and they loved her for it. They liked the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:1-31

Tags: Mother's Day

Father Forgive Them

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008

FATHER FORGIVE THEM There was once a man who was born in a little town back east. He grew up and took on the family business. The only earthly father he had ever known died sometime in his teen years and as the oldest son he took on the responsibility of caring for his mother. He had a good ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Mother's Day Gifts  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2002

MOTHER'S DAY GIFTS What NOT to Buy Your Wife: Although the only person a man usually shops for is his wife, the whole experience is a stressful one. Many a man has felt extreme frigid temperatures for a long period based on a poor present decision. As a veteran of these wars, I’m still not sure ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day, Membership

Connecting Mothers Day

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 26, 2011

CONNECTING MOTHERS DAY How do you connect an army of invading locusts to Mother’s Day? A colleague at a conference on Domestic Violence said, "That’s easy. It’s ...read more

Tags: Apocalypse

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Faith In A Father's Love  PRO

Contributed by Don Hawks on Nov 26, 2003

FAITH IN A FATHER'S LOVE Here’s how the story of Finding Nemo develops in the movie: Nemo’s father loved him very much. He watched over Nemo and protected him from every evil. Nemo and his dad were best friends. There are reasons why so many people enjoy the blockbuster hit Finding Nemo. It is a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1

Tags: Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Methodist

The Absence Of A Loving Father  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010

THE ABSENCE OF A LOVING FATHER Dr. Paul Vitz, Professor of Psychology at New York University, studied the lives of more than a dozen of the world's most influential atheists over the last four centuries. As a result, Vitz discovered they all had one thing in common: defective relationships with ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Tags: Father's Day

Mary Mother Of Jesus  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002

MARY MOTHER OF JESUS A capable journalist-author named Jim Bishop wrote a fairly reliable analysis of Jesus’ birth in his book, The Day Christ Was Born. His description of Mary, the young mother-to-be, bears repeating: She no longer noticed the chafe of the goatskin against her leg, ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Mary Jesus Mother

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

I Read A Book Called Return With Honor. The ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Kolk on Oct 26, 2000

I read a book called Return with Honor. The book is about Captain Scott O’Grady the U.S. Air Force pilot shot down over Bosnia in June of 1995. Shortly after he landed hostile enemy troops stood as close as five feet from O’Grady who was hiding behind a small tree root. Miraculously he remained ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, Faith General, God's Provision

Denomination: Baptist

The Louder He Talked Of His Honor, The Faster ...

Contributed by Wayne Major on Mar 16, 2002

“The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.” ...read more

Tags: Humility, Temptation Pride

Denomination: Methodist

God-Honoring Spiritual Sacrifice Begins When ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 1, 2006

“God-honoring spiritual sacrifice begins when believers offer God all their human faculties, including their minds and every part of their bodies. The unregenerate yield the members of their bodies to sin, but the redeemed yield their members as instruments of righteousness ...read more

Denomination: Orthodox

Better Faithful Than Famous. Honor Before ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Better faithful than famous. Honor ...read more

Tags: Faith

Quote: No Person Was Ever Honored For What He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Quote: No person was ever honored for what he received, honor has been the reward for what he ...read more

Tags: Faith

Martin Luther Wrote: " Faith . . . Honors Him ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Martin Luther wrote: " Faith . . . honors him whom it trusts with the most reverent and highest regard since it considers him truthful and trustworthy. There is no other honor equal to the estimate of truthfulness and righteousness with which we honor him whom we trust. . . . On the other hand, ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Fame Is Something Which Must Be Won; Honor Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Fame is something which must be won; honor is something ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

I Will Honor Christmas In My Heart, And Try To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Honor Is Like A Steep Island Without A Shore: ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Honor is like a steep island without a shore: one cannot ...read more

Tags: Worship General

No Person Was Ever Honored For What He Received. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the ...read more

Tags: Worship General

Next To Power Without Honor, The Most Dangerous ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world ...read more

Tags: Power