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  • A Father's Role  PRO

    Contributed by Jerry Fenter on May 23, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 7,306 views

    A FATHER'S ROLE “The most urgent domestic challenge facing the United States at the close of the 20th century is the re-creation of fatherhood as a social role for men.” “A good father does these basic things: provides for his family, protects his family, and gives ...read more

  • Ten Things A Mom Doesn't Want To Hear  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,446 views

    TEN THINGS A MOM DOESN’T WANT TO HEAR 1. I swallowed a goldfish. 2. Your lipstick works better than crayons. 3. Does grape juice leave a stain??? 4. The principal called... 5. But DAD says that word all the time. 6. What’s it cost to fix a window??? 7. Has anyone seen my earthworms??? 8. I ...read more

  • The Top Ten Things You Learned From Your Father  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 2,721 views

    THE TOP TEN THINGS YOU LEARNED FROM YOUR FATHER 10.When he was your age, kids had to walk six miles to school in the snow and rain . . . uphill both ways. 9. If he had acted like you, his father would have knocked him into the middle of next week. 8. When he was your age, kids had to make ...read more

  • Don't Sweat Messing Up  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,229 views

    DON'T SWEAT MESSING UP Most men think that they have to be perfect when they’re with their kids. This is not only not good, it's bad training. Better you should just continue being a mess-up. Fall off your bike. Drop an easy pop fly. Order a really dumb product from some lame infomercial you ...read more

  • Our Dependence On God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 5,882 views

    OUR DEPENDENCE ON GOD “It is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God; to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon; and to recognize the sublime truth, ...read more

  • What A Father Does  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 11, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,946 views

    WHAT A FATHER DOES “What are the primary tasks of being a father? And how should we perform them? Fathers protect. Fathers teach. Fathers model. Fathers instill values. Fathers empower (or disempower), and Fathers are a child’s point of contact with the wider world. In particular, a father is ...read more

  • The Coolest Dad In The Universe  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,348 views

    THE COOLEST DAD IN THE UNIVERSE He was 50 years old when I was born, and a "Mr. Mom" long before anyone had a name for it. I didn’t know why he was home instead of Mom, but I was young and the only one of my friends who had their dad around. I considered myself very lucky. Dad did so many things ...read more

  • What Are Fathers Made Of?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 28 ratings
     | 2,760 views

    WHAT ARE FATHERS MADE OF? A father is a thing that is forced to endure childbirth without an anesthetic. A father is a thing that growls when it feels good--and laughs very loud when it’s scared half to death. A father never feels entirely worthy of the worship in a child’s eyes. He’s never ...read more

  • Drop The Last Year Into The Silent Limbo Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,780 views

    Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that ...read more

  • Marking The Time  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,914 views

    MARKING THE TIME Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we ...read more

  • I Received This In An Email..."Origination ...

    Contributed by William Akehurst on May 12, 2008
     | 2,502 views

    I received this in an email..."origination unknown" Reasons Why I Owe My Mother...Things she taught me about life. My mother taught me RELIGION. ’You better pray that koolaid stain will come out of the carpet.’ My mother taught me LOGIC. ’ Because I said so, that’s why .’ My mother taught me ...read more

  • The Most Memorable 4th Of July Celebration For Me ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,775 views

    The most memorable 4th of July celebration for me happened at Fort Devens, Massachusetts in 1986. The fireworks are usually excellent at any military base for the 4th of July, but that is not what I remember. The cannons shooting at the playing of the 1812 Overture was impressive, but not the most ...read more

  • New Year's ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 11,707 views

    New Year’s Resolutions The Christmas celebrations are over. Now comes that time of the year when many people make New Year’s resolutions. With fixed determination they try to achieve what they have announced at some party. However, they seldom keep those New Year’s resolutions. Why not? There ...read more

  • There Is An Orderly Sequence Of Events In The ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 15, 2008
     | 2,414 views

    There is an orderly sequence of events in the shaping of our lives. As I think, I make choices. As I make choices, I form habits. As I form habits, I fix the direction of my life. So, if I am to live differently, I must form new habits. If I am to form new habits, I must make new choices. If ...read more

  • Opening Illustration: Show The Wine Skin – ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 7, 2009
     | 3,173 views

    Opening Illustration: Show the wine skin – explain the meaning of Jesus teaching here to the church. The teaching is simple – you cannot put new wine in to old wineskins because the old worn out skins will burst and the new wine will be lost. Instead there needs to be new wine and a new skin to ...read more

  • Guard Your Heart

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,900 views

    Edgar Guest said: I must be fit for a child to follow, scorning the places where loose men wallow; knowing how much he shall learn from me, I must be fair as I’d have him be. I must come home to him day by day, clean as the morning I went away. I must be fit for a child’s glad greeting; his are ...read more

  • I Heard About A Husband Who Really Enjoyed The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,748 views

    I heard about a husband who really enjoyed the meat his wife had served for dinner one night. He asked her, "What did you marinate this in?" Well, his wife immediately went into a long explanation about how much she loved him and how life wouldn’t be the same without him, and so on. Eventually, his ...read more

  • Abe Lincoln Told The Story Of A Blacksmith Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,065 views

    Abe Lincoln told the story of a blacksmith who heated a piece of iron in the forge, not knowing what he was going to make. At first he thought of shaping it into a horseshoe but changed his mind. After hammering on the iron for a while, he decided to try to make it into something else. By this time ...read more

  • A Young Man By The Name Of James Taylor Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,812 views

    A young man by the name of James Taylor had lived a worldly life, and was a leader in opposing a revival that had swept his neighborhood. The morning of his wedding day he awoke with the words of Joshua 24:15 on his mind. In earlier years he had memorized that verse. Unlike our modern customs, he ...read more

  • Here Are The Percentages Of Resolutions That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,061 views

    Here are the percentages of resolutions that people have promised to make for 2007: Now if you are into making goals and wanting to set them there is a website just for you. It’s called mygoals.com and it helps you stay on track, but it also has trends for what people are going to make as goals ...read more