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  • Because She Is A Mother  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011
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    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

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  • The Impact Of A Mother's Prayer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011
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    THE IMPACT OF A MOTHER’S PRAYER Picture an old woman with a halo of silvered hair--the hot tears flowing down her furrowed cheeks--her worn hands busy over a washboard in a room of poverty--praying--for her son John--John who ran away from home in his teens to become a sailor--John of whom it was ...read more

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  • Steering By Mother's Light

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011
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    STEERING BY MOTHER'S LIGHT To illustrate the great influence of a Godly mother, let me tell you the story of Susannah Prentice. This story goes back to 1950. Susannah and her husband, Miles, lived in a 2-story house located on the coast of Maine. Miles and Susannah had 2 sons and a daughter. ...read more

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  • Mothers Live For Others  PRO

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Sep 29, 2011
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    MOTHERS LIVE FOR OTHERS We've got all sorts of people here this morning. One thing we have got a lot of is mothers. Some of you, your children are long grown up. But you have the experience of having been a mother. So? Well, every mother lives her life for another. And that is what the church ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Mother Teresa's Feet

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 10, 2012
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    MOTHER TERESA'S FEET Shane Claiborne, who spent a summer in the slums of Calcutta with Mother Teresa, wrote the following about one of his experiences: People often ask me what Mother Teresa was like. Did she glow in the dark or have a halo? She was short, wrinkled, and precious, maybe even a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • A Mother's Christmas Prayer

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
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    A MOTHER'S CHRISTMAS PRAYER On Christmas Day, Mike Nicholas, a tall and slim young man with dark hair was making his way south on I-85 just below High Point, NC trying to hitch a ride. For two years, he hadn't been home. His family had heard nothing from him. He and his mother had a disagreement ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • The Impact Of Mothers On Conscience

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2012
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    THE IMPACT OF MOTHERS ON CONSCIENCE According to research published in Psychological Science (October 2004 issue), children who have the good fortune to interact with their mothers a lot develop healthier consciences. These researchers conducts a couple of experiments where they encouraged ...read more

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  • A Little Parable For Mothers  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2012
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    A LITTLE PARABLE FOR MOTHERS The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is the way long?" she asked. And her guide said: "Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than the beginning." But the young mother was happy, and she ...read more

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  • Jesus Loves Mothers

    Contributed by David Roundtree on May 13, 2017
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    John 19:25-27 "Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His Mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw His Mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His Mother, 'Woman, behold your son!' Then He said to the disciple, ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • Church Without Mothers

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on May 6, 2023
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    Church Without Mothers With Mother’s Day soon approaching, I pondered this thought… “What would the church be like if there were no mothers?” If the church had no mothers, there would be fewer children to share their embracing hugs and kisses which warm our hearts. If the church had no mothers, ...read more

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  • A Pew Research Center Survey Reports 56% Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
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    A Pew Research Center survey reports 56% of Americans say mothers are doing a worse job today than they did 20 or 30 years ago. Full-time work outside the home has lost some of its appeal to mothers, for both those who have such jobs and those who don't. Among working mothers with children 17 and ...read more

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  • Her ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 9, 2008
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    “Her Day” She cooked the breakfast first of all, Washed the cups and plates, Dressed the children and made sure Stockings all were mates. Combed their hair and made their beds, Sent them out to play. Gathered up their motley toys, Put some books away. Dusted chairs and mopped the stairs, Ironed ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • John Quincy Adams Said: "All That I Am My Mother ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 9, 2008
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    John Quincy Adams said: “All that I am my mother made me.” Abraham Lincoln said: “All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” Dwight L. Moody said, “All that I have ever accomplished in life, I owe to my mother.” Napoleon said, “Let France have good mothers, and she will have good ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • 2920 Alexander's Garments. When Alexander The ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 12, 2008
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    2920 Alexander’s Garments. When Alexander the Great entertained the kings and nobles at the court of Persia, he appeared wearing only those garments which had been woven for him by his mother, Olympias, who was the daughter of a chieftain, the wife of a king, and the mother of a conqueror. One ...read more

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  • For My Own Part," Says St. François De Sales, ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 12, 2008
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    “For my own part,” says St. François de Sales, quoted by Lesetre, “I should wish any devout man or woman always to be the best-dressed person in the company, but at the same time, the least fine and affected, and adorned, as it is said, with the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. St. Louis said ...read more

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  • 2917 "Mom's Just ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 12, 2008
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    2917 “Mom’s Just Perfect” It’s funny how children often see their moms. There’s a story of a small boy who went into the lingerie section of a big department store and shyly presented his problem to a woman clerk. “I want to buy my mom a present of a slip,” he said, “but I don’t know what size she ...read more

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  • Intro: Why God Made ...

    Contributed by C Jordan on May 12, 2008
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    INTRO: WHY GOD MADE MOMS: Answers given by 2nd grade school children: Why did God make mothers? 1. She’s the only one who knows where the scotch tape is. 2. Mostly to clean the house. 3. To help us out of there when we were getting born. How did God make mothers? 1. He used dirt, just like ...read more

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  • The Story Is Told Of A Teacher Who Gave Her Class ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on May 12, 2008
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    The story is told of a teacher who gave her class of second graders a lesson on the magnet and what it does. The next day in a written test, she included this question: "My full name has six letters. The first one is M. I pick up things. What am I?" When the test papers were turned in, the teacher ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • In Speaking Of Mothers, One Noted Writer ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on May 12, 2008
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    In speaking of mothers, one noted writer declared: “There is Monica, mother of Augustine, who when her son wandered far astray from her early teaching, never lost faith that God would bring him back, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Salary.com: The Stay-At-Home Mother  PRO

    Contributed by Ryan Reed on May 30, 2008
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    A recent report by Salary.com stated: If the typical stay-at-home mother in the United States were paid for her work as a housekeeper, cook and psychologist among other roles, she would earn $138,095 a year. The additional jobs comprising a mother’s work were day care center teacher, laundry ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God