In Sermon Illustrations: "Parent"

Everyone Likes To Think That He Has Done ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Everyone likes to think that he has done reasonably well in life, so it comes as a shock to find our children believing differently. The temptation is to ...read more

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There Is No Absurdity So Palpable But That It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is no absurdity so palpable but that it can be planted in the human head if only you begin to inculcate it before the age of five, by ...read more

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If You Must Hold Yourself Up To Your Children, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you must hold yourself up to your children, hold yourself up as an object ...read more

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In Automobile Terms, The Child Supplies The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In automobile terms, the child supplies the power but the parents ...read more

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Parenthood Remains The Greatest Single Preserve ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Parenthood remains the greatest single ...read more

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It Needs Courage To Let Our Children Go, But We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It needs courage to let our children go, but we are trustees and stewards and have to hand them back to lifeto God. As the old saying puts it: What ...read more

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As Long As You Are In Your Right Mind Dont You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

As long as you are in your right mind dont you ever pray for twins. Twins amount to a permanent riot. And there aint no real ...read more

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Before I Got Married I Had Six Theories About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have ...read more

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The Hardest Part Of Raising Children Is Teaching ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The hardest part of raising children is teaching them to ride bicyclesA shaky child on a bicycle for the first time needs both support and freedom. The realization ...read more

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The Important Thing Is That Children Should Grow ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The important thing is that children should grow up with parents who believe that there are some ways of life which for us today are better than others and that these ...read more

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A Person With Six Children Is Better Satisfied ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A person with six children is better satisfied than a person with $6 million. Reason: The ...read more

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If You Want Your Child To Follow In Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you want your child to follow in your footsteps, youve probably ...read more

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When All The Kids Have Grown Up, Married, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When all the kids have grown up, married, and moved away, many parents experience a strange ...read more

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The Toughest Thing About Raising Kids Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The toughest thing about raising kids is convincing them ...read more

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Dont Be Discouraged If Your Children Reject Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Dont be discouraged if your children reject your advice. Years later they will ...read more

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If You Dont Want Your Children To Hear What ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you dont want your children to hear what youre saying, pretend ...read more

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The Most Powerful Combination Of Emotions In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The most powerful combination of emotions in the world is not called out by any cosmic event, nor is it found in novels or history books; merely, it is ...read more

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If You Think Practice Makes Perfect, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you think practice makes perfect, the chances are that you never had a ...read more

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The Magic Of The Family Meal, Time Magazine ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009

The Magic of the Family Meal, Time Magazine Article Check out these words from an article in TIME magazine called, “The Magic of the Family Meal” (www.time.org, 6/4/06): “…There is something about a shared meal--not some holiday blowout, not once in a while but regularly, reliably--that anchors a ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:7-9

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Two Prayers We Prayed For Our ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 7, 2009

Two Prayers we prayed for our kids: I want to recommend a prayer Susan and I prayed while raising our kids. We asked God to do this for our kids: "Maximize the effect of the things we do right - and minimize the effect of the things we do wrong." Of course we usually thought of praying that ...read more

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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ