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Do You Know The Poem, "If’, By Rudyard Kipling? ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008

Do you know the poem, "If’, by Rudyard Kipling? I’m sure you’ve heard it a hundred times. But let me quote just a part of "If’. "If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you; if you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, but make allowance for ...read more

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Do You Know The Poem, "If’, By Rudyard Kipling? ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008

Do you know the poem, "If’, by Rudyard Kipling? I’m sure you’ve heard it a hundred times. But let me quote just a part of "If’. "If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you; if you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, but make allowance for ...read more

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H.b. London Jr., Of Focus On The Family, Writes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009

H.B. London Jr., of Focus on the Family, writes about his relationship with his father, who was a pastor: "My father was a great preacher. I only wish I had known him better. He was an absentee dad. I searched for a relationship with him until the time of his death, but I never found it. To give ...read more

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Dr. John Trent, Author And Family Counselor ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009

Dr. John Trent, author and family counselor writes: "...A tragic misconception many parents share is that simply being present communicates the blessing. Nothing could be further from the truth. A blessing becomes a blessing only when it is spoken. Children are in a constant search for the spoken ...read more

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Neil Chetnik, Author, Speaker, Expert On Men's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009

Neil Chetnik, author, speaker, expert on men’s lives wrote in USA Today about the time he and his father were going through his grandfathers papers and he writes: "It was the first time I had ever seen my Dad cry, and Dad said, ’I am crying not only for my father, but also for me. His death means ...read more

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Would Your Child Write ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009

WOULD YOUR CHILD WRITE THIS? Bub Roussel was only 17 on Sunday morning in 1941, when Pearl Harbor was bombed. A few weeks later, he was drafted and ended up in the Army Air Corps, assigned as a radio operator on a B-29 bomber. The youngest in his crew, Bub and many like him had to grow up fast ...read more

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A Mother's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009

A Mother’s Resolutions 1. When I forget to go to the grocery store, I will not boil the macaroni necklaces my children made for me in preschool. 2. I will pack the kids’ lunch boxes the night before so I don’t throw in a slab of frozen lasagna as they’re running for the bus. "It’ll defrost by ...read more

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Dads At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

DADS AT HOME In 07, when researcher Harrison Group asked men about the time they spent sharing household work with their wives, 56% of them said they split it right down the middle. When Monster.com recently asked dads if they’d be a ...read more

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Heroes And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

HEROES AND ROLE-MODELS British adults were asked who they would want their children to look up to in an Opinion Research poll. Family members topped the list, followed by multi-millionaire entrepreneur and daredevil Richard Branson. Jesus Christ came in 3rd in the ...read more

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66% Of Americans Believe Their Church Attendance ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

66% of Americans believe their church attendance before age 18 gave them a solid moral ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:6

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35% Of American Moms Consider Themselves Very ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

35% of American moms consider themselves very happy working a typical 94.4 hour week, finds a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:1-31

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Story Of The Fireman

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Story of the Fireman A. Flames surrounded firefighters fighting a forest as they backed up a mountain trying to put out the fire. They had no where to go. There was fire behind them and only a home and more grass in front of them. The firefighter moved ahead into the grass in front of him struck a ...read more

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In His Book "Fatherhood", Bill Cosby Wrote, "Now ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In his book “Fatherhood”, Bill Cosby wrote, “Now that my father is a grandfather he just can’t wait to give money to my kids. But when I was a kid and I asked him for 50 cents, he would tell me the story of his life. How he got up at 5 a.m. when he was 7-years-old and walked 23 miles to milk 90 ...read more

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A Group Of Expectant Fathers Were In A Waiting ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A group of expectant fathers were in a waiting room, Twins – “What a coincidence, I play for the Minnesota Twins” Triplets. “That’s amazing, I work for the 3M company.” A third man fell to ...read more

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A Man Told Of Overhearing A Conversation Between ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A man told of overhearing a conversation between his son and two other little boys. The boys were bragging about their dads. One boy said proudly, “My dad knows the mayor of our town” Another said, “So, my dad knows the ...read more

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One Startling Bit Of Research Conducted By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One startling bit of research conducted by the Christian Business Men’s Committee found the following: When the father is an active believer, there is about a seventy-five percent likelihood that the children will also become active believers. But if ...read more

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Mark Twain Said, "When I Was A Boy Of 14 My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Mark Twain said, “When I was a boy of 14 my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to the 21, I was ...read more

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Did You Know That The Idea For Mothers Day Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Did you know that the idea for Mothers Day was born in a small Methodist church in Grafton, West Virginia? It was 1876 and the nation still mourned the Civil War dead. While teaching a Memorial Day lesson, Mrs. Anna Reeves Jarvis thought of mothers who had lost their sons. She prayed that one day ...read more

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Twenty-Five Years Ago, Christian Author And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Twenty-Five years ago, Christian Author and writer James Dobson said, “The Western world stands at a great crossroads in its history. It is my opinion that our very survival as a people will depend upon the presence or absence of masculine leadership in millions of homes… I ...read more

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The One Word That Epitomizes Christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The one word that epitomizes Christian motherhood is “love.” Her every action is prompted by love for her children. Someone once wrote: “Mothers write on the hearts of their children what the cruel hand of the world cannot erase.” It has been estimated that by the time a child reaches age eighteen, ...read more

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