Sermons on Behold Thy Mother:

Honor Your Father And Mother

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 15, 2003

If you are not living a totally blessed life it may be because you are not fully obeying God’s commands to honor your parents. If you feel that you may be one of these, forgiveness, grace and strength is yours for the asking.

Honor Your Father and Your Mother Some of us have a harder time feeling like honoring our parents because of past and present abuses. Yet, God did not make a mistake in giving us the parents we have. Evidence of that is giving by the truth in Psalm 139: "You made all the delicate, inner ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Nameless Mother With Great Faith Series

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Apr 7, 2007

Characteristics that Jesus valued in this mother and why that her faith was so important.

May,2006 “The Nameless Mother with Great Faith” Matthew 15:21-28 INTRODUCTION: Have you ever known a person whose Character could be summed up in four words? Jesus did. He said to the Canaanite woman, “You have great faith.” We know that she was from the country north of Palestine, that she ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28

Denomination: Methodist

Jesus And His Mother, At A Party

Contributed by Monty Newton on May 13, 2007

Jesus and his mother model how we may interact as parents and children.

Title: Jesus and His Mother… at a Party Text: John 2:1-12 Thesis: Jesus and his mother model how we may interact as parents and children. Introduction Mother’s Day is a big deal… • Hallmark says it is the third largest greeting card holiday of the year. Mother’s day cards trump Father’s Day ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Eve, Mother Of All Living

Contributed by Charles Salmon on May 19, 2007

Eve is the mother of all living in both the physical, temporal sense and the eternal, spiritual sense.

Eve, Mother of all Living Gen. 3:20 INTRO.: After creating all things necessary to sustain life and setting everything in perfect order, God made the living creatures. The first chapter of the Bible states five times that God saw His creation and it was good. Every stage of the creative process was ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mothers - A Gift From God

Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 31, 2007

Mother’s how special they are!

INTRO: A small boy invaded the lingerie section of a large department store and shyly presented his problem to a woman clerk in the lingerie department. “I want to buy a slip as a present for my mom, but I don’t know what size she wears.” “Is she tall or short, lit or skinny?” asked the clerk. “She ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Mothering Sunday: The Comfort Of God

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 20, 2009

God does not [just] comfort us to make us comfortable. He comforts us to be comforters.

Chippie the parakeet never saw it coming. One second he was peacefully perched in his cage. The next he was sucked in, washed up, and blown over. The problems began when Chippie’s owner decided to clean Chippie’s cage with a vacuum cleaner. She removed the attachment from the end of the hose and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7

Denomination: Anglican

Where Does It Hurt? Mothers Series

Contributed by Steven Haguewood on Jul 29, 2008

This lesson continues the series "Where Does it Hurt?" dealing with the woman’s role in the family.

WHERE DOES IT HURT? Ephesians 5:22-6:4 Scripture reading: Proverbs 31:10-31 INTRODUCTION 1. We have discussed the idea of where families hurt: a. In the home b. In the society c. In the gospel 2. We determined that we needed to look at some things in order to fix those things. a. We defined the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mother's Day Meditation - Hannah

Contributed by Betty Johnson on Sep 6, 2008

A simple Mother’s Day meditation based on the story of Hannah.

Mother’s Day Meditation Read: What is a Mother? (From The Tale of the Tardy Oxcard) We all have a mother. So...We all have expectations of what a mother should be. Each one of us place (and have placed) certain expectations on our mothers. We expect Mother to be there when we most need ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28

Denomination: Wesleyan

What Is A Mother To Do These Days?

Contributed by Donald Rapp on May 6, 2009

Disciplining role of women

What is a mother to do these days? Happy mother’s day I. This is one day a year when we get to collectively honor our mothers. A. It should be something that is done more than once a year and with more than just a nice card and flowers. 1. It isn’t easy to be a mother today. a) There are many ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:3-5

Denomination: Baptist

What About David's Mother?

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on May 10, 2009

Who made David a man of God?

What about David’s mother? PR 31:10 A good woman is hard to find and worth far more than diamonds. 11 Her husband trusts her without reserve, and never has reason to regret it. 23 Her husband is greatly respected when he deliberates with the city fathers. 25 She always faces tomorrow with a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:10-30

Denomination: Wesleyan

Sue Your Own Mother! Series

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 12, 2009

Our relationship with God can require a strained relationship with others when we take sin seriously and need to avoid it.

I was watching an old movie on television and I heard a line that I’d missed before. The villain of this comedy was talking on the phone and said something like: “Sure, I know what kind of low-down person would sue his own mother, but we’re not talking about me!” It caught me off-guard and I had ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 2:2-23

Denomination: *other

Take Him To His Mother

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 27, 2004

A Mother’s Day sermon that reinforces the value of a mother in a child’s life. An ounce of mother is worth a pound of preacher.

2 Kings 4:17-20 -- “17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.” “18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.” “19 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:17-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Peter's Mother-In-Law Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Oct 10, 2004

This is the 3rd sermon in the series "The Touch Of Jesus".

Series: The Touch Of Jesus [#3] PETER’S MOTHER-IN-LAW Mark 1:29-31 Introduction: Jesus came to earth to seek and save the lost. Jesus did that by meeting the needs of individuals and families. The experience in Peter’s home shows this. Jesus was entering Peter’s home in order to rest. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:29-31

Denomination: Baptist

Mother's Day: A Day To Honor

Contributed by Bruce Ball on May 12, 2006

A Mother’s Day sermon explaining how the command to honor is just that - a command. There are no parameters given on qualifications. (From a sermon by Melvin Newland)

Today is Mother’s Day. It is the one day each year that we men put aside to honor our mothers and the mothers of our children. And they happen to be the one person we will generally buy a gift for, and we will still anguish over what to buy. If you have not yet purchased a gift for your mother ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:12, Exodus 20:13

Denomination: *other

Mothers Partners In Nurturing Children

Contributed by Ray Ellis on May 15, 2006

Parenting is a challenge. Joshua 24:14-15 has teachings that give great advice for mothers who are partners in nurturing their children.

Mothers -- Partners in Nurturing Children Joshua 24:14-15 “Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourself this day ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:14-15

Denomination: Free Methodist