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  • Dean Morgan avatar

    Father's Importance

    Contributed by Dean Morgan on Jun 6, 2006
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    Some fathering advocates would say that almost every social ill faced by America’s children is related to fatherlessness. The data supports the fact that from fatherless homes children are more likely to be poor, become involved in drug and alcohol abuse

    History: The idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington. A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of this idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Say sermon in 1909. Having been raised by her father, William Jackson smart, after ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Father's Love

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jun 17, 2006
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    This message illustrates three positive attributes of a father as noted in the Parable of the Prodigal Son.

    Scripture Reading: Luke 15:11-32 Message: “A Father’s Love” Text: “And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him” (Luke 15:20). Introduction: What is Father’s Day? In 1909, Mrs. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Faithful Father Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 18, 2006
    based on 144 ratings
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    Why didn’t the father go after his Prodigal Son? Why did he just sit and wait when he could have done so much more to bring his son home?

    OPENING STATEMENT: Over the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at how we can create a G-rated (a G-od centered) home in the midst of an R-rated world. This week, we’re going to look at a crucial element of that effort – fathers. ILLUS: Dr. James Dobson told the story of when he was about 3 three ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God The Father Series

    Contributed by Abimbola Salu on Jan 12, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 18,856 views

    A look at the nature of God the Father .

    As A Christian, have you ever wondered about the person of GOD the Father? I have done this several times and to be honest, He is the least known of the blessed Holy Trinity. I mean, almost every Christian knows who Jesus Christ is. We have pictures and images of him and films like “The Passion ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Baker avatar

    The Fellowship Of The Father

    Contributed by Mark Baker on Mar 5, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
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    What is fellowship and what is it’s true purpose? What is the difference between fellowship and relationship. God places high a high importance upon fellowship.

    Eph:2:4: But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith he loved us, It is important for us to know that first of all we are greatly loved by God the Father. We can’t come into any kind of a close personal relationship with some one including our Heavenly Father if we think that ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Prodigal Father

    Contributed by Lanny Carpenter on Apr 8, 2005
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    Who is the real emphasis on in the commonly called "Parable of the Prodigal son"? It may surprise you who was the real prodigal!

    THE PRODIGAL FATHER LUKE 15:11-24 INTRO: Jesus often spoke in parables in his teachings. 1. What is a parable? a. Parable signifies "the placing of one thing beside another" with a view to comparison. b. It is the lesson that is of value; the hearer must catch the analogy if he is to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Access To The Father

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Apr 14, 2005
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    We can know God as our Father and go to Him in prayer.

    During the days of the U.S. Civil War, there was a soldier in the Union army who had lost his older brother and his father. The young man naturally began to think about his mother and sister back home. With no one to help them with the spring planting on the farm, he felt he was more needed there ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Praying To The Father

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Apr 14, 2005
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    Principles for prayer

    "FOR THIS CAUSE I BOW MY KNEES UNTO THE FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, OF WHOM THE WHOLE FAMILY IN HEAVEN AND EARTH IS NAMED." Verses 1 and 14 begin with the same three words: "FOR THIS CAUSE." The words, "FOR THIS CAUSE," refer back to Paul’s description in chapter 2 of what the Gentiles had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Secret Of The Father

    Contributed by Peter Balogun on Jun 6, 2006
    based on 25 ratings
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    Life is coded. Only those that know the secret prospers in it. God has the secret code to all mysteries in life. He can reveale this to you. How? Read this message and discover it.

    THE SECRET OF THE FATHER “The secret of the Father is with them that fear Him and to them he will show his salvation.” It seems to me everything in life is coded. This perhaps is the reason the commonest thing with people is questions. Right from the time a child is born, he seems to have come ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Father's Heart

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 5, 2005
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    Appreciate the heart of the Father. Don’t waste your life away. Treasure the resources God has given us. Love the things He loves.

    (I have taken most thoughts in this sermon from Rodney J. Buchanan’s ’The Father’s House’, July 7, 2002, Mulberry St. UMC, Mt. Vernon, OH.) Let’s take a look at this interesting story again. Looking at the three characters in this story, we can learn something about ourselves and our heavenly ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A Father's Failure

    Contributed by Ryan Davis on Sep 26, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,494 views

    Many men are like King Davis, in that they manage to be good at a lot of things, but yet fail as a father

    A Father’s Failure 1st Samuel 18:33 And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son! What we have in our text is a good man who is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Perfect Father

    Contributed by Greg Tabor on Jan 6, 2006
    based on 146 ratings
     | 60,593 views

    On Father’s Day we try to focus on the good qualities of our dads. The facts are that none of us have had perfect dads. Even the best dad has his flaws. This morning I want to take a look at the Perfect Father, your Heavenly Father. My hopes are that dads

    The Perfect Father 6/19/05 Father’s Day Lighthouse Assembly of God Pastor Greg Tabor Introduction Today is a day we honor fathers. Perhaps your father is with you this morning or maybe you will meet him for lunch or maybe a card or a phone call is all you can do because of the distance between ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    God The Father

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 23, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,412 views

    A sermon on the Biblical description of God and what He does.

    God the Father Acts 17:22-25 INTRO.: Genesis 1:27 records these words, "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them." (NIV.) I suppose a part of being created in the image of God is having the ability and urge to create. Other ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Our Father Series

    Contributed by W. Alderman on Feb 4, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,962 views

    This is a message on the word Father as it appears in the Lord’s prayer

    OUR FATHER TEXT: Matthew 6:5-15 The Lord’s Prayer is familiar not just to the believer but also to the heathen. The saying or the reciting of the Lord’s Prayer offends hardly anyone, with the exception of a few extremist groups. Yet, few have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Good Father Series

    Contributed by Douglas Dudley on Feb 13, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 15,785 views

    WHAT IS A GOOD FATHER LIKE? HERE ARE SOME GOOD BIBLICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR ALL FATHERS TO FOLLOW.

    THE GOOD FATHER TEXT- Proverbs 22:6 INTRODUCTION I told my Wednesday Night class that I have been preaching in Whitehouse for 5 years, and this is the 1st Father’s Day sermon that I have preached. The reason is I always take these 2 weeks in June for my vacation, but not this year. I hope you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ