Sermons on Cradle In The Stable:

Mother

Contributed by Tony Abram on Mar 23, 2007

MOTHER is a out line not only good for Mothers Day but also for a teaching on how to be a good parent as an example. Also Mothers Day is a very important day to honor our mothers and we should honor them every day. A child without a mother is like a door

MOTHER 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 ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:12

"Then They Came"

Contributed by Chris Carter on Jan 26, 2010

Things that control us, by the power of Christ, we can control.

“Then They Came” Mark 2:1-12 - The Bible is full of real and imperfect people. Noah was a drunk; Abraham was too old and a liar; Sarah laughed at God’s promises; Isaac was a daydreamer; Jacob was a liar; Leah was ugly. Joseph was abused; Moses had a stuttering problem and a short fuse; Miriam was a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Ruth Rejoicing Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Feb 21, 2010

In four short chapters we move from tragedy to triumph, from despair to joy, from emptiness to fullness. This book begins with famine and funerals, and concludes with a wedding and the joyful birth of a son.

The final chapter of this quiet drama takes place before the town gate of Bethlehem, where all important transactions were conducted. Here is where the matter of Ruth the foreigner would be settled. After the late-night rendezvous of chapter 3, Boaz goes right to work; he finds his kinsman and ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 4:1-22

Denomination: Congregational

Living Through Life's Dry Situations

Contributed by William Wyne on Dec 9, 2011

The Word of God is the solution to get us through our desert situations

The wise sage King Solomon wrote in his book in Ecclesiastes chapter 3 the idea about life in terms of seasons. He apparently understood that life was a continuous series of seasons. In verse 1 he said, “To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose.” The word season ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:41-48

Denomination: Baptist

A Wise Father's Instruction Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 17, 2011

Solomon's instruction is to go for wisdom & to flee from the evil woman. The teacher wants to rivet the student's attention on the subject. His admonitions are as inescapable as commands & laws.

PROVERBS 7: 1-5 A WISE FATHER'S INSTRUCTION The first nine chapters of Proverbs basically deal with two subjects: wisdom and women. Solomon's instruction is to go for wisdom and to flee from the evil woman. The teacher wants to rivet the student's attention on the subject. His admonitions are ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 7:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Chosing To Lead

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jul 20, 2011

Fathers need their family in the things of God. Joshua was a man of conviction and so should we if we are to see our families grow in discipleship .

Choosing to lead Introduction- This morning as I bring a Fathers Day message, I know it comes with mixed feelings for some. Maybe your not a father and you would like to become one Maybe your adult kids do not keep in touch and today is tough. Life with all its struggles finds your marriage at a ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:14-15

Denomination: Nazarene

Time To Smell The Coffee

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Sep 4, 2008

Characteristics of a believer freed to love as God intended

8Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet”; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, “Love your neighbor as ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-14

Denomination: United Methodist

Pre-Mothers' Day: "... Because Her Hour Has Come ..." Series

Contributed by Ken Harris on May 6, 2007

The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm to others, in wake of Mothers’ Day, many mothers forget the anguish of child birth.

6 May 2007 U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Fort Ord Chapel Seaside, California BIG IDEA: Seeing their baby and experiencing the joy of being a mother causes many mothers to forget the anguish of birth. References: John 16:16-22 (RSV); Psalm 30:5 (KJV) For his anger endureth but a moment; ...read more

Scripture: John 16:16-22

Denomination: Pentecostal

Quarrelsome And Ill-Tempered

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 7, 2011

A sermon for the family on various Proverbs about being quarrelsome and ill-tempered (Outline came through e-mail to me. I don't know who the author is)

HoHum: Song- Man Who Wrote Home Sweet Home Man gets up early in the morn And leaves his wife in bed. She lies there as the kids wake up and cry, "Get up and cook some bread." Let me tell you a thing or two, That a woman like that won't never do, And the man that wrote the Home Sweet Home, He never ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 21:9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Choice Of A Mother

Contributed by Victor Haynes on May 14, 2011

This sermon addresses the issue of motherhood.

God’s Choice of a Mother Luke 1: 26-31, 38, 46-55 If you were given the responsibility of choosing a woman as the ideal candidate for motherhood, other than your own mother, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-55

Denomination: Baptist

“taking The Journey, No One Wants To Take”

Contributed by Emms International on Oct 19, 2016

This is a sermon in support of EMMS International (formerly Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society) in support of their Advent 2016 Appeal. It focuses on God's presence with us in the crisis of life and our responsibility to be with others.

“TAKING THE JOURNEY, NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE” “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4 INTRODUCTION Probably all of us have had to make journeys we would ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:4

Denomination: *other

Immanuel: God With Us Series

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Dec 31, 2016

The Importance of the Incarnation

During President Ronald Reagan’s 1979 presidential campaign, a woman of about 80 spoke out from the audience at the end of one of his campaign speeches. "Mr. Reagan, everything you’ve said sounds just fine. But what about the old folks? Haven’t you forgotten us?" The man who was to become the ...read more

Denomination: Other

Living Peaceably Amid An Evil Culture

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 7, 2017

If possible, so far as it depends upon you, live peaceably with all.

Matthew’s account of the Sermon on the Mount reveals the Gospel of Our Lord as the fulfillment of the Mosaic Law. To follow the Messiah, all of his disciples are challenged daily to take the narrow path, to pray without ceasing, and to seek blessedness by living and serving just as Jesus ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

The Greatest Command 4: Show And Tell Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 15, 2014

Loving God involves more than warm fuzzy feelings. It involves an outward display -- in our actions. Jewish people use objects as reminders of this truth.

1. Greatest Command? Mark 12 2. Jesus' response: Deuteronomy 6.4-9 + Leviticus 19.10 3. Love God -- in and out; Show and Tell I. Home Schooling (Teaching Children) [The arrival of children affects life A mother's Clothing * 1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mothering Sunday At Gaddesby

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 1, 2008

What can we as Christians learn from Mary, the mother of Jesus attitude to God

Introduction Story: I came across a true story that happened during the Holocaust of the Second World War. Solomon Rosenberg, his wife and their 2 sons were arrested, together with his mother and father for the crime of being Jews. They were placed in a Nazi concentration camp. It was a labour ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:22-40

Denomination: Anglican