Sermons on Faithful Parents:

Thank-You Mom!

Contributed by Greg Nance on May 9, 2003

Motherhood is full of laughter and tears. A look at one of the favorite mothers in the Bible makes this very clear.

Thank-you Mom! 2 Timothy 1:3-7 Reading Have you seen the play, Fiddler on the Roof? At one point Tevea’s oldest daughter is getting married and Tevea and Golden sing a song in the background. The last chorus refrain says, “Sunrise, sunset, sunrise, sunset, swiftly fly the years. One season ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38, 2 Timothy 1:3-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Make Your Baby's Mother Happy Every Day

Contributed by Gerald Williams on May 11, 2003

Don’t be good to your wife just on "Mother’s Day".

THE SECOND MOST BEAUTIFUL WORD IN OUR LANGUAGE IS M-O-T-H-E-R. MOTHER. ON TOMORROW, ALL ACROSS THIS LAND WE’LL BE JOINING IN TO HELP HER CELEBRATE HER DAY. AND SO, OUR PROGRAM TODAY IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE MOTHERS IN OUR AUDIENCE BUT IT’S "FOR" ALL THE FATHERS OUT THERE. SOME PORTIONS MAY NOT BE ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:19

Denomination: *other

A Mother's Love

Contributed by Joey Nelson on May 12, 2003

I have often told the kids: “If you ever get lost in a crowd and separated from us, there is one thing that you must do. You find a mother with children or pushing a stroller and you go ask her to help you find your mother and 99% of the time, you’ll be s

SERMONIC THEME Opening Statement: I have often told the kids: “If you ever get lost in a crowd and separated from us, there is one thing that you must do. You find a mother with children or pushing a stroller and you go ask her to help you find your mother and 99% of the time, you’ll be safe and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 3:16-28

The Model Mother-In-Law

Contributed by Charles Clary on May 22, 2003

This sermon addresses a very common family problem, namely, the old in-law conflict.

Some years ago our Assemblies of God national radio program, Revivaltime, offered a highly controversial book to anyone sending a specified amount to the program. The book was written by a high profile daughter-in-law. In it she blasts her ex-husband and his famous family. The hot lava freely ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:16-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Road Maps For A Far Country

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 24, 2003

For Father’s Day: Fathers who say "yes" to everything provide a road map to disaster; who keep their children at arm’s length point to alienation; but who may also go home themselves to lead their children home. (Maps were displayed)

I have always liked maps. Any kind of map fascinates me. You can learn so much from a map. If it is a road map, you can find out how to get from here to there and back again. When I was in elementary school and the classroom got boring, like most kids, I would doodle. But while some kids ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32, Galatians 4:6-11

Denomination: Baptist

Portrait Of A Godly Father

Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on May 29, 2003

Paul exhorts Father to take due note of the commandment of God to raise his children in a Christian home.

“The Portrait Of A Godly Father” Ephesians 6:4 1. Fathers are to be the Spiritual ELDERS of the home. (v. 4a) Genesis 18:19 2. Fathers, do not EXASPERATE your children. (v. 4b) provoke(rouse) to wrath or anger, irritate Colossians 3:21 3. Fathers, be the primary EDUCATORS of your children. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:4

Denomination: Baptist

Will The Real Mothers Please Stand Up?!

Contributed by Ken Alford on Nov 29, 2002

(3) In one of the defining moments of the reign of Solomon, the wise king had to identify the real mother in a very tricky dispute over a living child. He got the real mother to identify herself by forcing her to take a stand. When she stood up for her

INTRODUCTION: (1) Today, all over the world, people are celebrating Mother’s Day. If it is not today, almost everywhere, there is a day like it somewhere in the calendar. A youth pastors list on the internet surveyed its international readers about Mother’s Day to discover if it existed and when ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 3:16-21

Denomination: Baptist

El Padre, Segun Dios

Contributed by Javier Ramon on Dec 9, 2002

Cómo el padre de familia debe funcionar en el hogar desde el punto de vista de Dios.

I. Responsabilidad Espiritual En un principio el padre de familia funcionaba como el sacerdote de la familia, así como en forma individual. El padre estaba a cargo de traer la vida espiritual a la familia. Génesis 12:8 - De allí se trasladó hacia el monte al oriente de Betel, y plantó su tienda, ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Proverbs 22:6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Vida En Familia

Contributed by Javier Ramon on Dec 9, 2002

Elementos importantes para que la familia pueda funcionar y manifestar la vida maravillosa que se encuentra en Jesús.

(v.1) Yo, pues, prisionero del Señor, os ruego que viváis (andéis) de una manera digna de la vocación con que habéis sido llamados · Pablo estableciendo su condición actual le pide a los Efesios que anden como Dios quiere que anden. · El Creyente tiene una forma particular de andar o de vivir. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Real Home

Contributed by Leo Launio on Oct 16, 2003

With so many broken homes, the question is--what makes a real home? The answer is found in the word of God.

Date: March 11, 2001 A. What Is A Real Home? 1. Edward Purinton, writing for Covenanter Witness, gave us 10 things that characterize a real home. a. A real home is a gymnasium. The ideal of a healthy body is the first one to give a child. b. A real home is a lighthouse. A lighthouse reveals the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:1

Denomination: Adventist

Give Me A Break!--A Mother's Day Of Finding Release In God's Sovereignty

Contributed by Steve Miller on Jan 4, 2005

Mothers can find release in the Sovereignty of God even when they are unsure of their wayward children and doubt their effectiveness as a parent. This story of Tamar puts a new spin on Mother’s Day.

Give Me a Break! Finding Release in the Sovereignty of God Steven A. Miller Mother’s Day May 13, 2001 It was told to me that for my Mother’s Day message, I should make the mothers feel very honored and special; that I should esteem them. And while that may be true for many here today as ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 38:27-30

Denomination: *other

Excellence In Family Living Series

Contributed by Joey Nelson on Oct 19, 2003

A home is more than a house or the rooms where one lives; that’s merely space. A home is family, it’s security, it’s provision, and it’s love in the relationships that are found there; it is more than space – it is a place where life is fleshed out in al

INTRODUCTION Opening Statement: A minister was finishing up a series on marriage. At the end of the service he was giving out small wooden crosses to each married couple. He said, "Place this cross in the room in which you fight the most and you will be reminded of God’s commands and you won’t ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:18-21

The Complications Of Neglect Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 7, 2005

Although doing nothing can sometimes be the best choice, more often people do nothing, not out of choice, but out of fear, neglect, or procrastination; as a result, others needlessly suffer.

The Complications of Neglect (I Kings 1) Reception Grade (how my people responded; alertness, compliments, relevance, etc.): A+ 1. One of the lowest feelings in life is when we create problems for other people. 2. Back when I was in college…ECAP…Jim typed up key punch cards….one computer for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 1:1-53

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Daddy 101

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jan 28, 2006

A biblical view to fatherhood. Suitable for Father’s Day.

DADDY 101 INTRODUCTION "I’d like to think that I’ll be a better father, that I have learned from Dad’s mistakes. On most days I can buy that. But there are times when I look in the mirror and see who I’ve become, and think of who he’s always been, and I’m not so sure. You can’t pick up a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:4

Denomination: Baptist

Favorite Son, Hated Brother Series

Contributed by Duane Brown on Feb 11, 2006

introductory sermon to a series on the life of Joseph. Most of the sermon content was inspired from Chuck Swindolls "Joseph" book.

Jokingly they said; “I don’t get mad pastor, I just get even.” Sadly enough that little phrase that we used to laugh at has become more of a reality than we want to accept. How else can we explain so many lawsuits, road rage or the explosive reaction by those who feel they have been ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 30:1-24

Denomination: Holiness