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Mother's Day & Father's Day
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The Jekyll and Hyde of Motherhood
God can use the tensions of motherhood to transform you. |  Printer view |
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Before I had children I worked full time. I had a job that required professional dress, some ability to organize things, a briefcase, and appointments. While I wasn't turning the medical community on its ear, I enjoyed what I did.
But I noticed one thing ... |
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A Mother's Faith
A son or daughter never stops needing a mother. | Printer view |
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Happy Mother's Day to all of you. It is a tradition to
honor Mothers on this day, and we want to extend special honor to you today,
though I hope we don't make the same mistakes some pastors I know have made.
For example, one year I ordered roses to ... |
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A Woman's Worth Is Never Done
There is no substitute for the goodness a godly mother brings. | Printer view |
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Introduction:
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To be sure,
serenity and tranquility are desirable qualities of motherhood, yet there has
been far more sorrow and pain, calamity and discord in the long history of
women than there has been the kind of pacific sweetness offered in ... |
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Faith of a Father
A child's parents' greatest duty is to make their home a place where people grow. | Printer view |
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Ironically, Eli was a rotten father. The first two shots he took at raising boys were an abysmal failure, and he gave the world two monsters. So God must be a gracious God, because he gave Eli a third chance. When Hannah and Elkanah presented their precious ... |
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The Pressure of Fatherhood
Despite the stresses confronting fathers, they can bless their children. | Printer view |
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There's a Father's Day card that reads, "Dad, everything I ever learned I learned from you, except one thing. The family car really will do 110."
It is stressful to be a father today. Some of us have jobs that require 5560 hours a week and we feel guilty ... |
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A Father's Love
The best way to handle disobedience is to deal with your children the way your heavenly father deals with you. | Printer view |
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Bud Welch was, indirectly, one of
the victims of the bomb that destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah building in
Oklahoma City in April, 1995. His 23-year-old daughter died in the explosion;
Bud struggled for years to overcome his grief—first through ... |
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A Blue Print for Fathers
God gives us a blueprint for fatherhood, because he is the perfect father. | Printer view |
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Today is Father's Day. Of course, it is an important day,
but it is not the cash cow for the greeting card industry that Mother's Day is.
However, like Mother's Day, Father's Day is a big day for long distance
companies. Actually, fewer calls are ... |
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Don't You Believe It: The Myth of Self-Importance
The needs of such people as our parents and our children are more important than our wants. | Printer view |
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There's an old Jewish story: A rabbi was sitting next to an atheist on an airplane. The rabbi's family was also on the plane. Every few minutes, one of the rabbi's children or grandchildren would come by and ask him if he needed anything—more food, ... |
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For Mom: A Breakfast Story
Doing a favor for mom… or are they? | Printer view |
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Watch as three brothers attempt to make breakfast for their mom on Mother's Day. Their intentions are great, but of course boys will be boys. Mothers (and dads too!) should be able to identify with the hilarious results. |
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Mother's Day countdown
Gifts to avoid in this Mother's Day Tribute Countdown. | Printer view |
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This funny Countdown shows results from a survey of moms regarding what NOT to get them for Mother's Day. Don't know what to get your mother this year? Here's some gifts for your mom that should definitely be avoided. |
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A Legacy
You will leave one. | Printer view |
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All parents leave an emotional legacy with their children. This piece, designed for Father's Day or any teaching on family life, especially challenges fathers to consider what kind of legacy they want to leave behind. |
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Fatherhood
Is it worth it? | Printer view |
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This short video emphasizes the need for involved, loving dads in the lives of children, and gives a word of encouragement to all those fathers out there who need to be reminded how valuable they are. |
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A Father's Day Prayer
Hope to be the man God wants you to be. | Printer view |
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God gives us instructions on how to be the best fathers we can be; share those instructions with your church via the A Father's Day Prayer PowerPoint Pack.
This PowerPoint Pack includes multiple PowerPoint files (.ppt) all prepared with images and text boxes to save you considerable time. You'll receive a file with a sermon title and Scripture verse, a file with only the sermon title, and a file with only the images for full customization. Add your content into any of the PowerPoint files, and duplicate slides as many times as needed to display Scripture verses, sermon outlines, graphics, photos, lyrics, and video. |
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Preaching to Feminine Ears
Alice Mathews discusses the importance of preaching sermons on Mother's Day that are realistic in scope to reach all women, regardless of where they are in relation to being mothers. | Printer view |
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Faith of a Father
A child's parents' greatest duty is to make their home a place where people grow. | Printer view |
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Text:
1 Samuel 3:29
Topic: How to raise children. |
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