Sermon illustrations: Fathers

The Greatest Gift from Fathers to Their Children

“The greatest gift a father can give to his children is to love their mother.”—Unknown

Mother’s Day Payback

In a story about some of the worst Mother’s Day gifts ever given, the Houston Chronicle repoted a...

A Source of Rejoicing

Professional baseball has been played in America since 1875, but on September 14, 1990, something...

Asking Questions Is the Key to Learning

A father and son went fishing one day. After a couple hours out in the boat, the boy suddenly...

Day of Obedience

Father’s Day is that one time of the year when I get complete obedience from every member of my...

Death’s Sting Is Gone

A little boy and his father were driving down a country road on a beautiful spring afternoon....

You Are Being Followed

The story is told about a little boy who had been invited to a friend’s birthday party. He was so...

Do Not Enter

The story is told about the father of a vacationing family who came across a large sign that read...

Waiting for a Child to Be Delivered

The story is told of a young father-to-be who was pacing back and forth, nervously wringing his...

The ABC’s of Being a Father

A - Always trust them to God’s care B - Bring them to church C - Challenge them to high goals D -...

Changing Diapers

After bringing their first baby home from the hospital, the wife suggested to her husband that he...

Father to Son

One little tike’s apparent misunderstanding of the term broken home prompted this admonition from...

Investing Time

Charles Francis Adams, son of President John Quincy Adams and grandson of President John Adams,...

General MacArthur’s Priority

“By profession, I am a soldier, and take pride in that fact, but I am prouder, infinitely prouder,...

Names of a Father

Children go through four stages.  First they call you DaDa. Then they call you Daddy. As...

The Wrong Employer

Three young fathers were in the waiting room. The first was told that his wife gave birth to...

Homework Help

A school teacher was correcting papers, and as she looked at one little boy’s work, she was...

Father’s Day Card

Executives of a greeting-card company decided to do something special for Mother’s Day. They set up...

Definition of a Father

“Fathers are what give daughters away to other men who aren’t nearly good enough, so they can have...

The Highest Paid Dads

Three boys in the schoolyard were bragging about who had the highest paid father: The first boy...

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