Sermon illustrations: Mothers

She Gave Her Children

A missions director once met with the mother of one of his agency’s missionaries and spent some...

The Gift of Wrinkles

For her special day Janet received an expensive tube of Retin-A from her two teenage daughters....

His Mother Is the Light of His Life

A little boy forgot his lines in a Sunday school presentation. His mother was in the front row to...

Indications You Are a Mother

Motherhood has truly set in when: You offer to cut up other people’s food You hide in the bathroom...

A Mother’s Love

In his book, Moments for Mothers, Robert Strand wrote about the conflicts of a family in Glasgow,...

Mother’s Nurse

A little girl was trying very hard to take care of her sick mother. She did everything to make her...

The Job Description of a Mother

Position: Mother, Mom, Mama Job description: Long term, team players needed, for challenging...

Lessons from My Mother

My mother taught me to appreciate a job well done. “If you’re going to kill each other, do it...

The Mother of a Heart Surgeon

On April 23, 2008, Dr. Michael DeBakey received the Congressional Gold Medal for his legacy in...

Questions about Mothers

Here’s how several elementary school students answered the following questions about moms: Why did...

Finding Time Alone

No matter the size of her family or ages of her children, any woman who wants to have some time...

A Mother’s Salary

Salary.com conducted a survey in 2010 that attempted to place a monetary value on the work of a...

The Right Gift

Four brothers left home for college and became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later,...

She Chose Radiation

A thirty-six year old mother was discovered to be in the advanced stages of terminal cancer. One...

Mercy Is Undeserved

A mother once approached Napoleon seeking a pardon for her son. The emperor replied that the young...

Hitting the Bottle

A woman was trying to get ketchup to come out of the jar. During her struggle, the phone rang...

The Oldest Thing in the House

My twelve-year-old daughter asked me, “Mom, do you have a baby picture of yourself? I need it for a...

The Power of a Mother's Praise

When the great painter Benjamin West was a young boy he decided to draw a picture of his sister. He...

Cause of White Hair

One day a little girl noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in...

Fighting Temptation

Little Willie’s mother found him with his hand in the cookie jar. She said, “What are you doing?”...

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