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The SermonCentral.com Weekly Newsletter - July 16, 2002

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Theme: Parenting - Part 2

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Dear SermonCentral.com user,

Because Summer time means more family time, we are continuing the topic of PARENTING this week. We hope these sermons and

illustrations on PARENTING will help you find the best material fast.

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1. Top 5 Sermons On Parenting

2. Top 5 Illustrations On Parenting

3. SermonCentral.com News - World Religions Series

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1. Top 5 Sermons On Parenting

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A RECIPE FOR SUCCESSFUL PARENTING by John Hamby: Proverbs 22: 6

I made a startling discovery soon after our child was born, they do not come with an instruction manual. The way that we dealt with

this emergency was to call our moms, with questions that went something like this, "Mom, she's doing so and so. Is she supposed to

do that? Most parents feel a little like the story I heard...

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PARENTING BY PAGER by James Wilson: Job 1:5

What do you do when there's not enough time to do everything?

Have you ever tried to be two places at the same time? In many ways, technology is making that possible. Some parents are setting

up a baby cam in the nursery so grandparents can log on the Internet and watch their grandchild...

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PARENTING IN PERILOUS TIMES by Bill Harper: Judges 13:1-25

Radio personality Paul Harvey tells the story of how Eskimo kill wolves.

First the Eskimo coats his knife blade with animal blood and allows it to freeze. Then he adds another layer of blood, and another,

until the blade is completely concealed by frozen blood. Next, the hunter fixes his knife in the ground with the...

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HEY! IT'S A MISSION FIELD OUT THERE by Ange LaCivita: Proverbs 22:6

I want to first start off with something that I found. I want to read it to you about how I feel about what I do for God. It's

entitled "I Minister to Children:"

I am a minister. I minister to the largest mission field in the world. I minister to children. My calling is sure, my challenge is

big, my vision is clear. My desire is...

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MOTHERING GODLY CHILDREN IN A GODLESS SOCIETY by A. Todd Coget:

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

A four-year-old and a six-year-old presented their mom with a houseplant.

They had used their own money to buy it and she was thrilled.

The older of them said with a sad face, "There was a bouquet at the flower shop that we wanted to give you. It was real pretty but

it was too expensive. It had a...

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2. Top 5 Illustrations On Parenting

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A CHILD OR A PIG

A good Father does not give everything the child asks for. A Danish proverb notes, "Give to a pig when it grunts and a child when

he cries, and you will have a fine pig and a bad child." God is raising children, not pigs.

Contributed by: Dana Chau

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MY, HOW WE CHANGE

The Minneola Messenger printed an article entitled "Children and Their Changing Attitude Towards Their Parents:"

Age 4: "My parents can do anything"

Age 8: "There might be one or two things they don't know."

Age 12: "Naturally, my parents don't understand."

Age 14: "I never realized how hopelessly old fashioned they are."

Age 21: "You would expect them to feel that way; they are out of date."

Age 25: "They come up with a good idea now and then."

Age 30: "I wonder what Mom and Dad think I should do?"

Age 40: "Let's be patient until we discuss it with our parents."

Age 50: "What would Mom and Dad have thought about it?"

Age 60: "I wish I could talk it over with them one more time."

Contributed by: David Limiero

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WHERE IS DAD?

I remembered a story Pastor Dan Rhodes told me. Dan is the pastor of two rural churches in Colorado and stays busy. Like most

pastors, he has plenty to do. But by being the pastor of two churches, he has twice the committee meetings, and twice the worship

services.

As Dan tells the story, his daughter's third grade teacher requested a parent teacher conference with him. His wife usually took

care of those conferences, but the teacher wanted to see him, not his wife.

At her insistence, he made an appointment to drop by the school in the afternoon. "I wanted you to see this drawing your daughter

made of your family." She said.

Dan looked at the drawing and asked, "Where am I?" "That's why I called you down here today," the teacher responded, "I asked your

daughter the same question and she said you're never home so she left you out of the picture."

Contributed by: James Wilson

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A SELFISH NATURE

Every baby starts life as a little savage. He is completely selfish and self-centered. He wants what he wants when he wants it -

his bottle, his mother's attention, his playmate's toy, his uncle's watch. Deny him these once, and he seethes with rage and

aggressiveness, which would be murderous were he not so helpless. He is, in fact, dirty. He has no morals, no knowledge, no skills.

This means that all children - not just certain children - are born delinquent. If permitted to continue in the self-centered world

of his infancy, given free reign to his impulsive actions to satisfy his wants, every child would grow up a criminal - a thief, a

killer, or a rapist.

R. Scott Richards, Myths the World Taught Me, pp. 38-39

Contributed by: Joel Smith

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I'VE GOT PLANS

Last year, Ken Griffey, Jr. chose not to attend "The Players Choice Awards" to receive the "Player of the Decade" award. Junior

beat out three time MVP winner Barry Bonds and four time Cy Young Award winner, Greg Maddux for the honor.

The award is a big deal. He joins the ranks of baseball greats Wagner, Cobb, Ruth, Foxx, Williams, Mantle, Mays, Rose, and Schmidt.

Why didn't he go?

Trey, his 5-year-old son had a baseball game that night--his first, and Junior didn't want to miss it.

Contributed by: James Wilson

3. SermonCentral.com News - World Religions Series

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