Happy Mothers Day All authority has been given

Happy Mother’s Day!

“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go, therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. ” Matt. 28: 18 -20

“What you do with children –yours and others– is the most important ministry thrust you will undertake. Why? Because the moral, spiritual and relational foundations of people’s lives are determined primarily by the age of 13. After that point, it is very difficult –and rare– to change those morings. ” George Barna in Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions

What we leave IN our children is more important than what we leave TO them. -Our Daily Bread

“But we proved to be gentle among you, as a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children. ” 1 Thess. 2: 7

Biblical Examples of Godly Moms 1. Mother of Moses- Jochebed (Exodus 2: 1 -10; 6: 20)

“The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her own hands. ” Prov. 14: 1

Biblical Examples of Godly Moms 1. Mother of Moses- Jochebed 2. Mother of Samuel- Hannah (1 Samuel 1: 1 -2: 11)

Biblical Examples of Godly Moms 1. Mother of Moses- Jochebed 2. Mother of Samuel- Hannah 3. Mother of John the Baptist. Elizabeth (Luke 1: 5 -45)

Biblical Examples of Godly Moms 1. Mother of Moses- Jochebed 2. Mother of Samuel- Hannah 3. Mother of John the Baptist. Elizabeth 4. Mother of Jesus- Mary (Gospels)

Question… Where did Jesus Christ learn about discipleship?

“And you shall love the LORD with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I am commanding to you today shall be on your heart, ” Deut. 6: 5 -7

“and you shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. ” Deut. 6: 5 -7

Biblical Examples of Godly Moms 1. Mother of Moses- Jochebed 2. Mother of Samuel- Hannah 3. Mother of John the Baptist. Elizabeth 4. Mother of Jesus- Mary 5. Mother of Timothy- Eunice (2 Tim. 1: 5; 3: 15)

No man is poor who has a GODLY mother. - Abraham Lincoln

Applications 1. Personal growth

“Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised. ” Prov. 31: 30

Applications 1. Personal growth 2. Get connected

Mom To Mom Mentoring Titus 2: 4

Applications 1. Personal growth 2. Get connected 3. Value your role

“Her children rise up and bless her; her husband also, and he praises her saying: ‘Many daughters have done nobly, but you excel them all. ’” Prov. 31: 28 -29

Applications 1. Personal growth 2. Get connected 3. Value your role 4. Raise up next generation leaders (Faith transfer; children primary disciples!)

Raising Up the Next Generation… 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Jochebed Hannah Elizabeth Mary Eunice You Moses Samuel John the Baptist Jesus Timothy ? ? ?

“Life affords no greater responsibility, no greater privilege, than the raising of the next generation. ” - C. Everett Koop, M. D.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Applications Personal growth Get connected Value your role Raise up next generation leaders All: Honor our Mothers- all year