Gen. 2:24

Gen. 2:24 “a man shall leave his father and mother and be

joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”

Who did Jesus call his “mothers”?

(Matthew 12:48-49) But He answered and said to the one who told

Him, "Who is My mother and who are My brothers?" And He stretched out His hand

toward His disciples and said, "Here are My mother and My brothers! (NKJV)

(1 Pet. 3:8)Have...“compassion for one another”

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The Comfort Only a Mother Could Offer

(Isaiah 66:13) As one whom his mother comforts, So I will comfort you; And you shall be comforted in

Jerusalem." (NKJV)

The Importance of Motherhood

(Hebrews 11:23) By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw

he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's command. (NKJV)

The Importance of Motherhood

(Hebrews 11:24-25) By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused

to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the

people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, (NKJV)

Being a Godly Mother Does Not Come Instinctually

(Titus 2:3-4) the older women likewise, that they be reverent in

behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things-- that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, (NKJV)

Godly Mothers…

1) … take risks and make sacrifices for their children.

(Exodus 2:1-3) And a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a

daughter of Levi. So the woman conceived and bore a son. And when she saw that he was a beautiful

child, she hid him three months. But when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of bulrushes for him, daubed it with asphalt and pitch, put the child

in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river's bank. (NKJV)

Godly Mothers…


2) …love their children!

Godly mothers love their children!

(Genesis 3:16) To the woman He said: "I will greatly multiply your

sorrow and your conception; In pain you shall bring forth children; Your desire shall be for your husband, And he shall rule over you."

(NKJV)

Godly mothers love their children!

(John 19:26)When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold your son!" (NKJV)

Godly Mothers…


2) …love their children!3) …have a deep spiritual concern for their

children.

Godly mothers have a deep spiritual concern for their children.

(Matthew 20:21) And He said to her, "What do you wish?" She said

to Him, "Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on the

left, in Your kingdom." (NKJV)

Enemies of Godly Motherhood

Lack of support from husbandSocietal Pressure

Enemies of Godly Motherhood: Societal Pressure

Godly Motherhood: Something to Be Proud Of!(Proverbs 31:28) Her children rise up and call her

blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her: (NKJV)

(Proverbs 31:27) She watches over the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of

idleness. (NKJV)


Godly Motherhood: Something to Be Proud Of!(Exodus 20:12) "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.

(NKJV)


Godly Motherhood: Something to Be Proud Of!(Leviticus 19:3) 'Every one of you shall revere his

mother and his father, and keep My Sabbaths: I am the LORD your God. (NKJV)


Godly Motherhood: Something to Be Proud Of!(Proverbs 10:1) The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise

son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother. (NKJV)

(Proverbs 15:20) A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother. (NKJV)


Godly Motherhood: Something to Be Proud Of!(Proverbs 23:22) Listen to your father who begot

you, And do not despise your mother when she is old. (NKJV)

(Luke 2:51) Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but

His mother kept all these things in her heart. (NKJV)

Enemies of Godly Motherhood

Lack of support from husbandSocietal PressureMaterialism

Enemies of Godly Motherhood: Materialism

Hebrews 13:5Let your conduct be without covetousness; be

content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor

forsake you." (NKJV)

“Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I

will never leave you nor forsake you.” (ESV)


The Virtuous Woman Balances Work & Home

(Proverbs 31:16-19) She considers a field and buys it; From her profits she plants a vineyard. She girds herself with strength, And strengthens her arms. She perceives that her merchandise is good, And her lamp does not go out by night. She stretches out her hands to the distaff, And

her hand holds the spindle. (NKJV)

(Proverbs 31:24) She makes linen garments and sells them, And supplies sashes for the merchants. (NKJV)



(Proverbs 31:31) Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her own works praise her in the gates.

(NKJV)



(Proverbs 31:21) She is not afraid of snow for her household, For all her household is clothed with scarlet. (NKJV)

(1 Timothy 5:14) Therefore I desire that the younger widows marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity

to the adversary to speak reproachfully. (NKJV)

(Titus 2:4-5) that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste,

homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed. (NKJV)

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