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Mothers Day

1. Introduction:

Ephesians 6:2  “Honor you father and your mother - - - that it may be well with you and you may live long in the earth”.

· Honor = 5091= to prize, fix a high value upon, treat as precious.

· Special promises are given to those who respond to parents in a godly way.

· Honor =>  * must be given   * It’s a choice   * It is a gift

2.  Women are Unique:

• Without women the world would look like an army base, partial white or grey designed for efficiency at the expense of beauty.
• Women are Unique:

· Entrusted the ability to host a life – know how it feels to have another life develop within them.

· Ability to nurture a child in a way a man cannot.

· Crucial role of shaping a child during the first most impressive years.

· Women are important to God:

· First to receive revelation of god’s most sensitive secret plan. (salvation) – God entrusted a women with the secret.

· First protector of God’s secret plan.

· Great women in the Bible:

* Moses Mother              * Esther                      

* Miriam                           * Sarah

* Rahab                           * Pricilla

* Deborah                       * Lydia

* Mary – first revelation of the resurrection.

             - first evangelist.

* Mary – first revelation of death.

* Woman – revelation to Worship.

3.  5 Needs a Woman Meets: 

What words come to mind when you think “Mother”?

(a) Safety:

· Isaiah 66:13  As one without his mother I will comfort you.

· Children have overwhelming needs/feelings.

· Need safety from a person who is stable, predictable, available.

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Needs a person to turn a dangerous world into a safe place.

· Proverbs 18:10  The name of the Lord is a strong tower – the righteous run into it and are safe”.

(b) Nurture:

· Isaiah 49:15 “ Can a women forget her suckling child that she should not have compassion”

· Nurture = to feed, nourish.

· Nurture is food for the soul – words, touch, smile.

· Without nurture children wither and fail to thrive.

(c) Belonging:

· Isaiah 49:16  Behold I have graven you on the palm of my hands.

· Love and care communicate to a child they are wanted.

· Feeling of being wanted comes through experience of being wanted into a relationship with other person.

(d) Basic Trust:

· Psalm 22:9  You did make me hope (trust) when I was upon my mothers breasts.

· Trust = ability to invest into relationship – must learn this.

· Trust enables us to reach out, depend, see others as a source of good.

· Trust nurtures the ability to enter into a intimate relationship.

(e) Someone to Love:

· 1 John 4:19  We love him because his first loved us.

· A child needs someone to love – emotional development.

· If the mother is safe – the child is able to love her – if not the child is overwhelmed with isolation and hate.

· Every need above is met through relationship with God himself.

4. Honor Mothers:

• “I don’t know how to repay her for all she has done for me although sometimes just a hug and a kiss seems to be all she needs.”
• Many different mothers in our midst today:

(1) Married Mothers

      * Young mothers

      * Mothers with teens

      * Mothers with grown children

      * Grand mothers

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(2) Mothers that are Alone

      * Widows – lost companion

      * Divorced – failed companion

      * Solo – failed companion

(3)  Mothers with empty arms

       * Miscarried

       * Abortions

       * Accidental death

       * Children with father

(4)  Missing Mothers

       * Mother recently died

       * Mother never connecting

Honor = Express value and appreciation through words, attitude and actions.