GOD AND GOD AND MOTHERHOOD MOTHERHOOD

Luke 1:26-32 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to

Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you." Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.

BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF THY WOMB BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF THY WOMB

MOTHERMOTHER, ,

The name for God on lips of a child.

She explains Gods love & attention to needs

By observing a good mother.

A child can properly relate to God. She speaks with wisdom,and faithful instruction

is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all." Prov. 31:26-29

SHARES HER B0DY T0 F0RM OURSSHARES HER B0DY T0 F0RM OURS

We demand nourishment from her. Filling our needs she feels strange things. It effects her health, cravings & comfort Our weight strains her back & legs We reward our 9 month host with pain. When we cease being a miserable tenant. We reduce her life to servitude. We demand 2 to 4 hour feeding or ELSE Interrupt her schedule to a glorious task. Of changing our sweet smelling diaper. Of changing our sweet smelling diaper.

THE KISS OF DEATH!THE KISS OF DEATH!

Princes Alice daughter of queen Victoria. Four yr old son had “Black Diphtheria.” Highly contagious & deadly disease. Looking at his mother far off. Why doesn’t mother kiss me any more? In tears she smothered him with kisses. Within weeks both mother and son Were buried together. A mother is known to die for her child.

CHILDREN ARE PRECIOUS TO GODCHILDREN ARE PRECIOUS TO GOD Matt 18:1-6Matt 18:1-6

the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. "And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me. But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

So God places them in the love of a motherSo God places them in the love of a mother

HOW MUCH MOTHER TRAININGHOW MUCH MOTHER TRAINING

Of Sarah Lincoln was in Abe Lincoln? Abe said: “All that I am, or can be, I owe to my

angel mother.“ How much of Jochobed lived in Moses? How much Eunice lived in Timothy? “unfeign faith in you first dwelt in Eunice” How much of Mary lived in Jesus? Although he was a son, he learned obedience from

what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek. Heb 5:8-10

Surely Mary had a part in his learning to obey.

National survey among full time youth, family and children's ministry found.

The hard task, though 85% of growth is from children within the congregation is:

FINDING TEACHERS FOR OUR CHILDREN Jesus warned us this would be a problem… Matt 9:37 Then he said to his disciples, "The

harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Our greatest harvest field is our children!

MOTHERS TRAINING ALONE MOTHERS TRAINING ALONE IS SPIRITUALY NOT ENOUGH.IS SPIRITUALY NOT ENOUGH.

MOTHERHOOD GOD’S COWORKER MOTHERHOOD GOD’S COWORKER

There are facets of God’s nature He assigned mothers to reveal to us.

Sacrificial, unselfish unconditional love. There is a great natural connection between

a good mother and her child. Unmatched by any other relationship. Unconditional love like Gods love depends

upon who you are, rather than who they are. The hours Sarah, Jocobed, Eunice and Mary

spent with Lincoln, Moses, Timothy & Jesus had effect on all the years of their life.

SHOULDN’T EVERY BABY FEEL SAFESHOULDN’T EVERY BABY FEEL SAFE IN ITS WARM MOTHERS WOMB.IN ITS WARM MOTHERS WOMB.

But not all women can’t be trusted to share their bodies with new life.

Some (would be) mothers cringe at the thought of pagan worship & human sacrifice to a false God.

But they will bow before the altar of abortion and offer their baby to a God of convenience.

The greatest killing field in America is the womb.

WE HAVE GREAT MOTHERS IN WE HAVE GREAT MOTHERS IN THIS CONGREGATIONTHIS CONGREGATION

Mothers who demonstrate their love for there own and other children.

We have women with strong desires to love and mother a child & willingly risk the sharing of their bodies.

God’s love is greater than mother-love. And God has shown us his love, by great

sacrifice, and providence, by providing us with mothers many of life blessings.

WILL YOU HUMBLE WILL YOU HUMBLE YOUR LIFE AND YOUR LIFE AND WELCOME JESUS AS WELCOME JESUS AS YOUR SACRIFICE FOR YOUR SACRIFICE FOR YOUR SINS.YOUR SINS.

WILL YOU LET JESUS WILL YOU LET JESUS BE THE LORD OF BE THE LORD OF

YOUR LIFE?YOUR LIFE?

WHY NOT TODAY?WHY NOT TODAY?