When Mama’s happyWhen Mama’s happy

When Mama’s happyWhen Mama’s happy

When Mama’s happyWhen Mama’s happy

When Mama’s happyWhen Mama’s happy

When Mama’s When Mama’s happyhappy

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the vain, but a woman who fears the

Lord is to be praised.Lord is to be praised.

Proverbs 31:30 ESVProverbs 31:30 ESV

The wisest of women builds her The wisest of women builds her house, but house, but folly with her own hands tears folly with her own hands tears

it down.it down.

Proverbs 14:1 ESVProverbs 14:1 ESV

Older women likewise are to be Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or reverent in behavior, not slanderers or

slaves to much wine. They are to slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good,teach what is good, and so train the and so train the young women to love their husbands young women to love their husbands

and children,and children, to be self-controlled, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and pure, working at home, kind, and

submissive to their own husbands, submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be that the word of God may not be

reviled.reviled.

Titus 2:3-5 ESVTitus 2:3-5 ESV

Picture of Christ and the ChurchPicture of Christ and the Church

Ephesians 5:21-33Ephesians 5:21-33

Curse in Genesis 3:15-16Curse in Genesis 3:15-16

I will put enmity between you and the I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, her offspring; he shall bruise your head,

and you shall bruise his heel.”and you shall bruise his heel.” To the To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your shall bring forth children. Your desiredesire

shall be for your husband, and he shall shall be for your husband, and he shall rule overrule over you.” you.”

Submission pervertedSubmission perverted

• Break down of the home.Break down of the home.

• Men will tend to hear "submission" Men will tend to hear "submission" onlyonly

• Scripture never allows men to force Scripture never allows men to force or intimidate their wives into or intimidate their wives into submission.submission.

I. A Wise Woman RecognizesI. A Wise Woman Recognizes

II. A Wise Woman RespondsII. A Wise Woman Responds

• With Submission definedWith Submission defined

• With HonorWith Honor

• With ContentmentWith Contentment

III. A wise Woman Receives REWARDSIII. A wise Woman Receives REWARDS

• Honor from Her HusbandHonor from Her Husband

• Praise from Her ChildrenPraise from Her Children

• Blessings from GodBlessings from God

Ephesians 5:18-21Ephesians 5:18-21

18 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the that is debauchery, but be filled with the

Spirit,Spirit, 19 19 addressing one another in addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord singing and making melody to the Lord

with your heart,with your heart, 20 20 giving thanks always giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 21

submitting to one another out of submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.reverence for Christ.