Motherhood: A Divine Mission, 1 Thess. 2:7-8
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I. M - Motherly Love (1 Thessalonians 2:7)
I. M - Motherly Love (1 Thessalonians 2:7)
7 But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children.
7 But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children.
A. My Own Miracle – comforting care, Isaiah 66:13: “As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”
A. My Own Miracle – comforting care, Isaiah 66:13: “As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”
13 As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
B. Making Our Moments – blessed moments, Proverbs 31:28: “Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.”
B. Making Our Moments – blessed moments, Proverbs 31:28: “Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.”
28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:
C. Master Of Multitasking – strong & capable, Proverbs 31:17 “She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong.”
C. Master Of Multitasking – strong & capable, Proverbs 31:17 “She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong.”
17 She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong.
II. O - Overflowing Affection (1 Thessalonians 2:8)
II. O - Overflowing Affection (1 Thessalonians 2:8)
8 So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
8 So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
A. My Only Mission – dedicated, Proverbs 31:27: “She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.”
A. My Only Mission – dedicated, Proverbs 31:27: “She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.”
27 She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
B. Magnet Of Mercy -- comfort and nurture, "As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem." - Isaiah 66:13 (ESV)
B. Magnet Of Mercy -- comfort and nurture, "As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem." - Isaiah 66:13 (ESV)
13 As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
C. Mirror Of Majesty – sees kids as godly gifts, Psalm 127:3: “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.”
C. Mirror Of Majesty – sees kids as godly gifts, Psalm 127:3: “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.”
3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.
III. M - Modeling Christ (1 Thessalonians 2:8)
III. M - Modeling Christ (1 Thessalonians 2:8)
8 So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
8 So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
A. Model Of Messiah – Messiah’s example, Isaiah 49:15-16 in ESV "Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me."
A. Model Of Messiah – Messiah’s example, Isaiah 49:15-16 in ESV "Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me."
15 “Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. 16 Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.
B. Mentor Of Mindful Discipleship – pattern, Deuteronomy 6:6-7: “And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, 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.”
B. Mentor Of Mindful Discipleship – pattern, Deuteronomy 6:6-7: “And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, 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.”
6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, 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.
C. Memorial Of Magnificent Faith – faithful & brave, Exodus 2:3-4 says, "But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him."
C. Memorial Of Magnificent Faith – faithful & brave, Exodus 2:3-4 says, "But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him."
3 When she could hide him no longer, she took for him a basket made of bulrushes and daubed it with bitumen and pitch. She put the child in it and placed it among the reeds by the river bank. 4 And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.