Th Biblical Role of Mother hood

I really struggled with this weeks message its always hard for me as a man to put myself in the place of a woman as a wife or as a mother or a daughter for God created me a male not a female divinely and perfectly made each one of us both male and female, Both to bring His glory and Honor to serve him both in needed but distinct and different roles.

It is not my aim to cause a stir or a commotion as our culture has about the subject of men and Woman the subject of The husbands responsibilities and the wives no, no I do not mean to cause harm ill feelings or anything of the sort , No my im is to show you to show each one of us what the biblical roles are and let the cards fall where they may, Some will eventually be greatly encouraged as you have been striving for the narrow path striving but feeling like a outsider even among other proclaiming Christians others may feel conviction because the scriptures may cry out to you that you have sought after a worldly role as a husband a father a mother or a wife, Some may be out right angry with me, And yo you I say this once Be not angry with me but look into yourself and see the error in your own heart and call upon the one who gives grace that He today may soften your very heart that you may fulfill your role biblically ;. This message is not intended to put any one person or situation down this is a epidemic a poison that has crept into the church so much so that we cannot hardly identify a Godly ma or Woman from a carnal man or Woman's. I tell you these things not to anger you not to convict you even but as a loving father calling upon your very heart to hear the Word of the Lord to love the Word of the Lord to submit to the Word of the Lord and to be blessed by the Word of the Lord, Many of you are not being blessed as you truly could be because you have followed the worlds ideas not Gods so let us listen to Gods Words this morning may they pierce us like a knife that separated bone from marrow that God may cut away the worldly flesh that has clung to us that we would be more like His holy son.

Honoring the Biblical Call of Motherhood

Scriptures: 2 Timothy 3:10–17, Titus 2:1-6  , Proverbs 31

2 Timothy 3:10–17 (NKJV)

But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance, persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra—what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me. Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Notice Paul is Writing to timothy here a young Pastor he is writing to encourage him Timothy and Titus are known as the Pastoral epistles , because they were written by Paul to Timothy and Titus encouraging them in the word of the Lord an giving them instructions on Church government and duties and responsibilities, in both books Paul mentions mothers.

So mothers must have been important to Paul as they were to Christ.

My aim in this sermon is to honor motherhood and in this way glorify Jesus Christ who designed it, created it, and blessed it by his incarnation in Mary’s womb and by his words from the cross to John, in one of the most beautiful acts of final care for Mary: in john

john 19:27

John 19:27 NKJV

Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.

What I want to honor in this message is the biblical calling on a woman’s life to weave a fabric of family life out of commitment to a husband and his calling, and commitment to her children and their training, and commitment to Christ and his glory. In other words,

I want to honor the biblical calling that makes marriage, motherhood, and home-management, in the context of radical Christian discipleship, the central, core, dominant commitments of a woman’s life.

There are millions of single women, and many will stay single. There is a grace from God for that—a very special grace and for some even a calling. There are women who are single mothers and the marriage element in the calling I just described is painfully missing. Jesus Christ has a grace for that. There are women who are married and cannot, or, with their husbands, choose not, to have children. Jesus has a grace for that. And there are mothers who weave together their mothering and their marriage and home management with part-time or full-time employment outside the home—some because they may have to (like single moms), others because they see it as part of their calling and have found creative ways to interlace schedules so as not to compromise their core commitments at home, and others, sadly, because they don’t have core commitments to supporting the husband’s calling, and pouring their lives into their children, and managing a home for the glory of Christ. They’ve simply absorbed the values of the world from television, media, friends with no biblical framework. May aim is not to address all of those circumstances. My aim to encourage the women—and there some of of you—who believe that God’s call on your life is marriage, the joyful support of a husband and his calling as you display what the relationship between Christ and the church looks like, and motherhood, the transmission of a God-centered, Christ-treasuring vision of life to your children, and home-management, the creation of a beautiful and simple place and a living organism called a home which becomes, not only for the family, but also for the community a refuge of Christ’s peace and launching pad for God’s righteousness.

Those of you women who feel this calling are the ones I want to encourage with this message, and your role is the one I want to honor especially today, because you are probably not going to get the encouragement or the honor from the secular world. They don’t know what I am talking about. Marriage is a parable of Christ and his church? Motherhood as the life on life transmission of a God-centered, Christ-treasuring worldview? Home management as the creation of a living organism that nurtures the peace of Christ and the righteousness of God? The world does not understand these things.

This is a very high and holy and crucial calling that many of you embrace, with little understanding or encouragement from the world. You are the ones who have heard Titus 2:4-5 not as oppressive but as liberating.

Paul said to Titus

Titus 2:1–6 (ESV)

But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.

You have heard and loved and clung to Gods view while rejecting the worlds view of marriage and motherhood where it says

hey are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.

You have heard that calling as rich and deep and precious and high and holy and confirming your heart’s longings, and as absolutely essential for the shaping of a God-centered, Christ-exalting church and culture.

To you I direct this message as a word of honor and encouragement. And to do that I want to spend part of my time in 1 Timothy 3 and part of my time, by way of illustrating the scripture, paying tribute to my own grandmother who lived out this calling so faithfully. 2 Timothy 3:14-15 First, look with me at

2 Timothy 3:14–15 NKJV

But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

knowing from whom you learned it [mark those words] 15 and how from childhood [this signals to us who it was that taught him these things]

Proverbs 22:6 NASB95

Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

1. From Whom Did Timothy Learn the Word?

I want you to see two things. First, who is Paul talking about in verse 14 when he says, “. . . knowing from whom you leaned it”? He is talking about Eunice and Lois, Timothy’s mother and grandmother. There are three clues that lead us to this conclusion. First, Paul refers (in v. 15) to this learning as happening “from childhood.” Second, we see in

2 Timothy 1:5 these words, “I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.”

So Paul has already connected Timothy’s faith with what he got from his mother and grandmother.

The third clue is the answer to the question why Paul did not refer to Timothy’s father. The answer is found in Acts 16:1 where Luke tells us about how Paul chose Timothy in the first place as missionary partner.

“Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek.”

So Timothy is the product of a home with a believing mother and an unbelieving father. That’s why Paul did not say that Timothy learned the scriptures from his father. He didn’t. His father didn’t believe them. But his mother and grandmother did. That is who Paul is referring to in 2 Timothy 3:14.

2. Remembering the Character of Your Godly Mother Is a Great Incentive to Holding Fast the Scriptures She Taught You Now the second thing to see in this verse is that remembering the character of your godly mother is a great incentive to holding fast to the scriptures she taught you.

Let’s read it again so you can see this. Verse 14: “But as for you [Timothy], continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed”—that is, don’t give up your faith, don’t give up the scriptures, don’t give up your salvation. Then comes these crucial words referring back to Eunice and Lois: “knowing from whom you learned it.”

In other words, Timothy, one of the ways—not the only way—one of the ways to strengthen your faith and persevere through hard times and not give up on the scriptures is to remember who introduced you to word of God and the way of salvation. Remember your mother, and your grandmother.

So let’s make very clear: the apostle of Jesus Christ in this text bestows on motherhood and grandmother-hood a great honor. You have a calling that can become the long-remembered ground of faith, not just for your children—mark this—but for the untold numbers who will be affected by your children. And that’s in addition to all the other thousands of ripple effects of faith in your life. Lets Look at Titus for a Moment

Titus 2:1-6

Titus 2:1–6 ESV

But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.

We despritetly need God fearing Woman God fearing mothers God fearing Grandmothers , God fearing Mothers in the faith to stand for the Word stand For Gods principles obey them and most importantly teach our dear children to do so also, Our culture is gone mad , its all about self pleasure self gratification none about sacrifice self denial surrendering nor submitting, To surrender to submit is almost taboo in our culture but its the core theme of Scripture we must submit we must surrender or we have no real relationship with Christ , he is not our buddy that we can hang with on Sat night when we run the streets no God is Holy perfect blameless He is the King and the giver of life we must never forget that may we never make light of that He must be our Lord before He can be our friend

Proverbs 31

Proverbs 31 (NKJV)

. Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. The heart of her husband safely trusts her; So he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil All the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax, And willingly works with her hands. She is like the merchant ships, She brings her food from afar. She also rises while it is yet night, And provides food for her household, And a portion for her maidservants. 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. She extends her hand to the poor, Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of snow for her household, For all her household is clothed with scarlet. She makes tapestry for herself; Her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her husband is known in the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land. She makes linen garments and sells them, And supplies sashes for the merchants. Strength and honor are her clothing; She shall rejoice in time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, And on her tongue is the law of kindness. She watches over the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her: “Many daughters have done well, But you excel them all.” Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her own works praise her in the gates.

Honor Silvia