A Godly Woman

Intro:

Mother’s Day… are somewhat of an anomoly. it still presupposes gender distinctions.

“Thank you mom for being wonderful, caring, and not making your meatloaf anymore.”

“I love you mom more than… snakes, pets, cats.”

“Dear mom, thank you for doing everything for me, but why don’t you let me have dessert?”

Dear mom, you give me hugs and kisses and watch netflix with me and tuck me in at night”

READ: Titus 2:1-5

A godly woman...

is unashamed of womanhood.

Describe Complementarianism

Recognize that God’s glory is reflected in womanhood.

Genesis 1:26–27 HCSB

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.” So God created man in His own image; He created him in the image of God; He created them male and female.

Genesis 1:27–28 HCSB

So God created man in His own image; He created him in the image of God; He created them male and female. God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”

:27-28

The Bible also consistently gives differing roles to men and women. This is why people are ashamed. (SEE VERSE 3-5)

SIDE NOTE:

Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood Volume 11 Motherhood Matters

there is no biblical mandate that requires women to be at home full-time. We know Leah, Dorcas, and Priscilla were employed in some form.

home-making

women teaching women

submission- following the sacrificial and loving leadership of the husband.

The world has taught women to be ashamed of this.

The message of the world- Be ashamed of womanhood.

Things such as mothering are de-valued or seen as an interuption in a woman’s true and more important career calling.

To be valued as a woman, you must be able to do everything a man can do.

Rachel Jankovic- with DesiringGod ministries. Motherhood, a call to arms.

There is a war on gender and gender-distinction-

We have been slowly brought to believe that empowered women are those who have detached themselves from fertility. We stand by feeling embarrassed of our bellies, while intentionally infertile shells of women despise our childbearing, as though it was a hobby for the low-achieving and undereducated.There is a war on gender and gender-distinction-

A Godly woman makes Kingdom impact.

Where would we be without our mothers?

Questions asked to moms vs dads

mom?

I am hungry.

will you buy me a toy?

I am thirsty.

What’s for dinner?

I am sick.

Can I have dessert?

Can I borrow some money?

dad?

Where is mom?

“I’m just a mom...”

William Ross poem with the line, “The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.”

Mohler, M. K. (2006). Motherhood Matters. Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, 11(2), 49.

it is a generational impact...

Karen Hughes entered the venerable oval office one day and told the president, “I have to go home.” She didn’t mean that she needed the rest of the day off. She meant she needed to go home and stay there for a season. What a bold but wise move for the sake of her son.

Mohler, M. K. (2006). Motherhood Matters. Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, 11(2), 51.it is a

generational impact… not only in family, but in the church family.

marriages,

children,

households

v. 5…so that God’s message will not be slandered.

Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood Volume 11 Motherhood Matters

I heard about four ministers who were discussing the pros and cons of various Bible translations. One of the three was not saying much. Finally, one of the others asked him which one he preferred. He said, “My mother’s translation.” They asked which one she used. He explained, “She lived out Scripture every single day and it was the clearest translation I have ever seen.”