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Welcome
Recognizing Our Mothers!
Today is a day when we take the time to honor the one human being who unselfishly gives herself to her children time and time again, without asking for anything in return.
If your life has been blessed by the touch of a godly mother, then you have enjoyed one of this world’s greatest treasures and blessings.
Not everyone has enjoyed this great blessing but those who have will go to their grave remembering the love of their mother.
We set aside one day a year to honor mothers.
The majority of them deserve it, and they truly are VIPs.
Abraham Lincoln declared,
“no man is poor who has had a godly mother.”
- Abraham Lincoln
A Spanish proverb reads,
“An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest.”
- Spanish Proverb
Someone else has said,
“The instruction received at Mother’s knee, together with the pious and sweet souvenirs of the fireside, are never effaced entirely from the soul.” - Anonymous
Ladies, if you are or have ever been a mother or adoptive mother, stepmother, or if you have ever suffered through a miscarriage.
You are a Mom!
We ask you to stand at this time so we can recognize you.
Mothers Stand
Church let’s say to our Mom’s,
“Thank you Moms!
We love you very much!”
We have a gift for each of you today!
So please remain standing so our mission friend helpers can bring you your gift.
Scripture Memory
Opening Scripture
The Providence of God Working Through a Mother’s Loving influence
Introduction
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said,
“People are what their mothers make them.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
To a degree, that statement is very much true.
The Bible teaches us of some women who had an evil influence on their children.
There are actually quite a few bad mother’s to choose from in Scripture:
Athaliah
Athaliah, the wife of King Jehoram, the daughter of King Ahab and the only queen of Judah, was certainly bad (2 Kings 11).
After the death of her son, she killed all the members of the royal family and took the throne, but I guess we can’t count her since technically, she was the worst grandmother of all time.
If only she had remembered the names of all of her grandchildren, she would have realized she missed one (Joash, who was crowned king a few years later, 2 Kings 11).
In fact, Joash’s aunt, Jehosheba, was more of a mother than Athaliah could ever hope to be.
She hid him from her when he was just a young boy.
Then, there is Herodias, the wife of Philip the tetrarch, whom she deserted to marry his brother Herod Antipas.
Talk about a messed up family.
She was responsible for the death of John the Baptist after her daughter’s famous dance.
Well, let’s just say that wasn’t a pleasant way for a prophet of God to depart for heaven.
Yes, some of the greatest scoundrels of history have had equally bad mothers, but many of the most honorable men and women of history have had good, God-fearing mothers.
The Bible demonstrates those to us, as well.
Think of Sarah, Rebekah, Jochebed, Hannah, Elizabeth, and Mary.
All of them godly women who helped to raise godly men.
History tells us that George Washington's mother was a pious woman.
Abraham Lincoln claimed that all of who he was came from his mother’s influence, as he said,
“All that I am or hope to be I owe to my angel mother.”
- Abraham Lincoln
Nero’s Mom
On the other hand, Nero's mother, Julia Agrippina, also known as, Agrippina the Younger, has been described by both ancient and modern sources as being “ruthless, ambitious, violent, and domineering.”
Many ancient historians accuse her of poisoning Emperor Claudius.
It is easy to see how Nero was one of the most violent and insane emperors Rome ever knew.
It is also easy to see the correlation between good mothers and honorable men in two of our greatest American Presidents.
Anna Jarvis and Mother’s Day
Today we celebrate a special day, Mother’s Day, which is meant to give due honor to the woman who gave us birth and life.
Though we often have the feeling of gratitude towards our mothers we do not confess it often.
Mothers Day is celebrated to share those feelings with our mothers.
To spend some time with her and make her feel special.
We celebrate Mother’s day today because a young twelve year old, named Anna Jarvis, listened to her mother, Ann Jarvis, teach a Sunday School class on the subject “Mothers in the Bible.”
Anna Jarvis got the inspiration of celebrating Mother’s Day from a small prayer her mother said to conclude her lesson on 'Mothers of the Bible.’
It went something like this according to Anna Jarvis.
"I hope that someone, sometime will found a memorial mother’s day commemorating her for the matchless service she renders to humanity in every field of life.
She is entitled to it."
Anna never forgot this prayer.
And at her Mother’s graveside service, she recalled the prayer and said, "...by the grace of God, you shall have that Mothers Day."
By 1911, Mother's Day was celebrated in almost every state of the Union.
And in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson made the official announcement proclaiming Mother's Day as a national holiday that was to be held each year on the second Sunday of May.
Mothers have a great influence upon their children, as do Fathers and Grandparents.
God has used godly mothers throughout history to shape leaders that would experience his providential guiding throughout their lives.
Today, we are going to witness God’s providence working through a mother’s loving influence as she seeks to protect her child from harm, even in the midst of an unusual separation.
Join me in Exodus 2! Please stand in honor of God’s revealed word.
Prayer
On one hand, this biblical account concerns a baby born a humble Israelite but, surprisingly, adopted as a royal Egyptian.
On the other hand, it forms part of a cheerful reminder of God’s careful provision of a deliverer for his people.
Context
Exodus 1:5-7 reports that from 70 sons of Jacob arose a great number of the sons of Israel.
As we read on we learn that a new king arose over Egypt who did not know Joseph.
He became fearful at the number of Israelites in his kingdom.
So he made them his slaves and afflicted them with hard labor.
He also tried to convince the Hebrew mid-wives to kill the sons of Israel.
The daughters could be spared, but the sons had to die!
Naturally, the midwives, fearing God, could not take the life of the precious baby boys.
So 1:22 tells us that
This decree is the cultural basis in which this account is set.
This morning, I’d like to share with you
Four ways Mothers can partner with God to lovingly influence the world!
1. Loving Mother’s Will Do Almost Anything to Protect Their Children.
Like any child, his parents helped Moses get off to an interesting start, but his story is greater than the sum of his parents.
His story is also the revealing of a miracle working providential God.
Moses tells us that he was born into the priestly lineage of the house of Levi.
Moses was unquestionably of the tribe that was specially designed by God to provide the religious and spiritual leadership for the Israelites.
Verse 2
Jochebed – Ex. 6:20; Num.
26:59.
Jochebed is a great example of a loving mother doing what it takes to protect her child.
Because of her love, she hid Moses for three months against the decree of Pharoah.
Now please understand that this does not mean that Moses’ Father, Amran, was not involved.
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