Sermon Tone Analysis

SF509

 

*THE MAKING OF A GODLY MOTHER*

 

*1 Samuel 1:24-28*

 

*INTRODUCTION*

 

*/Being a Mother is one of the most difficult jobs in the world.../*

 

/The mother of three notorious kids was asked, "If you had it to do all over again would you have children?"/

/"Sure," she said, "but not the same ones."/

/"The joy of motherhood is what a woman experiences when all the children have gone to bed."/

 

/"There is nothing easy about good mothering.

It can be backbreaking, heart wrenching, and anxiety producing.

And that's just the morning."/

/ A "good" mom ‑ ~*Never bakes biscuits from a little cardboard tube that goes "pow!"  ~*Appears instantly whenever any family member yells, "Mom!"  ~*Knows exactly which garment each child wants to wear everyday and has it washed and hung in the closet.

~*Is always home when you call.

~*Uses coupons to save at least $15 every time she buys groceries./

/~*Never raises her voice.

~*Never dreads teacher conferences.

~*Attends every T‑ball and soccer game in hose and heels after a productive day at the office or some other world expanding venture.

~*Never leaves kids with a runny nose in the church nursery.

~*Never says, "No" to the PTA.

~*Keeps a regimented family schedule of daily tooth flossing and Bible memorization./

/(Focus on the Family, May 1988, p. 3)/

*/Hannah models for us a godly mother.../*

\\ *THE PATIENT ENDURANCE OF A GODLY MOTHER*

 

*/Reflected By Her Walk (4-8)/*

 

*She walked obediently*

/She did what God had instructed/

 

*She walked humbly*

/She did not become bitter toward Penninah/

 

*She walked faithfully*

/Faithful to her husband/

/Faithful to her Lord/

 

*/Revealed In Her Worship/*

 

*She was consistent* - /“Whenever”/

/She refused to allow circumstances to control her./

 

*She was compassionate* - /“she wept...”/

 

*She continued!*

\\ *THE PRAYERFUL INFLUENCE OF THIS GODLY MOTHER*

 

*/Her Petition of The Father (10-16)/*

 

*It was silent (12-14)*

/Sometimes the loudest things we say are not spoken!/

*It was simple (11)*

/“Look upon your servant’s misery” = plea for mercy/

 

/“Remember me...” = plea for /grace

 

/“Give her a son..” = plea for blessing/

 

*It was sincere (10)*

/“Bitterness...wept...prayed...” = heaviness of heart, broken hearted, broken before God!/

 

*/Her Promise to The Father (11)/*

*Complete sacrifice*

/Gave her first born/

/Gave him for all his life/

 

*Complete surrender*

/Nazarite vow.../

/No fruit of vine, morning the dead, haircut!/

 

*/Her Praise of The Father (2:1-9)/*

*Gave God the glory!!!*

\\ *THE PURPOSEFUL ACTIONS OF THE GODLY MOTHER*

 

*/She Kept Her Word (21-28)/*

*To God’s People*

/Specifically to Eli/

 

*To God*

 

*To her son*

/Samuel = asked of the Lord/

/~~3 years old/

 

*/She Kept Her Watch (2:18-21)/*

*She provided for her son (18-19)*

 

*She presented her sacrifice (19b)*

 

*She persisted in her service (20-21)*

\\ *APPLICATION*

 

What Kind of Mother Are You?

You see, every mother must decide what kind of mother she will be.

Will she be a "MEDIA MOM", a "SOCIETY MOM", or a "BIBLICAL MOM".

Ladies, if you allow the media to dictate your standards of motherhood you will fail and fail miserably.

By the same token if you allow society or others around you, to dictate your standards, you will likewise fail.

But if you allow the Word of God to dictate your standards and you apply those standards your life, you will be a success.