Generations

2 Timothy 1:3–7 NIV84

3 I thank God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. 4 Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy. 5 I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.

We celebrate moms. The Bible tells us that woman came from man and man from woman. In other words, mother’s deliver generations. Every time a mom gives birth, she is giving birth to generations. What started as two turns out to be generations.

1. Your present faith establishes future generations

Timothy’s grandmother was the matriarch of his faith

Lois passed her faith to her daughter Eunice

Eunice passed her faith to her son, Timothy

Although, Timothy’s dad was greek, loyal faith always wins out

Our generations are a result of our faith

Moms, you are giving birth to other faithful or faithless children

Proverbs 22:6 NIV84

6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

Faith starts at home

It is not the schools responsibility; it starts at home

Restore my present faith

2. Restore the loyal faith generation

I believe that we are born champions

We are born resilient

The problem is that life teaches us how to quit and we are too eager to learn that lesson

Walking in the faith will be tough

Jesus prophesied and said that in this world we would have trouble

However, He also said that we needed to stay the course and we would overcome just like He overcomes

The workers had deserted Paul

2 Timothy 4:10 NIV84

10 for Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.

Therefore, he tells Timothy, I have been reminded of your sincere faith

We need loyal faith

Faith that doesn’t give up when things get tough

Moms need faith when they deliver their children

When the pain increases is because you are closer to delivering your child

You can’t quit just because it is hurts

Restore the Loyal Faith

3. Restore the use of laying on of hands

Instead of speaking death to generations; speak life

As you speak life; lay hands

Laying hands transfers gifts and anointing

Time to restore this powerful act at home

When your child is sick, lay hands and anoint them for healing

Timothy received his gift through the laying on of hands

We need the faith to lay hands on our generations

Change the future of your generations by laying hands and speaking life

2 Timothy 3:14–16 NIV84

14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,

There are gifts that are waiting for you to lay hands

Restore the act of laying hands

4. Restore the use of the gifts of God

We need your gifts in the work of the Lord

Fan into flame your gifts

Start somewhere

Your involvement sets up the next generation

You are born for such a time as this

Restore the using of gifts for God first

5. Restore the courage of the believers

We need to teach our children to be courageous

God did not give us a spirit of timidity or fear

God gave us a spirit of power, love and self-discipline

We need to be courageous for Jesus

Becoming a mother is easy, staying a mother takes courage

The courage to stay a mother passes on to your children

Restore the generations of courage

Don’t let fear keep you back

Be courageous