A Mother's Sacrifice

Intro

Talk about people and activities that don’t receive that much credit

Talk about moms and all they do behind the scenes that no one ever sees

Talk about how many of their deeds go under appreciated but are felt when seen

Body

Read Ruth 4:11-17

Ruth 4:11–17 NKJV

And all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built the house of Israel; and may you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem. May your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring which the Lord will give you from this young woman.” So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and when he went in to her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son. Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a close relative; and may his name be famous in Israel! And may he be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him.” Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her bosom, and became a nurse to him. Also the neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “There is a son born to Naomi.” And they called his name Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Talk about Naomi and how she raised her sons and

Talk about Naomi and how she needed Ruth and needed her sons

Talk about what it means to honor and respect your family

Talk about how God respects and honors children and parents who trust and follow him

Conclusion

Challenge the church to do something special for their mother’s today

Challenge the church to reflect on their life and how their mother’s have had an eternal impact on them

Challenge the church to reach out to their mothers and give them a special thanks that could only come from them as a husband or a child