Motherhood

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Motherhood
Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is
far above rubies. Proverbs 3110
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What is the Worth of a Mother?
Salary.com
Stay at Home 122,732 Salary for a year
Work outside 76,184 more
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What is the Worth of a Mother?
Love Affection
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I. Managers of the Home Prov. 3127-28
27. She watches over the ways of her household,
And does not eat the bread of idleness. 28 Her
children rise up and call her blessed Her
husband also, and he praises her
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Therefore I desire that the younger widows
marry, bear children, manage the house, give no
opportunity to the adversary to speak
reproachfully. 1 Tim.514
homemakers Tit.25
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Domestic Manager

• Prov.3121-28
• Has priorities in order
• Family comes first
• Compliments her husband

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II. Models of Obedience
God Comes First
Submit yourselves therefore to God.
James 47a
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Husband Comes Second
Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own
husbands 1 Pet. 31
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And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord
be it unto me according to thy word. And the
angel departed from her. Luke 138
She had other options
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III. Teachers of Good
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and
forsake not the law of thy mother.
Prov.18
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The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his
mother taught him. Prov. 311
She taught her son... Prov. 313-9 Avoid
worldly living
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Teaching by Example

• Jochebed Mother of Moses
• Hannah Mother of Samuel
• Eunice and Lois Mother and Grandmother of
  Timothy

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IV.Respected Honored
Her children arise up, and call her blessed her
husband also, and he praiseth her. Prov.
3128
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'Every one of you shall revere his mother and his
father, and keep My Sabbaths I am the LORD your
God. Lev. 193
Respect worthy of great honor
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Let your father and your mother be glad, And let
her who bore you rejoice. Prov.2325
"Honor your father and mother," which is the
first commandment with promise Eph. 62
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He who mistreats his father and chases away his
mother Is a son who causes shame and brings
reproach. Prov.1926
Dishonor
Honor
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Whoever curses his father or his mother, His
lamp will be put out in deep darkness.
Prov.2020
Obedience is the way to honor
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Motherhood
Like mother, like daughter! Ezekiel 1644
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For her worth is far above rubies.
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Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 evan
scoc_at_bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org S
unday Morning May 10, 2009