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Gen. 2:24

Gen. 2:24 “ a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”. Who did Jesus call his “mothers”?. (Matthew 12:48-49)

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Gen. 2:24

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  1. Gen. 2:24 “a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”

  2. Who did Jesus call his “mothers”? (Matthew 12:48-49) But He answered and said to the one who told Him, "Who is My mother and who are My brothers?" And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, "Here are My mother and My brothers! (NKJV)

  3. (1 Pet. 3:8) Have...“compassion for one another”

  4. Godly Motherhood

  5. The Comfort Only a Mother Could Offer (Isaiah 66:13) As one whom his mother comforts, So I will comfort you; And you shall be comforted in Jerusalem." (NKJV)

  6. The Importance of Motherhood (Hebrews 11:23) By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's command. (NKJV)

  7. The Importance of Motherhood (Hebrews 11:24-25) By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, (NKJV)

  8. Being a Godly Mother Does Not Come Instinctually (Titus 2:3-4) the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things-- that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, (NKJV)

  9. Godly Mothers… … take risks and make sacrifices for their children. (Exodus 2:1-3) And a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi. So the woman conceived and bore a son. And when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months. But when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of bulrushes for him, daubed it with asphalt and pitch, put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river's bank. (NKJV)

  10. Godly Mothers… … take risks and make sacrifices for their children. …love their children!

  11. Godly mothers love their children! (Genesis 3:16) To the woman He said: "I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; In pain you shall bring forth children; Your desire shall be for your husband, And he shall rule over you." (NKJV)

  12. Godly mothers love their children! (John 19:26) When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold your son!" (NKJV)

  13. Godly Mothers… … take risks and make sacrifices for their children. …love their children! …have a deep spiritual concern for their children.

  14. Godly mothers have a deep spiritual concern for their children. (Matthew 20:21) And He said to her, "What do you wish?" She said to Him, "Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on the left, in Your kingdom." (NKJV)

  15. Enemies of Godly Motherhood Lack of support from husband Societal Pressure

  16. Enemies of Godly Motherhood: Societal Pressure Godly Motherhood: Something to Be Proud Of! (Proverbs 31:28) Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her: (NKJV) (Proverbs 31:27) She watches over the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness. (NKJV)

  17. Enemies of Godly Motherhood: Societal Pressure Godly Motherhood: Something to Be Proud Of! (Exodus 20:12) "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you. (NKJV)

  18. Enemies of Godly Motherhood: Societal Pressure Godly Motherhood: Something to Be Proud Of! (Leviticus 19:3) 'Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and keep My Sabbaths: I am the LORD your God. (NKJV)

  19. Enemies of Godly Motherhood: Societal Pressure Godly Motherhood: Something to Be Proud Of! (Proverbs 10:1) The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother. (NKJV) (Proverbs 15:20) A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother. (NKJV)

  20. Enemies of Godly Motherhood: Societal Pressure Godly Motherhood: Something to Be Proud Of! (Proverbs 23:22) Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old. (NKJV) (Luke 2:51) Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but His mother kept all these things in her heart. (NKJV)

  21. Enemies of Godly Motherhood Lack of support from husband Societal Pressure Materialism

  22. Enemies of Godly Motherhood: Materialism Hebrews 13:5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." (NKJV) “Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (ESV)

  23. Enemies of Godly Motherhood: Materialism The Virtuous Woman Balances Work & Home (Proverbs 31:16-19) She considers a field and buys it; From her profits she plants a vineyard. She girds herself with strength, And strengthens her arms. She perceives that her merchandise is good, And her lamp does not go out by night. She stretches out her hands to the distaff, And her hand holds the spindle. (NKJV) (Proverbs 31:24) She makes linen garments and sells them, And supplies sashes for the merchants. (NKJV)

  24. Enemies of Godly Motherhood: Materialism The Virtuous Woman Balances Work & Home (Proverbs 31:31) Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her own works praise her in the gates. (NKJV)

  25. Enemies of Godly Motherhood: Materialism The Virtuous Woman Balances Work & Home (Proverbs 31:21) She is not afraid of snow for her household, For all her household is clothed with scarlet. (NKJV) (1 Timothy 5:14) Therefore I desire that the younger widows marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully. (NKJV) (Titus 2:4-5) that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed. (NKJV)

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