How God Honors Motherhood | Jim Hammond
 
Recap
 
Pastor Jim celebrated all the mothers with a special Mother’s Day message, making the point that no one enters this world without a mom. Even God the Son, Jesus Christ, entered into this world through the womb of His mother! He expressed an appreciation for the herculean effort mothers put forth in the taking care of and the nurturing of her children!
 
Dive Deeper
 
Adam called his wife “Eve,” which means “life spring.” Mothers are a spring of life because no one enters this world without a mom.
 
Even God Himself, Jesus Christ, had to enter this world through a mom. God used Mary’s womb to carry the Son of God for nine months to fulfill His promise of salvation. You could say God honored pregnancy and motherhood by bringing Jesus Christ into the world in this way.
 
Pastor Jim shared how he coached high school girls’ basketball for 17 years. He witnessed firsthand the devotion of mothers in how they were faithful in the raising of their children, and how mothers willingly and routinely sacrificed for their children.
 
He said 1st Corinthians 13:8 is reflected in a mother’s love: “Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.” He said he saw how a mother’s love never fails, never fades out or becomes obsolete, and never comes to an end.
 
Pastor Jim went over scriptures that reveal how God stands when it comes to your parents, with mothers.
 
The New Testament says if you honor your parents, you’ll have a long life. And if you flip that? If you don’t honor your parents, you’ll have a short life.
 
Pastor Jim asked the congregants to examine themselves with regard to how they treated their mothers. Examine your life. Are there things that are not going right in your life? Then look at your relationship with your mother. Are you treating her right?
 
A famous author once said, “I realized that when you look at your mother, you’re looking at the purest love you’ll ever know.”
 
God created mothers to have this sort of sacrificial love because that’s how He loves us. A mother’s love is married to the heart of God Himself.
 
Read About It
 
1st Corinthians 13:8, “Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.”
 
Leviticus 20:9, “For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.”
 
2nd Timothy 1:5, “When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.”
 
Discussion Questions
 
A good way to gain an appreciation for your mother is to make a list of all the ways your mother has loved you sacrificially. What are some of the things you might put on that list?
 
Pastor Jim encouraged us to examine ourselves on how we treat our mothers. What kind of grade would you give yourself?
 
After listening to Pastor Jim’s message, what is the main takeaway you received?

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