LOVING
YOUR MOM
MEMORY Verse: Exodus 20:12 (NKJV) — 12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
TEXT: John 19:26–27
INTRODUCTION:
John
19:26–27
“God has given
this walk of life, fatherhood and motherhood, a special position of honor,
higher than that of any walk of life under it ... he distinguishes father and
mother above all other persons on earth, and places them next to himself” –Martin Luther
Frank Damazio:
1.
A Jewish Proverb: ''God could not be everywhere, therefore He
made mothers.''
2.
Every
mother is like Moses. She does not enter the Promised Land. She prepares a
world she will not see.
Mother is “the
crowning jewel of God’s creation”--Anonymous
“You cannot be willfully wrong with your mother and be right with God.” Jerry Shirley
1. Express Your Love to her.
Romans 12:9
ILLUSTRAITON:
Shared by Jerry Shirley
2. Practice what you say.
1 John 3:18
3. Give her the much needed attention.
4. Be Grateful to her
1 Thessalonians 5:18
“Let us be grateful to
people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls
blossom.” ~ Marcel Proust
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the
parent of all others.” ~ Cicero
5. Be generous to your mother.
1 Corinthians 13:3; John 3:16
Illustration.— Math question
6. Honor your mother
Exodus 20:12; Ephesians 6:2
Conclusion: Lord, help us never to be too busy for mom…
