2. Honor: to hold in high respect, as for worth, merit, or rank. Above & Beyond John 2:1-11 By Listening Proverbs 1:8 By Doing Proverbs 30:17

3. John 2:1-11 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”

4. John 2:1-11 “Dear woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

5. John 2:1-11 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.

6. John 2:1-11 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from,

7. John 2:1-11 Though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”

8. John 2:1-11 This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.

9. Proverbs 1:8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

10. Proverbs 30:17 “The eye that mocks a father, that scorns obedience to a mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.

11. Honor: to hold in high respect, as for worth, merit, or rank. By Providing 1 Timothy 5:4 Honoring your mother is serious Exodus 20:12 Leviticus 20:9

12. 1 Timothy 5:4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God.

13. Exodus 20:12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you…

14. Leviticus 20:9 “’If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother, and his blood will be on his own head…

15. 3 Things That Great Moms Do 1.Intercede for their kids Matthew 15:21-28 2.Want the best for their kids Matthew 20:20-28 3.Support God’s calling on their kids Mary

16. Matthew 15:21-28 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession.”

17. Matthew 15:21-28 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” He answered, “I was sent only to the sheep of Israel.” The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said.

18. Matthew 15:21-28 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to their dogs.” “Yes, Lord,” she said, “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”

19. Matthew 15:21-28 Then Jesus answered, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

20. Matthew 20:20-28 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked for a favor of him. “What is it you want?” he asked. She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.”

21. Matthew 20:20-28 “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant.

22. Matthew 20:20-28 These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.” When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers. Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them,

23. Matthew 20:20-28 And their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave-

24. Matthew 20:20-28 Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”