1. MOTHERS
Judges 5:7

2. Mother’s Day? Is a national holiday instituted by men
Is not an ordinance from God
Honoring mothers is (Eph. 6:2)
Is not reduced to one day a year but throughout your life (Ex. 20:12; Deut. 5:16; Matt. 15:4-6; Eph. 6:1-3)
Is not a church holiday
Gal. 4:10, 11; Matt. 28:20; Col. 3:17; 1 Pet. 4:11; Deut. 4:2; Rev. 22:18, 19
Is not a part of worship
Traditions/doctrines of men wreck true worship (Matt. 15:8, 9)

3. A Mother’s Love CORRUPTED
Almost 1500 born children are killed each year by their parents (Mothers who kill their Babies”, Clint Van Sandt, Newsvine.com)
~15 percent of are killed by mothers each year
Hundreds of thousands of children are aborted each year
“Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (Gen. 6:5, 6; cf. Prov. 6:17)

4. Sin Causes Women to Fall From God’s Ideal
Eve: Listened to Satan, Deceived by Selfish Desires (Gen. 3:6)
Bathsheba: Yielding and Thoughtless When Tempted (2 Sam. 11:2-4)
Jezebel: Embraced False Religion, Incited Husband to Sin (1 Kgs. 16:30-31; 21:25)

5. Sin Causes Women to Fall From God’s Ideal
An Immoral Woman: Wild, Flirtatious, Seducing (Prov. 7)
Luxury Loving Women: Seek Prosperity, Pleasure, Ease, Oblivious to the Condition of God’s Kingdom (Amos 4:1-3; 6:1-6)
Unlearned, Unstable Women: Attracted to Weak Preaching, Spirit of Compromise, False Teachers (2 Tim. 3:1-7)

6. Jesus Christ Lifts up Women
Out of Sin ↦ into forgiveness
Jn. 8:1-11; Lk. 7:36-50
Out of Ignorance ↦ to understanding the importance of spiritual truth
Lk. 10:38-42
Out of weakness ↦ into strength
virtuous woman, Prov. 31:10ff; pillars, Ps. 144:12
Out of idleness ↦ into faithful service
Lk. 8:1-3; 1 Tim. 3:11; 5:10; Rom. 16:1-5; Acts 9:36-42; Jn. 4:1ff

7. Three Things a Mother’s Love Does
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