1. H APPY M OTHER ’ S D AY M AY 12, 2014 What the family represents in the Bible

2. G EN 30:1 A ND WHEN R ACHEL SAW THAT SHE BARE J ACOB NO CHILDREN, R ACHEL ENVIED HER SISTER ; AND SAID UNTO J ACOB, G IVE ME CHILDREN, OR ELSE I DIE.

3. T HE P HYSICAL F AMILY IS A PICTURE OF GOD ’ S PLAN FOR THE CHURCH

4. E PH 5:23 F OR THE HUSBAND IS THE HEAD OF THE WIFE, EVEN AS C HRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH : AND HE IS THE SAVIOUR OF THE BODY.

5. E PH 5:24 T HEREFORE AS THE CHURCH IS SUBJECT UNTO C HRIST, SO LET THE WIVES BE TO THEIR OWN HUSBANDS IN EVERY THING.

6. E PH 5:25 H USBANDS, LOVE YOUR WIVES, EVEN AS C HRIST ALSO LOVED THE CHURCH, AND GAVE HIMSELF FOR IT ;

7. E PH 5:26 T HAT HE MIGHT SANCTIFY AND CLEANSE IT WITH THE WASHING OF WATER BY THE WORD,

8. E PH 5:27 T HAT HE MIGHT PRESENT IT TO HIMSELF A GLORIOUS CHURCH, NOT HAVING SPOT, OR WRINKLE, OR ANY SUCH THING ; BUT THAT IT SHOULD BE HOLY AND WITHOUT BLEMISH.

9. E PH 5:31 F OR THIS CAUSE SHALL A MAN LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER, AND SHALL BE JOINED UNTO HIS WIFE, AND THEY TWO SHALL BE ONE FLESH.

10. E PH 5:32 T HIS IS A GREAT MYSTERY : BUT I SPEAK CONCERNING C HRIST AND THE CHURCH.

11. E PH 5:33 N EVERTHELESS LET EVERY ONE OF YOU IN PARTICULAR SO LOVE HIS WIFE EVEN AS HIMSELF ; AND THE WIFE SEE THAT SHE REVERENCE HER HUSBAND.

12. S O … H OW DO WE APPLY THIS TO M OTHER ’ S DAY

13. W HAT IF WE ALL SAID, AS R ACHEL … “G IVE ME CHILDREN ( SONS OF G OD ) ELSE I DIE !” W HAT IMPACT WOULD THAT MAKE ON ETERNITY ?

14. J OHN 1:12 B UT AS MANY AS RECEIVED HIM, TO THEM GAVE HE POWER TO BECOME THE SONS OF G OD, EVEN TO THEM THAT BELIEVE ON HIS NAME :

15. J OHN 1:13 W HICH WERE BORN, NOT OF BLOOD, NOR OF THE WILL OF THE FLESH, NOR OF THE WILL OF MAN, BUT OF G OD.

16. T HERE ARE ONLY TWO TYPES OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD …

17. 1J N 5:12 H E THAT HATH THE S ON HATH LIFE ; AND HE THAT HATH NOT THE S ON OF G OD HATH NOT LIFE.

18. T HE RELATIVE QUESTION IS THIS : W ILL YOU BE A PART OF BIRTHING SPIRITUAL LIFE, OR NOT ?

19. S O.. I N APPLICATION TO G EN 30:1 “G IVE ME CHILDREN ELSE I DIE..” H OW COMMITTED ARE YOU TO G OD ’ S PLAN AS PICTURED THROUGH THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP ?

20. A PPLICATION TO OUR C HURCH : F OUR -P RONGED M INISTRY I NITIATIVE FOCUS FOR THE NEXT YEAR..

21. 1. Y OUTH W AREHOUSE M INISTRY

22. 2. J EHOVAH ’ S J AVA COFFEE S HOPPE

23. 3. R ECREATION F IELD (S OCCER & T-B ALL )

24. W ILL WE, AS A CHURCH, CHOOSE TO BECOME SPIRITUAL MOTHER ’ S AND FATHER ’ S TO INDIVIDUALS OF S TANLY COUNTY ?

25. T HE P HYSICAL ASPECT OF “ MOTHERHOOD ” IS REPRESENTATIVE OF ETERNAL SPIRITUAL BIRTHING PROCESS

26. O UR G OAL : 1. H ELP M OTHERS BE AMAZING MOTHERS.. A ND.. 2. H ELP ALL OF US BE AMAZING “ BRIDES ” OF C HRIST