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Mother’s Day Preaching Ideas

OT Mothers Stories

Genesis 3 Eve & mother of promise & living (Gen 3v20)

Genesis 16 & 21 Hagar

Genesis 25v19-34, 27v1-28v9

Rebekah & Isaac with Jacob & Esau

Exodus 2v1-11 Jochebed Cast woes on God & God forgave (paid to be mother of Moses)

1 Samuel 1&2 Hannah (& Samuel) 1 Samuel 25 Abigail

especially see v3, 18-19 & 22ff 1 Kings 3 Two ‘mothers’

baby & Solomon’s sword 1 Kings 17v7-24 Widow at Zarephath

food & son restored to life c.f. Heb 11v 33 & 35 – women, through faith , received back their dead, raised to life again and also see John 11 v25-26

2 Kings 4v8-37 & 2 Kings 8v 1-6

Shunammite woman oil, given son and restored to life c.f. Heb 11v 33 & 35 – women, through faith , received back their dead, raised to life again and also see John 11 v25-26

Ruth Ruth c.f. Matt 1v 1, & 5-6

Mothers & Jesus

Luke 1 (Virgin) Mary also Christmas Plus see Luke 2v19-20, 2v34-35, 2v41-52, 8v19-21; Matt 12v46-50, 11v28; John 2v1-11, 19v26-27; Acts 1v14

Mark 1v29-30 Peter’s Mother-in-law c.f. Matt 8v14-15 & Luke 4v38

Luke 7v11-17 Widow’s Son Son raised from the dead

Matt 15v21-28 Canaanite Mother Her Faith

Other Mothers Mentioned

2 Tim 1v5 Eunice – Timothy’s Mother c.f. 2 Tim 3v15 & Prov 1v8 (and c.f. Augustine’s mother and John Wesley’s mother Hannah)

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God ‘mother-like’

Deut 32v11-12 Eagle-like catching and carrying young Isaiah 46v3-4 LORD upheld / carries Israel since conceived and born Isaiah 49v14-16 Mother may forget, God will not Isaiah 66v13 God comforts like a mother N.B. Isaiah contexts restoration from Babylonian captivity, and pictures freedom

from ‘spiritual’ slavery in the gospel age. Hosea 11v1-4 LORD taught Ephraim to walk, loved him c.f. Hos 13v8 Matt 23v37 /

Luke 13v34 Mother hen – wings c.f. refuge c.f. Ps 91v4 & John 3v36

Teaching on Mothers

Ps 139v15 Knit together in mother’s womb Prov 1v8 Teach children c.f. 2 Tim 1v5 & 3v15 Prov 31 The ideal mother – treasured treasure 2 Cor 12v14 Save up / Promise for children 1 Thess 2v7 Gentle & Caring Titus 2v4 Love their Children

Children responsibilities to mother / parents

Exodus 20v12 & Eph 6v1-4

Honour & Obey c.f. Luke 2v51 (includes 5th Commandment)

Prov 31v28 Praise NB above three is acronym HOP Prov 23v22 Do not despise when old (i.e. honour)