When Momma Is In The House

Illustrations:

"The Stages Of Motherhood"

4 Years Of Age - My Mommy can do anything;

8 Years Of Age - My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot

12 Years Of Age - My Mother doesn’t really know quite everything.

14 Years Of Age - Naturally, Mother doesn’t know that, either

16 Years Of Age - Mother? She’s hopelessly old-fashioned

18 Years Of Age - That old woman? She’s way out of date

25 Years Of Age - Well, she might know a little bit about it

35 Years Of Age - Before we decide, let’s get Mom’s opinion

45 Years Of Age - Wonder what Mom would have thought about it

65 Years Of Age - Wish I could talk it over with Mom

"The Hand That Rocks The Cradle"

They say that man is mighty

He governs land and sea;

He wields a mighty scepter

On lower powers than he.

But mightier power and stronger

Man from his throne has hurled,

For the hand that rocks the cradle

Is that hand that rules the world.

"Mother Power"

Julia Ward Howe, at age ninety-one, said: "We talk of forty horse-power, but if we had forty

mother-power it would be the most wonderful force in the world."

Text:

Matthew 18:1

"At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, 3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. 6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. 7 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!"

Intro:

When you think about what Jesus is saying you can see the heart of a mother.

Whether their son is an axe murderer or a saint

There daughter is a call girl or the soloist in the church choir

Momma loves her baby

This morning I want to honor the Mothers that are in this place

I want to tell you that you have been placed by God

You have been called for a great purpose

The nurturing that comes from your heart tells the wayward child there is still hope

The warmth that comes from your smile tells a child that even if they have failed miserably in every thing they have tried...I still believe in you.

It is that warmth from a mothers heart that makes a child feel loved & not despised

It is that caring touch from your hand that can calm the storm

There are many preachers that are preaching because...momma prayed

There are many singers singing about the King of Kings because....grandma wouldn’t give up

Why?....because a mother

Never gives up

Never loses hope

Always tries to see the best

The Woman Is

The nurturer

The lover

The one who seeks to keep balance in the family

Eve was to be a help meet

That means she was going to help Adam balance his duties

Eve was to be a companion

That means she was going to help Adam balance his emotions

The Woman Completes The Man “the 2 shall become one”

The Motherhood of America Under Attack

We Are In A Society Today

That has attempted to assassinate the hope of a mother

By taking the father out of the home

By replacing covering of love with the perversion of lust

Trying to be the provider and the nurturer, but with no covering

Mary In the “Passion of Christ”

Statistics

Dr. Anne Catherine Speckard, of the University of Minnesota, reports the following long-term (five to ten years) consequences of abortion:

81 percent reported preoccupation with the aborted child

73 percent reported flashbacks of the abortion experience

54 percent recalled nightmares related to the abortion

23 percent reported hallucinations related to the abortion

Abortion Facts

1.2 to 1.4 million abortions are performed in the United States every year

4,000 every day, 3 every minute, 1 every 20 seconds

United States has one of the highest abortion rates among developed countries

every fourth baby conceived in America is killed by abortion

Proverbs 31:10-31

10Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

11The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.