LESSONS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME

My mother taught me there's a TIME and PLACE for EVERYTHING

"If you are going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning the house."

My mother taught me RELIGION

"You had better pray that the stuff you spilled will come out of the carpet."
 

My mother taught me LOGIC

"Because I said so, that's why."

My mother taught me FORESIGHT

"Make sure you wear clean underwear. You never know when you might be in an accident and be taken to the hospital."

My mother taught me SELF CONTROL

"Keep laughing, and I will give you something to cry about."

My mother taught me about the SCIENCE OF OSMOSIS

"Shut your mouth, and eat your supper."

My mother taught me about being a CONTORTIONIST

"Look at the back of your neck. It's filthy."

My mother taught me about STAMINA

"You will sit there until all that spinach is finished."

My mother taught me about WEATHER

"Your room looks like it was hit by a tornado."

My mother taught me about STRAIGHT TALK

"If I told you once, I told you a million times, don't exaggerate."

My mother taught me SELF CONTROL

"Don't go near the cake. I made it for my bridge club."

My mother taught me about PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOLOGY

"Please stop acting like your father."

My mother taught me it is more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.

My mother taught me the quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.

My mother taught me a closed mouth gathers no foot.

My mother taught me that some days you are the bug and other days you are the windshield.

My mother taught me never to test the depth of the water with both feet.

My mother taught me if you always tell the truth, you won't have to remember what you said and to whom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

\Mother’s Day,  May 11, 2008 - Sheepfold Ministries

                                                                                                Pastor Phil Roland

THE MOTHER-HEART OF GOD

Various Texts

“There is nothing this side of heaven that is as comforting as a Mother’s love.  The nurturing, protecting heart of a mother pictures the very character of God Himself.” Pastor Phil

 

I. GOD IS LIKE A MOTHER, BUT HE IS A FATHER – Isaiah 66:13

“As one whom his mother comforts, So I will comfort you; And you shall be comforted in Jerusalem."

            A. He is like a hen brooding over her chicks – Psalm 91:1-4

            “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the

shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress;

My God, in Him I will trust." Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the

fowler And from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers,

And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and

buckler.”

            1. He desires to GATHER us like a mother - Luke 13:34

            "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones

those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children

together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were

not willing!”

2. He BROODS over us like a worried hen

            B. God comforts us with a mother’s comfort – Matthew Henry

            Matthew Henry, writing more than 300 years ago, reminds us that God comforts

us and he does so “not only with the rational arguments which a prudent father

uses, but with the tender affections and compassions of a loving mother.”

II.  GOD IS COMPASSIONATE LIKE A MOTHER - Isaiah 49:15-16

"Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.”

            A. Nothing is like a mother’s love – Isaiah 40:1

            "Comfort, yes, comfort My people!" Says your God.  "Speak comfort to

Jerusalem, and cry out to her, That her warfare is ended, That her iniquity is

pardoned; For she has received from the Lord's hand Double for all her sins."

                        1. Healing

                        2. Nurturing

            B. You are engraved on the palms of His hands

                        1. Empathy

                        2. Understands our feelings

III. GOD IS SACRIFICIAL LIKE A MOTHER

A.     A mother undergoes the sacrifice of well-being

1. Pain and discomfort of pregnancy and labor

2. Sacrifice of time – Years of her life

The Mother-Heart of Father-God, cont. p.2

B. Jesus knew Jerusalem had killed the prophets

                        1. He enters anyway, not as a conquering warrior King

                        2. He enters as a mother, calling out to her children

            C. He knew He would enter Jerusalem to his death

                        1. Like the mother-hen, searches, longs for her chicks

                        2. He longs to love us, forgive us, cleanse us from guilt and shame

            D. He scorned the shame and pain of the Cross – Hebrews 12:1,2

            “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let

us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run

with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and

finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the

cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne

of God.”

            1. What was His joy?

            2. You are His joy! He joys over you with singing. – Zephaniah 3:17

            “The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will

rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will

rejoice over you with singing."

IV. GOD IS COMFORTING LIKE A MOTHER – 2 Cor. 1:3,4

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God”.
            A. Jesus told us He would send “another Comforter” – John 14:16a

            “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he

may abide with you for ever;”

B.  He is both with us and in us – Jn. 14:17

            C.  How do we respond to God’s comfort?

                        1. You feel understood

                        2. You feel calmed

                        3. Your stress is relieved

                        4. Your anxiety passes

                        5. Your problems belong to the one under whose wings you hide

V. GOD DESIRES US TO BE COMFORTERS - John 14:16b

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God”.
            A. How can we comfort others? Who needs us?

                        1. The Broken-Hearted

                        2. Bereaved

                        3. Divorce

                        3. Victims of abuse

                        4. Those with sickness

                        5. Those facing loss or disappointment

            B. We receive. . .we give. . .He did. . .So did your mother, Bless Her!

 

A MOTHER’S COMFORT

 

Eg. J. Vernon McGee

“In the mother-heart of Father-God. . .”

 

Psalm 131:1-2
“O Lord, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.”

 

Mother’s Day,  May 08, 2011 - Sheepfold Ministries

                                                                                                Pastor Phil Roland

LESSONS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME

Proverbs 31:10-12 and 25-31

“My mother was a stickler for rules. When she laid down the law, she expected it to be obeyed. There were punishments for those who disobeyed. Retribution was swift and sure. Her lessons still are with me today.”                                       Pastor Phil

 

 “Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue,
then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.”  Romans 13:7

HONOR = HEBREW = cak = CHA-BAHD = “To be Heavy”        

                                                     “To Give Weight”  “To Do Honor”

"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you." Exodus 20:12

 

I.  KEEP YOUR COMMITMENTS - 2 Timothy 1:12

". . .for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day."

            A. Pay Your Indebtedness

                        1. Never make debts you do not intend to pay

                        2. If you make a bill, pay it

            B. If you tell someone you'll do something: DO IT!

                        1. Do not over-promise to get the approval of others

                        2. Say what you'll do and do what you say

            C. Keep your commitments, Jesus did. Aren't you glad?

 

II.  TELL THE TRUTH EVEN IF IT HURTS - Ephesians 4:25

"Therefore, putting away lying, "Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor," for we are members of one another."

            A. Telling others person how you feel w/o trying to cause them pain

                        1. Speaking the truth in love

                        2. Some will react if darkness is in their hearts

            B. My mother never raised any liars!

                        1. There will be no bearing of false witness

                        2. My mother could smell a lie before if left your mouth

 

III.  FOLLOW YOUR GOD GIVEN VISION - Like 14:28

"In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple."

          A. Don't be afraid of Adventure and Calculated Risks

                        1. Count the cost and Follow Christ wherever He leads

                        2. If you have a set-back, dust yourself off and try again

            `B. Mom set the Example by moving her family 1,000 miles West

                        1. We had a whole new and different life in California

                        2. She laid down her life for us, so we could have opportunities

                        3. We received the finest in education

                        4. We had limitless work opportunities

LESSONS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME, cont., p.2

 

            C. Twenty years later, we took the challenge and moved 2,600 miles

                        1. We left family, friends and the familiar for the unknown

                        2. Our kids found opportunities in a region that needed us

 

IV.  YOU CAN OVERCOME ANY OBSTACLE LIFE GIVES YOU

"But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."                                                      Matthew 19:26
            A. You plus God are a powerful majority

                        1. Overcoming Plaque:

                          "Nothing will happen to you today that you and God can't handle."

                        2. God has made us "More than Conquerors" - Romans 8:37

      "...in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us."

            B. There is a difference between a Warrior and an Ordinary Man

                        1. Ordinary man sees everything as a blessing or a curse

                        2. Warrior takes everything as a challenge and conquers it!

 

V.  MONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING. YOU CAN'T BUY HAPPINESS

          A. Work Hard! Sweat never hurt anybody!

                        1. Give your employer an honest day's work for your pay

                        2. Don't cheat your boss. He signs your paycheck.

            B. Material things won't buy happiness

                        1. Buy only what you need. Use what you have.

                        2. Be sure to remember God with your money

                        3. Share your money with God each week

            C. Don't be selfish, share what you have with those in need

                        1. God has his eye on the poor

                        2. Be sure your eyes are sensitive to their needs

 

VI. GET TO KNOW AND LOVE THE WORD OF G-D - Ps. 119:11

"I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you."

          A. My mother especially loved the King James Bible

                        1. Quoted and read from it continuously

                        2. Stopped me at the door insisting I hear a passage

                        3. After hearing the Word, I was free to leave

            B. Mom got her love of scripture from my Great Grandmother Cox

                        1. "Ma Cox" practiced what the Word of God taught

                        2. Her tears stained every page

                        3. She wrote prayers / blessings for her family on each page

            C. Memorize the Word of God, Esp. KJV

            D. Hear the Word of God at Church each week

                        1. I had a "Drug Problem" (Read Piece)

                   2. Thank God my mother gave me the Drug Problem

 

VII. LEARN TO TALK TO GOD

          A. When your kids act up, pray, pray and pray some more

                        1. Pay your expectations for the best for your children

                        2. Tell God and them what you expect from their future

LESSONS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME, cont., p.3

 

            B. Thank G-d for my praying mother!

                        1. She loved God and loved us

                        2. Prayer gave her the solace and relief she needed

            C. Mom was a bit of a worrier, but she worried G-d the most!

 

VI.  CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDSHIPS CAREFULLY

          A. Good friends are life's greatest value

                        1. Material things come and go

                        2. Healthy friends last a lifetime

            B. Friendship with Jesus will last throughout eternity

                        1. Mothers won't always be there for you

                        2. Jesus will ALWAYS be with you - Prov. 18:24

                        "A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a

                        friend who sticks closer than a brother."

            C. Mom always had a testimony of Jesus on her lips

                        1. Jesus is my savior

                        2. Be sure He's your Savior, too!

 

 

 

LESSONS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME, Text:

 

Proverbs 31:10-12 and 25-31

A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.

Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.

She brings him good, not harm all the days of her life.

She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.

She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: “Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.”

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"The Drug Problem in America"

 

The other day, someone at a store in our town read that a methamphetamine lab had been found in an old farmhouse in the adjoining county and he asked me a rhetorical question,

'Why didn't we have a drug problem when you and I were growing up?'

I replied: "I had a drug problem when I was young:"

 

"I was drug to church on Sunday morning. I was drug to church for weddings and funerals.

 

I was drug to family reunions and community socials no matter the weather.

 

I was drug by my ears when I was disrespectful to adults.

 

I was also drug to the woodshed when I disobeyed my parents, told a lie, brought home a bad report card, did not speak with respect, spoke ill of the teacher or the preacher, or if I didn't put forth my best effort in everything that was asked of me.

 

I was drug to the kitchen sink to have my mouth washed out with soap if I uttered a profane four-letter word.

 

I was drug out to pull weeds in mom's garden and flowerbeds and cockleburs out of dad's fields.

 

I was drug to the homes of family, friends, and neighbors to help out some poor soul who had no one to mow the yard, repair the clothesline, or chop some firewood; and, if my mother had ever known that I took a single dime as a tip for this kindness, she would have drug me back to the woodshed.

 

Those drugs are still in my veins; and they affect my behavior in everything I do, say, and think. They are stronger than cocaine, crack, or heroin; and, if today's children had this kind of drug problem, America would be a better place."

 

- Author unknown.

 

 

COURTESY OF SHEEPFOLD MINISTRIES - 2011