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Practical Wisdom Mothers: Builders of God’s Family

Pastor John Lloyd Mother’s Day ~ May 9-10, 2015

God gives each of us a great opportunity to build His family. Mothers have been specially blessed with this challenge. God wants to show us how to build the lives of those around us and to build up our own life as well. Today, we will look at ways we can help each other become all that God wants us to be. PJ Memory Verse: I Thessalonians 5:11Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. Big Idea: Wise people build God’s people.

I. Wise builders are good ____________________. Romans 15:2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. James 1:19Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; Proverbs 18:13 If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame. Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. Lord, help me to build others by first listening to understand.

II. Wise builders reject bad ______________________. James 1:20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 21Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

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"Foolish people lose their tempers, but wise people control theirs." (Proverbs 29:11 NCV)

Ephesians 4:31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Susannah Wesley’s parenting tips: (mother of 17 children including John & Charles Wesley)

Subdue self-will in a child and thus work together with God to save his soul.

Teach the child to pray as soon as he can speak.

Give the child nothing he cries for and only what is good for him if he asks for it politely.

To prevent lying, punish no fault, which is freely confessed, but never allow a rebellious, sinful act to go unnoticed.

Commend and reward good behavior.

Strictly observe all promises you have made to your child.

Lord, help me to build others with Your best materials. Wise people build God’s people.

III. Wise builders know they are __________ through Jesus.

John 19:30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Hebrews 10:10And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. I John 5:4For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Romans 8:37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

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James 5:16b The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. Hebrews 11:13 These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

Lord, as I seek to build others, help me see the battle has already been won. Wise people build God’s people.

IV. Wise Builders know how to receive ______________.

Proverbs 2:6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; Proverbs 16:16 How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. Ephesians 6:2 “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3“that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” “Men are what their mothers make them” Ralph Waldo Emerson “An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.” Spanish Proverb Proverbs 24:3 By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; (Proverbs 31:26) I Corinthians 1:30 And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption. (Ephesians 2:20)

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Matthew 25:21His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’

Wise people humbly seek wisdom from their Lord Jesus. Wise people build God’s people.

V. Today is a day to say _______________! Proverbs 31:28 Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: (NIV)

"All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother." Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) - "There never was a woman like her. She was gentle as a dove and brave as a lioness. The memory of my mother and her teachings were, after all, the only capital I had to start life with, and on that capital I have made my way." -- Andrew Jackson - "In all my efforts to learn to read, my mother shared fully my ambition and sympathized with me and aided me in every way she could. If I have done anything in life worth attention, I feel sure that I inherited the disposition from my mother." Booker T. Washington Matthew 7:24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. Acts 20:32 And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I Thessalonians 5:11Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.

Thank You to all our Mothers! Thank you for building God’s people here in Southeastern Massachusetts.

Wise people build God’s people!