taught her son.

Prov 31:1 The sayings of King Lemuel an oracle

his mother taught him Think of how often our mothers have to be
nurses, teachers, housekeepers, cooks, counsellors and friends. They
are there. Mary was at the cross when Jesus was + Jn19:25f. They
never stop caring about us. If there is a love that somewhat reflects the
depth, height, and breath of God's love, it would be a mothers love.
Jesus cried, O Jerusalem how I longed to gather you as a hen gathers
her chicks, but you were not willingMoses mother instilled faith in
her child, because later he was able to make a wise choice. Heb.11:24f
D. Mothers are to be DECORATED and honoured. (Prov. 31:28)
Ill: A man stopped at the florist for flowers to be delivered to his moth-
er living 200km away. Getting out of his car he saw a girl on the curb
sobbing & asked her what was wrong and she replied, I wanted to
buy a red rose for my mother, but I only have R5.00 and a rose is
R10.00. He smiled and said, Come on in with me. I will buy you a
rose for your mother. He placed his order of flowers to be sent to his
mother and bought the rose & then offered the girl a ride. She said
Yes please, if you could, take me to my mother, and she directed him
to a cemetery where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave. The
man returned to the florist, cancelled the delivery, picked up the flow-
ers and drove the 200km to his mothers home. Love needs to be ex-
pressed in deeds.

Lets recap our Acrostic for Mother, the BOND of the home
B Busy in the home
O Obedience models of
N Realize the NEED to teach what is good
D Decorated to be valued. By children & husbands.

Most of us can trace some of our qualities to our mothers. Have you
taken time to thank her for what she has done for you? R.W. Emerson:
Men are what their mothers made them. John Quincy Adams: All
that I am, my mother made me. Abraham Lincoln: All that I am or
hope to be, I owe to my Angel mother.
Henry Ward Beecher: The Mothers heart is the Childs schoolroom.

I believe that the destination of
South Africa depends on our
Mothers. God love & bless our
Mothers,
Ben
Benevolence

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Daily Bible Reading Plan2 0 1 4
Sunday 11/05 Exo 17-20
Monday 12/05 2 Sam 5-6
Tuesday 13/05 Psa 51-53
Wednesday 14/05 Job 35-36
Thursday 15/05 Jer 27-31
Friday 16/05 Mark 15-16
Saturday 17/05 2 Cor 4-5
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24 May - Ladies Class at Mel Littles place (Sat)

25 May - Central Sing-a-long

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2 Tim3:16-17 All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and
training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
MOTHERS, THE BOND OF THE HOME

TEXT: Proverbs 31:10-31

What do we mean that mothers are the bond of the home are we
referring to the home-loan, or mortgage bond? Au contraire one
rendering of the OT Hebrew word for mother is bond as in cement
or glue! Interesting!
This morning I want to Honour, Encourage and Commend our
MOTHERS, as Proverbs 31:28 tells us to do.

B. Godly Mothers are BUSY in the Home. (Prov. 31:27) I think busy
is an understatement! Note Gods order in 1 Tim. 5:14 to younger
widows marry, bear children and guide their home. Keeping the
home is her primary responsibility. Many wives have to go out to
work, however, in these tough economic times. As an effective man-
ager of the home v21-22, she has her priorities in order. Even
though she had pursuits outside of the home (v16, 24), her family is
first (v15, 18) before outside interests. Such a woman complements
her husband (v23) and contributes to a bright future for her family.
O. Godly Mothers are Models of OBEDIENCE.
Firstly, she is obedient to the Lord. Like Mary Lk 1:38. There is
Divine order in Christianity - 1 Cor 11:3. Secondly to her husband.
1 Peter 3:5. In this way she becomes a role model for her children,
this is how children learn the God-given order of the family. At a
banquet, the mother of George Washington was sitting beside a distin-
guished French officer, He asked, How have you managed to rear
such a splendid son? She replied, I taught him to obey
N. Godly Mothers realize the NEED to teach good things. Through her
teaching of good things, the godly mother builds her home.
Prov 14:1 The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it
down with her own hands wisdom is valued in the same way -
rubies. Prov 8:11cf 31:10. Some of the greatest lessons we have ever
learned have come from loving, caring, sacrificing mothers who were
always available to us. This reflects Gods original plan for the func-
tion of the human family. Titus 2:3b-5 the mother is to Love, Instruct
& Discipline Children Prov 1:8 Listen, my son, to your father's
instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching regular in
Proverbs - 5
th
Command. Deut. 6:7 Impress them on your chil-
dren. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along
the road, when you lie down and when you get up. The things that we
are looking at this morning in Proverbs are things that a mother
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Central Church of Christ
Family News
Noreen; Geduld Family on the loss of Catherine Benjamin; Family
of Sarah Davids; Marchelle Christians; Katie; Hannah; Anna
Calder; Hazaleen; Darren; Lucian; Jerry Hoggprostrate can-
cer; Sandra Tejadabreast cancer; Mark-Anthony; Joey Ander-
son; Deidre Bell and baby Skylar; born with heart defect; Dale
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The unemployed; Our little ones; Those struggling financially;
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