SERMON SUMMARY
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Mother's Day
Sermon given by Senior Pastor, Dan Tabolt
Mothers Day 2008
We thank God at
every remembrance of them!
Deut 5:16 - Honor
your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, that
your days may be long, and that it may be well with you in the land which
the LORD your God is giving you.
Anna M. Jarvis
(1864-1948) first suggested the national observance of an annual day
honoring all mothers because she had loved her own mother so dearly. At a
memorial service for her mother on May 10, 1908, Miss Jarvis gave a
carnation (her mother's favorite flower) to each person who attended.
Within the next few years, the idea of a day to honor mothers gained
popularity, and Mother's Day was observed in a number of large cities in
the U.S. On May 9, 1914, by an act of Congress, President Woodrow Wilson
proclaimed the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. He established the
day as a time for "public expression of our love and reverence for the
mothers of our country." By then it had become customary to wear white
carnations to honor departed mothers and red to honor the living, a custom
that continues to this day. Pulpit Helps, May, 1991.
Let’s take a
moment to remember all the things our moms have taught us.
VIDEO Fun with
Mom
A teacher gave
her class of second graders a lesson on the magnet and what it does. The
next day in a written test, she included this question: " My full name has
six letters. The first one is M. I pick up things. What am I?" When the
test papers were turned in, the teacher was astonished to find that almost
50 percent of the students answered the question with the word Mother.
Years ago, a
young mother was making her way across the hills of South Wales, carrying
her tiny baby in her arms, when she was overtaken by a blinding blizzard.
She never reached her destination and when the blizzard had subsided her
body was found by searchers beneath a mound of snow. But they discovered
that before her death, she had taken off all her outer clothing and
wrapped it about her baby. When they unwrapped the child, to their great
surprise and joy, they found he was alive and well. She had mounded her
body over his and given her life for her child, proving the depth of her
mother love. Years later that child, David Lloyd George, grown to manhood,
became prime minister of Great Britain, and, without doubt, one of
England’s greatest statesman.
MOTHERS DAY IS
NOT EVERYONE'S FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR
- your mother may have passed away.
- you may have bad memories of your mother
- the Bible records a few of those
- you may have longed to be a mother and were not able
- even worse your children may not contact you
- I still remember my mother with joy on MD
- She has been gone for over 20 yrs
Mother’s Day
Isaiah 66:13 - “As a mother comforts her son, so I will comfort you, and
you will be comforted in Jerusalem.” (HCSB)
I. The Story of
Hannah I Samuel 1:11-19
On Mother's Day, we honor mothers for all the things they do to make our
lives better. This morning we will focus on the things that Hannah did
that produced such a wonderful son.
Samuel was an
unusual man in Israel's history.
Hannah could be
proud of her son Samuel. And Samuel had every right to be proud of Hannah;
she was a great mother. A wise son honors his mother for what she's done
for him. Every time Paul Lo Duca starts a game as catcher for the Los
Angeles Dodgers, he scribbles his mother's initials in the dirt behind
home plate. Like most children would be, Lo Duca is sentimental about his
mother who passed away from cancer in 1996. But there is more to the
ritual than that. Lo Duca is grateful for what his mom did to help him
make it to the "show." When he was a youngster, he took batting practice
from his mother in their backyard. They didn't use a ball and a bat,
instead, she threw pinto beans toward him and he would hit them with a
broom stick. Hitting such a small object with such a narrow stick improved
his hand-eye coordination and made him a better hitter.
"She did so much
for me," Lo Duca said, "and she was such a big influence on my life." Lo
Duca has an attitude a gratitude-which is one of the finest gifts a child
can give a mother.
So why was Samuel
so successful? Did it have anything to do with his mother?
1. Hannah prayed
1 Samuel 1:10-18 NLT Hannah was in deep anguish, crying bitterly as she
prayed to the Lord. [11] And she made this vow: "O Lord Almighty, if you
will look down upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then
I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and
as a sign that he has been dedicated to the Lord, his hair will never be
cut." [12] As she was praying to the Lord, Eli watched her.
[13] Seeing her lips moving but hearing no sound, he thought she had been
drinking. [14] "Must you come here drunk?" he demanded. "Throw away your
wine!" [15] "Oh no, sir!" she replied, "I'm not drunk! But I am very sad,
and I was pouring out my heart to the Lord. [16] Please don't think I am a
wicked woman! For I have been praying out of great anguish and sorrow."
[17] "In that case," Eli said, "cheer up! May the God of Israel grant the
request you have asked of him." [18] "Oh, thank you, sir!" she exclaimed.
Then she went back and began to eat again, and she was no longer sad.
II. The Power of
a praying Mother [person]
1. Hannah wasn't saying her prayers or doing a religious duty, she was
pouring out her heart or as King James puts it, her "soul" before the
Lord. She knew prayer.
2. History belongs to the intercessors! She walked away, knowing her
problem was now history, and that God would do great things with her son.
3. Yes, Hannah knew how to pray, if you look closely you will see the
reason.
Isaiah 66:13 -
“As a mother comforts her son, so I will comfort you, and you will be
comforted in Jerusalem.” (HCSB) [Look for Jesus in the comforts of your
mother!]
Video: Memories
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