One Mom's Journey

One Mom's Lourney
Lessons from Jesus' Mother
Luke 2:19,51
Liz Smith-Work, Work, Work: The Mother's Book
Working mother is a misnomer. It implies that any mother
without a definite career is indolently not working, lollong
around, eating bon bons, reading novels and watching soap
operas. But the word "mother" is already a synonym for some
of the hardest, most demanding work ever shouldered by any human
Mary's Challenges
A. Her Cultural Struggle with Society

1. 3 sons
2. Gifted Child
3. Out of wedlock child
   B. Interpersonal Struggle with Jesus
4. She Misunderstood Jesus, Luke 2:47-50
5. She Falsely Accused Jesus, Mark 3:21
6. She Felt the Sting of Separation, Mark 3:31-35
7. She Suffered for Jesus' Call, John 19:25
   Luke 1:30-38
   Our Responsibilities to Our Children
   A. Embrace their Destiny
   Luke 3:39-40
   B. Train their Character
   1 Corinthians 7:13-14
   Matthew 10:37
   C. Release Them
   Isaiah 60:1-5
   The Posture of Victory
   A. Arise
   B. Shine
   C. Receive