Mothers Day 2018

SLIDE: Eve

The tree of the knowledge of good and evil

Eve suffers in co creating

Adam suffers too

SLIDE: Genesis 3:15  “Her offspring will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

Eve’s heart was broken!  Cain kills Abel

SLIDE:  Abigail

SLIDE: His name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband was surly and mean in his dealings.  1 Samuel 25:3

SLIDE: NABAL “Why should I take my bread and water, and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give it to men coming from who knows where?”

Hospitality ignored / greed

SLIDE: Abigail took 200 loaves of bread, 2 skins of wine, five dressed sheep, 100 cakes of raisins and 200 cakes of pressed figs.

SLIDE: “Please pay no attention to that man Nabal. His name means Fool, and folly goes with him.”

SLIDE:  David said to Abigail, “God has sent you today to meet me. May you be blessed for your good judgment and for keeping me from bloodguilt.” 1 Samuel 25:32

1. The power of hospitality
2. She found a way to move forward (Nabal)

Slide; Anna

Luke 2:36-38

The bible never says this was her dream!

It never says that she wanted to remain a widow.

She longed to have a child but never did!

God uses her!  She prays!  She worships!

Widowhood didn’t mean the end at all!

Anna Gave MARY Strength!!

SLIDE: Eve and Mary

SLIDE:  PICTURE. EVE and MARY!

2 HEROS!

SLIDE:  Those who in a moment do something and it is noticed.

Those who do something for years.  It is never noticed!