1. A Mother’s Love
Proverbs 31:25-31

2. Mothers Cherish their children, 1 Thess. 2:7
Her children should cherish her, Proverbs 19:26-27
Her husband should cherish her, Proverbs 31:10-12, 28

3. Motherhood Learned (not purely instinctive)
Learn affection for children, Titus 2:4
Learn good will and loving treatment, Ephesians 5:2
Honored (God and family), Proverbs 31:28-29

4. God-Fearing Mother Builds her House
Knows her children are gifts from God, 1 Samuel 1:20; 2:1
Not perfect, but love overcomes her sins and mistakes, 1 Peter 4:8
Lives by faith, 2 Timothy 1:5
Learns and improves, Titus 2:4
Examines and corrects, 2 Cor. 13:5; 2 Tim. 3:16-17
“The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.”
(Proverbs 14:1)

5. The Active Love of the God-Fearing Mother
Patient (13:4)
Longsuffering; controlled in word and deed
Teaches and corrects with patience, Proverbs 1:8-9
Toward her husband, too, as he learns to be a father, Titus 2:4
The Active Love of the God-Fearing Mother
1 Corinthians 13:4-8

6. The Active Love of the God-Fearing Mother
Kind (13:4)
Treatment of others
Fair and just
Thoughtful, respectful and courteous, Proverbs 31:26
1 Corinthians 13:4-8

7. The Active Love of the God-Fearing Mother
Not envious (13:4)
Of other mothers, their children and situations, Genesis 30:1
Of the blessings of others, Psalm 127:3
1 Corinthians 13:4-8

8. The Active Love of the God-Fearing Mother
Not boastful (13:4)
Don’t “show off” children
Of your motherhood, Proverbs 31:31; 27:1-2
Be humble, kind, and faithful…and your works will praise you
1 Corinthians 13:4-8

9. The Active Love of the God-Fearing Mother
Not arrogant (13:4)
Humble demeanor
Not rude (13:5)
Not unbecoming
Professing godliness, 1 Timothy 2:10
1 Corinthians 13:4-8

10. The Active Love of the God-Fearing Mother
Not selfish (13:5)
Doesn’t insist on her own way
Submissive wife and Christian, Ephesians 5:22- 24; 1 Peter 3:1-2
Teaching by what she is living
The Active Love of the God-Fearing Mother
1 Corinthians 13:4-8

11. The Active Love of the God-Fearing Mother
Not irritable (13:5)
Provoked
Self-control is challenged
Bear the fruit if the Spirit, Galatians 5:23
Not resentful (13:5)
Not judgmental of others
Puts others before herself
The Active Love of the God-Fearing Mother
1 Corinthians 13:4-8

12. The Active Love of the God-Fearing Mother
Does not approve of sin (13:6)
Respects God’s law
No delight in lawlessness
She respects her husband’s rule (she is not a usurper)
1 Corinthians 13:4-8

13. The Active Love of the God-Fearing Mother
Rejoices in the truth (13:6)
When her children walk in truth, 3 John 4
Guided by truth of God, not the world’s “truth”
Does not compromise truth for her children
The Active Love of the God-Fearing Mother
1 Corinthians 13:4-8

14. The Active Love of the God-Fearing Mother
Patiently continues to always love her children (13:7-8)
Bears all things (burdens), Galatians 6:2
Believes all things (trust), Proverbs 23:22
Hopes all things (expects)
Endures all things (perseveres)
The Active Love of the God-Fearing Mother
1 Corinthians 13:4-8

15. Mother: Blessing from God
Be a God-fearing mother
Children: Honor your mother
Mother’s love is a picture of God’s comforting care for His people, Isaiah 66:12-13