1. “Carry Him to His Mother!”
2 Kings 4:8-19

3. Purpose:
to better understand through this Biblical example of just how significant a Godly mother is

4. I When Faith in God is SHAKEN
A. The World Has Declared War

5. 1 Peter 5:8
“Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”

6. I When Faith in God is SHAKEN
A. The World Has Declared War
B. She Was a Woman of Great Faith

7. The greatest of blessings is Godly parents…

8. I When Faith in God is SHAKEN
A. The World Has Declared War
B. She Was a Woman of Great Faith
C. Examples of Those Shaken in Faith

9. François-René de Chateaubriand
Understanding this apologist is more striking because he himself was a man who had lapsed from his faith but later returned to it…

10. II When Faith in God is TEMPTED
A. In the Hour of Temptation
B. This is Far More Than Sentiment

11. “I think it will be the testimony of all her sons that her image stood between them and the temptations of youth… which repelled every assault of skepticism and drew back the soul from ever wandering to the faith which she lived and died.”

12. “True, I have had temptations; nor have I always resisted them on the instant. The moment, however, when I was on the point of being inebriate, or the gambler, and disgracing my profession, the words of my mother came up angel-like and checked me in my career.”
Edwin Forrest, actor

13. III When Faith in God is AFFECT- ED
A. Sin Will Do More Than Affect Faith
B. This Principle is for Mothers
C. This Principle is for Kids

14. “His mother said to the servants, ‘Whatever He says to you, do it.’”
John 2:5
“His mother said to the servants, ‘Whatever He says to you, do it.’”

15. Conclusion and Summary
Mothers really do have to put up with a lot don’t they?... And the number one Biblical saying of mothers is: Mary to the servants at the wedding of Cana, (John 2:5) “Whatever He says to you, do it.”