2. A Question for Moms

3. A Question for Moms
What does/did/will it cost you to be a mom?

4. A Question for Moms What does/did/will it cost you to be a mom?
The reason is love
The reward is joy.

5. The Reward of Discipleship
John 15:10–11 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

6. The Cost of Discipleship
Matthew 10:37–39 37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

7. Treasure and the Cost of Discipleship
The Value of the Kingdom
The Cost of the Kingdom
How to have the Joy of the Kingdom

8. Value of the Kingdom
Matthew 13: “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, 46 who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

9. Value isn’t Obvious
John 3:2–3 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

10. Value isn’t Obvious
Ephesians 2:1–3 1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.

11. The Cost of the Kingdom
Matthew 13: “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, 46 who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

12. The Cost of the Kingdom
Luke 9:23–25 23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?

13. The Cost of the Kingdom
Luke 14:25–27 25 Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

14. The Cost Explained

15. The Cost Explained
We make choices to obtain joy.

16. The Cost Explained We make choices to obtain joy.
We sacrifice what we like to enjoy what we love.

17. The Cost Explained We make choices to obtain joy.
We sacrifice what we like to enjoy what we love.
What we are willing or not willing to sacrifice demonstrates whose kingdom we are in.

18. Changing Kingdoms

19. Changing Kingdoms Kingdom of You – you are king.
If you dictate terms to Jesus you are acting as a king…
Your terms are keeping you from the kingdom.

20. Changing Kingdoms Kingdom of You – you are king.
If you dictate terms to Jesus you are acting as a king…
Your terms are keeping you from the kingdom.
Kingdom of God – Jesus is king.
You cannot dictate terms to the king.
Jesus – you can’t love me and anything else equally…

21. How to have joy in the Kingdom

22. Understand the paradox of sacrifice…
How to have joy in the Kingdom
Understand the paradox of sacrifice…

23. Understand the paradox of sacrifice…
How to have joy in the Kingdom
Understand the paradox of sacrifice…
John 15:10–11 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

24. Understand the paradox of sacrifice…
How to have joy in the Kingdom
Understand the paradox of sacrifice…
Matthew 6:33–34 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

25. Understand the paradox of sacrifice…
How to have joy in the Kingdom
Understand the paradox of sacrifice…
Romans 8:31–32 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?