1. Be A Mom! Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too. Ro. 16:13

2. Theme Mothering is God-assigned mentoring, a life-long mission regardless of children or their age.

3. Intro 1 : Disturbing Lies Women Believe Lies Women Believe and The Truth That Sets Them Free by Leigh DeMoss

4. And What Are Those Lies? God doesn’t love me. I’m not worth anything. I should not have to live with unfulfilled longings. I don’t have time to do everything I’m supposed to do. If I submit to my husband, I’ll be miserable. Children need to get exposed to the real world so that they can learn to function in it. If my circumstances were different, I would be different.

5. Intro 2: Disturbing Trends FACT: 42% of Mom’s would rather have more money than spend time with their children. FACT: Only 9 percent of teenagers say that they definitely plan to become parents in their early adult years (i.e., when married and in their 20’s). FACT: About half of the public says it makes no difference that a growing number of women don't ever plan to have children.

6. 1. Mothering: The Lost Mission A. Easy street never ever took us anywhere great. B. The perfect mom? Perfect according to whom? Perfectionism. No one can do anything “perfectly”. Perfection is an illusion. Perfect according to whom? According to what? We have corrupted the word. Synonyms would be mature developed where they ought to be according to their calling, mission and personal development. C. I have never met a woman who could say at the end of their life: I am so glad I did not help any woman, any man by giving them motherly guidance from God.

7. 2. Mothering: The Magnificent Mission

11. 4 th Phase: model, mentor and Counselor, providing wisdom, Insight, perspective and shared experience.

12. 3. Mothering: A Mission That Never Stops Mark 15:21 A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus [“Red” in Latin], was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross. Romans 16:13 Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too.

13. The Challenge At This Point Raise those around you a notch… and then another… and then another...

14. BE A MOM Part 2

15. NIV BEN THE MOM LUKE 8:19-21 19 Now Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd. 20 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.” 21 He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.”

16. The Heart of the Mother

17. The Nurturer

18. The Affirmer

19. The Teacher

20. The Work of the Mother

21. Influencing others inner lives toward God

22. Influencing others Outer lives toward God

23. CHALLENGE To the Mothers – Live a life that Honors God and puts others to live for him with a deep inner love for God and a profound outer life that shows God’s love “who hear God’s word and put it into practice.”

24. CHALLENGE To All Take on that same heart to live holy lives in Him and honoring lives for Him

25. BE A MOM Part 2

26. NIV BEN THE MOM LUKE 8:19-21 19 Now Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd. 20 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.” 21 He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.”

27. The Heart of the Mother

28. The Nurturer

29. The Affirmer

30. The Teacher

31. The Work of the Mother

32. Influencing others inner lives toward God

33. Influencing others Outer lives toward God

34. CHALLENGE To the Mothers – Live a life that Honors God and puts others to live for him with a deep inner love for God and a profound outer life that shows God’s love “who hear God’s word and put it into practice.”

35. CHALLENGE To All Take on that same heart to live holy lives in Him and honoring lives for Him