1. Ephesians 6:1-3 (NKJV) 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: 3 “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”

2. What Makes A Mother So Special Ephesians 6:1-3

3. What Makes A Mother So Special Today is the day in our country that we set aside to celebrate our mothers Paul commanded that mothers be given honor (Eph. 6:2) Paul also says we are to give honor to whom honor is due (Rom. 13:7)

11. What Makes A Mother So Special We love our mothers like no one else on this earth So what is it that makes our mothers so special? There are several reasons why our mothers are so special to us…

12. A Mother’s Love The first thing that makes our mothers so special is the love that they give to us Did you ever ask yourself why your mother does all that she does for you? It certainly isn’t for a paycheck A mother’s love is special

13. A Mother’s Love Notice how Luke points out the reaction of Mary in Luke 2:51 Mary was a mother, and a mother’s love is a special thing Paul reminds the older women to teach the younger to love their children (Titus 2:4)

14. A Mother’s Love Why? One reason is because of how important motherly love and affection is to our children It’s one of the reasons we love our mothers so much

15. A Mother’s Instruction How many of us can easily remember at least one thing that our mothers taught us? Mothers are constantly teaching We hear phrases like, “Momma always said…”

16. A Mother’s Instruction There is even a song called “Mama Said” that came out in 1961 by the Shirelles How thankful we are for all of the wonderful instruction mothers give us Many who were successful had wonderful mothers to bring them up

17. A Mother’s Instruction Samuel’s mother Hannah dedicated him to the Lord and made sure he received proper instruction by Eli (I Sam. 1-2) Paul credited the instruction that Timothy received from his mother Eunice and her mother Lois (II Tim. 1:5)

18. A Mother’s Instruction Instruction is not just the job of the mother, but she certainly does have an important role Kids benefit when they have a mother that gives wisdom and instruction That instruction is to be obeyed (Eph. 6:1)

19. A Mother’s Sacrifice Parents know something about sacrifice Mothers are special to us because we have seen them sacrifice over and over again for us There is nothing a mother will not do or give up for her children

20. A Mother’s Sacrifice The love a mother has will cause her to do anything for her child Remember what Rebekah did for her son Jacob to ensure that he received the blessing from Isaac? (Gen. 27) Remember what the mother of James and John asked? (Matt. 20:20-21)

21. A Mother’s Sacrifice Remember the mother who brought her baby before Solomon in a dispute with another woman? (I Ki. 3:16-28) A mother’s love is sacrificial such as in the story of Moses (Ex. 2) This is one of the things that makes a mother so special