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May 14, 2017

WELCOME!
WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE

We are a group of believers who simply try to follow the Bible as a guide for all we do. Everything done in our worship service is something for which we have a Bible basis. You are welcome to participate as much or as little as you wish. We will sing hymns together and we will observe the Lord's Supper or Communion together. We will also have an opportunity to give to the work of God in this area. This collection is for the members here, and if you are visiting you should not feel and pressure to give. Our lesson time will be divided into two groups. The young children will go to our classroom area in the basement where they will be taught the Bible at a level they can understand. The adults will stay in the auditorium for a lesson at an adult level. We do try to serve the community, and if you have some needs that we can help you with, mention it to one of the members. Thank you for worshipping with us.

FAMILY NEWS

LADIES — MAY 20TH IS SPECIAL: Next Saturday the ladies will have a special Bible study here at the building at 9:00 A.M. This will be a monthly class and will be a wonderful opportunity for study, fellowship, sharing and growing closer to one another. Do not miss it! See Mandy or Patty if you have any questions about this new class.

NATURAL CHILD RAISING MEETING: Another use that is being made of our building is that once a month on Thursdays ladies interested in natural methods and materials to use in raising children is being conducted. Mandy Wallace is the key person in this class, so see her if you have an interest in being a part of it.

PROGRESS is being made on the Cass County Fair exhibit. A method has been found to have the cut outs made. Be sure to save the first week of August to help in our booth.

TUESDAY NIGHT BIBLE CLASS is this Tuesday at Claytons'. This is our regular third Tuesday class, and we invite everyone to come. 7:00 P.M is the time. Just bring your Bible and join us. If you need directions see John or Cynthia.


TODAY'S LESSON

MOTHERS

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John Clayton
INTRODUCTION — Honoring a special kind of woman
A. Not everyone is cut out to be a mother.
1. Getting pregnant is not being a mother.
2. Not everyone is cut out to be a mother.
3. Being a mother should be a choice.
B. Mary, the mother of Jesus — a good model
1. Mary — a special mother to a special child
2. Genesis 3:15 and Hebrews 4:15
I. MARY — THE SPIRITUAL MOTHER
A. LUKE 1:30
B. LUKE 1:38 — Look at what she was accepting.
1. Illegitimate pregnancy
2. Uncertain future
C. Mary radiated humility, not charm or beauty.
Proverbs 31:30
Charm: A trait that fascinates, allures, or delights. A physical grace or attraction,
.... compelling attractiveness. Webster
Deceitful: To trick, not honest, misleading, not trustworthy
Vain: Having no real value, marked by futility, foolish or silly, undue
....or excessive. Webster
D. 1 Timothy 2:9 — no emphasis on externals
E. Spiritual women respect God — Proverbs 31:30
Proverbs 7:21 — a potty mouthed mother is rare.
F. Takes an interest in others — Genesis 40:5 – 8, 14, 23.
Matthew 20:28; Proverbs 1:7
G. Mothers need to be Bible students. Mary pondered.
Matthew 20:28; Proverbs 1:7
II. MARY WAS FRUITFUL — much spirit.
A. Proverbs 31:10 – 27
B. 1 Timothy 2:10
C. Mary (Hebrew Miryam) comes from a Hebrew word for bitter (containing the Hebrew
....root mr “bitter”).
She did not have an easy life — Matthew 13:55.
D. Looked to the future — Luke 2:19, 51; John 19:26
III. GOD WANTS WOMEN TO BE SAVED
A. 2 Peter 3:9
B. 1 Timothy 2:15 — see article on below.

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HOW ARE WOMEN SAVED?

At first glance that title may cause you to say “Well, that's a dumb question — women are saved the same way that men are!” That is certainly true, but today being Mother's Day brings us a special message about women that has more to do with opportunity than method. First Timothy 2:15 says “But women will find their salvation in motherhood if they never abandon faith, love, or holiness with self restraint” (New English Bible). This passage has nothing to do with getting pregnant, it has to do with motherhood. Many women find themselves pregnant but have no interest or desire to become a mother

Being a mother has to do with giving a child security. Being a mother means lavishing love on the baby so that, as it grows, it has a good self image and a feeling of worth. Being a mother means teaching a child during the most formative years of its life about life and love and self restraint. The passage we are looking at lists these characteristics as part of a mother finding her own salvation in bringing these characteristics to her child.

Women are saved by obeying God, but one part of obeying God is in how we live our lives. The Bible is clear about our needing to believe, about our need to repent and no longer be servants of sin, about confessing Christ as our Savior and about being buried in the waters of baptism to come forth a new creature; but, it is also clear that how we live our lives as Christians is equally important to our salvation. Romans 6 – 8 makes this so clear it is hard to miss.

The role of motherhood is a role that God has made available to women, not to men. Women who decide to be mothers have a unique opportunity to raise another human being to be a soldier of God and a giant of faith. In 2 Timothy 1:5 Paul addresses Timothy's great faith, and Paul says that this faith came from his mother Eunice who got it from her mother Lois. We join the secular world today in honoring women who have chosen to be mothers and who have fulfilled that role in a way that has glorified God and brought others to be his workers on earth.

— John Clayton

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