As promised - our Mother's Day sermon:

"What's a Mother To Do?" Exodus 2:1-10

Being a mother is not an easy job.

Here's the story: Moses was born during a violent period of Egypt's history, at a time when it was dangerous to be a male Hebrew. Because of his mother, Moses did not suffer the fate of other male infants who were purposefully drowned in the Nile River. In looking at Moses' mother, we can see 3 great examples to follow:

1. Do what you can to protect your children

Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman & she became pregnant... ~Exodus 2:1-2, NIV

When she saw that he was a fine [healthy] child, she hid him for 3 months ~ Exodus 2:2, NIV

Ideally, mothers & fathers work together as a team.

We live in an age when it's dangerous to be a child. GUARD what your child is allowed to watch on TV!

Giving your child direction is NOT intrustive...it's your job!

2. Do what you can to develop a good plan for your children.

Then Pharoah's daughter went down to the Nile to bathe, and her attendants were walking along the river bank. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her slave girl to get it. She opened it & saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. This is one of the Hebrew babies, she said. ~Exodus 2:5-6, NIV

Then his sister asked Pharoah's daugher, 'Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?' ~ Exodus 2:7, NIV

If you come up witha plan for your children, God will help you too!

Having a plan in place helps you to make a lot of decisions in advance.

Children are too important to lave your parenting style up to chance!

3. Do what you can to instill a sense of destiny for your children.

You can't take care of your children without God's help.

"Yes go and the girl went and got the baby's mother. Pharaoh's daughter said to her, 'Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.' So the woman took the baby & nursed him. When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh's daugher & he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, 'I drew him out of the water." ~Exodus 2:8-9, NIV

God's hand was on Moses & he protected him every step of the way!

You have an opportunity to influence your children, to inspire them to greatness, and through them to change the world!

Don't underestimate the influence you will have!