INTRODUCTION:
This morning I would like to share from Titus 2 what God says about Motherhood. In
recent days this text along with every other text in the Scripture that instructs on the
different yet complimentary roles of men and women has come under attack, either by
horrible interpretation or blatant disregard. It is my aim this morning to draw us, not just
moms or those potential moms, to the truth of God’s Word on this very important
matter.
I won’t overwhelm you with statistics which would prove the crisis that the family is in
today, especially African American families. Most of you have access to the internet or
the library, check it out and see that all is not well in the American family, especially the
African American family.
Biblical Manhood and Womanhood must be rediscovered or we will continue to lose the
battle for the family. Yesterday we demonstrated as we studied Joshua, that although
we are not marching around walls of cities shouting, we are still engaged in battle. Sin
and its destruction is on the rampage and today as in every age, Christians are called
to put on the Armor of God and get in the mix, and one of the most heavily attacked
areas is the roles and relationships of men and women (including but not limited to
Fatherhood and Motherhood). We are currently losing the fight Brothers and Sisters
and today standing cautiously in the place of the prophet (not foretelling) I am calling
you to Arms. This is not a day for niceties or soft-peddle-ling. While we are trying to
figure out ways to be sensitive, loving and gracious; the enemy is whooping our heads.
So let me say emphatically; “wake up believers, we have been sold a bill of goods, we
have been hopelessly deceived, we have disregarded the clear teaching of the Word of
God in regards to Manhood and Womanhood, we have eaten the sour grapes of
Biblical ignorance and indifference and our children’s teeth along with the teeth of the
entire culture have been set on edge.”
This morning I would like to focus on one important area of that battle and that is Godly
Motherhood. The apostle gives doctrinal instructions to the young Pastor Titus and at
the head of this instruction is an emphasis on Godly Motherhood. Christian doctrine
always has learning and living as its aims and here in our text we would like to lift out
the instructions given to Mothers. You will notice that the bulk of the training of Mothers
is given over to Older, mature Women. They are to “encourage” / “train” the younger
women. This training is not necessarily a classroom setting. It is to be up close and
personal, a disciplining setting if you would. Let’s move in on this training of young
mothers and see what it is she is to learn and live.
1. LOVER OF HER HUSBAND
Everything that she is instructed in is sandwiched between her relationship with her
husband. All seems to hinge on this.
This is a clear inference on the Biblical structure of the family. Women have
husbands then they have children. This truth is highly disregarded in our day and it
must be rediscovered.
This demonstrates a Biblical understanding of love
1. Not simply an emotion, emotions are involved
2. Not automatic, it must be learned, Christians are constantly being taught in the NT
to love, whether it be God, or fellow Christians and neighbors, in the husband we have
the closest neighbor
3. “Philandros”, loving men, (of a wife) loving her husband: love their husbands. Paul
speaks here of that which is natural. It is natural for a woman to be “philandros”, here
she is instructed to turn that “philandros” toward her husband, cf. Romans 1:26
2. LOVER OF THE CHILDREN
This thought to be instinctive. Really?
1. What about the millions of children left for grandma or someone else to raise while
the mother pursues a life of chasing pleasures and men
2. What about the reports of children left home alone while the mother’s are out
shopping, partying or whatever
3. What about the millions of children left for strangers to watch because the mother
finds more satisfaction in a career than her child (those that do not have to work)
4. What about the antithesis of Timothy’s mother who from a child taught him the
Scriptures that made him wise unto salvation
5. What about the ½ million of children killed in the womb by African American women
everyday
6. John MacArthur, “When God Abandons A Nation”, one of the first signs is the
disdain for motherhood exhibited by our women, i.e. abortion, lesbianism.
3. SENSIBLE / DISCREET
Sensible – prudent, thoughtful, sound mind, self controlled, this is the one thing
needed for each of these age groups and sex groups (this age is reputed for having
African American women who are out of control)
4. PURE / CHASTE
Clean with regards to the heart and mind
This will call for an elimination process, the ridding yourselves of those things that
are not conducive to purity i.e. T.V., reading material, movies, music
This calls for aggressive measures in guarding the intake of filth
Note: Purity points back to “philandros” – lack of purity, lack of “philandros
5. WORKERS AT HOME
Primary responsibility of a mother, the home is the first place of order, if it is not in
order; your life is not in order.
A messy home means a messy heart
NOTE: There are some women who are naturally clean and orderly which does not
mean their hearts are right.
So here is how it goes: One can have a clean and orderly home without a clean
heart, but one cannot have a clean heart without a clean and orderly home. How can I
make such radical statement? Well to be otherwise is to be disobedient to the
mandates of Scripture.
Notice the contrast in 1 Timothy 5:13-14
6. KIND
Women that make the husband, children, pure heart and her home a priority are
open to disrespect by society and mainly other women.
She is constantly told that she does not have a job, that she is wasting her time and
talents
This calls for women who model what it means to be good-natured and considerate,
which is what this word “kind” means
7. SUBJECT TO THEIR OWN HUSBANDS
This rounds off the list by beginning and ending with a young woman’s relationship
to her husband
“Being subject to” / “be subject to” is in the present which means that this is a
continuous action toward their own husbands as is in keeping with “a divinely willed
order”. Paul is speaking of being under authority (KJV, NKJV obedient). This
submission is based on the position of the husband as the “head” or leader of the
marriage, i.e. Ephesians 5:22-24; 1 Corinthians 11:3. This divinely stated order does
not change from the home to the Church. Men are not called to be leaders in their
homes to come and be led by women in the Church, this is unintelligent and it is one of
those battles that must be fought and it will be brutal. (Evangelical Feminism)
CONCLUSION
The fitting conclusion to this section falls at the end of verse 5, “so that the Word of
God will not be dishonored.” The conduct of the women is such that the Word of God
will not be spoken evil of. Godly conduct guards the message of God. For a wife to fail
to love her husband and children, if she fails to be submissive to her husband or fails to
be pure and busy at home would allow the world to say that Christianity makes people
worse not better and therefore its message is not only useless but bad.
At all levels more is at stake than just you. Our conduct, values, decisions always affect
people and things all around us. In this case the very Word of God is at stake, which
means your relationship with God is at stake. GODLY MOTHERS ARE FIRST OF ALL
CHRISTIAN MOTHERS, women who are born again by the Spirit of God, having
repented of their sins and who love and live for Christ. MAY GOD RAISE UP in this
congregation CHRISTIAN WOMEN, WHO HAVE A PASSION TO BE GODLY
MOTHERS.
This morning I would like to share from Titus 2 what God says about Motherhood. In
recent days this text along with every other text in the Scripture that instructs on the
different yet complimentary roles of men and women has come under attack, either by
horrible interpretation or blatant disregard. It is my aim this morning to draw us, not just
moms or those potential moms, to the truth of God’s Word on this very important
matter.
I won’t overwhelm you with statistics which would prove the crisis that the family is in
today, especially African American families. Most of you have access to the internet or
the library, check it out and see that all is not well in the American family, especially the
African American family.
Biblical Manhood and Womanhood must be rediscovered or we will continue to lose the
battle for the family. Yesterday we demonstrated as we studied Joshua, that although
we are not marching around walls of cities shouting, we are still engaged in battle. Sin
and its destruction is on the rampage and today as in every age, Christians are called
to put on the Armor of God and get in the mix, and one of the most heavily attacked
areas is the roles and relationships of men and women (including but not limited to
Fatherhood and Motherhood). We are currently losing the fight Brothers and Sisters
and today standing cautiously in the place of the prophet (not foretelling) I am calling
you to Arms. This is not a day for niceties or soft-peddle-ling. While we are trying to
figure out ways to be sensitive, loving and gracious; the enemy is whooping our heads.
So let me say emphatically; “wake up believers, we have been sold a bill of goods, we
have been hopelessly deceived, we have disregarded the clear teaching of the Word of
God in regards to Manhood and Womanhood, we have eaten the sour grapes of
Biblical ignorance and indifference and our children’s teeth along with the teeth of the
entire culture have been set on edge.”
This morning I would like to focus on one important area of that battle and that is Godly
Motherhood. The apostle gives doctrinal instructions to the young Pastor Titus and at
the head of this instruction is an emphasis on Godly Motherhood. Christian doctrine
always has learning and living as its aims and here in our text we would like to lift out
the instructions given to Mothers. You will notice that the bulk of the training of Mothers
is given over to Older, mature Women. They are to “encourage” / “train” the younger
women. This training is not necessarily a classroom setting. It is to be up close and
personal, a disciplining setting if you would. Let’s move in on this training of young
mothers and see what it is she is to learn and live.
1. LOVER OF HER HUSBAND
Everything that she is instructed in is sandwiched between her relationship with her
husband. All seems to hinge on this.
This is a clear inference on the Biblical structure of the family. Women have
husbands then they have children. This truth is highly disregarded in our day and it
must be rediscovered.
This demonstrates a Biblical understanding of love
1. Not simply an emotion, emotions are involved
2. Not automatic, it must be learned, Christians are constantly being taught in the NT
to love, whether it be God, or fellow Christians and neighbors, in the husband we have
the closest neighbor
3. “Philandros”, loving men, (of a wife) loving her husband: love their husbands. Paul
speaks here of that which is natural. It is natural for a woman to be “philandros”, here
she is instructed to turn that “philandros” toward her husband, cf. Romans 1:26
2. LOVER OF THE CHILDREN
This thought to be instinctive. Really?
1. What about the millions of children left for grandma or someone else to raise while
the mother pursues a life of chasing pleasures and men
2. What about the reports of children left home alone while the mother’s are out
shopping, partying or whatever
3. What about the millions of children left for strangers to watch because the mother
finds more satisfaction in a career than her child (those that do not have to work)
4. What about the antithesis of Timothy’s mother who from a child taught him the
Scriptures that made him wise unto salvation
5. What about the ½ million of children killed in the womb by African American women
everyday
6. John MacArthur, “When God Abandons A Nation”, one of the first signs is the
disdain for motherhood exhibited by our women, i.e. abortion, lesbianism.
3. SENSIBLE / DISCREET
Sensible – prudent, thoughtful, sound mind, self controlled, this is the one thing
needed for each of these age groups and sex groups (this age is reputed for having
African American women who are out of control)
4. PURE / CHASTE
Clean with regards to the heart and mind
This will call for an elimination process, the ridding yourselves of those things that
are not conducive to purity i.e. T.V., reading material, movies, music
This calls for aggressive measures in guarding the intake of filth
Note: Purity points back to “philandros” – lack of purity, lack of “philandros
5. WORKERS AT HOME
Primary responsibility of a mother, the home is the first place of order, if it is not in
order; your life is not in order.
A messy home means a messy heart
NOTE: There are some women who are naturally clean and orderly which does not
mean their hearts are right.
So here is how it goes: One can have a clean and orderly home without a clean
heart, but one cannot have a clean heart without a clean and orderly home. How can I
make such radical statement? Well to be otherwise is to be disobedient to the
mandates of Scripture.
Notice the contrast in 1 Timothy 5:13-14
6. KIND
Women that make the husband, children, pure heart and her home a priority are
open to disrespect by society and mainly other women.
She is constantly told that she does not have a job, that she is wasting her time and
talents
This calls for women who model what it means to be good-natured and considerate,
which is what this word “kind” means
7. SUBJECT TO THEIR OWN HUSBANDS
This rounds off the list by beginning and ending with a young woman’s relationship
to her husband
“Being subject to” / “be subject to” is in the present which means that this is a
continuous action toward their own husbands as is in keeping with “a divinely willed
order”. Paul is speaking of being under authority (KJV, NKJV obedient). This
submission is based on the position of the husband as the “head” or leader of the
marriage, i.e. Ephesians 5:22-24; 1 Corinthians 11:3. This divinely stated order does
not change from the home to the Church. Men are not called to be leaders in their
homes to come and be led by women in the Church, this is unintelligent and it is one of
those battles that must be fought and it will be brutal. (Evangelical Feminism)
CONCLUSION
The fitting conclusion to this section falls at the end of verse 5, “so that the Word of
God will not be dishonored.” The conduct of the women is such that the Word of God
will not be spoken evil of. Godly conduct guards the message of God. For a wife to fail
to love her husband and children, if she fails to be submissive to her husband or fails to
be pure and busy at home would allow the world to say that Christianity makes people
worse not better and therefore its message is not only useless but bad.
At all levels more is at stake than just you. Our conduct, values, decisions always affect
people and things all around us. In this case the very Word of God is at stake, which
means your relationship with God is at stake. GODLY MOTHERS ARE FIRST OF ALL
CHRISTIAN MOTHERS, women who are born again by the Spirit of God, having
repented of their sins and who love and live for Christ. MAY GOD RAISE UP in this
congregation CHRISTIAN WOMEN, WHO HAVE A PASSION TO BE GODLY
MOTHERS.
| Sunday Morning, May 13, 2007 Sermon Outline A PLEA for GODLY MOTHERHOOD Titus 2:1-6 |
New Life Fellowship Church
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