Family Matters Part 3 “The Incredible Potential of a Wife and Mother”
Sermon Notes
“Family Matters” – Part 3
The Incredible Potential of a Wife and Mother
God is the greatest __________________ on womanhood.
Big Idea: Marriage is God’s _____________________ of His desired ___________________ to mankind.
Big Idea: Husbands who ___________, _____________ and ____________ like Jesus will matter greatly to their family and to their world.
Big Idea: When a wife focuses her attention on her _____________ world, God increases her impact on her _____________ world.
Titus 2:1-5
New International Version (NIV)
Doing Good for the Sake of the Gospel
2 You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine.2 Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.
3 Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. 4 Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.
To reach my God-given potential God will enable me to….
1. _____________ my family. (vs 4)
A woman’s capability to love is a great ______________.
2. ____________________ my character. (vs 2)
“discreet” means _____________ ________________
“chaste” means ________________
“good” means morally _____________ and _______________.
1 Peter 3:3-4
New International Version (NIV)
3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. 4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.
A woman’s focus must be on the ________________ and not the __________________.
Time is the _______________ of the outside appearance of a woman and a _______________ of her inside appearance.
To reach my God-given potential God will enable me to….
3. __________ ____________ of my home.
The privilege of the wife/mother to be the primary caretaker of the home has not ___________________.
Few things have the lasting _____________ of the home environment.
4. ___________________ to my husband. (vs 5)
The word “submit” means _____________________________
_________________________________.
The word “submit” is not an indicator of ____________ or ____________________.
Submitting to a husband allows him to move toward you, to _________________ and ________________ for you.
“If mama ain’t ______________, then God’s plan is ___________________.”