Mother’s Day Preaching Ideas - Page 1 Mother’s Day Preaching Ideas OT Mothers Stories Genesis 3 Eve & mother of promise & living (Gen 3v20) Genesis 16 & 21 Hagar Genesis 25v19- 34, 27v1-28v9 Rebekah & Isaac with Jacob & Esau Exodus 2v1-11 Jochebed Cast woes on God & God forgave (paid to be mother of Moses) 1 Samuel 1&2 Hannah (& Samuel) 1 Samuel 25 Abigail especially see v3, 18-19 & 22ff 1 Kings 3 Two ‘mothers’ baby & Solomon’s sword 1 Kings 17v7-24 Widow at Zarephath food & son restored to life c.f. Heb 11v 33 & 35 – women, through faith , received back their dead, raised to life again and also see John 11 v25-26 2 Kings 4v8-37 & 2 Kings 8v 1-6 Shunammite woman oil, given son and restored to life c.f. Heb 11v 33 & 35 – women, through faith , received back their dead, raised to life again and also see John 11 v25-26 Ruth Ruth c.f. Matt 1v 1, & 5-6 Mothers & Jesus Luke 1 (Virgin) Mary also Christmas Plus see Luke 2v19-20, 2v34-35, 2v41-52, 8v19- 21; Matt 12v46-50, 11v28; John 2v1-11, 19v26-27; Acts 1v14 Mark 1v29-30 Peter’s Mother-in-law c.f. Matt 8v14-15 & Luke 4v38 Luke 7v11-17 Widow’s Son Son raised from the dead Matt 15v21-28 Canaanite Mother Her Faith Other Mothers Mentioned 2 Tim 1v5 Eunice – Timothy’s Mother c.f. 2 Tim 3v15 & Prov 1v8 (and c.f. Augustine’s mother and John Wesley’s mother Hannah)