Max Lucado - Mothers Day at Oak Hills Church

Look to the model of Mary, the mother of Jesus, for encouragement and hope.
Mother’s Day 2017 at Oak Hills Church, San Antonio, Texas.

I. Mary’s Struggles
a. Suspicious Past – Psalm 103:11-12; Hebrews 12:2
b. Poverty – Luke 12:15
c. Spiritual Pressure – Ephesians 6:11-12
d. Possibly Single Parenthood – we hear nothing about Joseph after Jesus was 12 years old, so it’s likely she became a single mother –

II Source of Mary’s Strength
a. A Holy Call – Luke 1:38
b. An Obedient Child – Ephesians 6:1
c A Concerned Female Friend – 1 Thessalonians 5:11

III. Mary’s Reward (Galations 6:9)
a. At the resurrection
b. In the upper room
c. Her other children come to salvation in Christ