Mother's Day Sermon: Her Role in the Family Dynamic (Outline)

Women have a powerful role in the world as mothers: they care for and sacrifice for others. Without a doubt, the Bible teaches a lot about the role of women, and this can be the key to transforming life at home.

Main Text:

The wise woman builds her house,
but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.
- Proverbs 14:1

Objective: To lead women to the decision to embrace the role that God has established for their lives within their family contexts.

Theme: The Role of Women in the Dynamics of the Family Structure

Introduction

Explanation:

• As mothers, women have a fundamental role in the dynamics of the family structure.
• This role was established by God Himself.
• The role of the woman and mother is crucial for families to enjoy physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Main Statement:

It is part of God’s purpose to bless families through the lives of mothers who embrace their role within the family dynamic.

Transition Sentence:

There are three specific functions of the role of a mother as established by God.

1. To ensure the practical aspects of family life are maintained

Proverbs 31:10, 13-15, 21-22, 27

A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.

She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
She gets up while it is still night;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her female servants.

When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.

She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
- Proverbs 31:10, 13-15, 21-22, 27

• The Bible tells us that a mother should be a virtuous woman who works for her family with dedication.
• The woman has a great responsibility in maintaining the practical aspects of the family.
• The husband is responsible for being the provider, and the wife is responsible for managing the provision.
• This responsibility includes taking care of food, clothing, health, hygiene, education, and the safety of the children.
• A family where the woman neglects her responsibility faces many practical difficulties in daily life.

2. Contributing to the emotional health of family relationships

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.
- Titus 2:4-5

• A woman has an essentially loving nature.
• The act of bearing a child requires a nature grounded in love.
• This capacity for love, inherent in the feminine nature, enables her to become a "link" in the dynamics of family relationships.
• The woman who truly treats her husband and children with love contributes to the emotional health of her family.

3. Promoting an environment of spirituality in family life

• A woman can be an instrument of God to promote spirituality within the family context.
• The husband is responsible for the spiritual environment in the home, but the woman is the agent who promotes this spirituality.
• Children can perceive whether this spirituality, in the life of the mother, is genuine or not.
• Telling Bible stories, reading the Bible with children, memorizing Bible verses, praying with them, and interceding for them are important for creating a spiritual atmosphere in family dynamics.

Conclusion

Rationale:

• The family is the primary "cell" of society.
• Mothers have a fundamental role in the family structure.
• Their conduct is crucial for families to enjoy physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Main Statement:

It is part of God’s purpose to bless families through the lives of mothers who embrace their role in the family structure.

Application:

Mother: Have you been fulfilling this "role" established by God?

You could also read more articles dedicated to Mothers:

• The Best Bible Verses to Dedicate to Your Mother
• Mary, The Mother of Jesus and the Vessel Through Whom the World Received Salvation