Sermon - Exaudi 2024 - John 15:26 - 16:24
Christian Martyrs in Colosseum , Konstantin Flavitsky, 1862 Remembering the promises to keep us from falling away The difficulty of faithfulness over time The Spirit who helps us by reminding us of the promises Training for hardship Rejoicing in persecution It’s easy to be a mother for just a few seconds. It’s easy enough to change a few diapers or cook a couple meals for one day. It’s easy enough to be a babysitter and only be responsible for a child for a couple of hours while the kids sleep or watch tv. But the glory of motherhood is that moms take care of their children all day, every day, for years. They don’t quit when the kids are sick and so are they; they don’t quit feeding their kids when they’re tired of cooking; they don’t quit teaching their kids even when the kids seem to never get the message; they don’t quit loving their children even when the kids throw a massive temper tantrum in the most public places. Mother’s don’t quit when it’s hard, and that is why we honor them