Mother’s Day 2021

Mother’s Day 2021
Tiffany Perkins

1. Heart Report — What has control over your life?

Proverbs 27:19 As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.

Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

2 Timothy 3:1-5 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

Titus 2: 11-14 11 For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. 12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 13 while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

2. Heart Research
   1. ESTHER—Fearlessly trusted God. Esther 1-10
   2. THE POOR WIDOW—Trusted God with her resources. Luke 21:1-42
   3. DEBORAH—Courageously trusted God in her calling leadership position. Judges 4:4-9
   4. THE SAMARITAN WOMAN—Trusted God to forgive her of her past, and gave her a new beginning.John 4:10-18. John 4:28-30. S
   5. HANNAH—Trusted God to answer her prayers.

1 Samuel 2:1-3 Hannah’s Prayer

2 Then Hannah prayed and said:
“My heart rejoices in the Lord;
    in the Lord my horn[a] is lifted high.
My mouth boasts over my enemies,
    for I delight in your deliverance.

2 “There is no one holy like the Lord;
    there is no one besides you;
    there is no Rock like our God.

3 “Do not keep talking so proudly
    or let your mouth speak such arrogance,
for the Lord is a God who knows,
    and by him deeds are weighed.

APPLICATION: Heart of the Matter: Release Control to the Expert

Trust God, that He knows best. To know that he knows best—is to KNOW the HEART OF HIM THAT LOVES US.

John 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Psalm 119:11I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Psalm 31:14 But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.”