Psalm 145:4 (ESV)

“One generation shall commend your works to another,

and shall declare your mighty acts.”

Proverbs 17:6 (ESV)

“Grandchildren are the crown of the aged…”

Proverbs 31:28 (ESV)

“Her children rise up and call her blessed…”

The Mother Who Prayed Through Pain

1 Samuel 1:10–11 (ESV)

“She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly.

And she vowed a vow…”

1 Samuel 1:27 (ESV)

“For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition…”

Never stop praying.

The Mother Who Trusted God With What She Couldn’t Control

Exodus 2:3 (ESV)

“She took for him a basket made of bulrushes…

and put the child in it and placed it among the reeds…”

Hebrews 11:23 (ESV)

“By faith Moses… was hidden for three months by his parents…”

What I cannot control, I trust to a God who is already at work.

The Mother Who Loved Through Loss

Ruth 1:16 (ESV) —

“For where you go I will go… your people shall be my people, and your God my God.”

Ruth 4:14–15 (ESV) says,

“He shall be to you a restorer of life…”

God can restore purpose and joy, even after deep loss.

The Mother Who Surrendered to God’s Plan

Luke 1:38 (ESV)

“Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.”

Luke 2:19 (ESV)

“But Mary treasured up all these things…”

John 19:25 (ESV)

“Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother…”

God is trustworthy with my “yes,” even when I can’t see the full story.

The Grandmother Who Passed Down Faith

2 Timothy 1:5 (ESV)

“Your sincere faith… first dwelt in your

grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice…”

2 Timothy 3:14–15 (ESV)

“From childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings…”

Lois shows us a God who works generationally.

God works through generations,

so my steady faithfulness matters more than I think.

Psalm 78:4 (ESV) —

“We will tell the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord…”

Joshua 24:15 (ESV) —

“As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

John 13:34–35 (ESV) —

“Love one another… By this all people will know that you are my disciples.”

What Did We Learn?

·      Hannah – Pray through the pain (In the House of God)

·      Jochebed – Trust God with what you can’t control

·      Naomi - God can change how you view yourself (pleasant, lovely) Mara

·      Mary - Surrender to God’s will

·      Lois & Eunice – A Grandmother’s Faith Matters. A Mother’s faith matters