05-09-21 Kevin Goins - Mother's Day Parable

“A Mother’s Day Parable”
Matthew 13:51-52 
The parable of the householder speaks not only to mothers, but to all disciples of Jesus.  It asks whether we see in our lives the attributes or virtues that identify one as a good learner, teacher, and director of a household.                                
I The first virtue required of mothers, disciples, and householders is modeled by Jesus and it is the virtue of i________________________ (15:31a).

A. Mothers understand that to be a good parent you must master the virtue of a________________ the right q__________________.

B. When was the last time we asked our children or grandchildren:  “Do you understand what it means to f__________________ Jesus?”

C. But these hard questions are not just for us to ask our children or grandchildren – it might be good for us to ask e__________ o_____________.

II The second virtue required of mothers, disciples, and householders is non-judgmental a__________________________ (15:31b).

A. Are we willing to accept people where they are in their spiritual development, or do we feel compelled to be always pointing out the things that are ________________?

B. Our response to disobedience should be:  “Your behavior is not acceptable to me, but you, you are acceptable to me because you are my _____________________.” 

III The third virtue required of mothers, disciples, and householders is balance -- specifically, providing a balanced diet of _______ and _________ (15:32).

A. For a householder the storehouse is the p_________________, and the treasure is the p_____________________________ for the household.

B. Our newest generation in the U.S. is generation ______________.
 
C. Parents, we need to stop fearing all that is ____________; life is about c_____________. 

IV But when Jesus talks about the new and the old he also has something very s_______________ in mind.

A. In this parable Jesus says that we mothers, fathers, and disciples are like householders who bring out of our s______________________ treasures new and old.

-but while the earthly householder brings out food, we bring out the treasures of God’s ______________.

B. The heart of the Gospel, the heart of the New Covenant, is ______________________.

V But we have a problem:  grace is much easier to define than to d________________________.

A. The issue is that we Christian parents want our children to make us look successful as parents, but making us look good is not a ____________________ for our children.

B. We know how to define grace, but would our children say that our parenting d___________________ God’s grace?

C. The New Covenant treasure of God’s grace cannot replace the Old Covenant treasure of God’s ____________________________.