The Foundation of Motherhood

Genesis 1-3; I Tim. 2:9-15

Pastor John Kitchen,

“God has not denigrated the women’s value or diminished the woman’s role. Rather He has

elevated it and dignified it. The influence of a woman is broader and fuller than what simply

takes place in a local congregation. It begins from a child’s earliest days, continues

throughout all those days and in all the places through which she goes with that child. She is

the molder of hearts and minds and lives as a constant, unceasing presence and teacher of her

children. She is not limited to the hours that a congregation may gather together for worship;

she is released to exert her influence twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week for as long as

her children are at her side. …In the end we may discover that the influence of the mother will

have far outdistanced that of the father or church leader.”