Building Series - Building A Woman

 

Return to Reverence

Listen as Pastor Rick shares an important message for our culture and for Christians everywhere about reverence.

A Letter to Moms

At Water of Life Fellowship, we believe in mothers!  Whether you are able to be a full-time stay-at-home mom or you follow a less traditional path, each and every mother is immensely valuable.  Though we take you for granted far too often, you truly are the most important people the world has ever known.  Without you humanity wouldn’t exist!  Every human’s life begins with Momma (and as many are fond of reminding us, it could end with them too)! :-)

Sadly, our culture has devalued the role of mothers far too much.  It has tried to demean the many roles they play and hats they wear and imply that a mom is somehow less valuable than a woman who follows a professional career path.  These days it doesn’t even stop there.  Now the big debate in some circles is whether or not children need parents of both sexes at all.  This is all symptomatic of a larger underlying problem: Satan hates families and will do whatever he can to destroy them: and he is not a nice guy.  He won’t hesitate to make it hard on moms.  Satan recognizes something that many people have forgotten: there is no substitute for a mom who loves God, loves her husband, and shepherds her children.  Moms are in a position to build greatness, shape history, and change eternity. 

Don’t forget, every great human being had a mom: whether it was Isaac Newton, John Wesley, Abraham Lincoln, Irene Curie, Eileen Collins, or countless other people who changed history.  Even Jesus, the incarnate Son of God was granted a precious mother.  And for most of these people, mom was the single most important influence in their lives.  Think about it!  Even today when the camera pans to the celebrity or the crowd, what is the cliché response? That’s right.  You guessed it: “Hi Mom!” Why?  Because the inspiring assumption is that even if no one else is watching, Mom is.  And Mom matters!

That is what I want you to know today.  Moms, you matter.  Far more than you probably realize as you discover cheerios in the toilet, clean goo from your designer clothes, and sacrifice even the most basic rights to privacy on a daily basis, Y-O-U matter.  You matter to your husband who is likely clueless about how very much you have to do (until he has to babysit for all of two hours). :-) You matter to your children - who don’t know it now - to whom you are showing every day what it means to live and love and walk with faith.  You matter to God Who - by granting you the gift of children - has privileged you with the one of the highest callings of all time: the call to motherhood.  Please know how incredibly valuable you are, how much you matter, and how privileged we are to share your journey!  Water of Life Fellowship Salutes You!  May God’s richest blessings rest upon you today and always.  Happy Mother’s Day!

-        Pastor Rick

The Three R's of Witnessing - Witnessing Workshops Series

Listen as Pastor Rick opens a new series about "witnessing" or sharing our faith.  Do you know the three "R's" of Witnessing?  Listen to learn them!  :-)

HONOR YOUR PARENTS - The LAW Series #7

Listen as Pastor Rick begins the second section of the Ten Commandments with "Honor Your Father and Mother."  Drawing from the book "Written In Stone" by Dr. Ryken, Pastor Rick shares the importance of this commandment!   

Shepherding a Child's Heart 4 - Defining Discipline

Pastor Rick shares new perspectives about discipline with us from Tedd Tripp's book Shepherding a Child's Heart.  Listen and learn!  This is dynamic stuff!