“A Mother’s Persistence Pays Off”
Mt.15:21-28 Mother's Day May 14, 2006 Play audio
The Importance of a Mother’s Legacy
• appreciating mom: expensive impact
• key to understanding women
• Winston Churchill’s greatest teacher
A Mother’s Angst
• Canaanite woman’s daughter severely tormented by a
demon (22)
• requests help for herself too – affected,
identifying (25)
• persistent: kept crying out (23)
• mothering a family like running a train (Stuart
McLean)
• driven in desperation to kneel / worship (Job 1:20)
• Stasi Eldredge felt rejected; hid, destructive
drinking / drugs
Feisty Faith Rewarded
• Jesus sent to Israel, shouldn’t toss children’s
bread to dogs; testing (26; Rom 15:8; Jn 6:6)
• ‘Even dogs eat crumbs’ reveals faith-inspire grace
mindset (27; Mk 10:27)
• reflects Old Testament prophecies of Gentiles
turning to the Lord (Gen 12:3; Ps 22:27)
• possible encouragement to Christ after being
rejected by Jews (13:57; 14:10ff; 15:2; 16:4)
• ‘Great faith’ remarked upon, daughter healed (28)
Nothing In Between
• Stasi Eldredge realized made mother feel same way,
needed to apologize
• repentance, forgiveness led to precious
re-connection, healing
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