Temple Baptist Church - 5-10-2026
Genesis 2:18-23
Introduction:
A. First, let me say, “Happy Mother’s Day.” You may not be biological mothers, but you are all spiritual mothers to our kids! Mother's Day should be such a special day of the year because there is something special about you, ladies.
1. We live in a day when good women and good men are hard to find. The structure of the home is based on the roles of men and women, and for the home to function properly, these roles must be in the right place and in the right order.
2. God made Adam and Eve with purpose: it was not Adam and Steve, nor was it Eve and Evelyn. God made marriage one man and one woman. Just 2 genders and no transgender people. Anything different from this “traditional” marriage is an abomination in the sight of the Lord and will not work.
B. Much truth is found in Genesis, the Seedbed of the Bible. The very words “man” and “woman, “father” and “mother,” and “wife” stress much more than just gender; they reflect relationship and union. The structure of the intended families of the Earth.
Man - 'ı̂ysh eesh to be extant – remaining or living); a man as an individual or a male person.
Woman - 'ishshâh nâshı̂ym ish-shaw', naw-sheem' Ishshah is the feminine form of the word “iysh.”
Wife – is also 'ishshâh nâshı̂ym ish-shaw', naw-sheem' Ishshah is the feminine form of the word “iysh.” Stressing both the union and the relationship of the man and woman..
Father – אָב 'âb awb A primitive word; father in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application: - fore-, chief.
Mother – אֵם 'êm ame a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively); dam, mother, X parting.
C. The woman is taken from Adam, from the side of Adam.
1. Dr. Matthew Henry said that God didn't take her from the head to be his superior, or from his foot to be his inferior, but He took her from his side to be equal with him, to be along with him. That is exactly the purpose: she is to be the other half of man.
2. The man is to take the lead as the aggressor, while the woman is to respond as his completer. God said, “Wives, submit to your husbands.” He means that she is to respond to him. She is man’s other part, or as we say in our day, his other half, and often his better half, as he is only half a man without her.
3. The man says, “I love you,” and the woman’s response is, “I love you too.”
D. The importance of the woman in the home:
1. She makes a house a home.
2. She is invaluable in the raising of children.
3. She can certainly outcook most men.
4. She makes the home soft with curtains and frills instead of nails driven into walls to hang clothes on and window shades.
5. She is someone to share with, both the good and bad of the day.
6. She is the reason for the man to come home.
7. Her illogical thinking keeps the world from becoming dull.
8. Her bright ideas come like a dazzling light in the darkness.
9. She is a nurse and a mother when someone is sick.
10. She is a lover and companion when all the rest of the world forsakes you.
11. She is what God intended for man to have for a complete life.
12. She is a woman: to be cherished, loved, honored, and cared for.
E. The importance of the woman in the church.
1. She is to be silent, and yet her very presence shouts aloud each service.
2. She is the one who normally gets things done around the church.
3. She cleans the church each week.
4. She prepares the dinners and serves.
5. She does the bulletins and live video.
6. She is faithful to be in her place in the services.
7. She is a prayer warrior.
8. She is an encourager who calls when things go wrong and says, “Pastor, is there anything that I can do?”
9. She is a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day.
10. She is a woman: to be recognized, appreciated, and honored.
11. This is the lady’s special day!
F. In order to make the lady of the house special:
1. She Needs To Be Properly Positioned! Not just a position, but properly positioned: the position that God intended for her to have.
a. A man once said that the woman is "Prime Rib" not "Spare Rib!"
b. "Prime Rib" means "Prime Time." "Spare Rib" means "Spare Time." She deserves your best, not your leftovers.
1) Give her your best time.
2) Give her your best effort.
3) Give her your best love.
c. 1 Peter 3:7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. (Means one who obtains something assigned to himself with others, a joint participant - also translated "joint heirs")
Romans 8:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. (We suffer together - we are glorified together)
2. She Needs To Be Properly Provided For!
1 Timothy 5:8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
a. Give her security – she is and always will be the Queen of the home.
b. Give her assurance – you will always be there with her and for her.
b. Give her supplies – make sure she is well provided for.
3. She Needs To Be Properly Protected!
a. Protect her from problems - Keep her from worry.
b. Protect her from prowlers - Keep her safe.
c. Protect her from perverts - Dress her right and take her to the right places.
4. She Needs To Be Properly Pampered!
a. Give her special things because she is special
b. Never take her for granted. She is a woman, and she is yours.
c. Show her respect! She is not to be either belittled or mistreated.
5. She Needs To Be Properly Praised!
Proverbs 31:28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
a. Give her compliments - Her work, her dress, her looks, her manner.
b. Don't give her complaints
6. The main thing: she needs to be loved!
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