Spiritual Parents • Mother’s Day
Dave Riddle - 5/14/2023
Key Passage: 1 Corinthians 4:14-21
10,000 Guardians
1 Corinthians 4:15
paidagogos: literally, a child-leader. A guardian and guide for children
Not many fathers
1 Corinthians 4:15
gennao: literally to procreate. Used of women who gave birth or men who fathered.
I became your father through the gospel.
1 Corinthians 4:15
Truth
1 Corinthians 4:14
Commuted to the truth out of genuine concern.
“Not to shame you but to warn you”
Love
1 Corinthians 4:14
Matthew 3:17
agapetos: “dearly beloved”
A Living Example
1 Corinthians 4:16
“Imitate me”
1 Corinthians 11:1
A Collaborator
1 Corinthians 4:17
2 Timothy 2:2
This is a group effort; a team sport
Gutsy
1 Corinthians 4:18-21
it takes courage!
“If you’ve never been hated by your children, you haven’t been a parent” - Bette Davis
“If you can’t fly, run. If you can’t run, walk… but by all means keep moving” - MLK Jr.