Background: John Stott teaches, “Faith’s only function is to receive what grace offers.” Grace and faith are intimately woven together in the person of Jesus Christ. Your movement to the life of faith from the life of unbelief is a…Continue Reading →
Foundations: Grounded on God's Promises No matter what season of life you are in or what you are going through, God’s Word has promises for you! You are never alone, forgotten, or without hope when you rest on the promises…Continue Reading →
Background: A caretaker is defined as a person who tends to someone or something. We are created in God’s image. God’s role for us as women is to be co-caretakers of the world. Jesus’ ministry includes saving, serving, helping, healing,…Continue Reading →
Background: Jesus recognized and elevated women in a way unprecedented in the first century. This week we will focus on the stories of several of these women and the decisions they made, which shaped their actions, character, and outcomes. Each…Continue Reading →
Background: At the time of Jesus’ ministry on earth, Jewish culture was decidedly patriarchal (see Appendix B). The daily prayers of Jewish men included this prayer of thanksgiving: “Praised be God that he has not created me a woman.” At…Continue Reading →
Background: Strong women use their voices to influence others in positive or negative ways. Huldah was known for her wise and godly counsel. The infamous Jezebel, however, is still synonymous with evil. Memory Verse: “The integrity of the upright guides…Continue Reading →
Background: The story of Deborah features a valiant, wise woman who was chosen by God to serve as prophet and judge. At God’s command, Deborah commissions Barak and accompanies him to the battlefield. Deborah prophetically reveals, however, that the honor…Continue Reading →
Background: The verb “to see” includes much more than just the work of the eyes. It means to behold, consider, discern, take heed, perceive, regard, and think. You see, spiritual sight happens when our minds, hearts, and spirits take information…Continue Reading →
Background: God chose a man named Hosea to speak His message to the people, and like other prophets, the Lord required him to perform difficult and even humiliating object lessons to complement the message. At the beginning of Hosea’s prophetic…Continue Reading →
Intersections Our study of women in the Bible continues from the Spring 2018 semester. The lives of the women that we will study are ones that you may not know very well and are often overlooked. In our culture today,…Continue Reading →
Background: Reading through the Psalms, you will notice a life-changing phrase repeated. It is the phrase “O LORD my God,” and though its words are few, the weight of this truth will lead us in worship for all eternity. Tony…Continue Reading →
Background: Mary Magdalene is mentioned 14 times in the Gospels. A striking feature in 8 of those 14 passages is that Mary is named with other women, but she always heads the list, implying her significance. In one instance, her…Continue Reading →
Background: The Jesus Storybook Bible paints a vivid picture of Gabriel and Mary’s conversation about God’s plan to bring Jesus into the world. It says: “Mary, you’re going to have a baby. A little boy. You will call him Jesus.…Continue Reading →
Background: It was not customary for Jews to travel through Samaria. Also, in this culture, men would never speak to a female stranger in public. Understanding the counter-cultural nature of this exchange between Jesus and this Samaritan woman helps us…Continue Reading →
Background: We often see Bathsheba in a negative light. The story of her affair with King David has made her infamous. Through our study this week we will reflect on who she was and end the week seeing her with…Continue Reading →
Background: Abigail found herself in a precarious position, caught between the stubborn foolishness of her husband and the intense anger of Israel’s future king. Though Abigail had no special position, God granted her the wisdom and courage to prevent the…Continue Reading →
Background: Before you read the story of Rahab in Joshua, picture her in this scene. She is an inhabitant of Jericho, a great walled city. She is a Canaanite woman in a pagan culture that worships multiple gods, notably the…Continue Reading →
Background: The troubling account of Judah’s relationship with Tamar, which interrupts the ongoing story of Joseph’s time in Egypt, fulfills an important role in Genesis. It focuses on the continuation of Judah’s family line (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah) and concludes…Continue Reading →
Background: In Carolyn Custis James’s book, Half the Church, we read, “Whatever we lost in Eden we find again in Jesus.”1 That is a truth worth pondering. As we dig into the stories of Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah this week,…Continue Reading →
Background: God promised Abram many descendants. As the years passed, Abram and Sarai (whom God later renamed Abraham and Sarah in Genesis 17) began to doubt God’s promises. An accepted practice in the ancient Near East culture in that day…Continue Reading →
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