06/06/2024
BRIO OF A GLORIOUS WOMAN THEMED THE ADORNED WOMAN 2024
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1. Women are made in the image of God.
In the creation story, God equally created man and woman in his image (Genesis 1:27). Man did not receive more of God’s image than the woman. Scripture outlines the roles of Christian women and men, but God created women to share fully in representing who He is.
(Galatians 3:28). Women are made in the image of God and participate fully in his redemptive plan.
2.Women are part of the redemption story.
Throughout Scripture, royalty like Esther and ordinary people like Ruth play a vital part in God’s redemptive plan. For instance, in the story of Rahab, a pr******te, she hides two Jewish spies. Her faith in action is rewarded and she becomes the mother of Boaz who marries Ruth, a Moabite widow who becomes the mother of Obed the father of David (Matthew 1:1-17).
In the New Testament, women participated in Jesus’ ministry. Women, healed by Jesus in some way, traveled with him and cared for his needs. In all four gospels the teachings of Jesus include women, and he used women to spread the gospel. Women are an indispensable part of God’s plan of redemption.
3. Every woman has a purpose.
Scripture describes several roles for women. Wife, mother, helper, teacher, and homemaker . But the overarching objective for women is to further the kingdom of God.(Ephesians 2:10). Our good works point toward the love of Jesus.
God designed a specific story for every woman. That story might be one of a prodigal past or as a life-long follower of Christ. Whatever the path, by telling the story of how God’s love changed our lives, we share the good news and fulfill our purpose. There is a woman somewhere waiting to hear your story and learn how God
4. God sees women.
In Jesus’ day, rabbis would not teach women, and men would not let women count change into their hands for fear of touching. Women were invisible, but God sees you. (Genesis 16:13).
5. God hears the prayers of women.
Throughout scripture, there is evidence that God answers the prayers of women. Consider Hannah, who was disgraced and humiliated because she was barren. When no one else understood her despair, she turned to God. Hannah knew her Elohim, her all-powerful God, was able to do whatever she asked.
In her deep anguish, Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly (1 Samuel 10:10). God answered and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son she named Samuel, saying, (1 Samuel 10:20).
6. Women are forgiven.
Imagine the woman caught in adultery as she was dragged through Jerusalem and deposited before Jesus. The law demanded she be stoned, but the leaders used her situation to trap Jesus. Instead, Jesus used the moment to point out the sin in every heart. (John 11:7).
No stones were thrown because we all sin, and there was no condemnation from Jesus, only forgiveness. God promises, (1 John 1:9). Our sins are separated from us as far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12).
7. God made women brave and strong.
Scripture abounds with accounts of brave, capable women who leaned on God’s strength and provision to do His will. For instance, Deborah was named one of the first judges to preside over God’s people. Through God’s prophetic word, she led the people to victory over their oppressors (Judges 4-5). Also, Esther was a beautiful Jewish girl who married a king. When her people faced genocide, she had to choose between her safety or bravely intercede and risk her life (Esther 7:4).
8. Women are heirs in the Kingdom of God.
In ancient culture, only sons were considered heirs to their father’s estate. Paul says in Galatians 3:26, The phrase “all sons” means women and men have an equal status in God’s inheritance. We are all “sons” and heirs.
Paul goes on to say that through faith in Christ, all classifications fall away. “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28). Through faith in Christ, we are all heirs in the kingdom of God
In Ephesians 4:11, Paul identifies 5 positions of leadership within the church:
• apostles
• prophets
• evangelists
• pastors
• teachers
The people who fill these roles are to "equip [God's] people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up" (Ephesians 4:12).
While men have traditionally held most of these roles within the church (and women have occasionally taken on limited versions of these roles, such as teaching children), there are examples of women who hold each of these positions in the early church.
Women as Apostles and Evangelists: The Two Marys
Perhaps the most striking example of women in leadership in the Bible is that of the two Marys who discover the empty tomb of Christ.
After Jesus is crucified, his body is buried, a stone is rolled in front of the tomb, and a Roman guard is placed there. Three days pass and "Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb" (Matthew 28:1).
It is these two Marys who discover the empty tomb and who are instructed by the angel that they find there to "go quickly and tell [the] disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee'" (Matthew 28:7).
So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples (Matthew 28:8).
This is an extraordinary fact that is often overlooked: God gives the task of telling the good news of the resurrection to women.
Mary Magdalene and "the other Mary" are the very first evangelists. They are tasked with telling the men (who had all run away in fear at this point) the good news about the risen Christ.
We could also count them among the first apostles, as well, since they are messengers (emmisaries, which is the literal meaning of the word "apostle") sent out by God to proclaim the good news of the resurrection.
While they are not counted among the 12 original disciples of Jesus, they are the ones that God trusts first to spread the message of the risen Christ.
Junia the Apostle
Junia is another example of a woman in leadership in the Bible, whom we could count as an apostle.
In Romans 16:7, Paul writes of Junia and Andronicus, that they are "outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was".
Junia is here identified on equal terms with Andronicus (likely her husband or her brother) and that they are esteemed leaders in the church.
Women as Prophets: Philip's Daughters
While Philip's daughter are only mentioned in passing, they are important examples of women as prophets in the church. Acts 21:9 says that Philip had "four unmarried daughters who prophesied".
Sermon: by LARRY Y J BADIU WHITE EAGLE
6th June 2024
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