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Women Of The Old Testament
Contributed by Clair Sauer on Aug 7, 2013 (message contributor)
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1. A Princess To All The World
Contributed on Aug 12, 2013
Sarai/Sarah faced a lot of hardships in her life with Abram/Abraham. Sometimes he dealt with things in her own way and suffered the consequences. But in the end, her faith in God brought her the one thing she desired the most, a son.
Four thousand years ago, barrenness was the ultimate disgrace; it was seen as a sign of divine disfavor. If you don’t have children, it’s because God’s got something against you. Period. A woman who couldn’t conceive suffered not only lack of approval, but also the threat of ...read more
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2. The Mother Of All Life
Contributed on Aug 7, 2013
A sermon about Eve: the first woman, the Fall, and the life-giving gift of God's grace.
For the first chapter and a half of the Bible. We see God busy at work; creating the place we call Earth and all that is a part of it. And at every step of the way, God declares his creation “good.” Then it all changes. Halfway through chapter 2, God is busy helping the human, ...read more
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3. That's Gonna Leave A Mark!
Contributed on Aug 21, 2013
The story of Deborah remind us that the key to winning the victory over struggles in our lives is to listen to God and heed what God says.
We come this morning to one example of what I consider to be the most difficult part of the Bible to understand. So I’m just going to name it for what it is, right up front. This scene of Deborah calling members of the Israelite tribes into battle is just one story among many of the seemingly ...read more
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4. Life-Giving Companions
Contributed on Sep 5, 2013
When we are faithful to God, God will be faithful to us, and amazing things will happen!
Many of us are quite familiar with the story of Job. In the Bible, Job is the guy God chooses to prove to Satan the faithfulness of God’s followers. The result is that God repeatedly “tests” Job, making his life extremely difficult, in order to show Satan how he remains faithful ...read more
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5. The "Go-To" Gal
Contributed on Aug 1, 2017
A sermon about the prophetess Huldah.
In order to understand the story of Huldah, we have to understand the story of Israel at this point in their history. You see, we are now long past the “golden days” of King David’s reign and King Solomon after him. The twelve tribes have been divided into two different kingdoms; ten of the tribes ...read more
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6. With Great Privilege, Comes Great Responsibility
Contributed on Sep 19, 2013
As disciples of Christ, we have an obligation to
Let’s talk about this woman, Esther. And I actually want to start today, at the end of her story. Were any of you able to read through Esther this week? If so, then you know that the ending of the book seems a bit strange. Here’s how it goes, “Certainly, Mordecai the Jew was ...read more