2018/07 A Word To Women The Woman of Samaria John 4:1-44 The Samaritan woman stated accurately, “…The Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans” (John 4:9). This animosity dated back to when Assyria captured Samaria and sought to colonise it (II Kings 17:21). The result was that Samaria mixed truth with false religion (and was

2018/07 A Word To Women "Mothers of Salem" Matthew 19:13-15 Many years ago, in Sweden, a party of visitors were invited to meet the king’s daughter. One lady asked the princess if she would allow them to see the royal jewels. The princess readily agreed but imagine the visitor’s surprise when two children were presented

2018/05 A Word To Women Three verses of Scripture summarise all we know about Anna. Although we are given so little, the little reveals much. The name Anna, like Hannah, means grace. Anna knew the grace of God in her life and she was also a gracious woman. Anna had been married for only seven

2018/03 A Word To Women Elisabeth is an outstanding Christian woman. Luke 1 reveals all we know of the one who was chosen to be mother to the forerunner of the Messiah. She was a descendent of Aaron, and married to a priest called Zacharias. They lived in the hill country of Judah, probably in

2018/01 A Word To Women The book of Esther is a thriller. Under threat from a scheming and evil enemy, the Jews faced being wiped from the face of the earth. But while God’s name is not mentioned in the book, when we survey the ultimate deliverance of these Jews, we can trace His hand

2017/11 A Word To Women The story of Ruth begins in Israel with the family of Elimelech and Naomi. Set during the period of the judges, the land was experiencing famine, both physically and spiritually. The book of Judges ends by telling us that “every man did that which was right in his own eyes”

2017/09 A Word To Women Deborah, a prophetess and judge, lived in the period when Israel had taken possession of the Promised Land, but before the advent of kings. It was a turbulent time, marked by cycles of backsliding and persecution followed by repentance and peace. ‘Deborah’ means “bee”, and identifies a busy, patriotic woman

2017/07 A Word To Women The Lord gives gifts to His people and it is our duty to use these as He directs. Miriam is best known as the sister of Moses and Aaron, but she was a strong personality in her own right.Her parents were Amram and Jochebed, a faithful, God-fearing couple. The third

2017/05 A Word To Women Rebekah was a woman who showed early spiritual excellence but finished her life in a disappointing way – an example to follow early on and a warning not to let our spiritual walk drift in later years. Abraham did not want his son, Isaac, to marry a Canaanite. He commissioned

2017/03 A Word To Women We often want God to answer our prayers immediately. However, like Sarah, we may have to wait. God’s timing is perfect. Hold on to His promises. Eve is the mother of all living (Genesis 3:20) while Sarah is a mother of many nations (Genesis 17:16). Sarah waited many years to