Women of Mission
SABBATH AFTERNOON Read for This Week's Study:
Luke 8:41-55; John 4:1-40; Acts 16:14-16; 18:1-3, 24-28; Rom. 16:3-5.
Memory Text:
" 'Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven-for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little' " (Luke 7:47, NIV). |
Key Thought:
| | Though women were often given background roles, the New Testament shows them heavily involved in advancing the mission of the church. Women play key parts in biblical history. They include good and bad queens, righteous maids, praying mothers, powerful leaders, influential wives, generous givers, prostitutes, prophets, deaconesses, gracious hosts, and faithful supporters and friends of Jesus. In such stories as Esther and Deborah, women take center stage. Throughout the Bible's broad canvas, we can see how women with a mission have helped advance the kingdom of heaven in many ways. In the New Testament we see examples of how Jesus dealt with women. At the same time, many women followed Jesus and supported Him financially (Luke 8:1-3) and helped care for His needs (Mark 15:41). Jesus specifically ministered to women on several occasions. When many of His disciples deserted Jesus at His death, women remained true and stayed with Him to the Cross. Women were the first witnesses of His resurrection. This week we will look at just a few of the women in the New Testament who, although their stories may be brief, played a vital part in the mission of the church. |
*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, September 6.
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