Camp22 - Sunitha - Being a woman of God

 Being a Woman of God

Verse: Genesis 1:27

So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

The word of God states that male and female are the image of God. 

Men and Women are not equal in form but we are both are created with equal value. 

Unique

  • Different in form and function
  • Different in roles
  • Complementing the man
  • Physically, mentally and emotionally 
  • Celebrate the differences in manhood and womanhood

Unity and intimacy

  • Made of the same stuff
  • build for one another
  • Both were naked and no shame (Gen 2:24)

Sin has marred the image

  • Instead of celebrating hei similarities, equality was ignored
  • Instead of ruling together, subordination was imposed
  • Unity was severed as guilt brought accusations
  • Intimacy was thwarted as sin exposed their shame
Cultural influences on women
  • The litrature of the greeks and Romans reveal a very negative attitude towards women
  • A culture that holds an opinion tht women are inferior may use it to justify devaluing and mistreating them
  • Judaism was influenced by the culture of that generation
  • Even now our culture
Jesus view on women
  • jesus came to heal and deal with that broken image
  • He was revolutionary
  • Never treated them inferior
  • He directed His ministry to men and women alike

Healing Ministry

  • he healed the woman with the issue of blood
  • Woman crippled for 18 years
  • Daughter of Jairus was raised from death
  • Jesus was willing to minister
    • Against the social cultural restriction
    • He showed women great couresy, compassion and honor
    • His mother John 19:26
    • Sinful woman
    • Women caught in adultery

Ministry to women

  • Samaritan woman
  • Mary of Bethany
  • Martha
  • Mary Magdalene
  • Women disciples travelled with him 

What did Jesus do to women

  • Jesus challenged the sexual put down of women
  • He reached out to wome who were despised and rejected
  • He included women in his larger group of disciples
  • He valued the discipleship of women
  • He included women to proclaim amon those who proclaim the Gospel

Our identity

  • Our identity as women comes from Christ
  • Not from our culture, not from our environment, not from our family, not from the opinion of others, not from the evil voices but from God.
  • And jesus as shown that he loves us, cares for us, never rejects us.
  • He has called us, equipped us, uses us.

Womanhood calls us to be a helpmate (Gen 3:14)

Ezer: A help, helper

  • The word is used 21 times
  • Twice it is used in th econtext of the first woman
  • Three times it is used of people helping i life threatening situation
  • Sixteen times it is used in reference to God as a helper. Without exception these biblical texts are talking about a vitl, powerful
Ezer described
  • He is our strength
  • Our rescuer
  • Our protector
  • Our helper
  • And ezer was the holy spirit chose of work to describe the first woman. Eve was someon who would provide valuable and vital strength to Adam

Womanhood calls us to bring forth godly offspring (Mal 2:15)

Verse: 1 John 3:9

9 Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s life is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God.

10 So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers does not belong to God.

11 This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another

12 We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother had been doing what was righteous.

Womanhood calls for focusing on fulfilling life assignment

Mary was able to understand what was important and sat at the feet of Jesus. Martha was burdened by daily duties. She ignored her need to be at Jesus feet.

Womanhood calls us to proclaim his name

  • Proclaim announce publicly, declare, speak
  • Samaritan woman, announced to the whole village
  • Mary, mother of jesus announced from the womb, the birth of Jesus
  • Mary Magdalene (seven demons were driven out of her). She announced from the tomb, the resurrection or rebirth of Jesus
Verse: Psalms 68:11

The Lord gives the command; The women who proclaim good news are a great army:


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