The Designer's Wardrobe: Seven Wardrobe Essentials for Christian Living
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Based on the book of Colossians, the following ten lessons describe our clothing basics for our Christian life. Vital wardrobe essentials have characteristics to make them stand apart from the rest of the clothing of our life. The Great Designer, the Lord Jesus Christ, established these wardrobe essentials in our Christian life, which become the building blocks to achieving a solid and functional testimony. These wardrobe fundamentals will never go out of style, never look out of place, are versatile for every situation, and will stand the test of time.
Little Black Dress of Mercy Black Pumps of Kindness Hat of Humbleness of Mind Earrings of Peace Purse of Meekness Pearls of Longsuffering Trenchcoat of CharityShelley Wise Reininger
SHELLEY REININGER is a wife, bonus mom to two daughters, and a grandma to three children. With a business degree from Bob Jones University, she has taught courses in business and English for over thirteen years on the high school and college level. Shelley currently is employed as an accounting assistant and teaches a ladies’ Sunday school class in her home church, while continually striving to make it her life goal of having “compassion, making a difference.” (Jude 22)
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The Designer's Wardrobe - Shelley Wise Reininger
The Designer’s
Wardrobe
Seven Wardrobe Essentials for Christian Living
9781449730369_TXT.pdfSHELLEY WISE REININGER
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WestBow Press rev. date: 11/17/2011
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Lesson 1: The New Wardrobe
Lesson 2: The Old Wardrobe
Lesson 3: The LBD of Mercy
Lesson 4: The Classic Pump of Kindness
Lesson 5: The Hat of Humbleness of Mind
Lesson 6: The Classic Purse of Meekness
Lesson 7: The Pearls of Longsuffering
Lesson 8: The Earrings of Peace
Lesson 9: The Coat of Charity
Lesson 10: The Power of the Holy Spirit
Bibliography
Endnotes
To my wonderful husband and best friend, John, who made this book possible by his continual love, guidance, and gentle prodding.
Acknowledgments
A special thanks to my cousin Jackie Voison who, with heart-wrenching clarity, wrote down her son Christopher’s life story.
A heart of indebtedness to the long-term care facility Go Ye Village and Jolly in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, for their endearing and loving care of my precious Uncle Wally.
A special appreciation to my Aunt Margaret and Uncle Donald who helped me with their daughter-in-law Jean’s story and who persevered through assisting in editing my project.
A special appreciation to my Aunt Lee, technically my first cousin once removed, who painstakingly also assisted in the editing of my project.
A lifetime of gratitude to my parents who gently reared me by example and not with an iron fist, who tenderly pushed me forward with no expectations, and who have fervently loved me for who I am.
A deep appreciation to all of my family members who continually give me the canvas of examples of people who wear Christ through my eyes. I am so honored to be a part of such an amazing family.
Foreword
This study was written primarily for the ladies of the WOW (Women of the Word) Sunday school class who join me in a Sunday morning Bible study at First Baptist Church in Rochelle, Illinois. Their interaction has proved invaluable to me.
This series of lessons focuses on essential elements of a woman’s spiritual wardrobe. Follow along as we study these wardrobe essentials with the challenge to choose them with modesty and thrift and at the same time glorify our life in Christ. Also challenge yourself to answer the questions throughout each lesson to reconfirm God’s challenge to us to wear our new garments. Use the Thoughts to Ponder
section at the end of each lesson to help make personal application to your own life.
Lesson 1: The New Wardrobe
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new
(1 Corinthians 5:17).
I was reared in a Christian home and went to church most of my life. In vacation Bible school (VBS) one summer, around my sixth grade year, I was persuaded about my need to be saved. During the preaching time, any VBS kids were asked to come forward if they wanted to be saved. Since a bunch of kids went forward, I went forward at the same time to be saved. A lady took all of us into a big circle, shared some