True Woman Event Kit

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Table of Contents:
Introduction Event Starter Guide
Getting Started Suggested Event Schedules Track 1: Small Groups Track 2: A One-Time Evening Event Track 3: A Weekend Retreat, option #1 Track 4: A Weekend Retreat, option #2 Track 5: Extended Weekend Conference Choosing Theme for Your Event True Woman Messages Complete List of Streaming Links Complete DVD purchase List Directions for Streaming
Message Listener Guides

True Woman 2008
The Ultimate Meaning of True WomanhoodPastor John Piper From Him, Through Him, To HimNancy Leigh DeMoss Youve Come a Long Way, Baby!Mary Kassian A Resolve to BelieveKaren Loritts A Woman After Gods Own HeartJanet Parshall Gods JewelsJoni Eareckson Tada For Such a Time as This (includes Manifesto ceremony)Nancy Leigh DeMoss
True Woman 2010

What Is a True Woman?Nancy Leigh DeMoss How God Overcomes Failure in Your FamilyPastor Voddie Baucham The Genesis of GenderMary Kassian Why Such Grace?Jennifer Rothschild A True Woman Chooses JoyPastor James MacDonald What in the World Do You Want?Pastor Crawford Loritts A True Woman Learns to TrustKaren Loritts A True Woman Chooses WisdomMary Kassian The Powerful Influence of a Godly WomanKay Arthur Marys Secret to Embracing Life-Shaking CircumstancesJanet Parshall The Stakes Are Higher Than You ThinkJoni Eareckson Tada A True Woman Joins the Battle (includes Manifesto ceremony)Nancy Leigh DeMoss
True Woman 2012

Seeking the Lord for Spiritual AwakeningNancy Leigh DeMoss The Woman at the WellJanet Parshall Have You Abandoned Your Boat?Priscilla Shirer Sending Out an S.O.S.Mary Kassian Forgiving Like Youve Been ForgivenJoni Eareckson Tada The Spiritual State of the UnionJanet Parshall A Call to RevivalBill Elliff An Ongoing Call to Seek Him TogetherNancy Leigh DeMoss
Message Discussion Questions

True Woman 2008
The Ultimate Meaning of True WomanhoodPastor John Piper From Him, Through Him, To HimNancy Leigh DeMoss Youve Come a Long Way, Baby!Mary Kassian A Resolve to BelieveKaren Loritts A Woman After Gods Own HeartJanet Parshall Gods JewelsJoni Eareckson Tada For Such a Time as This (includes Manifesto ceremony)Nancy Leigh DeMoss
True Woman 2010

What Is a True Woman?Nancy Leigh DeMoss
How God Overcomes Failure in Your FamilyPastor Voddie Baucham The Genesis of GenderMary Kassian Why Such Grace?Jennifer Rothschild A True Woman Chooses JoyPastor James MacDonald What in the World Do You Want?Pastor Crawford Loritts A True Woman Learns to TrustKaren Loritts A True Woman Chooses WisdomMary Kassian The Powerful Influence of a Godly WomanKay Arthur Marys Secret to Embracing Life-Shaking CircumstancesJanet Parshall The Stakes Are Higher Than You ThinkJoni Eareckson Tada A True Woman Joins the Battle (includes Manifesto ceremony)Nancy Leigh DeMoss
True Woman 2012

Seeking the Lord for Spiritual AwakeningNancy Leigh DeMoss The Woman at the WellJanet Parshall Have You Abandoned Your Boat?Priscilla Shirer Sending Out an S.O.S.Mary Kassian Forgiving Like Youve Been ForgivenJoni Eareckson Tada The Spiritual State of the UnionJanet Parshall A Call to RevivalBill Elliff An Ongoing Call to Seek Him TogetherNancy Leigh DeMoss
21-Day Heart Preparation Emails

Day 1: Heart Health Day 2: First Thing Day 3: A Passion for Holiness Day 4: The Way Back Day 5: Broken Beginnings Day 6: Like Drinking Poison Day 7: Overcome or Overcoming? Day 8: Victor Mentality Day 9: Pride on Your Side? Day 10: Pliable in His Hands Day 11: Marbles or Grapes? Day 12: A Love Story Day 13: Till We Weep Day 14: When Repenters Repent Day 15: Whatever He Says
Day 16: Day 17: Day 18: Day 19: Day 20: Day 21:
When It Hurts to Pray Help Is on the Way What Are You Waiting For? Yours for Life Loyal Opposition Heavenly Sunlight
True Woman Manifesto Ceremony Leading a Concert of Prayer Speaker Bios Testimonies Now That Were Finished, Whats Next? (Revive Our Hearts Small Group Studies)
INTRODUCTION
Whether you have a vision to host an evening event, a weekend retreat, or a small group study for the women in your church, we have materials that you can use to create the perfect True Woman Event. In this packet, you will find information about True Woman messages that can be streamed or purchased, suggestions on how to choose the right messages for the type of event you are designing, and a how-to guide to help you plan out the details for your event. We have also provided Listener Guides and Discussion Questions for each message on the TrueWomanEventKit.com page. In addition, you will find ideas for planning a True Woman Manifesto Ceremony, content to prepare the hearts of your ladies, marketing downloads, and helpful purchase items. We pray that God will use these tools to bear much fruit in your ministry! Gods richest blessings as you host your very own True Woman Event.
The True Woman Team
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EVENT STARTER GUIDE
Getting Started
Event Starter Guide
Getting Started
Were so excited that you are considering hosting a True Woman Event! Heres how to get started.
Suggested Event Schedules

First, you will need to decide which type of event you are hosting: a small group, an evening event, an overnight event, or a three-day conference. Once you have chosen your format, well suggest how many messages youll need. Feel free to tweak our suggestions based on your specific circumstances. These are only suggestions.
Choose a Theme for Your Event

Next, choose the theme for your messages. True Woman messages focus on three major themes: A Vision for Biblical Womanhood, Living Out Biblical Womanhood, and Vibrant Christian Living. Well also let you know how many messages we recommend for your event.
True Woman Messages

Explore True Woman messages. Youll find the title and speaker, theme, a description, the running time, a link to stream the video, and a link to purchase the DVD. If you wish to know more about each of the speakers, their pictures and bios are located at the end of this document.
Complete List of Streaming DVD Links

Congrats! Now you have your speaker team for your event chosen. Check out this document for links to stream or to purchase DVDs for the messages you wish to use. If you chose to stream the message, youll find helpful directions to walk you through the process.
Listener Guides
You may find that your women will track along with the messages better if they have a fill-in-the-blank sheet. If thats the case, weve included a printable listener guide for each message, as well as an answer key.
Revive Our Hearts. Used with permission. www.TrueWoman.com
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Discussion Questions
If you will be having a discussion following the messages, here are several questions for each message to help your leader facilitate that time.
21-Day Heart Preparation Emails

Want your women to be prepared to hear from the Lord? Send the twenty-one emails to your ladies for three weeks prior to and see what God does.
True Woman Manifesto Ceremony

We encourage you to consider including a Manifesto ceremony during your event. Read more about it here.
Leading a Concert of Prayer

If you choose to have a concentrated time of prayer, this will give you suggestions how to lead a corporate prayer time.
Speaker Bios
Revive Our Hearts is grateful to partner with many godly communicators who share our heart and passion for revival and biblical womanhood. Learn more about each speaker and the ministries that they represent.
Testimonies
If you need encouragement from other leaders who have hosted a True Woman Event, be sure to check out the testimonies.
Whats Next?
When you conclude your event, we encourage you to plan a small group study to follow up with your women. Revive Our Hearts has several to offer. We pray God will move mightily in the hearts of your women. Thank you for choosing to use True Woman materials for your event!
With great anticipation, The True Woman Team
EVENT STARTER GUIDE
Track 1: Small Group or Mentorship

Four-Week Track* Eight-Week Track*
*Choose theme and messages from the Event Themes List (pg. 16).
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Track 2: A One-time Evening Event

6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:15 PM 7:45 PM 8:00 PM 8:45 PM 9:15 PM
Welcome, announcements, praise and worship
Session 1*
Discussion groups Snacks
Session 2*
Discussion groups True Woman Manifesto Ceremony*
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Track 3: A Weekend Retreat (option #1)

Friday
6:307:00 PM 7:009:30 PM
Sessions 1 and 2*
Saturday
8:00 AM 8:30 AM 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:15 PM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM
Coffee and pastries Praise and Worship
Sessions 3, 4, and 5*
Lunch (provided) Praise and Worship
Sessions 6 and 7*
Praise and Worship True Woman Manifesto Ceremony*
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Track 4: A Weekend Retreat (option #2)

Friday
6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:15 PM
Session 1*
Discussion groups
7:45 PM Snacks 8:00 PM 8:45 PM Session 2*

Discussion groups
9:15 PM Closing
Saturday
8:00 AM 8:30 AM 9:00 AM 9:45 AM
Coffee and pastries Praise and Worship
Session 3*
Discussion groups
10:15 AM Snacks 10:30 AM 11:15 AM 11:45 AM Session 4*

Discussion groups True Woman Manifesto Ceremony*

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Track 5: Extended Weekend Conference

Thursday Evening
7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:30 PM 8:40 PM 9:30 PM
Session 1*
Watch a True Woman conference profile video**
Session 2*
Close and dismiss
Friday Morning
8:30 AM 8:45 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 10:15 AM 11:15 AM 11:30 AM
Praise and Worship Welcome, announcements, and prayer
Session 3*
Praise and Worship
Session 4*
Watch a True Woman conference profile video** Lunch dismissal
Friday Afternoon
Breakout Sessions of your choice
Friday Evening
6:45 PM
Praise and Worship
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7:00 PM 7:15 PM 8:15 PM 8:30 PM 9:15 PM
Welcome, announcements, and prayer
Session 5*
Praise and Worship
Session 6*
Response, invitation, and prayer
9:30 PM Dismiss 9:45 PM

Optional Concert of Prayer Scripture reading Sharing/response from conference Personal and corporate confession Small group intercession
Worship
Revival among women Churches/pastors Familiesprodigals Praise Dismiss
Saturday Morning
8:30 AM 8:50 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM
Praise and Worship Watch a True Woman conference profile video**
Session 7*
Whats Next? Sign the Manifesto Take the 30-Day True Woman Makeover Announce a follow-up study
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10:15 AM 11:15 AM 11:25 AM Session 8 (message with Manifesto reading)*
Signing the Manifesto Consecration prayer
12:00 PM Dismiss
*Choose theme and messages from the Event Themes List (pg. 16). **Conference videos hosted on ReviveOurHearts.com
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Choosing a Theme for Your Event

Vision for Biblical Womanhood
Two Message Format
Message #1 Choose one: Ultimate Meaning of True Womanhood Pastor John Piper (46 min.) From Him, Through Him, To Him Nancy Leigh DeMoss (59 min.) Message #2 Choose one: For Such a Time as This (includes Manifesto Ceremony) (57 min.) A True Woman Joins the Battle (includes Manifesto Ceremony) (58 min.) Optional Closing Prayer Time: An Ongoing Call to Seek Him Together Nancy Leigh DeMoss (29 min.)
Four Message Format

Messages #1-3 Ultimate Meaning of True Womanhood Pastor John Piper (46 min.) From Him, Through Him, To Him Nancy Leigh DeMoss (59 min.) Youve Come a Long Way, Baby! Mary Kassian (45 min.) Message #4 Choose one: For Such a Time as This (includes Manifesto Ceremony) (57 min.) A True Woman Joins the Battle (includes Manifesto Ceremony) (58 min.) Optional Closing Prayer Time: An Ongoing Call to Seek Him Together Nancy Leigh DeMoss (29 min.)
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EVENT STARTER GUIDE Living Out Biblical Womanhood

Two Message Format
Message #1 Choose one: What Is a True Woman? Nancy Leigh DeMoss (65 min.) The Ultimate Meaning of True Womanhood Pastor John Piper (46 min.) Message #2 Choose one: The Genesis of Gender Mary Kassian (57 min.) A True Woman Chooses Wisdom Mary Kassian (56 min.) Sending Out an S.O.S. Mary Kassian (54 min.) Optional Manifesto Ceremony: Watch the end portion from either message. Choose one: For Such a Time as This (includes Manifesto Ceremony) (57 min.) A True Woman Joins the Battle (includes Manifesto Ceremony) (58 min.) Optional Closing Prayer Time: An Ongoing Call to Seek Him Together Nancy Leigh DeMoss (29 min.)
Four Message Format

Messages #1-3 The Ultimate Meaning of True Womanhood Pastor John Piper (46 min.) What Is a True Woman? Nancy Leigh DeMoss (65 min.) The Genesis of Gender Mary Kassian (57 min.) Message #4 Choose one: A True Woman Chooses Wisdom Mary Kassian (56 min.) Sending Out an S.O.S. Mary Kassian (54 min.)
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Optional Manifesto Ceremony Watch the end portion from either message. Choose one: For Such a Time as This (includes Manifesto Ceremony) (57 min.) A True Woman Joins the Battle (includes Manifesto Ceremony) (58 min.) Optional Closing Prayer Time: An Ongoing Call to Seek Him Together Nancy Leigh DeMoss (29 min.)
Seven or Eight Message Format

Messages #1-8 The Ultimate Meaning of True Womanhood Pastor John Piper (46 min.) From Him, Through Him, To Him Nancy Leigh DeMoss (59 min.) Youve Come a Long Way, Baby! Mary Kassian (45 min.) What Is a True Woman? Nancy Leigh DeMoss (65 min.) The Genesis of Gender Mary Kassian (57 min.) A True Woman Chooses Wisdom Mary Kassian (56 min.) How God Overcomes Failure in Your Family Pastor Voddie Baucham (47 min.) Choose one: For Such a Time as This (includes Manifesto Ceremony) (57 min.) A True Woman Joins the Battle (includes Manifesto Ceremony) (58 min.) Optional Closing Prayer Time: An Ongoing Call to Seek Him Together Nancy Leigh DeMoss (29 min.)
Seeking Him for Revival

Two Message Format
Message #1 Choose one: Seeking the Lord for Spiritual Awakening Nancy Leigh DeMoss (54 min.) The Spiritual State of the Union Janet Parshall (49 min.) Message #2 A Call to Revival Bill Elliff (48 min.)
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Optional Closing Prayer Time: An Ongoing Call to Seek Him Together Nancy Leigh DeMoss (29 min.)
Four Message Format

Messages #1-4 Seeking the Lord for Revival Nancy Leigh DeMoss (54 min.) Sending Out an S.O.S. Janet Parshall (54 min.) The Spiritual State of the Union Janet Parshall (49 min.) A Call to Revival Bill Elliff (48 min.) Optional Closing Prayer Time: An Ongoing Call to Seek Him Together Nancy Leigh DeMoss (29 min.)
Vibrant Christian Living

Mix and match messages to fit the needs of your group. Lifes Difficulties A True Woman Chooses Joy Pastor James MacDonald (51 min.) Why Such Grace? Jennifer Rothschild (43 min.) Gods Jewels Joni Eareckson Tada (33 min.) The Stakes Are Higher Than You Think Joni Eareckson Tada (27 min.) Forgiving Like Youve Been Forgiven Joni Eareckson Tada (38 min.) Have You Abandoned Your Boat Priscilla Shirer (58 min.)
Fear / Trust A Woman After Gods Own Heart Janet Parshall (48 min.) A True Woman Learns to Trust Karen Loritts (35 min.) A Resolves to Believe Karen Loritts (33 min.) Have You Abandoned Your Boat Priscilla Shirer (58 min.)
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Personal Surrender Marys Secret to Embracing Life-Shaking Circumstances Janet Parshall (55 min.) The Woman at the Well Janet Parshall (58 min.) Woman of the Word The Powerful Influences of a Godly Woman Kay Arthur (52 min.) Worldliness What in the World Do You Want? Pastor Crawford Loritts (44 min.)
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True Woman Messages

True Woman 2008
Pastor John Piper
The Ultimate Meaning of True Womanhood

Theme: Vision of Biblical Womanhood Description: Pastor John Piper opens the True Woman conference speaking on what it is to be a True Woman from the perspective of the Bible. Running Time: 46 minutes
Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
From Him, Through Him, To Him

Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Theme: Vision of Biblical Womanhood Description: Nancy unfolds Romans 11:33-36 and provides the framework to build your life around. Running Time: 59 minutes Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
Youve Come a Long Way, Baby!

Mary Kassian
Theme: Vision of Biblical Womanhood Description: Mary Kassian explores how the philosophy of feminism developed and was integrated into our culture. She shares how we, as believers, can know what to do and how to live in order to understand the beauty of what true womanhood is all about. Running Time: 45 minutes Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
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EVENT STARTER GUIDE A Resolve to Believe

Karen Loritts
Theme: Vibrant Christian Living Description: After being in ministry for more than thirty years, Karen Loritts had an unexpected crisis of fear. She describes how it affected her spiritually, emotionally, and physically, and how God ultimately used James 4:710 to lead her beyond the fear to a stronger faith in Him. Running Time: 33 minutes Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
A Woman After Gods Own Heart

Janet Parshall
Theme: Vibrant Christian Living Description: Janet Parshall helps us see the familiar story of Hannah with a fresh perspective as she explores how God used Hannahs faith and prayers to bless her family and impact a nation. As we study Hannahs example, well see a woman whose life was God-centered, a woman who learned to trust God completely, and a woman who teaches us what it means to be a true woman of God. Running Time: 48 minutes Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
Gods Jewels
Joni Eareckson Tada

Theme: Vibrant Christian Living Description: If you feel discouraged or weary doing the activity God has called you to, listen to Joni Eareckson Tada. Shell share what shes been learning through suffering about Gods grace and glory. Running Time: 33 minutes Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
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EVENT STARTER GUIDE For Such a Time as This (includes Manifesto ceremony)
Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Theme: Vision of Biblical Womanhood Description: Watch how God uses ordinary and imperfect people to accomplish His purposes. Not only will the story of Esther help you to trust in Gods providence, youll also be challenged to surrender your life to His sovereign will. Running Time: 57 minutes Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
True Woman 2010

Nancy Leigh DeMoss
What Is a True Woman?

Theme: Living Out Biblical Womanhood Description: You have a huge influence on the world around you. You dont have to be involved in politics, economics, or culture to affect the world. Nancy Leigh DeMoss says when you embrace biblical truth and act on it, it will impact the world around you in surprising ways. Running Time: 65 minutes (TW10 Fort Worth)
How God Overcomes Failure in Your Family

Pastor Voddie Baucham
Theme: Living Out Biblical Womanhood Description: Do you ever get discouraged when the topic of marriage and family comes up? If your family doesnt look like the ideal picture experts paint, dont give up. Pastor Voddie Baucham shows you how to give God a less-than-ideal situation and invites you to watch Him change a broken legacy. Running Time: 47 minutes (TW10 Chattanooga) Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
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EVENT STARTER GUIDE The Genesis of Gender

Mary Kassian
Theme: Living Out Biblical Womanhood Description: What makes men tick? What makes women tick? If we want to figure it out, we need to look back to creation and have a look at Gods original design. Mary Kassian will identify gender distinctives evident in the creation story. It will help you understand the differences between the sexes, why these differences exist, and how to navigate your way through the modern-day gender jungle. Running Time: (57 minutes TW10 Chattanooga) Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
Why Such Grace?

Jennifer Rothschild
Theme: Vibrant Christian Living Description: Are you filled with questions of why over your difficult (and seemingly unfair) circumstances? As Jennifer Rothschild candidly shares about her physical blindness, youll get a new perspective on the trials in your life; and will find amazing, overflowing grace at the foot of the cross. Running Time: 43 minutes (TW10 Chattanooga) Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
A True Woman Chooses Joy

Pastor James MacDonald
Theme: Vibrant Christian Living Description: Whats the difference between happiness and joy? James MacDonald says that discovering the difference will transform your life. Learn how to endure trials with joy, as Pastor MacDonald shares honestly from his life. Running Time: 51 minutes (TW10 Fort Worth) Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
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EVENT STARTER GUIDE What in the World Do You Want?

Pastor Crawford Loritts
Theme: Vibrant Christian Living Description: What does it mean to avoid worldliness in the 21st century? Dr. Crawford Loritts offers a balanced perspective. He says that avoiding worldliness isnt primarily about setting up rules or unplugging from society. Its an issue of love. Do you love God or do you love the things He provides? Running Time: 44 minutes (TW10 Fort Worth) Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
A True Woman Learns to Trust

Karen Loritts
Theme: Vibrant Christian Living Description: What circumstances threaten your trust? After someone caused great pain to her family, Karen Loritts did not want to trust God. Instead she wanted to lash out in anger and hurt someone. Learn to develop a deeper level of trust for the most difficult issues you face. Running Time: 35 minutes (TW10 Indianapolis) Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
A True Woman Chooses Wisdom

Mary Kassian
Theme: Living Out Biblical Womanhood Description: Would you be most accurately described as a wild woman or as a wise woman? Mary Kassian takes you to Proverbs chapter 7 to contrast wildness and wisdom. Learn how to display godly wisdom in a world gone wild. Running Time: 56 minutes (TW10 Fort Worth) Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
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EVENT STARTER GUIDE The Powerful Influence of a Godly Woman

Kay Arthur
Theme: Christian Living Description: From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible shows us that women have a powerful influence on their world. Kay Arthur will open your eyes to the great influence you possess and challenge you to use it to build Gods kingdom in our day. Running Time: 52 minutes (TW10 Fort Worth) Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
Marys Secret to Embracing Life-Shaking Circumstances

Janet Parshall
Theme: Vibrant Christian Living Description: Have you ever wondered what enabled Mary to respond to the angel Gabriels life-changing news with such humility, submissiveness, and obedience? As you lose yourself in Marys story, youll find yourself challenged to give your plans, timetables, and expectations to the One who has a very different, sovereign plan for your life. Running Time: 55 minutes (TW10 Indianapolis) Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
The Stakes Are Higher Than You Think

Joni Eareckson Tada
Theme: Vibrant Christian Living Description: Prepare to be deeply moved as Joni Eareckson Tada paints a picture of the unseen world and all that is at stake in the throes of your suffering. Be encouraged that your battle is not insignificant. Rather, your life is a cosmic field of warfare, where the stakes are about as high and universal as you can get! Running Time: 27 minutes (TW10 Indianapolis)
Stream Video Here
Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
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EVENT STARTER GUIDE A True Woman Joins the Battle (includes Manifesto ceremony)
Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Theme: Vision of Biblical Womanhood Description: Does fear hold you back from all God wants to do through you? Nancy Leigh DeMoss understands the fear that tempts women away from Gods calling on their lives. Shell open the Bible and show you the example of Deborah, a mother of Israel used by God to save a nation. This example will encourage you to bravely be Gods true woman in our day. Running Time: 58 minutes (TW10 Fort Worth) Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
True Woman 2012

Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Seeking the Lord for Spiritual Awakening

Theme: Seeking Him for Revival Description: Seeking the Lord isnt just part of the byline from the conference True Woman 12: Seeking Him Together for Spiritual Awakening. Its a way of life. Nancy Leigh DeMoss shows you what it means to seek the Lord and then explains how to seek the Lord more fervently. Running time: 54 minutes
The Woman at the Well

Janet Parshall
Theme: Personal Surrender Description: Deep down, everyone is thirsty. People try to quench the thirst in all kinds of waysrelationships, alcohol and drugs, success, money. Janet Parshall tells the story of a woman whose thirst was truly
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satisfied. Shell show you how to find the same Living Water that transformed this woman. Running time: 58 minutes Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
Have You Abandoned Your Boat?

Priscilla Shirer
Theme: Fear / Lifes Difficulties Description: Does part of your life feel broken? Priscilla Shirer will show you the incredible things Jesus can do with the discarded, failed pieces of your life. Youll be encouraged to give every situation to the Lord, no matter how difficult. Running Time: 58 minutes Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
Sending Out an S.O.S.

Mary Kassian
Theme: Seeking Him for Revival / Living Out Biblical Womanhood Description: When women refuse to embrace godly femininity, it will discourage men from being men. When a nation confuses roles in this way, huge consequences will follow. Mary Kassian shows how an understanding of biblical roles affects families, economics, churches, and every part of society. Running time: 54 minutes Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
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EVENT STARTER GUIDE Forgiving Like Youve Been Forgiven

Joni Eareckson Tada
Theme: Lifes Difficulties Description: Everyone has been hurt by the sin of others. If you forgive those who have hurt you, does it mean theyre getting off the hook? Does it mean justice is not being served? Joni Eareckson Tada says, No. Justice and forgiveness can both be seen even in the most horrible offenses. Running time: 38 minutes Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
The Spiritual State of the Union

Janet Parshall
Theme: Seeking Him for Revival Description: Each year the President of the United States gives the Congress a report for what is necessary and expedient for the country to move forward. Janet Parshall offers something more importanta spiritual state of the union. She looks at trends, attitudes, and indicators that shows why our need to seek the Lord is so desperate. Running time: 49 minutes Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
A Call to Revival
Bill Elliff
Theme: Seeking Him for Revival Description: Pastor Bill Elliff looks at the serious needs of our world today and explains why revival represents true hope. He has seen firsthand how revival can transform individuals and churches. Hell show you how to pray for widespread revival that can transform nations. Running time: 48 minutes Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
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EVENT STARTER GUIDE An Ongoing Call to Seek Him Together

Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Theme: Closing Prayers Description: Its easy to get excited about seeking the Lord when youre standing with a large group of likeminded people. But how do you continue to fervently seek the Lord when you wake up tired on a typical morning? Nancy Leigh DeMoss offers some suggestions and prays for those seeking the Lord in various life circumstances. Running time: 29 minutes Stream Video Here Purchase DVD Here ________________________________________________________________________
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Complete List of Streaming Links

True Woman 2008 The Ultimate Meaning of True Womanhood
Pastor John Piper
https://www.vimeo.com/37542722
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Nancy Leigh DeMoss https://www.vimeo.com/47747450/
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Mary Kassian https://www.vimeo.com/37542725
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A Resolve to Believe
Karen Loritts https://www.vimeo.com/47747449/
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Janet Parshall https://www.vimeo.com/47748005/
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Gods Jewels
Joni Eareckson Tada https://www.vimeo.com/47748006/
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True Woman 2010

Nancy Leigh DeMoss
https://www.vimeo.com/37554926/
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Pastor Voddie Baucham https://www.vimeo.com/37556707/
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The Genesis of Gender

Mary Kassian https://www.vimeo.com/37554927/
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Why Such Grace?

Jennifer Rothschild https://www.vimeo.com/47748123/
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Pastor James MacDonald
https://www.vimeo.com/47748122/ ________________________________________________________________________
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EVENT STARTER GUIDE What in the World Do You Want?

Pastor Crawford Loritts https://www.vimeo.com/47748272/
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Karen Loritts https://www.vimeo.com/47748324/
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Mary Kassian https://www.vimeo.com/37542723/
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The Powerful Influence of a Godly Woman

Kay Arthur https://www.vimeo.com/37542724/
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Janet Parshall https://www.vimeo.com/47748230/
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Joni Eareckson Tada https://www.vimeo.com/47748297/
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A True Woman Joins the Battle (includes Manifesto ceremony)

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EVENT STARTER GUIDE True Woman 2012 Seeking the Lord for Spiritual Awakening
Nancy Leigh DeMoss
https://www.vimeo.com/50850931
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Janet Parshall https://www.vimeo.com/51115846
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Priscilla Shirer https://www.vimeo.com/50851125
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Mary Kassian https://www.vimeo.com/50851187
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Forgiving Like Youve Been Forgiven

Joni Eareckson Tada https://www.vimeo.com/50851247
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Janet Parshall https://www.vimeo.com/50851303
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EVENT STARTER GUIDE A Call to Revival

Bill Elliff https://www.vimeo.com/50851401
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An Ongoing Call to Seek Him Together

Nancy Leigh DeMoss https://www.vimeo.com/50851432
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Complete DVD Purchase List

True Woman 2008
Pastor John Piper
Purchase DVD Here
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Nancy Leigh DeMoss Purchase DVD Here
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Mary Kassian Purchase DVD Here
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Karen Loritts Purchase DVD Here
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Janet Parshall Purchase DVD Here
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Gods Jewels
Joni Eareckson Tada Purchase DVD Here

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True Woman 2008 Conference General Session DVD Set Purchase DVD Here
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True Woman 2010 What Is a True Woman?
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Pastor Voddie Baucham Purchase DVD Here
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Why Such Grace?

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by John Piper (True Woman 08)
Assumption: Wimpy _________________________ makes wimpy women. Gods Ultimate Purpose To _______________________ the glory of Christ in its highest expression in His dying to make a rebellious people His bride. (Rev. 13:8) God was planning the slaughter of His Son __________________ the Universe was made. (Eph. 1:56) Why? Unto the praise of the glory of His grace (Eph. 5:25) The apex, the climax, the supreme expression of that grace would be the Sons purchase, at the cost of His life, of His _________________ (you and me). What does that mean for Womanhood? Masculinity and femininity, manhood and womanhood, belong at the______________ of Gods ultimate purpose. (Gen. 1:27) True womanhood is a distinctive calling of God to _________________ the glory of His Son in ways that would not be displayed if there were no womanhood... Your distinctive female personhood is indispensable in Gods purpose to ______________________the fullness of His glory. What does that mean for YOU? For Marrieds: Differences are absolutely essential, by Gods design, so that marriage will ___________________ more fully the glory of the sacrificial love of Christ for His bride and the beauty of the lavished reverence and admiration of the bride for her Husband.
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For Singles: In this world there are truths about Christ and His kingdom which can be more clearly ___________________ by womanhood in singleness The Family of God grows by regeneration through faith. Relationships in Christ are more permanent and precious than relationships in families. Marriage gives way in the end to the relationship to which it was pointing all along.
Do not settle for wimpy theology... God is too great. Christ is too glorious. Womanhood is too strategic. Dont waste it. Your womanhood, your true womanhood was made for the glory of Christ.
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by John Piper (True Woman 08)
Assumption: Wimpy ____theology________ makes wimpy women. Gods Ultimate Purpose To ____display_________ the glory of Christ in its highest expression in His dying to make a rebellious people His bride. (Rev. 13:8) God was planning the slaughter of His Son _____before________ the Universe was made. (Eph. 1:56) Why? Unto the praise of the glory of His grace (Eph. 5:25) The apex, the climax, the supreme expression of that grace would be the Sons purchase, at the cost of His life, of His ____wife______ (you and me). What does that mean for Womanhood? Masculinity and femininity, manhood and womanhood, belong at the __center____ of Gods ultimate purpose. (Gen. 1:27) True womanhood is a distinctive calling of God to ____display____ the glory of His Son in ways that would not be displayed if there were no womanhood... Your distinctive female personhood is indispensable in Gods purpose to __display__ the fullness of His glory. What does that mean for YOU? For Marrieds: Differences are absolutely essential, by Gods design, so that marriage will ____display___________ more fully the glory of the sacrificial love of Christ for His bride and the beauty of the lavished reverence and admiration of the bride for her Husband.
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For Singles: In this world there are truths about Christ and His kingdom which can be more clearly ____displayed___________ by womanhood in singleness The Family of God grows by regeneration through faith. Relationships in Christ are more permanent and precious than relationships in families. Marriage gives way in the end to the relationship to which it was pointing all along.
Do not settle for wimpy theology... God is too great. Christ is too glorious. Womanhood is too strategic. Dont waste it. Your womanhood, your true womanhood was made for the glory of Christ.
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by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (True Woman 08)
Text: Romans 11:3336 This passage is foundational to what it means to be a true woman of God. First eleven chapters of Romans lay out the basic doctrines of our faith. The last five chapters are practical application of everything that has just preceded and asks, how are we to live in light of all that weve just seen? Romans 11:3336 is a bridge between these two sections. Oh, the depth of the wisdom and knowledge of God. (v. 33) God has complete _______ and ______________. He knows everything about everythingthe world, history, the future, your life. How unsearchable are His judgments and how inscrutable His ways. (v. 33) No human being can fathom the ___________ and the _____ of God. In every situation, in every circumstance in your life, in every situation, God is always doing a thousand different things that you cannot see and you do not know. Dr. John Piper For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor? Or who has given a gift to himthat he might be repaid? (v. 3435) These are ___________ questionsthe answer is no one. God needs nothing and no one. Hes __________. He doesnt need anything outside of Himself. For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. (v. 36) This is the heart of the matter Its a call for a God-centered life and perspective. If you dont have that, you will be set adrift on a sea of shifting emotions and wild ways of thinking. To _______ or to ________ your circumstances is ultimatelyto resent and resist God Himself.
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To Him be glory forever. Amen. (v. 36) The response is, we put God in the spotlight where He belongs. We praise Him and give Him glory. We submit our lives to Gods holy, eternal purposes. What does this have to do with being a true woman? 1)A true woman lives a ____-___________ life. She lives for His glory and His pleasure and not her own. She can embrace the purpose for which she was created. It means having a God-centered perspective. 2)A true woman _______ God. She accepts Gods plan, His design, His will, and His ways as good. She depends on God in times of prosperity and joy, with gratitude, but also with gratitude and trust in times of pain, hardship, loneliness, uncertainty, and confusion. She exercises faith. She believes that in His way, and in His time, His promises will be fulfilled. She trusts that her past failures are not beyond the reach of Gods redeeming grace. She doesnt have to strive or be afraid. She can relinquish control. 3)A true woman says, Yes, Lord. She recognizes that her life is not her own. She lives for the glory of God. She lives ________________. Shes willing to make personal sacrifices for the sake of the glory of God. To say, Yes, Lord, means to say, No, to: bitterness self-centeredness whining complaining pining resisting, resenting, and running from the will of God. But it means to say, Yes, to forgiving those who have sinned against us receiving Gods forgiveness repentance serving embracing Gods choices for our lives trusting Him with our circumstances finding and fulfilling Gods purposes for our lives.
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by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (True Woman 08) Text: Romans 11:3336 This passage is foundational to what it means to be a true woman of God. First eleven chapters of Romans lay out the basic doctrines of our faith. The last five chapters are practical application of everything that has just preceded and asks, how are we to live in light of all that weve just seen? Romans 11:3336 is a bridge between these two sections. Oh, the depth of the wisdom and knowledge of God. (v. 33) God has complete wisdom and knowledge. He knows everything about everythingthe world, history, the future, your life. How unsearchable are His judgments and how inscrutable His ways. (v. 33) No human being can fathom the judgments and the ways of God. In every situation, in every circumstance in your life, in every situation, God is always doing a thousand different things that you cannot see and you do not know. Dr. John Piper For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor? Or who has given a gift to himthat he might be repaid? (v. 3435) These are rhetorical questionsthe answer is no one. God needs nothing and no one. Hes complete. He doesnt need anything outside of Himself. For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. (v. 36) This is the heart of the matter Its a call for a God-centered life and perspective. If you dont have that, you will be set adrift on a sea of shifting emotions and wild ways of thinking. To resist or to resent your circumstances is ultimatelyto resent and resist God Himself. To Him be glory forever. Amen. (v. 36) The response is, we put God in the spotlight where He belongs. We praise Him and give Him glory. We submit our lives to Gods holy, eternal purposes.
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What does this have to do with being a true woman? 1)A true woman lives a God-centered life. She lives for His glory and His pleasure and not her own. She can embrace the purpose for which she was created. It means having a God-centered perspective. 2)A true woman trusts God. She accepts Gods plan, His design, His will, and His ways as good. She depends on God in times of prosperity and joy, with gratitude, but also with gratitude and trust in times of pain, hardship, loneliness, uncertainty, and confusion. She exercises faith. She believes that in His way, and in His time, His promises will be fulfilled. She trusts that her past failures are not beyond the reach of Gods redeeming grace. She doesnt have to strive or be afraid. She can relinquish control. 3)A true woman says, Yes, Lord. She recognizes that her life is not her own. She lives for the glory of God. She lives intentionally. Shes willing to make personal sacrifices for the sake of the glory of God. To say, Yes, Lord, means to say, No, to: bitterness self-centeredness whining complaining pining resisting, resenting, and running from the will of God. But it means to say, Yes, to forgiving those who have sinned against us receiving Gods forgiveness repentance serving embracing Gods choices for our lives trusting Him with our circumstances finding and fulfilling Gods purposes for our lives.
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by Mary Kassian (True Woman 08) I. Cultural Changes in the Role of Women In the past fifty years, women have come a long way, but a long way isnt necessarilythe right way or a good way. Leave it to Beaver > Mary Tyler Moore > Murphy Brown >Ellen > Friends > Sex & the City II. An Overview of Feminism Feminism is a distinct philosophy that shook the underpinnings of society in the early 1960s like a tsunamic earthquake shaking the oceans floor. Its the student of history who understands current culture and is equipped to envision a path for the future, like the men of Issachar who _____________ the times and knew what Israel should do. (1 Chron. 12:32) A. The Context: Feminism was birthed in an era of revolution. Revolution is a fundamental change in _______________________ that takes place in a relatively short period of time. DeBeauvoir proposed that a revolution in gender roles also needed to take place women were the _______________ class and men were the ruling class. To live as full human beings, women needed to demand their ________________, collectively rebel against men, and overthrow all of the societal structures that men had constructed . . . most specifically, they needed to deconstruct Judeo-Christian ideas about marriage, motherhood, and __________________________. B. The Premise: To be happy, woman must claim her right to name We (women) need and can trust no other ______________________ than our own personal truth. Betty Friedan
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Feminists identified patriarchy as the problem. Patriarchy is rule of the _____________________. Patriarchy is men having more power than women. C. The Process: Name Self > Name World > Name God Feminism says that women ought not to bow and submit to any _______________________ power. III. The Message of the Bible There are basic _________________________ between men and women that are to be honored as part of Gods design. Naming is a right that belongs to __________________. Our Creator names us. He informs us what womanhood is all about. (Isa. 45:9-12, Rom. 9:20-21, 1 Cor. 11:9,12) What is the answer to womans problem? To her yearning? To her discontent? ______________________ is the solution. Christ alone. Naming is a right which belongs to God. It is God who made the earth and created mankind upon it. We have no right to question the wisdom of His directives for our behavior.
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by Mary Kassian (True Woman 08) I. Cultural Changes in the Role of Women In the past fifty years, women have come a long way, but a long way isnt necessarily the right way or a good way. Leave it to Beaver > Mary Tyler Moore > Murphy Brown >Ellen > Friends > Sex & the City II. An Overview of Feminism
Feminism is a distinct philosophy that shook the underpinnings of society in the early 1960s like a tsunamic earthquake shaking the oceans floor. Its the student of history who understands current culture and is equipped to envision a path for the future, like the men of Issachar who ___understood___ the times and knew what Israel should do. (1 Chron. 12:32) A. The Context: Feminism was birthed in an era of revolution. Revolution is a fundamental change in ______power___________ that takes place in a relatively short period of time. DeBeauvoir proposed that a revolution in gender roles also needed to take place women were the ___second_______ class and men were the ruling class. To live as full human beings, women needed to demand their __demand__, collectively rebel against men, and overthrow all of the societal structures that men had constructed . . . most specifically, they needed to deconstruct Judeo-Christian ideas about marriage, motherhood, and ____morality_.
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B. The Premise: To be happy, woman must claim her right to name We (women) need and can trust no other _____authority____________ than our own personal truth. Betty Friedan Feminists identified patriarchy as the problem. Patriarchy is rule of the _____father________. Patriarchy is men having more power than women. C. The Process: Name Self > Name World > Name God Feminism says that women ought not to bow and submit to any __external__ power. III. The Message of the Bible
There are basic ____differences____ between men and women that are to be honored as part of Gods design. Naming is a right that belongs to ___God_________. Our Creator names us. He informs us what womanhood is all about. (Isa. 45:9-12, Rom. 9:20-21, 1 Cor. 11:9,12) What is the answer to womans problem? To her yearning? To her discontent? ______Christ_______ is the solution. Christ alone. Naming is a right which belongs to God. It is God who made the earth and created mankind upon it. We have no right to question the wisdom of His directives for our behavior.
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by Karen Loritts (True Woman 08) Text: James 4:710 After being in ministry for more than thirty years, Karen had an unexpected crisis of fear. Ten fear buddies. Fear distorts _______. Fear __________ the person. Fear puts ______ on the bodyphysically, emotionally, and spiritually. Fear alienates the ______. Fear _______ you. Fear replaces _______. Fear _________. Fear is afraid of _______. Fear fills the heart with _________. Fear _________. Had her own pity party. But God wouldnt let her stay there. Resolved to do three things: I wont embarrass ____. I wont embarrass ___ _________. I wont embarrass ________. James 4:710 holds the key. Six imperatives. 1. _______ therefore to God. (v. 7) Have to wave the flag and surrender and submit to God. 2. Resist the ______ and he will _____. (v. 7) Need to take a stand. Say, God, Ill submit to you, but also Im going to resist the enemy. Thats going to be a constant battle because sometimes we think too much. We talk ourselves into being fearful and worrying and complaining.
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3. Draw _____ to _____. (v. 8) In those quiet moments, draw near to God and ask Him to bring someone into your life that can pray with you and for you. 4. Cleanse your ______. (v. 8) Deal with sin, in public and externally (1 John 1:9). When you cleanse your hands, you do two things. You confess it. And you forgiveyou repent. Turn your back on what you think is your right to be bitter and walk away. Thats freedom. 5. Purify your _______. (v. 8) Purify our heartsour attitudes (Ps. 51:10). We have to have the right motives holiness of heart and mind and thought and emotions. The inside of me needs to tell the story on how the outside looks. 6. ________ yourselves. (v. 10) Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go (Josh. 1:69) We have to be strong. We have to be courageous. Stop listening to yourself. Talk to yourself, and talk to God.
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by Karen Loritts (True Woman 08) Text: James 4:710 After being in ministry for more than thirty years, Karen had an unexpected crisis of fear. Ten fear buddies. Fear distorts reality. Fear victimizes the person. Fear puts stress on the bodyphysically, emotionally, and spiritually. Fear alienates the truth. Fear cripples you. Fear replaces faith. Fear disappoints. Fear is afraid of success. Fear fills the heart with despair. Fear destroys. Had her own pity party. But God wouldnt let her stay there. Resolved to do three things: I wont embarrass You. I wont embarrass my husband. I wont embarrass myself. James 4:710 holds the key. Six imperatives. 1. Submit therefore to God. (v. 7) Have to wave the flag and surrender and submit to God. 2. Resist the devil and he will flee. (v. 7) Need to take a stand. Say, God, Ill submit to you, but also Im going to resist the enemy. Thats going to be a constant battle because sometimes we think too much. We talk ourselves into being fearful and worrying and complaining.
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3. Draw near to God. (v. 8) In those quiet moments, draw near to God and ask Him to bring someone into your life that can pray with you and for you. 4. Cleanse your hands. (v. 8) Deal with sin, in public and externally (1 John 1:9). When you cleanse your hands, you do two things. You confess it. And you forgiveyou repent. Turn your back on what you think is your right to be bitter and walk away. Thats freedom. 5. Purify your hearts. (v. 8) Purify our heartsour attitudes (Ps. 51:10). We have to have the right motives holiness of heart and mind and thought and emotions. The inside of me needs to tell the story on how the outside looks. 6. Humble yourselves. (v. 10) Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go (Josh. 1:69) We have to be strong. We have to be courageous. Stop listening to yourself. Talk to yourself, and talk to God.
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by Janet Parshall (True Woman 08) This whole idea of motherhood is very important to the heart of God. When we talk about mothers, you realize theres no one who isnt affected by this subject, because, if youre breathing, you had a mother. My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw, and all I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my successes to the moral, intellectual, and physical education I received from her. George Washington I remember my mothers prayers, and they have always followed me. They have clung with me all my life. Abraham Lincoln Text: 1 Samuel 12 The story of Hannah is an amazing story about a man and his wives. Takes place in the midst of absolute _________. (Judg. 17:6; 21:25) Its obvious that Elkanah loves Hannah. o He gives her a double portion. o Since she couldnt have children, he could have divorced her (according to that days custom), but he didnt. Hannahs story teaches us that ____ is God, and ___ are not. The Lord in His sovereignty closed her womb. Her rival provoked her year after year. Can you accept His will for your life right now, even if it isnt what you want? Hannah chose to ____ ___ and completely __________ to God. She went to the temple and in the bitterness of her soul laid her burdens at Gods feet. She made a vow that if God would give her the one thing she wanted, shed turn right around and give her son back to Him. She could make this vow because she was God-centered. Hannah chooses to respond to a false accusation with ___________ and _____________. (1 Sam; 1:14 15)
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Hannah didnt __________ her son just once. She _____________ over and over again. (1 Sam. 1:2128) Our children do not now, nor have they ever belonged to us. They are Gods. We are simply in a lend-lease program. He gives us permission to touch their hearts and their minds, to teach them, to write truth on the tablets of their heart, to help them to know and love the Savior, to get them to know and love His Word. But in the end, theyre His and His alone. How could Hannah give up her son? Because she was a ______ _________ of God. Her life was God-centered, not self-centered. She surrendered. She said, Yes, Lord. In doing so she becomes a magnificent role model for us and what it means to be a true woman. After Hannah surrendered, God gave her _______________ more than she asked for. Indeed the Lord visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters (1 Sam. 2:21). She didnt know when she gave up her son that was going to happen. Hannah prays for a boy who changed a nation. Mary prayed and was given a Boy who would change the world. The prayers of a righteous mother availeth much. Theres something we can learn as praying women, and that is this: Whether you have biological children or not, we are all spiritual mamas to somebody, and we can be prayingsingle women, childless women, women with a quiver full of children, women whove never had any childrenGod has put us in the position of being true women for children through prayer. Hannahs story teaches us exactly what it means to be a true woman of God. Her life was ______-_____________. She let go of her own plans and said, God, Youre in _________. Im not. She then __________ God and said, God, I believe You can answer this prayer. And then she said, ______, __________.
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by Janet Parshall (True Woman 08) This whole idea of motherhood is very important to the heart of God. When we talk about mothers, you realize theres no one who isnt affected by this subject, because, if youre breathing, you had a mother. My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw, and all I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my successes to the moral, intellectual, and physical education I received from her. George Washington I remember my mothers prayers, and they have always followed me. They have clung with me all my life. Abraham Lincoln Text: 1 Samuel 12 The story of Hannah is an amazing story about a man and his wives. Takes place in the midst of absolute disarray. (Judg. 17:6; 21:25) Its obvious that Elkanah loves Hannah. o He gives her a double portion. o Since she couldnt have children, he could have divorced her (according to that days custom), but he didnt. Hannahs story teaches us that God is God, and we are not. The Lord in His sovereignty closed her womb. Her rival provoked her year after year. Can you accept His will for your life right now, even if it isnt what you want? Hannah chose to let go and completely surrender to God. She went to the temple and in the bitterness of her soul laid her burdens at Gods feet. She made a vow that if God would give her the one thing she wanted, shed turn right around and give her son back to Him. She could make this vow because she was God-centered. Hannah chooses to respond to a false accusation with gentleness and graciousness. (1 Sam; 1:14 15)
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Hannah didnt _relinquish_ her son just once. She _relinquished_ over and over again. (1 Sam. 1:2128) Our children do not now, nor have they ever belonged to us. They are Gods. We are simply in a lend-lease program. He gives us permission to touch their hearts and their minds, to teach them, to write truth on the tablets of their heart, to help them to know and love the Savior, to get them to know and love His Word. But in the end, theyre His and His alone. How could Hannah give up her son? Because she was a _true_ _woman_ of God. Her life was God-centered, not self-centered. She surrendered. She said, Yes, Lord. In doing so she becomes a magnificent role model for us and what it means to be a true woman. After Hannah surrendered, God gave her _abundantly_ more than she asked for. Indeed the Lord visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters (1 Sam. 2:21). She didnt know when she gave up her son that was going to happen. Hannah prays for a boy who changed a nation. Mary prayed and was given a Boy who would change the world. The prayers of a righteous mother availeth much. Theres something we can learn as praying women, and that is this: Whether you have biological children or not, we are all spiritual mamas to somebody, and we can be prayingsingle women, childless women, women with a quiver full of children, women whove never had any childrenGod has put us in the position of being true women for children through prayer. Hannahs story teaches us exactly what it means to be a true woman of God. Her life was God-centered. She let go of her own plans and said, God, Youre in charge. Im not. She then trusted God and said, God, I believe You can answer this prayer. And then she said, Yes, Lord.
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Gods Jewels
by Joni Eareckson Tada (True Woman 08) Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name. And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him (Malachi 3:1617 kjv, emphasis added). So how do we become jewels that glitter and shine? You need to be ______ like silver and _______ like gold (Zech. 13:9). The core of Gods plan is to rescue us from our own sin. He did that back at the cross, but He continues to sanctify us and conform us to the image of Jesus Christ. First and foremost, that means getting rid of sin. God cares most about teaching us to hate our _____________ and to grow up spiritually to love Himnot about making us ____________. God takes one form of evil__________and turns it on its head to defeat another form of evilour ____ and ____-____________. Suffering is Gods chisel that chips away our pride and stubborn rebellion. The hurting and hammering will not end until we become completely like Jesus. When you obey in small and great ways, thats when you change. You begin feeling this sense of freedom from the bondage of sin and self. You become the Christian that God has destined you to be. Gods idea of good is to make you more like Jesus, which includes learning __________ through __________. If our Savior learned obedience through the things He suffered, should the Master expect less from us? For to this you have been called because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps (1 Pet. 2:21).
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Gods brightest jewels are those who seek to ______ others (Matt. 20:2628). If you aspire to be a jewel in Christs crown, then do not focus on the hammer in your own life. Look at the sandblasting thats happening in the lives of others. Help them; serve them; look out for their interests. The building of the _______ is a picture of our preparation for _______. God told King Solomon that all the stones for the temple should be chiseled back at the quarry (the worksite) not near the temple (1 Kings 6:7). If you are a member of Christs family, you are a living stone being built into a holy temple, and this world is Gods worksite. God is using your ___________ to shape you so that you might fit perfectly into heavens landscape where there will be no more hammer or chisel, where there is no sufferingonly serenity. You are not an ordinary pebble with no ________. On that day the Lord their God will save them, as the flock of his people; for like the jewels of a crown they shall shine on his land (Zech. 9:16). Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father (Matt. 13:43). Our __________ helps us put behind our self-focused selves and mature into the people God wants us to be. Whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin (1 Pet. 4:1). Our Father is as active as ever, mining out more living stones every day. Are you one of them? Dont you want to be a living stone in the hand of the Master Jeweler? You already experience trouble in this world. Why not make certain it has a purpose?
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by Joni Eareckson Tada (True Woman 08) Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name. And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him (Malachi 3:1617 kjv, emphasis added). So how do we become jewels that glitter and shine? You need to be refined like silver and tested like gold (Zech. 13:9). The core of Gods plan is to rescue us from our own sin. He did that back at the cross, but He continues to sanctify us and conform us to the image of Jesus Christ. First and foremost, that means getting rid of sin. God cares most about teaching us to hate our transgression and to grow up spiritually to love Himnot about making us comfortable. God takes one form of evilsufferingand turns it on its head to defeat another form of evilour sin and self-centeredness. Suffering is Gods chisel that chips away our pride and stubborn rebellion. The hurting and hammering will not end until we become completely like Jesus. When you obey in small and great ways, thats when you change. You begin feeling this sense of freedom from the bondage of sin and self. You become the Christian that God has destined you to be. Gods idea of good is to make you more like Jesus, which includes learning obedience through suffering. If our Savior learned obedience through the things He suffered, should the Master expect less from us? For to this you have been called because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps (1 Pet. 2:21).
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Gods brightest jewels are those who seek to serve others (Matt. 20:2628). If you aspire to be a jewel in Christs crown, then do not focus on the hammer in your own life. Look at the sandblasting thats happening in the lives of others. Help them; serve them; look out for their interests. The building of the temple is a picture of our preparation for heaven. God told King Solomon that all the stones for the temple should be chiseled back at the quarry (the worksite) not near the temple (1 Kings 6:7). If you are a member of Christs family, you are a living stone being built into a holy temple, and this world is Gods worksite. God is using your afflictions to shape you so that you might fit perfectly into heavens landscape where there will be no more hammer or chisel, where there is no sufferingonly serenity. You are not an ordinary pebble with no purpose. On that day the Lord their God will save them, as the flock of his people; for like the jewels of a crown they shall shine on his land (Zech. 9:16). Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father (Matt. 13:43). Our suffering helps us put behind our self-focused selves and mature into the people God wants us to be. Whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin (1 Pet. 4:1). Our Father is as active as ever, mining out more living stones every day. Are you one of them? Dont you want to be a living stone in the hand of the Master Jeweler? You already experience trouble in this world. Why not make certain it has a purpose?
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For Such a Time as This

by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (True Woman 08) Text: The book of Esther There are always two ______ going on at the same time. The visible one, the ______ drama. The unseen one, the __________ drama. The book of Esther is not really about Esthers success or her misfortune at all. The story is about God and His purposes. Esther, as with all of us, is just a player in Gods heavenly drama. God has placed you in a place for His ________ __________ right now. (Est. 4:14) He has purposes that are big and eternal. We dont, at this moment, know what those purposes are. Thats why we have to trust that they are secure. In the kingdom of man, the question is, How will the circumstance affect me? How will it fulfill my desires, my needs, my purposes? In the kingdom of God, the question is, How does God want to use my position, my season of life, my place in life to fulfill His kingdom purposes in this world? You have been given a role to play, and no one else can fill it. Lessons from the story of Esther about being true women of God today: 1. We are in a _______. The real battle was not between Haman and Mordecai. They were just symbols of a conflict between two kingdomsthe kingdom of God and the kingdom of Satan. Were in a spiritual battle, and we need to keep our eyes on that reality. 2. The ________ and _______ of the human kingdom are entirely different than those of the heavenly kingdom. The children of the kingdom of God win the war with humility, prayer, fasting, sackcloth and ashesreliance on God. The battle is fought and won in the spiritual realm with spiritual weapons and tactics. 3. God has a sovereign __________ plan, and His plan will not _______. He has a planfor your life, your family, His people, our worldto reveal the glory and the splendor of the saving grace of Jesus Christ and to fill the earth with His glory.
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Even when you cannot see His hand, even when it seems that nothing is happening, God is always behind the scenes at work fulfilling His purposes. He will prevail. 4. Through ______ and __________, you can be part of Gods plan. You may feel helpless in your situation, outnumbered by ungodliness, overwhelmed by the powers of darkness and wickedness. But never underestimate the power of God or the significance and the potential impact of your faith and obedience. No matter what age or season of life you are in, you can make a difference in Gods kingdom. He has brought you into His kingdom for such a time as this. So be willing to step out in faith when its time to speak or act. 5. There is no situation so ____________ that God cannot _______ it. Wait for God to act. Wait on His time. You dont win by pushing, nagging, screaming, yelling, badgering, manipulating, whining, or shaming. Those things may get you your way in the immediate sense, but they will not win the kingdom of God any victory. We need to have gentleness and a meekness of spirit that is Gods power under control. 6. Dont judge the ________ of the _______ by the way things look now. In the here and now the wicked often flourish and the godly often suffer. But remember that things are not as they always will be. The wicked are riding high now, but one day there will be a final judgment. The righteous suffer now, but one day there will be the triumph of the kingdom of God (Ps. 58:11). We havent read the final chapter, but God has already written it. God has brought you into this kingdom for such a time as this, and that means the willingness to go ________ the ______. Weve got to be willing to be salmon, swimming upstream. What a picture that is of the heart of Christ, who swam upstream, bloodied and beaten, to give spiritual life, laying down His life to give us eternal life. We may die in the process, but if we die fulfilling the kingdom purposes and will of God for our lives, so be it. If I perish, I perish (Est. 4:16). Will you say, Yes, Lord. I am Your servant. Take me, use me, spend me. Fulfill all Your holy eternal purposes in and through my life, whatever the cost?
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by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (True Woman 08) Text: The book of Esther There are always two stories going on at the same time. The visible one, the human drama. The unseen one, the heavenly drama. The book of Esther is not really about Esthers success or her misfortune at all. The story is about God and His purposes. Esther, as with all of us, is just a player in Gods heavenly drama. God has placed you in a place for His kingdom purposes right now. (Est. 4:14) He has purposes that are big and eternal. We dont, at this moment, know what those purposes are. Thats why we have to trust that they are secure. In the kingdom of man, the question is, How will the circumstance affect me? How will it fulfill my desires, my needs, my purposes? In the kingdom of God, the question is, How does God want to use my position, my season of life, my place in life to fulfill His kingdom purposes in this world? You have been given a role to play, and no one else can fill it. Lessons from the story of Esther about being true women of God today: 1. We are in a battle. The real battle was not between Haman and Mordecai. They were just symbols of a conflict between two kingdomsthe kingdom of God and the kingdom of Satan. Were in a spiritual battle, and we need to keep our eyes on that reality. 2. The weapons and tactics of the human kingdom are entirely different than those of the heavenly kingdom. The children of the kingdom of God win the war with humility, prayer, fasting, sackcloth and ashesreliance on God. The battle is fought and won in the spiritual realm with spiritual weapons and tactics. 3. God has a sovereign redemptive plan, and His plan will not fail. He has a planfor your life, your family, His people, our worldto reveal the glory and the splendor of the saving grace of Jesus Christ and to fill the earth with His glory.
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Even when you cannot see His hand, even when it seems that nothing is happening, God is always behind the scenes at work fulfilling His purposes. He will prevail. 4. Through faith and obedience, you can be part of Gods plan. You may feel helpless in your situation, outnumbered by ungodliness, overwhelmed by the powers of darkness and wickedness. But never underestimate the power of God or the significance and the potential impact of your faith and obedience. No matter what age or season of life you are in, you can make a difference in Gods kingdom. He has brought you into His kingdom for such a time as this. So be willing to step out in faith when its time to speak or act. 5. There is no situation so desperate that God cannot redeem it. Wait for God to act. Wait on His time. You dont win by pushing, nagging, screaming, yelling, badgering, manipulating, whining, or shaming. Those things may get you your way in the immediate sense, but they will not win the kingdom of God any victory. We need to have gentleness and a meekness of spirit that is Gods power under control. 6. Dont judge the outcome of the battle by the way things look now. In the here and now the wicked often flourish and the godly often suffer. But remember that things are not as they always will be. The wicked are riding high now, but one day there will be a final judgment. The righteous suffer now, but one day there will be the triumph of the kingdom of God (Ps. 58:11). We havent read the final chapter, but God has already written it. God has brought you into this kingdom for such a time as this, and that means the willingness to go against the flow. Weve got to be willing to be salmon, swimming upstream. What a picture that is of the heart of Christ, who swam upstream, bloodied and beaten, to give spiritual life, laying down His life to give us eternal life. We may die in the process, but if we die fulfilling the kingdom purposes and will of God for our lives, so be it. If I perish, I perish (Est. 4:16). Will you say, Yes, Lord. I am Your servant. Take me, use me, spend me. Fulfill all Your holy eternal purposes in and through my life, whatever the cost?
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by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (True Woman 10) Three Important Questions from Titus: 1. What is a True Woman? 2. How can I be a True Woman? 3. Why does it really matter? What you ______________ has a direct connection to how you ____________. Paul says people living in a wicked culture need more sound __________. (2:1) 1. What is a True Woman? She is a woman whose life is anchored to ______________________. What the world really needs is Christians who actually live out what they claim to believe. Her character/lifestyle: She is __________________________ in behavior. (2:3) She does not slander. She treats others in a holy way. She does not have a mindset of self- ____________________________. Her calling/mission: She is to ______________________ what is good. The meaning of true womanhood is seen in Pauls curriculum for women: She puts a high priority on the home, knowing that the family is Gods way of revealing His redemptive heart and plan: - She values marriage (loves husband) - She values motherhood (loves children)
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- - - - - She values the importance of managing her home (working at home) She values male-female role distinctions (submissive to husband) She makes the gospel believable: She is self-controlled She is pure
2. How can I be a True Woman? Christ calls us to live a life that on our own is impossible for us to live. But He gives us three resources: a. The ____________________ of God. ( 2:11) b. The return of Christ, our blessed _________________. (2:13) c. The ______________________ of the Cross. (2:14) 3. Why does it really matter? Why should we live this way? a. So that the Word of God may not be ________________________. (2:5) b. So that opponents of the gospel will have nothing ________________ to say. (2:8) c. So that in everything we may ___________________ the doctrine of God. (2:10) There is so much more at stake here than our own individual lives . . . we make the gospel believable or not to the extent to which our lives reflect sound doctrine and the gospel of Christ . . . Dont underestimate the impact of being Gods True Woman!
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by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (True Woman 10) Three Important Questions from Titus: 1. What is a True Woman? 2. How can I be a True Woman? 3. Why does it really matter? What you __believe_________ has a direct connection to how you ___live____. Paul says people living in a wicked culture need more sound __doctrine__. (2:1) 1. What is a True Woman? She is a woman whose life is anchored to _____the Word____________. What the world really needs is Christians who actually live out what they claim to believe. Her character/lifestyle: She is _____reverent___________ in behavior. (2:3) She does not slander. She treats others in a holy way. She does not have a mindset of self- _____indulgence___________. Her calling/mission: She is to ______teach________ what is good. The meaning of true womanhood is seen in Pauls curriculum for women: She puts a high priority on the home, knowing that the family is Gods way of revealing His redemptive heart and plan: - She values marriage (loves husband) - She values motherhood (loves children)
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- She values the importance of managing her home (working at home) - She values male-female role distinctions (submissive to husband) - She makes the gospel believable: - She is self-controlled - She is pure 2. How can I be a True Woman? Christ calls us to live a life that on our own is impossible for us to live. But He gives us three resources: d. The ____grace____________ of God. ( 2:11) e. The return of Christ, our blessed ____hope_____. (2:13) f. The ____redemption_________ of the Cross. (2:14) 3. Why does it really matter? Why should we live this way? d. So that the Word of God may not be ______reviled__________. (2:5) e. So that opponents of the gospel will have nothing __evil_______ to say. (2:8) f. So that in everything we may ____adorn___ the doctrine of God. (2:10) There is so much more at stake here than our own individual lives . . . we make the gospel believable or not to the extent to which our lives reflect sound doctrine and the gospel of Christ . . . Dont underestimate the impact of being Gods True Woman!
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by Voddie Baucham (True Woman 10) True Womanhood within the context of the ministry of the local church based on Titus 1 & 2. Three main tools that God uses to shape our lives as men and women: 1. Godly, mature men and women 2. Godly, manly elders and pastors 3. Biblically functioning homes This is the ideal. No one lives in the midst of the perfect ideal, so: a. Thank God for things that are in place in your life. b. Acknowledge, confess and repent when you recognize things that arent in place in your life because of your ____________________. c. Beg God to change those things that arent in place in your life because of things beyond your ____________________. d. _______________ God for all of these things and do not give up on what you dont have. 1. Godly, mature men and women: This is one of those gifts that God gives to us for our discipleship, our maturity, our _____________________in Christ. Older men and older women should exhibit ______________________ that is formed over time as a result of justification and the fruit of sanctification. The difference between an older and a younger man, basically, is self- _____________. He exhibits faith, love, and steadfastnessthe picture of character forged over _______________.
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Older women likewise are to be _______________________ in behavior. The older woman is exemplified by the way she uses her speech. She is a woman who speaks forth Gods ______________________. She _____________________ and teaches the young women how to exemplify true womanhood. Perhaps you have not experienced the ideal, but God is bigger than the failures in your families! He provides older godly mature women in the church for your growth. 2. Godly, manly elders and pastors: Titus 1 provides the ideal for all men. God gives us godly, manly elders and pastors to model for us what _________________________ isto paint a picture of the Lord Jesus Christ. 3. Biblically functioning homes: The primary teaching and discipling unit that makes up the church is the ______________ . THE IDEAL: A godly home; a godly church with godly leaders exemplifying biblical manhood and womanhood; godly mature men and women in the church who also exemplify biblical manhood and womanhood. Thats the picture. If your life is less than ideal Be grateful for what you have.
Be honest and repentant over those things that you dont have because of your own sin. Trust in the great God of the Universe to make up the difference for those things you dont have and cant even see how you would receive them. Remember God can do more with what you dont have than you can do with what you do!
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by Voddie Baucham (True Woman 10) True Womanhood within the context of the ministry of the local church based on Titus 1 & 2. Three main tools that God uses to shape our lives as men and women: 4. Godly, mature men and women 5. Godly, manly elders and pastors 6. Biblically functioning homes This is the ideal. No one lives in the midst of the perfect ideal, so: e. Thank God for things that are in place in your life. f. Acknowledge, confess and repent when you recognize things that arent in place in your life because of your ____sin___. g. Beg God to change those things that arent in place in your life because of things beyond your _____control________. h. ____Seek______ God for all of these things and do not give up on what you dont have. 4. Godly, mature men and women: This is one of those gifts that God gives to us for our discipleship, our maturity, our ____growing_______in Christ. Older men and older women should exhibit ____godliness___ that is formed over time as a result of justification and the fruit of sanctification. The difference between an older and a younger man, basically, is self- ____control______. He exhibits faith, love, and steadfastnessthe picture of character forged over ___time________.
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Older women likewise are to be ______reverent______ in behavior. The older woman is exemplified by the way she uses her speech. She is a woman who speaks forth Gods _____truth______. She _____trains__________ and teaches the young women how to exemplify true womanhood. Perhaps you have not experienced the ideal, but God is bigger than the failures in your families! He provides older godly mature women in the church for your growth. 5. Godly, manly elders and pastors: Titus 1 provides the ideal for all men. God gives us godly, manly elders and pastors to model for us what _____manhood_______________ isto paint a picture of the Lord Jesus Christ. 6. Biblically functioning homes: The primary teaching and discipling unit that makes up the church is the ____home______ . THE IDEAL: A godly home; a godly church with godly leaders exemplifying biblical manhood and womanhood; godly mature men and women in the church who also exemplify biblical manhood and womanhood. Thats the picture. If your life is less than ideal Be grateful for what you have.
Be honest and repentant over those things that you dont have because of your own sin. Trust in the great God of the Universe to make up the difference for those things you dont have and cant even see how you would receive them. Remember God can do more with what you dont have than you can do with what you do!
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by Mary Kassian (True Woman 10)
Genesis lays out Gods blueprint for gender: Gender _________ God (Isa. 43:7) Creation displays two very important things about Him: (Rom. 1:20) Person: Who God _______ (His Nature)
Plan: What God _________ (His Power)
Gender tells the _______________________ of the Gospel.
12 Markers of Manhood & Womanhood (Genesis 2) 1. The Male was Firstborn (v. 7)
Exercising godly __________________ and ____________________ is a big part of what manhood is all about.
2. The Male was put in the Garden (v.15)

The Lord set the male up to be the _______________ of a new family unit.
3. The Male was commissioned to Provide (v. 15) Work contains the idea of __________________ someone other than oneself. 4. The Male was commissioned to Protect (v. 15) The physical protection mirrors the ___________________ protection that God wants men to provide for their families. 5. The Male received Spiritual Instruction (vv. 1617) The man had a special ___________________ to learn and understand the ways of the Lord. 6. The Male learned to Exercise Authority (vv. 1920) The Lord wanted the male to learn to exercise his _________________ authority with gentleness, kindness, wisdom and much care.
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7. The Female was created From the Male (vv. 2122) Because the woman was drawn from the mans side, it was appropriate for her to have an attitude of __________________ towards him. 8. The Female was made For the Male (v. 18) Being created for someone indicates that God created the female to be a highly _______________________ creature. 9. The Female was created to Help the Male (v. 18) A woman helps a man achieve the purpose of _______________ the jaw-dropping magnificence of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the glory of God. 10. The Female deferred to the Male (vv. 2223) The Lord created woman with a bent to be amenable, relational and _______________. She is inclined to joyfully _______________. 11. The Female was the Perfect Counterpart (v. 23) Man (Heb. ish) comes from the root meaning _______________ while woman (Heb. ishsha) comes from the root meaning _________________. 12. The Female was created in the Garden (v. 24) The femalethe softer, more vulnerable onewas created in the garden, in a place of ________________. Women have a unique responsibility to the _________________.
God has a spectacular design for your womanhood. He wants you to say yes to His design. If you do, He will do an amazing work of restoration in your life.
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by Mary Kassian (True Woman 10) Genesis lays out Gods blueprint for gender: Gender _displays_ God (Isa. 43:7) Creation displays two very important things about Him: (Rom. 1:20) Person: Who God __is__ (His Nature) Plan: What God ___does___ (His Power) Gender tells the ______love story_________ of the Gospel.
12 Markers of Manhood & Womanhood (Genesis 2) 1. The Male was Firstborn (v. 7) Exercising godly ___authority_______ and ____responsibility___ is a big part of what manhood is all about. 2. The Male was put in the Garden (v.15) The Lord set the male up to be the ____head_______ of a new family unit. 3. The Male was commissioned to Provide (v. 15) Work contains the idea of _____serving________ someone other than oneself. 4. The Male was commissioned to Protect (v. 15) The physical protection mirrors the ____spiritual______ protection that God wants men to provide for their families. 5. The Male received Spiritual Instruction (vv. 1617) The man had a special ___instruction____ to learn and understand the ways of the Lord.
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6. The Male learned to Exercise Authority (vv. 1920) The Lord wanted the male to learn to exercise his ___delegated__ authority with gentleness, kindness, wisdom and much care.
13. The Female was created From the Male (vv. 2122) Because the woman was drawn from the mans side, it was appropriate for her to have an attitude of ___respect________ towards him. 14. The Female was made For the Male (v. 18) Being created for someone indicates that God created the female to be a highly _____relational_________ creature. 15. The Female was created to Help the Male (v. 18) A woman helps a man achieve the purpose of __imaging or glorifying______ the jaw-dropping magnificence of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the glory of God. 16. The Female deferred to the Male (vv. 2223) The Lord created woman with a bent to be amenable, relational and ___responsive______. She is inclined to joyfully ___respond_______. 17. The Female was the Perfect Counterpart (v. 23) Man (Heb. ish) comes from the root meaning ___strength______ while woman (Heb. ishsha) comes from the root meaning ____soft_______. 18. The Female was created in the Garden (v. 24) The femalethe softer, more vulnerable onewas created in the garden, in a place of ____safety_______. Women have a unique responsibility to the ____home_______.
God has a spectacular design for your womanhood. He wants you to say yes to His design. If you do, He will do an amazing work of restoration in your life.
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Why Such Grace?

by Jennifer Rothschild (True Woman 10) It doesnt have to be well with your ____________ for it to be well with your ________ . We dont wait for our circumstances to change so that we can experience a level of contentment in our faith. We ask God to change us in the midst of those circumstances. If we dont learn contentment in the midst of difficult circumstances, then if by the mercy of God He delivers us from it, we will be grumpy about something else. True contentment only comes in the midst of the difficult circumstance because God makes it well with your soul, not always your circumstance. Fear is a legitimate emotion. Pay attention to it, but allow it to take you to the place of truth so you can discern whether it is a godly, appropriate fear or not. When we are women who really want to walk with God, that means we truly walk by ______, not __________. What if is the language of ______ and ____________. We as women who want to truly follow God and walk by faith, we dont speak What if. We speak What _________. Heres what is: God who called you is faithful. Be women who say, I trust God more than I trust my feelings. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me.But he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me (2 Cor. 12:89). Gods grace is ______________. For those who carry the burdens, God gives ___________ graceits adequate grace to participate with the burden.
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For those who watch their loved ones struggle with burdens, God gives us _________ grace. Whether God has granted you the sufficiency of His grace in the package of being a participant or a spectator, His grace is sufficient. So rest in His grace.
Gods grace in Titus 2:11 is what equips us and empowers us to say, No, to ungodliness. But His grace is also what equips and empowers us to cease our striving and allow Him to be the One who wills and works within us for His good pleasure. If it is not well with your circumstances, that is not what makes you broken. That is simply what God can use to introduce you to your own brokenness. Do not resist that which God has allowed to shape you and refine you and make you a true woman. It may not be well with your soul, but when you come to the cross, youll realize that God has made it well with your soul.
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by Jennifer Rothschild (True Woman 10) It doesnt have to be well with your circumstances for it to be well with your soul. We dont wait for our circumstances to change so that we can experience a level of contentment in our faith. We ask God to change us in the midst of those circumstances. If we dont learn contentment in the midst of difficult circumstances, then if by the mercy of God He delivers us from it, we will be grumpy about something else. True contentment only comes in the midst of the difficult circumstance because God makes it well with your soul, not always your circumstance. Fear is a legitimate emotion. Pay attention to it, but allow it to take you to the place of truth so you can discern whether it is a godly, appropriate fear or not. When we are women who really want to walk with God, that means we truly walk by faith, not feelings. What if is the language of fear and speculation. We as women who want to truly follow God and walk by faith, we dont speak What if. We speak What is. Heres what is: God who called you is faithful. Be women who say, I trust God more than I trust my feelings. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me.But he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me (2 Cor. 12:89). Gods grace is sufficient. For those who carry the burdens, God gives participant graceits adequate grace to participate with the burden.
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For those who watch their loved ones struggle with burdens, God gives us spectator grace. Whether God has granted you the sufficiency of His grace in the package of being a participant or a spectator, His grace is sufficient. So rest in His grace. Gods grace in Titus 2:11 is what equips us and empowers us to say, No, to ungodliness. But His grace is also what equips and empowers us to cease our striving and allow Him to be the One who wills and works within us for His good pleasure. If it is not well with your circumstances, that is not what makes you broken. That is simply what God can use to introduce you to your own brokenness. Do not resist that which God has allowed to shape you and refine you and make you a true woman. It may not be well with your soul, but when you come to the cross, youll realize that God has made it well with your soul.
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by James MacDonald (True Woman 10) Text: James 1:18 Why? is the question that hits the hardest, hurts the most, lingers the longest. Why do we have trials in our lives? 1. Trials produce ______. Joy does not mean happiness. Joy is a supernatural delight. It comes from God In the _________ of God. We were created to enjoy God and to delight in Him In the ___________ of God. God is in control, and we can delight in that reality. In the __________ of God. Theres a joy that we find in one another in the Body of Christ that you cant find anywhere else. Trials obliterate happiness, but they enhance joy. It will help to understand trials when you understand what youre here for. Im not here for my ego. Im not here for grins. Im not here to be popular. Im not even here to be well liked. The reason why you and I are here is so that we can display the superiority of the life lived in God. And thats why God allows His children to go through suffering. Gods love is not a pampering love; its a perfecting love. Part of prayer is moving the heart of God and part of prayer is changing me as I learn to pray according to Gods will. You can only come to the joyful conclusion about trials by counting it, considering it, thinking about it. 2. Trials produce _______ _________. Knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance (v. 3). There are some things youve got to know when the dark clouds gather.
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Knowing that the testing. The test has three questions. Do I believe that God is in ________? Do I believe that God is ______? Am I willing to wait by ______ until the darkness becomes light? Instead of instructing God on how to resolve these things in our lives or asking Him over and over and over again, ask Him once and then thank Him all the rest of the times that He hasnt forgotten about it and that Hes working on it When the pressure is on, the number one thing that we want to do is get out from under it. So what God is trying to produce in you is the ability to remain under. Gods trying to produce this single characteristic in youI will not give up. Survey of 100 peoplename something we want to do instead of remaining under trials or pressure. We complain We lash out. We bail. We despair. You cant make it through trials without a deep, growing, abiding sense of your partnership with the God of the universe whos working out purposes beyond what we could think or imagine. 3. Trials produce _____ _______________. Let trials have their perfect result so that you may be perfect and complete. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him (v. 5). If you need some insight, understanding, or wisdom about your trial, you are to ask God. Gods not going to answer all of the why questions, but He will answer this one: What are You trying to teach me, God? You have to ask in ______ without ____________. The thing that God wants to work on is the heart. God starts with the hardest stuff first. God starts with the deepest things first. God starts with the most difficult things first. God starts with the blind spots first.
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by James MacDonald (True Woman 10) Text: James 1:18 Why? is the question that hits the hardest, hurts the most, lingers the longest. Why do we have trials in our lives? 1. Trials produce joy. Joy does not mean happiness. Joy is a supernatural delight. It comes from God In the Person of God. We were created to enjoy God and to delight in Him In the purposes of God. God is in control, and we can delight in that reality. In the people of God. Theres a joy that we find in one another in the Body of Christ that you cant find anywhere else. Trials obliterate happiness, but they enhance joy. It will help to understand trials when you understand what youre here for. Im not here for my ego. Im not here for grins. Im not here to be popular. Im not even here to be well liked. The reason why you and I are here is so that we can display the superiority of the life lived in God. And thats why God allows His children to go through suffering. Gods love is not a pampering love; its a perfecting love. Part of prayer is moving the heart of God and part of prayer is changing me as I learn to pray according to Gods will. You can only come to the joyful conclusion about trials by counting it, considering it, thinking about it. 2. Trials produce staying power. Knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance (v. 3). There are some things youve got to know when the dark clouds gather.
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Knowing that the testing. The test has three questions. Do I believe that God is in control? Do I believe that God is good? Am I willing to wait by faith until the darkness becomes light? Instead of instructing God on how to resolve these things in our lives or asking Him over and over and over again, ask Him once and then thank Him all the rest of the times that He hasnt forgotten about it and that Hes working on it When the pressure is on, the number one thing that we want to do is get out from under it. So what God is trying to produce in you is the ability to remain under. Gods trying to produce this single characteristic in youI will not give up. Survey of 100 peoplename something we want to do instead of remaining under trials or pressure. We complain We lash out. We bail. We despair. You cant make it through trials without a deep, growing, abiding sense of your partnership with the God of the universe whos working out purposes beyond what we could think or imagine. 3. Trials produce life transformation. Let trials have their perfect result so that you may be perfect and complete. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him (v. 5). If you need some insight, understanding, or wisdom about your trial, you are to ask God. Gods not going to answer all of the why questions, but He will answer this one: What are You trying to teach me, God? You have to ask in faith without doubting. The thing that God wants to work on is the heart. God starts with the hardest stuff first. God starts with the deepest things first. God starts with the most difficult things first. God starts with the blind spots first.
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by Pastor Crawford Lorritts (True Woman 10) Text: 1 John 2:1517 Church SurveyTop Five Womens Issues: 1. Keeping up with the ______. 2. The _____ ______ ___? syndrome. 3. Comparing ___________ with other women. 4. Being ______ _________. 5. Struggling with ________ and _________ for our husbands. How should we relate to the world around us? 1. Dont _____ it. 2. See it for _____ it is. 3. Live your _____________. AgapGods uncommon, unconditional, supernatural love. Dont give the world the same kind of love that only God deserves. And dont expect from the world the lasting contentment and acceptance that only God can give to you. Do not love the world or the things in the world (1 John 2:15). What does he mean by that? Dont love it the world, a.k.a. the physical planet The _____ and the ____________ are not to be worshipped. We are _______ of the earth, but we dont make it our god. Dont worship the creation; worship the _______. Dont love the things in in the world. The aggregate appeal of this worlds system. It is not a ________ environment (Eph. 2:2) The pleasures and pursuits that compete for our hearts. Worldliness has to do with where your ______ affection is. What gives you joy? The things of this world that _______ us intentionally from God. Worldliness has to do with a drift in the heart, not what we say but how we really livewhat defines our joy and wellbeing.
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Its what we subconsciously worship. The flipside is that God doesnt want us to retreat from the world. Be in the world and not of the world (see John 17:1516). The church has a double responsibility in relation to the world around us. On the one hand we are to live, serve, and witness in the world, and on the other hand we are to avoid becoming contaminated by the world. So we are neither to seek to preserve our holiness by escaping from the world nor to sacrifice our holiness by conforming to the world. John Stott Whats the answer? Spiritual Tension: God has called us to engage our culture, to be salt and light, to make a difference. He has not called us to go out there without our protective suits on. So we go in the power of the Holy Spirit to impact our culture and our moment in history. Worldliness: Anything in your life that causes you to lose the ______________ of the Fathers love or your _______ to do the Fathers will is worldly. How Do We Overcome Worldliness? Three questions to ask ourselves: The ________ QuestionWhy do I want this? The ________ QuestionDoes what I want consume me? Does it control me? Does it change me? The _______ QuestionAm I clean?
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by Pastor Crawford Lorritts (True Woman 10) Text: 1 John 2:1517 Church SurveyTop Five Womens Issues: 1. Keeping up with the Jones. 2. The what about me? syndrome. 3. Comparing themselves with other women. 4. Being people pleasers. 5. Struggling with respect and support for our husbands. How should we relate to the world around us? 1. Dont love it. 2. See it for what it is. 3. Live your allegiance. AgapGods uncommon, unconditional, supernatural love. Dont give the world the same kind of love that only God deserves. And dont expect from the world the lasting contentment and acceptance that only God can give to you. Do not love the world or the things in the world (1 John 2:15). What does he mean by that? Dont love it the world, a.k.a. the physical planet The earth and the environment are not to be worshipped. We are stewards of the earth, but we dont make it our god. Dont worship the creation; worship the Creator. Dont love the things in in the world. The aggregate appeal of this worlds system. It is not a neutral environment (Eph. 2:2) The pleasures and pursuits that compete for our hearts. Worldliness has to do with where your heart affection is. What gives you joy? The things of this world that seduce us intentionally from God. Worldliness has to do with a drift in the heart, not what we say but how we really livewhat defines our joy and wellbeing.
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Its what we subconsciously worship. The flipside is that God doesnt want us to retreat from the world. Be in the world and not of the world (see John 17:1516). The church has a double responsibility in relation to the world around us. On the one hand we are to live, serve, and witness in the world, and on the other hand we are to avoid becoming contaminated by the world. So we are neither to seek to preserve our holiness by escaping from the world nor to sacrifice our holiness by conforming to the world. John Stott Whats the answer? Spiritual Tension: God has called us to engage our culture, to be salt and light, to make a difference. He has not called us to go out there without our protective suits on. So we go in the power of the Holy Spirit to impact our culture and our moment in history. Worldliness: Anything in your life that causes you to lose the enjoyment of the Fathers love or your desire to do the Fathers will is worldly. How Do We Overcome Worldliness? Three questions to ask ourselves: The Motive QuestionWhy do I want this? The Worship QuestionDoes what I want consume me? Does it control me? Does it change me? The Purity QuestionAm I clean?
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by Karen Lorritts (True Woman 10) You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock (Isa. 26:34). Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered (Prov. 28:26). A wise womana true biblical womanwho wants deliverance: Trusts in the _____ of _______. Trusts in the ______ of the ____ ______. Trusts in the _________ of ____. 1. A Wise Woman Trusts in the Peace of Christ And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him (Col. 3:1517). She has the peace of Christ. She knows that Gods Word is ____. She cultivates ______________. 2. A Wise Woman Trusts in the Power of the Holy Spirit She is _____ and ___________ by the Holy Spirit (Eph. 5:18). She is ________expressing the fruit of the spirit in her life (Gal. 5:2223). 3. A Wise Woman Trusts in the Presence of God Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord,and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act (Ps. 37:35).
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In a crisis, a true woman should: Cultivate ____________. Dont ___. Stay the _______. Fight the _______. _______ in Him. Commit ____ ____ to God. Praise to God! You are a great God. Your character is holy. Your truth is absolute. Your strength is unending. Your discipline is fair. You are a great God. The mountain of Your knowledge has no peak, the ocean of Your love has no shore, the fabric of Your fidelity has no tear, the rock of Your Word has no crack. You are a great God. Your patience surprises us. Your beauty stuns us. Your love stirs us. You are a great God. Your provisions are abundant for our needs. Your light is adequate for our path. Your grace is efficient for our sins. You are a great God. We even declare with reluctant words, Your plan is perfect. You are never early, never late, never tardy, never quick. You sent Your Son in the fullness of time and will return at the consummation of time. Your plan is perfect . . . bewildering, puzzling, troubling, but its perfect. Max Lucado
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by Karen Lorritts (True Woman 10) You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock (Isa. 26:34). Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered (Prov. 28:26). A wise womana true biblical womanwho wants deliverance: Trusts in the peace of Christ. Trusts in the power of the Holy Spirit. Trusts in the presence of God. 1. A Wise Woman Trusts in the Peace of Christ And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him (Col. 3:1517). She has the peace of Christ. She knows that Gods Word is true. She cultivates thankfulness. 2. A Wise Woman Trusts in the Power of the Holy Spirit She is filled and controlled by the Holy Spirit (Eph. 5:18). She is fruitfulexpressing the fruit of the spirit in her life (Gal. 5:2223). 3. A Wise Woman Trusts in the Presence of God Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord,and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act (Ps. 37:35).
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In a crisis, a true woman should: Cultivate faithfulness. Dont run. Stay the course. Fight the battle. Delight in Him. Commit her way to God. Praise to God! You are a great God. Your character is holy. Your truth is absolute. Your strength is unending. Your discipline is fair. You are a great God. The mountain of Your knowledge has no peak, the ocean of Your love has no shore, the fabric of Your fidelity has no tear, the rock of Your Word has no crack. You are a great God. Your patience surprises us. Your beauty stuns us. Your love stirs us. You are a great God. Your provisions are abundant for our needs. Your light is adequate for our path. Your grace is efficient for our sins. You are a great God. We even declare with reluctant words, Your plan is perfect. You are never early, never late, never tardy, never quick. You sent Your Son in the fullness of time and will return at the consummation of time. Your plan is perfect . . . bewildering, puzzling, troubling, but its perfect. Max Lucado
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by Mary Kassian (True Woman 10) Text: Proverbs 7:627 History is full of women who decided to walk on the wild side. But the Bible warns against wildness. And it often specifically addresses the problem of girls going wild. Three insights about wildness: 1. Wildness warps true womanhood. Sin targets us sex specifically . . . Sin aggressively tries to distort what ___________________ and _______________________ are all about. Wildness makes me get my womanhood wrong. We see this clearly in the life of the Wild Thing of Proverbs 7. Wildness warped this womans: Appearance. She dressed like a ____________________________. Approach to relationships. She was ______________ of heart. Disposition. She was _____________ and wayward. Habits. She was ______________________ rather than self-disciplined. Focus. She was a predatorwaiting for what she wants to __________ rather than what she ought to give. Role. She was the aggressor and pursuer. He became the _________________ follower. Sexual Conduct. The Lord wants our sexual conduct to display the faithfulness of the ___________________ union between Christ and the Church. Neediness. She depended on man to meet the ___________________ of her heart.
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Attitude toward possessions. She was a shopaholic who got her fix from getting stuff. Attitude of entitlement. She demanded immediate ________________. Reliability. She did not stick to the vow she had made. Speech Habits. Her speech was ________________, duplicitous, and manipulative. And more 2. Theres a powerful pull on women to go wild. Satan tries to convince women that sin is: attractive, harmless, and incredibly promising Because: a. Wildness is a ___________________________ of Gods rule. b. He knows that God created women to be powerful ___________________________. c. He is aware of the powerful ________________________ of womanhood. There is a purpose for your womanhood that is much bigger than you . . . Manhood, womanhood, marriage and sex are mini-lessons that proclaim the ________________. 3. True womanhood requires intentionally turning from wild to wise. Proverbs 5:56 says of the Wild Thing: Her feet go down to death; her steps follow the path to Sheol; she does not ___________________ the path of life; her ways wander, and she does not know it. Theres a measure of Girl-Gone-Wildness in all of us. And if youre not intentional about dealing with itand pondering Gods pathyour ways are going to wander.
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You need to be intentional about womanhood. You need to be intentional about getting wisdom, and getting it from the right source. You need to be intentional about dealing with your wildness. Bring it to the foot of the cross where Christ will cleanse you, forgive you, fill you with His Spirit, and give you the power to change.
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by Mary Kassian (True Woman 10) Text: Proverbs 7:627 History is full of women who decided to walk on the wild side. But the Bible warns against wildness. And it often specifically addresses the problem of girls going wild. Three insights about wildness: 1. Wildness warps true womanhood. Sin targets our sex specifically . . . Sin aggressively tries to distort what manhood and womanhood are all about. Wildness makes me get my womanhood wrong. We see this clearly in the life of the Wild Thing of Proverbs 7. Wildness warped this womans: Appearance. She dressed like a prostitute. Approach to relationships. She was wily of heart. Disposition. She was loud and wayward. Habits. She was self-indulgent rather than self-disciplined. Focus. She was a predatorwaiting for what she wants to get rather than what she ought to give. Role. She was the aggressor and pursuer. He became the passive follower. Sexual Conduct. The Lord wants our sexual conduct to display the faithfulness of the covenant union between Christ and the Church.
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Neediness. She depended on man to meet the ____desirous____ of her heart. Attitude toward possessions. She was a shopaholic who got her fix from getting stuff. Attitude of entitlement. She demanded immediate __gratification.__ Reliability. She did not stick to the vow she had made. Speech Habits. Her speech was seductive, duplicitous, and manipulative. And more 2. Theres a powerful pull on women to go wild. Satan tries to convince women that sin is: attractive, harmless, and incredibly promising Because: a. Wildness is a rejection of Gods rule. b. He knows that God created women to be powerful ____influencers.___ c. He is aware of the powerful __imagery___ of womanhood. There is a purpose for your womanhood that is much bigger than you . . . Manhood, womanhood, marriage and sex are mini-lessons that proclaim the __gospel.__ 3. True womanhood requires intentionally turning from wild to wise. Proverbs 5:56 says of the Wild Thing: Her feet go down to death; her steps follow the path to Sheol; she does not wander the path of life; her ways wander, and she does not know it.
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Theres a measure of Girl-Gone-Wildness in all of us. And if youre not intentional about dealing with itand pondering Gods pathyour ways are going to wander. You need to be intentional about womanhood. You need to be intentional about getting wisdom, and getting it from the right source. You need to be intentional about dealing with your wildness. Bring it to the foot of the cross where Christ will cleanse you, forgive you, fill you with His Spirit, and give you the power to change.
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by Kay Arthur (True Woman 10) Question: What kind of a woman do you want to be? Because you have a __________________. I. You can choose to be a foolish or wise woman. (Prov. 14:1) Our successes and defeats as women are written in Gods Word: a. Eves defeat: She believed the lie of the serpent. She believed that she could make her own ________________. She believed that God was holding out on her. b. Sarahs victory: She believed God. She had the __________________ to do what was right. She didnt give in to fear (1 Pet. 3:56) c. Lady Babylons defeat: She corrupted the earth with her immorality. She corrupted families, men, children, women, and herself. d. The Church-Brides victory: She makes herself ready. She clothes herself in ____________________ acts of the saints. II. You can choose to hold your post as keeper of your home. (Ps. 68:11-12) Ask yourself: 1. Are you complacent? (Isa. 32:913) 2. Are you greedy? (Isa. 32:9) 3. Are you bitter? (Job 2:9) 4. Are you seeking love the worlds way? (Jer. 2:3336) 5. Are you a woman on the hunt? (Prov. 6, 7) 6. Are you a woman who worships at the shrine of ______________________? (Jer. 7:18) 7. Do you give the world precedence over the Word? (Jer. 44:1517)
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III. You can choose to intercede for women. To wail for women (Jer. 44:1719) To call women to ____________________ and righteousness (vv. 2021) To challenge women to understand and know God (vv. 2324) To warn women to repent (vv. 2425) To give women wise counsel (Ezek. 13:22; Jer. 44:2223) To help women accept Gods forgiveness (1 John 1:9) IV. You can choose what kind of a woman you want to be. a. You can be a woman of Influence (1 Tim. 2:15) b. You can be a woman of Courage (Like Deborah, Jael, Mary) c. You can be a woman of the Word (Matt. 4:4; 2 Tim. 3:16) d. You can be a woman of Faith (Heb. 11:1) God has given you the resident Holy Spirit, your tutor, to take the Word of God and teach it to you so that you might be the woman that God _____________________ you to be. Proverbs 14:1 says this: The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her own hands.will you be foolish or wise? What kind of woman do you want to be?
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by Kay Arthur (True Woman 10) Question: What kind of a woman do you want to be? Because you have a ___choice.____ 1. You can choose to be a foolish or wise woman. (Prov. 14:1) Our successes and defeats as women are written in Gods Word: 2. Eves defeat: She believed the lie of the serpent. She believed that she could make her own ___decisions__. She believed that God was holding out on her. 3. Sarahs victory: She believed God. She had the ___courage_________ to do what was right. She didnt give in to fear (1 Pet. 3:56) 4. Lady Babylons defeat: She corrupted the earth with her immorality. She corrupted families, men, children, women, and herself. 5. The Church-Brides victory: She makes herself ready. She clothes herself in ____righteous_______ acts of the saints. 2. You can choose to hold your post as keeper of your home. (Ps. 68:11-12) Ask yourself: a. Are you complacent? (Isa. 32:913) b. Are you greedy? (Isa. 32:9) c. Are you bitter? (Job 2:9) d. Are you seeking love the worlds way? (Jer. 2:3336) e. Are you a woman on the hunt? (Prov. 6, 7) f. Are you a woman who worships at the shrine of _other gods_? (Jer. 7:18) g. Do you give the world precedence over the Word? (Jer. 44:1517)
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3. You can choose to intercede for women. To wail for women (Jer. 44:1719) To call women to _____holiness________ and righteousness (vv. 2021) To challenge women to understand and know God (vv. 2324) To warn women to repent (vv. 2425) To give women wise counsel (Ezek. 13:22; Jer. 44:2223) To help women accept Gods forgiveness (1 John 1:9) 4. You can choose what kind of a woman you want to be. a. You can be a woman of Influence (1 Tim. 2:15) b. You can be a woman of Courage (Like Deborah, Jael, Mary) c. You can be a woman of the Word (Matt. 4:4; 2 Tim. 3:16) d. You can be a woman of Faith (Heb. 11:1) God has given you the resident Holy Spirit, your tutor, to take the Word of God and teach it to you so that you might be the woman that God ___intends___ you to be. Proverbs 14:1 says this: The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her own hands.will you be foolish or wise? What kind of woman do you want to be?
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by Janet Parshall (True Woman 10) As we dig into the story of Mary we learn what it means to be a woman with a ________, __________, and __________ heart. 1. A Jewish marriage/betrothal is reminiscent of our relationship with Christ. As followers of Christ Jesus, we have been bought with a great price. He is the ___________; we (the Church) are His ______. We are to be ___________, ___________, and ____________ to the Bridegroom. The Last Supper (Communion) is a hint of betrothal benediction. He is the Bridegroom; the ________ has been ________. Jesus is going to prepare a place for us, His _______. Jesus will _______ for usHe is coming again! 2. Mary had a heart of obedience. Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word (Luke 1:38) Mary calls herself a doula, a _____________. She empties herself completely of her and allows the _______ ________ to completely fill her. Thats what a handmaiden does__________ without question. No wonder she is described as blessed. She is prepared to say, Yes! What would you or I have said in that set of circumstances? Would we be willing to go where God calls? Or would we be hesitant? 3. Mary and Zechariah have different responses. Zechariah is in the temple; Mary is in the small town of Galilee. Zechariah is a priest; Mary is a commoner. Zechariah is a mature, older male; Mary is a young girl. Zechariah responds with unbelief and a challenge; Mary responds with trust and praise. Zechariah is silenced; Mary is called blessed. God is so not impressed with our ________ ____ _______, or our credentials. He is interested in our ___________.
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4. Marys Magnificat (Luke 1:4655) Mary was most likely ________, but that doesnt mean she didnt know the ________ ____ ________. Old Testament references: Covenant God, prophets, Psalms, the Law Mary sings her confidence in praise because God is powerful, sovereign, mighty, merciful, worthy, gracious, savior, Lord. She worships Him because she knows who He is. 5. Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart (Luke 2:19). Moments of pondering: where we quietly take the ___________ that weve learned and received, and we put them in our ______. In those dark, trying, alone moments we can take out one of the treasures weve been pondering and remember it again. Jesus was Marys son, but He was also her ________. She watched Him die for her sins. She was humble, obedient, submissive, and she changed history. What could God do with a woman today who is willing to be a servant? A woman today who is willing to say, God, give me your desires for my heart. Lord, be first always in my life. Father, not my will but Thine. God has the right to our life. We have been bought with a price. We are His bride. We are His handmaiden. Mary with her humble, obedient, submissive heart said yes, and so should we.
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by Janet Parshall (True Woman 10) As we dig into the story of Mary we learn what it means to be a woman with a humble, submissive, and obedient heart. 1. A Jewish marriage/betrothal is reminiscent of our relationship with Christ. As followers of Christ Jesus, we have been bought with a great price. He is the Bridegroom; we (the Church) are His Bride. We are to be consecrated, sanctified, and dedicated to the Bridegroom. The Last Supper (Communion) is a hint of betrothal benediction. He is the Bridegroom; the covenant has been sealed. Jesus is going to prepare a place for us, His beloved. Jesus will return for usHe is coming again! 2. Mary had a heart of obedience. Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word (Luke 1:38) Mary calls herself a doula, a handmaiden. She empties herself completely of her and allows the Holy Spirit to completely fill her. Thats what a handmaiden doesobeys without question. No wonder she is described as blessed. She is prepared to say, Yes! What would you or I have said in that set of circumstances? Would we be willing to go where God calls? Or would we be hesitant? 3. Mary and Zechariah have different responses. Zechariah is in the temple; Mary is in the small town of Galilee. Zechariah is a priest; Mary is a commoner. Zechariah is a mature, older male; Mary is a young girl. Zechariah responds with unbelief and a challenge; Mary responds with trust and praise. Zechariah is silenced; Mary is called blessed. God is so not impressed with our station in life, or our credentials. He is interested in our heart.
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4. Marys Magnificat (Luke 1:4655) Mary was most likely illiterate, but that doesnt mean she didnt know the Word of God . Old Testament references: Covenant God, prophets, Psalms, the Law Mary sings her confidence in praise because God is powerful, sovereign, mighty, merciful, worthy, gracious, savior, Lord. She worships Him because she knows who He is. 5. Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart (Luke 2:19). Moments of pondering: where we quietly take the treasures that weve learned and received, and we put them in our heart. In those dark, trying, alone moments we can take out one of the treasures weve been pondering and remember it again. Jesus was Marys son, but He was also her Savior. She watched Him die for her sins. She was humble, obedient, submissive, and she changed history. What could God do with a woman today who is willing to be a servant? A woman today who is willing to say, God, give me your desires for my heart. Lord, be first always in my life. Father, not my will but Thine. God has the right to our life. We have been bought with a price. We are His bride. We are His handmaiden. Mary with her humble, obedient, submissive heart said yes, and so should we.
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by Joni Eareckson Tada (True Woman 10) Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood (Heb. 12:34). Jesus helps us not grow _______ or lose _______. He helps us __________. But my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him. But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls (Heb.10:3839). So that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places (Eph. 3:10). God wants to use our lives to teach lessons about Himself for the benefit of __________ beings. Angels, even demons, are intensely interested in the way we respond to our afflictions because it teaches them something about God. Why are you cast down, O my soul,and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,my salvation (Ps. 42:5). We press on because we know our lives are on ____________. We dont suffer for _________. We never suffer _______. Our response to hardship is never _____________. Gods _____________ is on the line. Our lives are on display; its all for Gods glory. When the spirit world sees Gods strong arms uphold you in your weakness, the Father gets the glory.
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When the spirit world sees God condescend to come to your aid when you are fearful, the Father gets the glory. The angelic and dark powers of the entire universe learn how high and wide and rich and deep is His incredible mercy and power and love. They are amazed to see that it is the mighty strength of Christs resurrection that is giving you the power to say no to bitterness and yes to grace. They learn about His wisdom, His unsearchable judgments, and His ways past finding out. They learn just how far His unfathomable compassion will go in stooping to lift your spirits. But when you embrace your Savior in the midst of hardship, the entire universe sees Jesus as worthy, able, and powerful. They are astounded at His mercy and condescending to us. Though he slay me, I will hope in him (Job 13:15). A statement like that speaks highly of Job, but it speaks far more highly of God. Nothing deflates the devil more than when Gods people choose the Lord over fear, doubts, sin, affliction, and pain. The issue of suffering is really all about __________ (2 Cor. 1:20). Your suffering, like nothing else, is preparing you to meet God. You have something in common with Jesus Christ, and thats suffering. In heaven, we will have the fellowship of sharing in His joy. Our joy will be made more wonderful by all the suffering we endured on earth and the gracious response with which we deal with it.
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by Joni Eareckson Tada (True Woman 10) Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood (Heb. 12:34). Jesus helps us not grow weary or lose heart. He helps us persevere. But my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him. But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls (Heb.10:3839). So that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places (Eph. 3:10). God wants to use our lives to teach lessons about Himself for the benefit of unseen beings. Angels, even demons, are intensely interested in the way we respond to our afflictions because it teaches them something about God. Why are you cast down, O my soul,and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,my salvation (Ps. 42:5). We press on because we know our lives are on display. We dont suffer for nothing. We never suffer alone. Our response to hardship is never isolated. Gods reputation is on the line. Our lives are on display; its all for Gods glory. When the spirit world sees Gods strong arms uphold you in your weakness, the Father gets the glory.
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When the spirit world sees God condescend to come to your aid when you are fearful, the Father gets the glory. The angelic and dark powers of the entire universe learn how high and wide and rich and deep is His incredible mercy and power and love. They are amazed to see that it is the mighty strength of Christs resurrection that is giving you the power to say no to bitterness and yes to grace. They learn about His wisdom, His unsearchable judgments, and His ways past finding out. They learn just how far His unfathomable compassion will go in stooping to lift your spirits. But when you embrace your Savior in the midst of hardship, the entire universe sees Jesus as worthy, able, and powerful. They are astounded at His mercy and condescending to us. Though he slay me, I will hope in him (Job 13:15). A statement like that speaks highly of Job, but it speaks far more highly of God. Nothing deflates the devil more than when Gods people choose the Lord over fear, doubts, sin, affliction, and pain. The issue of suffering is really all about Christ (2 Cor. 1:20). Your suffering, like nothing else, is preparing you to meet God. You have something in common with Jesus Christ, and thats suffering. In heaven, we will have the fellowship of sharing in His joy. Our joy will be made more wonderful by all the suffering we endured on earth and the gracious response with which we deal with it.
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A True Woman Joins the Battle

by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (True Woman 10) Judges chapter 4 I. The Cycle God Breaks 1. Disobedience (Judg. 2:12)
They ______________________ the Lord. They went after other gods.
2. Discipline (Judg. 4:2)
Social, political, economic upheaval & distress A lack of strong _____________ leadership The people cried out to the Lord for help. The Lord used a faithful woman to bring deliverance.
3. Desperation (Judg. 4:3) 4. Deliverance (Judg. 4:4) II. The Woman God Uses
Deborahs Calling:
1. 2. 3.
Prophetess: She warned and encouraged people based on Gods Word. Wife: She served without neglecting the home front. Judge: She knew how to give counsel and wisdom because she knew how a to listen to His _______________________.
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Her Attitude:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
She was ready and available. She believed God. She heard from GodShe knew how to listen to His Word. She obeyedshe conveyed Gods message. She AROSEshe was willing to step into the fray.
God uses human instruments to fulfill His Kingdom ____________. God sometimes uses unconventional means to defeat the enemy. God chooses and uses _________________ vessels.
She honored her feminine nature and calling.
6.
7. 8.
She arose as a ________________________ in Israel. At the heart of mature femininity is a freeing disposition to affirm, receive and nurture strength and leadership from worthy men in ways appropriate to a womans differing relationships. She used her power of influence to affirm Gods divine design. The legacy of Deborahs life is that through her encouragement and influence, the men of her day became MEN. She had faith in the ways and promises of God.
III. The Victory God Wins 1.

The battle is the Lords.
God uses human means to win it.

Some refuse to join in.
2.
God uses supernatural means to win it. The willing ____________________were commended and blessed.
Gods kingdom purposes will be fulfilled with or without us.
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3.
God wants women to get involved.
Another woman, Jael, played a major part in the victory.

What mark will your life have on this generation and on those who are coming behind us?
Why not you?
A community is not likely to be overthrown where a woman fulfills her mission. Will the world be changed by the power of your noble heart?
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by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (True Woman 10) Judges chapter 4 I. The Cycle God Breaks 1. Disobedience (Judg. 2:12)
They _______disobeyed_______ the Lord. They went after other gods.
2. Discipline (Judg. 4:2)
Social, political, economic upheaval & distress A lack of strong ___male_____ leadership The people cried out to the Lord for help. The Lord used a faithful woman to bring deliverance.
3. Desperation (Judg. 4:3) 4. Deliverance (Judg. 4:4) II. The Woman God Uses
Deborahs Calling:
1. Prophetess: She warned and encouraged people based on Gods Word. 2. Wife: She served without neglecting the home front.
to listen to His _____voice_______.
3. Judge: She knew how to give counsel and wisdom because she knew how a
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Her Attitude:
1. She was ready and available. 2. She believed God. 3. She heard from GodShe knew how to listen to His Word. 4. She obeyedshe conveyed Gods message. 5. She AROSEshe was willing to step into the fray.
God uses human instruments to fulfill His Kingdom _purposes_. God chooses and uses ____willing______ vessels.
God sometimes uses unconventional means to defeat the enemy. 6. She honored her feminine nature and calling.
She arose as a _____mother_______ in Israel. At the heart of mature femininity is a freeing disposition to affirm, receive and nurture strength and leadership from worthy men in ways appropriate to a womans differing relationships.
7. She used her power of influence to affirm Gods divine design. 8. She had faith in the ways and promises of God.
The legacy of Deborahs life is that through her encouragement and influence, the men of her day became MEN.
III. The Victory God Wins
1. The battle is the Lords.
God uses human means to win it.
2. Some refuse to join in.
God uses supernatural means to win it. The willing ____volunteers______were commended and blessed. Gods kingdom purposes will be fulfilled with or without us.
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3. God wants women to get involved. Why not you?
Another woman, Jael, played a major part in the victory.
What mark will your life have on this generation and on those who are coming behind us? A community is not likely to be overthrown where a woman fulfills her mission. Will the world be changed by the power of your noble heart?
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Seeking Him Together for Spiritual Awakening

by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (True Woman 12) We were created to ________ ________ (Acts 17:2627). God wants to be found. His goal is not to hide from us, but to ____________ However, theres a __________ _________ (Ps. 10:4; Rom. 3:1011). We cannot seek Him apart from being quickened and awakened by
Himself. His Spirit. If He didnt first seek us, no one would ever seek after Him. We are prone to seek everything but Him. God seeks after us when we are lost. Our seeking after God is always in response to His initiative. He initiates relationship with us.
What does it mean to seek the Lord?

Seek: to go in search or quest of; to make inquiry; to try to find or discover by searching or questions To seek Him means: To _______ Him so much that we proactively set out to know Him, walk with Him. To _________ our hearts toward Him, to live in His presence, listen to Him, learn from Him. To __________ of Him, seek His direction, wisdom, understanding, perspective. To _________ Him for who He is, not primarily for His gifts or for what He can do for us. To set our ________ and _______ on that which is eternal, rather than temporal.
How are we to seek the Lord?
_____________ (1 Chron. 22:19). Not an emotion, but a conscious, deliberate
choice to set our attention and affections on Him. ______________ (Deut. 4:29). The earnestness of which we seek anything reveals the value that we place on what we are seeking. ___________ (1 Chron. 16:11). In every season of life, in good times and bad.
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What keeps us from seeking Him?
Some examples: Self-sufficiency Busyness Distractions Substitutesthings we desire and long for more than we desire Him. Possessions Money Physical beauty Comfort Relief, escape from pressure Approval and acceptance Praise Relationships Longing for a mate Fear of intimacy Bitterness Disappointment with God or others No relationship with Him
How do we identify what are the substitutes for God in our lives? Ask yourself:
What do I _________________ for? What do I _________________? What do I _________________ my time in? What do I _________________? What do I _________________ on? What do I _________________ on? What will I go to great lengths to _____________ or ______________? What do I devote my ___________, ___________, and ___________ to?
What does it look like to seek the Lord above all else in our lives?
Examples of two women in the Bible. Firstthe bride in the Song of Solomon
An evidence that we love Christ, that we belong to Him, is that we seek Him Were not going to find Him if were not willing to rise up out of our current circum
3:1Shes ______________ her beloved. 3:13Shes _______________ her beloved. 3:4She ______________ her beloved.
stances to find Him. Its a focused and intense searchit doesnt just happen. Need to turn our attention away from other things to focus on Jesus.
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Friends and spiritual leaders are helpful, but they cant restore our intimacy with
Christ. Those who seek and keep seeking will find. Having found Him doesnt mean you stop pursuing Him. Second exampleMary (Luke 10:3842)
Martha was ____________ the Lord but not ______________ Him. In contrast,
Mary fixed her gaze on Jesus. theres no middle ground.
Everything else can wait. Nothing mattered more to Mary than seeking the Lord. According to Gods Word, were either ___________ Him or ___________ Him
When you have a choice, will you seek Him or other things? Will you say no to those things that keep you from seeking Him? What happens when you seek Him? You get joy, satisfaction, your deepest needs will be met, your hearts longings will be fulfilled.Why? Because when you seek Him, you will find Him. And all we need is found in Him. If you have Him, you have everything else that you could ever need.
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Seeking Him Together for Spiritual Awakening

by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (True Woman 12) We were created to seek Him (Acts 17:2627). God wants to be found. His goal is not to hide from us, but to reveal Himself. However, theres a universal condition (Ps. 10:4; Rom. 3:1011). We cannot seek Him apart from being quickened and awakened by His Spirit. If He didnt first seek us, no one would ever seek after Him. We are prone to seek everything but Him. God seeks after us when we are lost. Our seeking after God is always in response to His initiative. He initiates relationship with us. What does it mean to seek the Lord? Seek: to go in search or quest of; to make inquiry; to try to find or discover by searching or questions To seek Him means: To prize Him so much that we proactively set out to know Him, walk with Him. To incline our hearts toward Him, to live in His presence, listen to Him, learn from Him. To inquire of Him, seek His direction, wisdom, understanding, perspective. To desire Him for who He is, not primarily for His gifts or for what He can do for us. To set our hearts and hope on that which is eternal, rather than temporal. How are we to seek the Lord? Intentionally (1 Chron. 22:19). Not an emotion, but a conscious, deliberate choice to set our attention and affections on Him. Wholeheartedly (Deut. 4:29). The earnestness of which we seek anything reveals the value that we place on what we are seeking. Continually (1 Chron. 16:11). In every season of life, in good times and bad.
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What keeps us from seeking Him? Some examples: Self-sufficiency Busyness Distractions Substitutesthings we desire and long for more than we desire Him. Possessions Money Physical beauty Comfort Relief, escape from pressure Approval and acceptance Praise Relationships Longing for a mate Fear of intimacy Bitterness Disappointment with God or others No relationship with Him
How do we identify what are the substitutes for God in our lives?Ask yourself: What do I long for? What do I crave? What do I invest my time in? What do I pursue? What do I meditate on? What do I dwell on? What will I go to great lengths to obtain or avoid? What do I devote my time, energy, and efforts to?
What does it look like to seek the Lord above all else in our lives? Examples of two women in the Bible. Firstthe bride in the Song of Solomon 3:1Shes missing her beloved. 3:13Shes seeking her beloved. 3:4She found her beloved.
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An evidence that we love Christ, that we belong to Him, is that we seek Him Were not going to find Him if were not willing to rise up out of our current circumstances to find Him. Its a focused and intense searchit doesnt just happen. Need to turn our attention away from other things to focus on Jesus. Friends and spiritual leaders are helpful, but they cant restore our intimacy with Christ. Those who seek and keep seeking will find. Having found Him doesnt mean you stop pursuing Him. Second exampleMary (Luke 10:3842) Martha was serving the Lord but not seeking Him. In contrast, Mary fixed her gaze on Jesus. Everything else can wait. Nothing mattered more to Mary than seeking the Lord. According to Gods Word, were either seeking Him or forsaking Him theres no middle ground.

When you have a choice, will you seek Him or other things? Will you say no to those things that keep you from seeking Him? What happens when you seek Him? You get joy, satisfaction, your deepest needs will be met, your hearts longings will be fulfilled.Why? Because when you seek Him, you will find Him. And all we need is found in Him. If you have Him, you have everything else that you could ever need.
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Sending Out an S.O.S

Text: Isaiah 15 with particular focus on Isaiah 3:812, 1626 Isaiah sounds four alarms. Its an SOS message for this generation.
The Crisis
The country was economically well off. Had a great army, was educationally and politically doing well (2:68). But Isaiah tells them theres a crisis looming. Gods people are _______________ unhealthy. They are making ___________ ____________ (1:14). They have no ___________ and no ___________ (1:5). Theyre playing ______________ _____________ (1:1115). Theyre fooling around with __________ ___________ (1:21). Things have reached a crisis point. The Lord makes a plea and gives an ultimatum (1:1520). If you are willing and obedient you will ___________ and ____________ (1:19). BUT if you are unwilling to ____________ to me, I am unwilling to ___________ to you (1:15). If you dont change, youll dry up or crash and burn like an oak that withers, like a garden without water (1:3031).
The Condition
Common Woes Materialism (5:8) _______________ (5:1113) Cynicism (5:1819) Revision (5:20) ______________ (5:21) __________ (5:2223) Woes of the Women False ______________ (3:12) ______________ power (3:12) Arrogance (3:16) ___________ forwardness (3:16) Obsession (3:1823) Insolence (3:89)
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The Consequences
Personal consequences Life will go ____________ (3:24) ________________ (3:24) Shame (3:24) Grief/sadness (3:24) ______________ issues (3:24) ________________ issues (3:25) ________________ (3:26) Loneliness/desperation (4:1) National Consequences As go women, so goes the nation. _______________ disaster (3:1) Lack of good __________ (3:23) Immature/selfish _____________ (3:4) People lack _____________ (3:5) Rise in _______________ (3:5) Rise in _______________ (3:7) Nation will ____________ (3:6)
The Call (1:16)

Wash yourselves Cease to do evil Learn to do good
This requires _____________________
The call is to stand against this massive tide of the direction things are going as part of a faithful ____________ ______________.
His promise of how He will quickly rise up to respond and make sure things tip the right way is amazing. (Isa. 4:26) When God corrects us, it is for our _____________ and our ____________. This is a call for all of us. A call to seek His face for our own sake and that for our children, families, communities, church, nation, His glory. Ultimately the message that Isaiah delivered is a love letter from our heavenly Father to His girls, pleading, Turn your face. Seek me. I love you.
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Sending Out an S.O.S

Text: Isaiah 15 with particular focus on Isaiah 3:812, 1626 Isaiah sounds four alarms. Its an SOS message for this generation.
The Crisis
The country was economically well off. Had a great army, was educationally and politically doing well (2:68). But Isaiah tells them theres a crisis looming. Gods people are spiritually unhealthy. They are making bad choices (1:14). They have no brain and no heart (1:5). Theyre playing religious games (1:1115). Theyre fooling around with other loves (1:21). Things have reached a crisis point. The Lord makes a plea and gives an ultimatum (1:1520). If you are willing and obedient you will prosper and flourish (1:19). BUT if you are unwilling to listen to me, I am unwilling to listen to you (1:15). If you dont change, youll dry up or crash and burn like an oak that withers, like a garden without water (1:3031).
The Condition
Common Woes Materialism (5:8) Indulgence (5:1113) Cynicism (5:1819) Revision (5:20) Intellectualism (5:21) Conformity (5:2223) Woes of the Women False ideology (3:12) Girl power (3:12) Arrogance (3:16) Sexual forwardness (3:16) Obsession (3:1823) Insolence (3:89)
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The Consequences
Personal consequences Life will go sour (3:24) Bondage (3:24) Shame (3:24) Grief/sadness (3:24) Identity issues (3:24) Relationship issues (3:25) Emptiness (3:26) Loneliness/desperation (4:1) National Consequences As go women, so goes the nation. Economic disaster (3:1) Lack of good men (3:23) Immature/selfish leadership (3:4) People lack respect (3:5) Rise in crime (3:5) Rise in poverty (3:7) Nation will disintegrate (3:6)
The Call (1:16) Wash yourselves Cease to do evil Learn to do good This requires intentionality The call is to stand against this massive tide of the direction things are going as part of a faithful holy remnant.
His promise of how He will quickly rise up to respond and make sure things tip the right way is amazing. (Isa. 4:26) When God corrects us, it is for our benefit and our joy. This is a call for all of us. A call to seek His face for our own sake and that for our children, families, communities, church, nation, His glory. Ultimately the message that Isaiah delivered is a love letter from our heavenly Father to His girls, pleading, Turn your face. Seek me. I love you.
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by Janet Parshall (True Woman 12)
Story of Samaritan woman at the wellJohn 4:142
Jesus had to pass through Samaria (v. 4).

The Greek verb here means to be _________________. The Jews would not step foot in Samaria and took an indirect route from Judea to Galilee. Jesus took the direct route. He was on His way to a _______________ ____________.
Jesus was tired after this walk (v. 6).

The distance for Jesus to travel would have been a walk of about two days. Its comforting to know that Jesus got ___________, because we get _______________. Jesus is holy God and holy human. He comforts us because He knows the _____________ ________________.
Jesus meets a woman who is much more ___________ than He is (vv. 78).
He is talking to a Samaritan woman knowing the teaching of His daythat Samaritan women should be strictly avoided. The Samaritan woman is isolated and on the fringes. She comes to the well alone at the hottest point of the day. When the women gathered water in those days, they usually came together as a group to chat and exchange news.
Jesus doesnt respond to the _________ of the woman at the well. Rather, He responds to her ______________ (vv. 9-15).
He knows her life is a mess, but He invites her to have the thirst in her heart and her life quenched once and for all. Her _____________ would only change after her ___________ would change. Hes saying, Give me your heart first. And then Ill give you the power to change your life.
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Jesus cuts to the heart of the matter and shows why the woman so desperately needs these living waters (vv. 1618).
He reveals her ____________, but doesnt _____________ her. He simply states the truth. Her past relationships show how emotionally thirsty she is.
Jesus challenges her thinking about ________________ (vv. 1924).

True worship is the true measure of true devotion to God. God wants us to worship Him in a genuine, _______________ manner.
Jesus satisfies the womans ________________ thirst (vv. 2526).

She has an encounter with the one who knows exactly who she is, and He loves her nonetheless. She finds real ________________ in Jesus, for the first time in her life.
The womans ______________ leads to _____________ (vv. 2830, 3942).

She runs back to the very people shes been trying to avoid to tell them about Jesus. Shes open, transparent, freeher thirst has been quenched by the living waters.
We think we are clever or effective in hiding guilt or shame, but in truth we are very thirsty. We are thirsty physically, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually, trying to use other things to fill a gap that only Christ can fill.
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Story of Samaritan woman at the wellJohn 4:142
Jesus had to pass through Samaria (v. 4).

The Greek verb here means to be necessary. The Jews would not step foot in Samaria and took an indirect route from Judea to Galilee. Jesus took the direct route. He was on His way to a divine appointment.
Jesus was tired after this walk (v. 6).

The distance for Jesus to travel would have been a walk of about two days. Its comforting to know that Jesus got tired, because we get tired. Jesus is holy God and holy human. He comforts us because He knows the human condition.
Jesus meets a woman who is much more thirsty than He is (vv. 78).
He is talking to a Samaritan woman knowing the teaching of His daythat Samaritan women should be strictly avoided. The Samaritan woman is isolated and on the fringes. She comes to the well alone at the hottest point of the day. When the women gathered water in those days, they usually came together as a group to chat and exchange news.
Jesus doesnt respond to the attitude of the woman at the well. Rather, He responds to her heart (vv. 9-15).
He knows her life is a mess, but He invites her to have the thirst in her heart and her life quenched once and for all. Her behavior would only change after her heart would change. Hes saying, Give me your heart first. And then Ill give you the power to change your life.
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Jesus cuts to the heart of the matter and shows why the woman so desperately needs these living waters (vv. 1618).
He reveals her sin, but doesnt shame her. He simply states the truth. Her past relationships show how emotionally thirsty she is.
Jesus challenges her thinking about worship (vv. 1924).

True worship is the true measure of true devotion to God. God wants us to worship Him in a genuine, transparent manner.
Jesus satisfies the womans spiritual thirst (vv. 2526).

She has an encounter with the one who knows exactly who she is, and He loves her nonetheless. She finds real intimacy in Jesus, for the first time in her life.
The womans repentance leads to revival (vv. 2830, 3942).

She runs back to the very people shes been trying to avoid to tell them about Jesus. Shes open, transparent, freeher thirst has been quenched by the living waters.
We think we are clever or effective in hiding guilt or shame, but in truth we are very thirsty. We are thirsty physically, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually, trying to use other things to fill a gap that only Christ can fill.
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by Priscilla Shirer (True Woman 12)
Text: Luke 5 In Luke 5, we find a discouraged, frustrated, disappointed fisherman who is about to meet with Jesus Christ. Simon had abandoned his boat after an all-night fishing expedition. The boat represents __________, ______________, and ___________.
1. In all the chaos of the crowd clamoring for His attention, Jesus saw one fisherman who had had a bad night fishing (vv. 12).
No matter how much chaos is going on all around you, God sees ______, cares about ________, and knows the ________ of ________ ________. We serve a God who is high, glorious, mighty, and worthy to be praised, yet He still chooses to come and meet each of us at the point of our need.
2. Simon had gotten out of the boat and was washing his nets. He was done fishing (v. 2).
There is nothing wrong with ___________ your nets as long as you intend on _____________ them again. There are too many of us living isolated Christian lives, and were trying to tend our nets all by ourselves. The Christian life was meant to be lived in ______________ and ______________.
3. Jesus used Simons boat as a platform to teach the people (v. 3).
The part of your life that you think is ____________ is probably what Jesus is going to make _____________ for His glory and kingdom. Sometimes in His sovereignty, Jesus will allow the platform of your life to be empty of what you want to fill it with because He needs a place to stand. If we fill it with all of __________ __________, there wont be room for ___________ _____________.
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4. Jesus asked Simon to go out into the deep waters to fish again (v. 4).
Sometimes Gods Word to us does not make sense with our own ___________________. We ought to go as deep as He calls us to into the reckless, risky place of faith. If He is with you in that place, you are better off than being by yourself in a place where you can stand on your own two feet with your own talent, experience, and gifting. The shallow water was to teach __________ ____________. The deep water was to teach ____________. When He is calling you into the deep places, it is a setup for you to experience Him.
5. Jesus has Simon cast out his net (v. 6).

The Lord wants us to actually __________________ with Him in the experience of His promises manifested and experienced in our life.
6. When they caught so many fish that their nets were breaking, Simon signaled to others to come and help (v. 6).
When is the last time something happened in your life that literally left you speechless? That kind of miracle only happens in the ____________ ___________ of _____________.
Some of you have abandoned your boat. Youve been so discouraged and disappointed, and you sense the Holy Spirit is calling you to get back in there with those emotional nets youve already got tended and cleaned up.
You werent intending on casting them back out there again, but you sense God calling you to invest again. I want to suggest that if He is calling you to the deep, it is because it is a divine setup for Him to demonstrate His glory and His power and His presence to you in your life.
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Text: Luke 5 In Luke 5, we find a discouraged, frustrated, disappointed fisherman who is about to meet with Jesus Christ. Simon had abandoned his boat after an all-night fishing expedition. The boat represents disappointment, discouragement, and frustration.
1. In all the chaos of the crowd clamoring for His attention, Jesus saw one fisherman who had had a bad night fishing (vv. 12).
No matter how much chaos is going on all around you, God sees you, cares about you, and knows the details of your life. We serve a God who is high, glorious, mighty, and worthy to be praised, yet He still chooses to come and meet each of us at the point of our need.
2. Simon had gotten out of the boat and was washing his nets. He was done fishing (v. 2).
There is nothing wrong with washing your nets as long as you intend on using them again. There are too many of us living isolated Christian lives, and were trying to tend our nets all by ourselves. The Christian life was meant to be lived in community and accountability.
3. Jesus used Simons boat as a platform to teach the people (v. 3).
The part of your life that you think is useless is probably what Jesus is going to make useful for His glory and kingdom. Sometimes in His sovereignty, Jesus will allow the platform of your life to be empty of what you want to fill it with because He needs a place to stand. If we fill it with all of our stuff, there wont be room for His stuff.
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4. Jesus asked Simon to go out into the deep waters to fish again (v. 4).
Sometimes Gods Word to us does not make sense with our own experience. We ought to go as deep as He calls us to into the reckless, risky place of faith. If He is with you in that place, you are better off than being by yourself in a place where you can stand on your own two feet with your own talent, experience, and gifting. The shallow water was to teach the people. The deep water was to teach Simon. When He is calling you into the deep places, it is a setup for you to experience Him.
5. Jesus has Simon cast out his net (v. 6).

The Lord wants us to actually participate with Him in the experience of His promises manifested and experienced in our life.
6. When they caught so many fish that their nets were breaking, Simon signaled to others to come and help (v. 6).
When is the last time something happened in your life that literally left you speechless? That kind of miracle only happens in the risky place of faith.
Some of you have abandoned your boat. Youve been so discouraged and disappointed, and you sense the Holy Spirit is calling you to get back in there with those emotional nets youve already got tended and cleaned up. You werent intending on casting them back out there again, but you sense God calling you to invest again. I want to suggest that if He is calling you to the deep, it is because it is a divine setup for Him to demonstrate His glory and His power and His presence to you in your life.
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Forgiving As Youve Been Forgiven

by Joni Eareckson Tada (True Woman 12)
Life isnt fair. Husbands cheat on wives . . . drunk drivers slam into schoolchildren at crosswalks . . . and rapists walk out of jail.
Its natural to think God is being ___________ when He lets awful people run roughshod over you.
One responsewe have to _______ God for allowing the tragedy to happen. The Bible never directs us to forgive God. That implies He has done something wrong. Another responseGod wanted to ____________ the wrongdoing but _____________. So we must take matters into our own hands to make certain that person is paid back in some way.
Story of Uriah the Hittite (2 Sam. 1112)

If you were the father of Uriah the Hittite, youd be thinking God let David off the ________________. But God didnt let David off the hook for the murder of Uriah. God put _________ on the hook. When it comes to justice, God takes it very personally. Absolutely no _________ will go ___________. When Christ suffered, He was standing in __________ ___________. No one has ever offended or harmed or abused or wounded you more than youve done to Jesus.
Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (Matt. 18:2334)

Our problemwe dont see our debt as _____________ (Ps. 36:2). In our blind conceit, we cannot see how wicked we really are, so everyone elses transgressions appear far greater than ours. Let God, the only wise Judge, be the one to hand out ________________ for the harm done against you. Quit holding onto the bitterness that is hindering your relationship with Christ. True _____________ wont come apart from your willingness to receive Gods grace and extend it to others.
When you taste the mercies of God, when you know that you are the one who deserves to be nailed to a cross, it changes everything.
Father, forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps (1 Pet. 2:21).
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There is no _____________ in this world. We all may be created equal in the sense that we are sinners in need of redemption, but equality ends there. God does not give us what we truly deserve, and thats a good thing.
Justice is when we get what we do deserve, and that is hell. Mercy is when we do not get what we deserve, and that is salvation. Grace is when we get what we dont deserve, and that is forgiveness, peace and joy, strength in our weaknesses, an audience with God through prayer, a home in heaven, an inheritance with Christ, and service in Gods kingdom for all of eternity, and so much more!
Message from Vicki Olivas 1. 2. 3. 4.

______________ the offense. ______________ the person. ___________ it. ____________ it. ____________ it. ____________ the person. Love them into the kingdom. _____________ them into the kingdom. 5. Go on with ________________.
Forgiveness clears a path for our lives to be content, but most of all it frees us to come purely before the throne of our wonderful Savior. Will you show pity like that? Can you show compassion on those who have offended you? Can you forgive as Christ has forgiven you? Will you receive His mercy and not extend it to someone else?
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Forgiving As Youve Been Forgiven

Life isnt fair. Husbands cheat on wives . . . drunk drivers slam into schoolchildren at crosswalks . . . and rapists walk out of jail.
Its natural to think God is being unjust when He lets awful people run roughshod over you.
One responsewe have to forgive God for allowing the tragedy to happen. The Bible never directs us to forgive God. That implies He has done something wrong. Another responseGod wanted to prevent the wrongdoing but couldnt. So we must take matters into our own hands to make certain that person is paid back in some way.
Story of Uriah the Hittite (2 Sam. 1112)

If you were the father of Uriah the Hittite, youd be thinking God let David off the hook. But God didnt let David off the hook for the murder of Uriah. God put Himself on the hook. When it comes to justice, God takes it very personally. Absolutely no evil will go unpunished. When Christ suffered, He was standing in our place. No one has ever offended or harmed or abused or wounded you more than youve done to Jesus.
Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (Matt. 18:2334)

Our problemwe dont see our debt as enormous (Ps. 36:2). In our blind conceit, we cannot see how wicked we really are, so everyone elses transgressions appear far greater than ours. Let God, the only wise Judge, be the one to hand out consequences for the harm done against you. Quit holding onto the bitterness that is hindering your relationship with Christ. True revival wont come apart from your willingness to receive Gods grace and extend it to others.
When you taste the mercies of God, when you know that you are the one who deserves to be nailed to a cross, it changes everything.

Father, forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
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For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps (1 Pet. 2:21). There is no fairness in this world. We all may be created equal in the sense that we are sinners in need of redemption, but equality ends there. God does not give us what we truly deserve, and thats a good thing.

Justice is when we get what we do deserve, and that is hell. Mercy is when we do not get what we deserve, and that is salvation. Grace is when we get what we dont deserve, and that is forgiveness, peace and joy, strength in our weaknesses, an audience with God through prayer, a home in heaven, an inheritance with Christ, and service in Gods kingdom for all of eternity, and so much more! Message from Vicki Olivas 6. Release the offense. 7. Forgive the person. 8. Forget it. Forget it. Forget it. 9. Love the person. Love them into the kingdom. Pray them into the kingdom. 10. Go on with living. Forgiveness clears a path for our lives to be content, but most of all it frees us to come purely before the throne of our wonderful Savior. Will you show pity like that? Can you show compassion on those who have offended you? Can you forgive as Christ has forgiven you? Will you receive His mercy and not extend it to someone else?
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Text: Revelation 3:1422
This is a very powerful passage and a wake-up call to a church that currently is in the midst of a ____________ ______________.
Laodicea was a major banking center with affluence and power. known for its thriving textile trade. It was the only place to get a beautiful glossy, black wool cloth. also known for its medicinea particular powder used as a salve for the eyes. Laodicea had a water problem. No freshwater, so water was brought into the city through large underground aqueducts. By the time the water reached the city it was tepid, chalky, and bitteralmost undrinkable. If visitors were unaware of the water problem, they would drink the water and it would make them sicktheyd spit it out of their mouths because it was so repugnant.
God is saying to the church, Because you are neither hot nor cold, Im going to spit you out of My mouth.
The word spit means ______________. The church is literally making God ________________.
The church there was in a wretched state. Self-centered Indulgent Half-hearted Lazy Materialistic Insincere Blind to its own needs Unwilling to see the truth
God is delivering a wake-up call to not only the church at Laodicea but also perhaps to the church today.
Lukewarm Christians have lost their ____________; theyre comfortable, complacent, and dont even realize their own need.
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God uses elements of Laodiceas society to show them their need (vv. 1718). A banking centerGod says to buy from Him the ___________ that will be refined by fire so they may become _____________ in heavens eyes, not in their bank accounts. Rich, black woolGod says I will provide for you _____________ clothes to cover your ________________. Eye ointmentGod says I provide the salve that removes your ________ ________. God is saying in no uncertain terms, Wake up, church. You need Me. You come to me from time to time but you dont make me the center of worship and the center of your church. Is it too late for us? God rebukes those whom He loves. He is calling us to repentance just as He called the church at Laodicea.
You can never have _____________ without _______________. Are we willing to do the work of repentance?
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me (Rev. 3:20). Jesus is not delivering this verse to the __________, but to the __________. The church has asked Jesus to step outside, so He is gently knocking. The door has to be opened from the inside to let Him in. The church needs to invite Jesus back in its midst.
So what do we do?
Turn . . . We have to take full ______________ for our _____________ and turn from our wicked ways. Repentance isnt for some of us, but all of us (2 Pet. 3:9). Pray . . . We need to be praying with a sense of ______________ _____________. Jesuss return is imminentit could happen at any moment. Are we wrestling in prayer for ourselves, each other, the church, our community, our nation, our world? Unite . . . We need to pray for revival that starts with us. Rend our hearts, not our garments (Joel 2:13). Pray with ______________ for real _________________. We are in a state of spiritual emergency! God is calling us to turn from our wicked ways, pray fervently with hearts on fire, and unite with others to pray. He will come againwill He find a lukewarm church or a fervent church?
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Text: Revelation 3:1422
This is a very powerful passage and a wake-up call to a church that currently is in the midst of a spiritual emergency.
Laodicea was a major banking center with affluence and power. known for its thriving textile trade. It was the only place to get a beautiful glossy, black wool cloth. also known for its medicinea particular powder used as a salve for the eyes. Laodicea had a water problem. No freshwater, so water was brought into the city through large underground aqueducts. By the time the water reached the city it was tepid, chalky, and bitteralmost undrinkable. If visitors were unaware of the water problem, they would drink the water and it would make them sicktheyd spit it out of their mouths because it was so repugnant.
God is saying to the church, Because you are neither hot nor cold, Im going to spit you out of My mouth.
The word spit means vomit. The church is literally making God sick.
The church there was in a wretched state. Self-centered Indulgent Half-hearted Lazy Materialistic Insincere Blind to its own needs Unwilling to see the truth
God is delivering a wake-up call to not only the church at Laodicea but also perhaps to the church today.
Lukewarm Christians have lost their fire; theyre comfortable, complacent, and dont even realize their own need.
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God uses elements of Laodiceas society to show them their need (vv. 1718). A banking centerGod says to buy from Him the gold that will be refined by fire so they may become rich in heavens eyes, not in their bank accounts. Rich, black woolGod says I will provide for you white clothes to cover your sin. Eye ointmentGod says I provide the salve that removes your spiritual blindness. God is saying in no uncertain terms, Wake up, church. You need Me. You come to me from time to time but you dont make me the center of worship and the center of your church. Is it too late for us? God rebukes those whom He loves. He is calling us to repentance just as He called the church at Laodicea.
You can never have revival without repentance. Are we willing to do the work of repentance?
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me (Rev. 3:20). Jesus is not delivering this verse to the unsaved, but to the church. The church has asked Jesus to step outside, so He is gently knocking. The door has to be opened from the inside to let Him in. The church needs to invite Jesus back in its midst.
So what do we do?
Turn . . . We have to take full responsibility for our sin and turn from our wicked ways. Repentance isnt for some of us, but all of us (2 Pet. 3:9). Pray . . . We need to be praying with a sense of spiritual urgency. Jesuss return is imminentit could happen at any moment. Are we wrestling in prayer for ourselves, each other, the church, our community, our nation, our world? Unite . . . We need to pray for revival that starts with us. Rend our hearts, not our garments (Joel 2:13). Pray with others for real revival. We are in a state of spiritual emergency! God is calling us to turn from our wicked ways, pray fervently with hearts on fire, and unite with others to pray. He will come againwill He find a lukewarm church or a fervent church?
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A Call to Revival
by Pastor Bill Elliff (True Woman 12 )
Text: Psalm 85 There is something important that we desperately need to know or remember. Something that we should believe and respond to. Something that could make all the difference. Something that could result in the deliverance of perhaps millions of people and rapid expansion of the gospel. We need to know and believe that God can still send mighty nationwide, worldwide ____________ and _______________.
Revival is the extraordinary movement of the Spirit of God, that produces extraordinary results. ~ Richard Owen Roberts
Why do we need to cry out with the psalmist for revival?
1. We cry out for revival because only ___________ can save us.
Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? (v. 6) We are in trouble. Thousands of churches declining, dying 1500 pastors a month, fifty a day leaving the ministry. There are many great churches doing great things, but its not changing the spiritual and moral free-fall of our nation.
We need a course correction that can come only by the divine intervention of what the Bible calls and history understands as real genuine revival and awakening.
One of the most common patterns in the Scriptures is the __________ of revival and awakening. The church of God is in a time of ____________. Its followed by ____________. Which is followed by a time of ________________. The people ___________ ____________. Then _______________ comes. People only cry out when theyre desperate and have exhausted other possibilities. They only cry out when they know that nothing else can save them.
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2. We cry out for revival because He ____________ save us.

The psalmist prayed for revival so that glory may dwell in our land (v. 9). Gods glory is HIMHis presence, nature, and character.
What happens when God chooses to manifest Himself and the people cry out for Him? It revives the ________________. It _______________ the lost. It transforms the ________________. It ________________ the mission. The purpose of revival is to get the church back in its rightful position, sharing Christ with a needy world so that Gods kingdom could come and His will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
3. We cry out for revival because He is ____________! Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him (v. 9).
If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land (2 Chron. 7:14). Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you (James 4:8).
What can we do?

We can _____________turn and repent and return to the Lord with all of your heart. We can _______________. We can ________________ togetherpurpose of the OneCry movement is to create a highway across nation to join together to cry out to the Lord for nationwide revival and spiritual awakening.
We often feel as if were waiting on God, but I wonder if God is waiting on us. Ive told you what to do. Why dont you turn?Why dont you pray? Why dont you cry out to Me? And then see what only God can do.
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A Call to Revival
Text: Psalm 85 There is something important that we desperately need to know or remember. Something that we should believe and respond to. Something that could make all the difference. Something that could result in the deliverance of perhaps millions of people and rapid expansion of the gospel. We need to know and believe that God can still send mighty nationwide, worldwide revival and awakening.
Revival is the extraordinary movement of the Spirit of God, that produces extraordinary results. ~ Richard Owen Roberts
Why do we need to cry out with the psalmist for revival?
1. We cry out for revival because only GOD can save us.
Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? (v. 6) We are in trouble. Thousands of churches declining, dying 1500 pastors a month, fifty a day leaving the ministry. There are many great churches doing great things, but its not changing the spiritual and moral free-fall of our nation.
We need a course correction that can come only by the divine intervention of what the Bible calls and history understands as real genuine revival and awakening.
One of the most common patterns in the Scriptures is the cycle of revival and awakening. The church of God is in a time of vitality. Its followed by decline. Which is followed by a time of judgment. The people cry out. Then revival comes. People only cry out when theyre desperate and have exhausted other possibilities. They only cry out when they know that nothing else can save them.
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2. We cry out for revival because He CAN save us.
The psalmist prayed for revival so that glory may dwell in our land (v. 9). Gods glory is HIMHis presence, nature, and character.
What happens when God chooses to manifest Himself and the people cry out for Him? It revives the church. It awakens the lost. It transforms the culture. It advances the mission. The purpose of revival is to get the church back in its rightful position, sharing Christ with a needy world so that Gods kingdom could come and His will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
3. We cry out for revival because He is NEAR!

Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him (v. 9). If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land (2 Chron. 7:14). Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you (James 4:8).
What can we do?

We can TURNturn and repent and return to the Lord with all of your heart. We can PRAY. We can UNITE togetherpurpose of the OneCry movement is to create a highway across nation to join together to cry out to the Lord for nationwide revival and spiritual awakening.
We often feel as if were waiting on God, but I wonder if God is waiting on us. Ive told you what to do. Why dont you turn?Why dont you pray? Why dont you cry out to Me? And then see what only God can do.
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by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (True Woman 12 ) Story of the Mount of Transfiguration
The glory of God and the glory of Christ was so magnificent, Peter wanted to stay in that place where everything was so amazing. But Jesus knew that they werent supposed to stay here.
Its easy to seek the Lord together at a conference, with great sisters. And we want to stay in that place. But thats not Gods way. _________ __________ isnt here and now. Its then and there. Weve got a long road between here and there.
Encourage you to breathe ________ _______ and breathe _______ _______.

When Jesus sends you down from the mountaintop back into the valley, He doesnt send you down there alone. He goes with you. The God of glory that you see on the mountaintop is also the God of grace who will go with you down into that valley.
You cannot go in your own _________you will _________.

Only __________ in you can be like Jesus. When you fail, humble yourself and cry out to God for grace.
God can use your influence. But be patient; wait for Gods timing and harvest. Dont grow weary in well doing. Dont let the enemy cause you to throw in the towel because it doesnt happen right away. Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and to those around you.
Praying for Specific Groups of Women

Mothers and Grandmothers of Prodigal Children Pray that the Lord would . . . Arrest the heart of every child. Weave together a web of events, so they cant escape His plan for their lives. Cancel any assignments that the enemy has against them. Give mothers and grandmothers an extra measure of His patience, peace, and joy. Give them longsuffering in their prayer. Pastors Wives Pray that . . . The Lord would strengthen them emotionally, spiritually, psychologically, and physically.
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They would honor the Lord in their marriages. They would encourage their husbands, build them up, and stand beside them. They would be careful to choose the right and the best things. Their lives would be pure and holy, The Lord would help them to honor Him in every way. They would have a gentle quiet spirit as they walk in His Word and will.
Teenage Girls and Their Mothers Pray that . . . They would fill their hearts with truth. They would live above the lies of this culture. Their prayer lives would be a living, loving conversation with the Lord. They would live pure, godly, self-controlled lives in this corrupt generation. Women Struggling in their Marriages Pray that . . . They would walk in humility before the Lord and live lives of worship. God would give them a desire to glorify Him in their marriages. Revival would begin in their hearts and that it would overflow into their marriages and homes. God would do an Ephesians 3:20 work in their marriages and homes that would affect their children, other marriages, their churches, and their communities. God would bring revival and a demonstration of the gospel through their marriages. Single Women Pray for . . . The helping, healing, hopeful hand of Jesus into each of their lives. Those who are longing for a godly husbandthat the Lord would grant the desire of their hearts if that is His will, and that however He answers, those desires would not become demands. God to satisfy their souls, in a deep way, and in the way that only Christ can. That the Lord would meet their financial, physical, and protection needs. That those who are lonely would know the Lord is with them. They would serve the Lord with wholehearted, undivided distraction. For those of us saying Lord, send revival and start it in me. Pray that the Lord would . . . Awaken our hearts. Give us tenacity in seeking Him. Help us to be women who display His glory in the way He created us. Reveal sin in our lives. Remove all obstacles that keep us from experiencing His fullness, grace, freedom, and power. Pour out a spirit of repentance, humility, and brokenness into our lives.
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by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (True Woman 12) Story of the Mount of Transfiguration
The glory of God and the glory of Christ was so magnificent, Peter wanted to stay in that place where everything was so amazing. But Jesus knew that they werent supposed to stay here.
Its easy to seek the Lord together at a conference, with great sisters. And we want to stay in that place. But thats not Gods way. Ultimate glory isnt here and now. Its then and there. Weve got a long road between here and there.
Encourage you to breathe grace in and breathe grace out.

When Jesus sends you down from the mountaintop back into the valley, He doesnt send you down there alone. He goes with you. The God of glory that you see on the mountaintop is also the God of grace who will go with you down into that valley.
You cannot go in your own strengthyou will fail.

Only Jesus in you can be like Jesus. When you fail, humble yourself and cry out to God for grace.
God can use your influence. But be patient; wait for Gods timing and harvest. Dont grow weary in well doing. Dont let the enemy cause you to throw in the towel because it doesnt happen right away. Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and to those around you.
Praying for Specific Groups of Women

Mothers and Grandmothers of Prodigal Children Pray that the Lord would . . . Arrest the heart of every child. Weave together a web of events, so they cant escape His plan for their lives. Cancel any assignments that the enemy has against them. Give mothers and grandmothers an extra measure of His patience, peace, and joy. Give them longsuffering in their prayer. Pastors Wives Pray that . . . The Lord would strengthen them emotionally, spiritually, psychologically, and physically. They would honor the Lord in their marriages.
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They would encourage their husbands, build them up, and stand beside them. They would be careful to choose the right and the best things. Their lives would be pure and holy, The Lord would help them to honor Him in every way. They would have a gentle quiet spirit as they walk in His Word and will.
Teenage Girls and Their Mothers Pray that . . . They would fill their hearts with truth. They would live above the lies of this culture. Their prayer lives would be a living, loving conversation with the Lord. They would live pure, godly, self-controlled lives in this corrupt generation. Women Struggling in their Marriages Pray that . . . They would walk in humility before the Lord and live lives of worship. God would give them a desire to glorify Him in their marriages. Revival would begin in their hearts and that it would overflow into their marriages and homes. God would do an Ephesians 3:20 work in their marriages and homes that would affect their children, other marriages, their churches, and their communities. God would bring revival and a demonstration of the gospel through their marriages. Single Women Pray for . . . The helping, healing, hopeful hand of Jesus into each of their lives. Those who are longing for a godly husbandthat the Lord would grant the desire of their hearts if that is His will, and that however He answers, those desires would not become demands. God to satisfy their souls, in a deep way, and in the way that only Christ can. That the Lord would meet their financial, physical, and protection needs. That those who are lonely would know the Lord is with them. They would serve the Lord with wholehearted, undivided distraction. For those of us saying Lord, send revival and start it in me. Pray that the Lord would . . . Awaken our hearts. Give us tenacity in seeking Him. Help us to be women who display His glory in the way He created us. Reveal sin in our lives. Remove all obstacles that keep us from experiencing His fullness, grace, freedom, and power. Pour out a spirit of repentance, humility, and brokenness into our lives.
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

by Pastor John Piper (True Woman 08)
1. According to Pastor Piper, what is Gods ultimate purpose for all of history? What is
the ultimate meaningor purposeof true womanhood?
2. How do we knowfrom Scripturethat womanhood wasnt an afterthought of creation or the cross?
3. If marriage was created to display the glory of Christ in relationship to His bloodbought bride, why, then, is it not an assault on Gods glory for Paul to lure people out of pursuing marriage?
4. In what ways can a single woman display Christs glory that a married woman cannot?
5. In what ways can a married woman display Christs glory that a single woman cannot?
6. Piper claims that wimpy theology makes wimpy women. How have you seen this to
be true in your life or the lives of women around you?
7. How does this teachingthat your womanhood is incredibly purposeful and puts
Christs glory on displayaffect you? How does it change the way youll live your life tomorrow?
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1. How is this theologically-dense passage so foundational to what it means to be a

true woman of God?
2. What is the specific context of the final chapters leading up to Romans 11:3336?
What is the apostle Paul so in awe of?
3. There is no limit to Gods wisdom and knowledge. As Nancy mentioned, He knows

everythingeverything about your past, your present, and your future. He knows your family situation, your challenges, your sins, and your insecurities. What does this truth do for you?
4. How does this factthat Gods ways are inscrutable, or incapable of being understoodaffect your life?
5. Paul asks three rhetorical questions in vv. 3435: Who has known the mind of
the Lord?; Who has been His counselor?; Who has given a gift to God, that he should be repaid? The resounding answer is no one. Which of these three questions describes your current or past approach to God? Are you judging God for something you dont like or understand? Are you expecting something from God that you think He owes you? Are you trying to counsel God about how to handle a specific situation? If so, how?
6. How would people be able to tell if you truly believed that God owed you nothing,
but that you owed Him everything?
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1. What do the men of Issachar in 1 Chronicles 12:32 have to do with us and the history of feminism? 2. What are some of the changes that have taken place in the last 50 years? 3. How does the media tend to portray men and women today? Do you have an example from something you watched recently? 4. How did Betty Friedan suggest women should find fulfillment? 5. What were feminists convinced was the problem? 6. What do you think the problem is? Why are women unfilled, heartbroken, and needy? 7. How did the leadership of the womens movement move women from simple awareness to all-out allegiance? 8. Betty Friedan said, There is no way any man, woman, or child is ever going to escape the nature of our revolution. Was she right or wrong? How do you know? 9. Feminists claimed the right to name self, the world, and even God. What does this mean? 10. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the most positive) do you believe that Gods instructions in the Word for women are good, pleasant, and desirable?
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by Karen Loritts (True Woman 08)
1. Karen didnt tell anyone about her fear for a while. Why not? What eventually made
her decide to tell her friends and husband?
2. Karen thought she was prepared for her daughter to leave for college, but still fear
crept up on her. How did she eventually respond?
3. Is there something youre afraid to admit to anyone? How does the Gospel give you
the freedom to be real about your inadequacies and sin?
4. Karen said that she felt all alone when her baby went off to college, and she
thought, Im no longer a mother anymore. What relationship or position do you find yourself basing your identity on?
5. Which of Karens fear buddies have you encountered personally? What has helped
you in overcoming fear?
6. What did Karen mean when she said, Instead of listening to myself, I started talking
to myself? What are practical ways that you and I can be sure that were talking to ourselves and to God?
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1. How did God use Janets time as a mom to prepare her for the future? 2. How is motherhood universal? 3. What do you think? Can the prayers of a praying mother affect and change the
course of a nation? Do you have any examples?
4. Janet reminded us that regardless of whether we have biological children or not, all
of us are spiritual mamas to somebody, and we can be praying for them. Is this a new concept to you? Who can you mother spiritually?
5. Do you agree with Janets statement that our children have never belonged to us,
but that they are Gods and that were simply in a lend-lease program? If so, how have you seen this to be true in your life or the lives of those around you?
6. What impresses you most about Hannah? 7. How could Hannah have prayed, God, if Youll give me the one thing I want more
than anything on the face of this planet, Ill turn right around, and Ill give it back to you?
8. Is it easier for you to say you love God than to say that you trust Him? If so, why do
you think that is?
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Gods Jewels
1. How do we become jewels that glitter and really shine? 2. Trouble is the textbook that will teach you who you really are. What is your natural
reaction when youre in pain? When youre squeezed, what comes out?
3. Why is it so important for God to scour away our impurities? 4. Do you feel as though someones taking a gigantic toothbrush and scrubbing your
soul raw today? In what area are you bemoaning the fact that Things are never going to be the same?
5. How can we change? What is Jonis recommended two-step solution to your pain? 6. What did you find most encouraging from this message?
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1. What are the two ways of looking at life, according to Nancy? 2. How does the fact that youre not the star of the dramabut still an important player
affect the way you think about and live your life?
3. What privileges, opportunities, and places in the human kingdom has God given you
to further His heavenly kingdom at this time?
4. How did Esther act in community rather than acting alone? On a scale of 1 to 10,
how involved are you in community? What steps can you take this week to get more involved?
5. How do we know that Esther was willing to go for broketo lay everything on the
line in order to fulfill Gods purposes for her life?
6. How is Esthers example a foreshadowing of Jesus? 7. Have you ever gone for broke for Jesus? How can you do this right where you are? 8. Nancy reminded us that were in a spiritual battle. What are the worlds greatest
weapons, and what are ours?
9. In what ways are you tempted to get your way by pushing, nagging, screaming, yelling, badgering, manipulating, whining, or shaming? How can you respond differently in a way that would win victory in Gods kingdom for your particular situation?
10. What can you do when you experience feelings of weakness, inadequacy, and fear?
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1. How has the gospel changed your life?
2. What is sound doctrine, and why is it important?
3. How can Christians actually living what they claim to believe have a more profound
affect on culture than programs or laws or government?
4. Why do you think the qualities listed in Titus 2 are important in discipling younger
women?
5. Which characteristic of a true woman do you feel God pressing you

for growth?
6. Why is it important for character to precede calling? 8. How can we become true women of God?
7. How can our lives as women be adorned with the gospel of Christ? 9. Why does being a true woman really matter?
after your life is over?
10. How do you think living as a true woman would impact those around you now and
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by Voddie Baucham
1. What examples have you had in your life of godly, mature men and women? 2. What are you thankful for in your life that is ideal? 3. How do you reach the goal of being a godly and mature woman?
cuse stand?
4. Have you ever used your legacy as an excuse to not be godly? Why wont that ex5. How are you fulfilling your role as a godly, older woman investing in younger, less
mature woman?
6. How are you fulfilling your role as a humble younger woman seeking the godly wisdom of an older woman?
7. How is Christ the ultimate picture of manhood? How does that relate to our search
for a husband (if were single) or our submission to our husband (if were married)?
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by Mary Kassian
1. How do you think gender roles have strayed from Gods original plan?
male?
2. How is the picture in Gods Word different from what you picture for male and fe3. How does gender (manhood and womanhood) display truths about God?
4. How does understanding gender help us to understand more of Gods character? 5. Did the list of differences between men and woman from Genesis 2 help you gain
any new insights into how God created gender? How so?
6. How are marriage and gender created to point people to the gospel of Jesus? 7. Why and how does Satan attack gender and marriage? 8. How can you say yes to Gods design for you as a woman?
9. How have you experienced Gods restoration in your life as a woman?
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Why Such Grace

by Jennifer Rothschild 1. Is there something youre afraid to try right now? What could you potentially be
missing out on by not taking that risk?
2. Have you ever had one of those unthinkable words become your word? How did
you deal with it?
3. Do you agree that if you dont learn contentment in your present circumstances, even if
God delivers you from that, youll just be grumpy about something else?
4. Have you ever found contentment in difficult circumstance? How did that change
your perspective on life?
5. How you can you tell whether a fear is godly and appropriate or not?
counter them with?
6. What what ifs do you struggle with right now? What what is truths can you 7. How can you choose to trust God more than you trust your feelings?
given you spectator grace in that situation?
8. Is there someone you love whos carrying a heavy burden right now? How has God 9. How has God used difficult circumstances to shape and mold you to be His
true woman?
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by Pastor James MacDonald
1. How have you seen the difference between happiness and joy in your own life? 2. When have you experienced true joy? 3. How does understanding your purpose help during times of trial?
joy? What impact did he or she have on others around them?
4. Have you ever observed someone else during a trial in his or her life who exhibited 5. What reaction do you gravitate toward when you come under pressure? What can
help you to not give up?
6. What has God allowed in your life that you need to embrace and submit to? 7. Are you ready to ask God what He wants to work on in your life?
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by Crawford Loritts
1. Which of the top five issues from the church survey can you most relate to?
What was it?
2. Have you ever looked to something in the world to provide fulfillment for your life? 3. What gives you true pleasure and joy? If your answer indicates that youre subcon4. How is God calling you to make a difference to unbelievers around you? 5. How is worldliness a celebration of self? 6. How can you guard your heart against the things of this world?
Fathers love or your desire to do the Fathers will? sciously worshiping something other than God, what do you need to do to change that?
7. Do you have anything in your life that causes you to lose the enjoyment of the 8. Are your heart and life clean? If not, how can you get rid of the worlds junk from
your life?
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by Karen Loritts
1. What areas in life do you struggle with in trusting God?
2. What does it look like to trust in the peace of Christ on a daily basis? 3. How can you choose joy in your current life circumstances?
crisis?
4. How have you seen the power of the Holy Spirit evidenced in your life during a 5. What does it mean to cultivate faithfulness?
crisis situations?
6. How do you think knowing the truths and promises from Gods Word can help in 7. Do you think it is easier to trust or obey?
8. Why do you think it is necessary to trust AND obey in a crisis?
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by Mary Kassian
1. How have you seen wildness warp true womanhood in our society?
different cultures, personalities, etc.?
2. Why is it important to enjoy our femininity? How can femininity look different for 3. Did any characteristics of the wild woman stand out as something God wants you
to change in your life? Which ones?
4. Which characteristics of the wise woman stood out as something God wants you to
cultivate more in your life? How can you pursue those?
5. How does your relationship with the Lord affect the way you relate to and interact
with men?
6. How is God calling you to live as a wise woman in todays world?
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by Kay Arthur
1. What are the two kinds of women mentioned in Proverbs 14:1? 2. What does a wise woman look like? 3. How can you develop the qualities of a wise woman in your own life? 4. How would you describe a spiritual harlot? 5. Why is it important for us to encourage one another to live holy lives?
6. Why is the Bible foundational and applicable to all of life? Can you share a time that
you turned to Gods Word for wisdom in a situation and it was helpful?
7. Since the Bible is so valuable to the life of a believer, what prevents us from
digging in and studying it for ourselves?
8. How have you come to understand God better through reading and study of the Old
Testament?
9. Read John 14:26. What does Jesus promise us and how can that give us courage
to read the Bible?
10. How can you hold up the messages you see and the situations you
encounter up to the truth of Gods Word on a daily basis?
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by Janet Parshall
1. How does learning the Jewish custom of betrothal enhance your understanding of
the gospel?
2. Mary is described as humble, submissive and obedient. Why would these characteristics deem a woman blessed?
3. If you were mentioned in Scripture, what adjective would you want written to describe you?
4. Have you given up on a prayer because you assumed God was saying no? How
does the testimony of a delayed answer encourage you to persevere in prayer?
5. In the past, how have you let your circumstances define your response and reaction
rather than trusting God?
6. God is so not impressed with our station in life, or our credentials, or any of that
external stuff. He is interested in our heart, in our heart. How do you feel about that statement?
7. Do you take time to ponder the momentto quietly take the treasures that you have
learned and received and put them in your heart? How can you be deliberate about doing this?
8. How could God use women today who are willing to be humble, obedient, and submissive to Him?
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by Joni Eareckson Tada
1. Would you describe yourself as weary? How can considering Jesus suffering keep
you from growing weary?
2. What is the key to not shrinking back or fainting?

responses to trials and testing?
3. How would thinking about the spiritual realm help you to be more aware of your 4. When have you made all heaven cheer? Did you know that was possible? 5. How can hoping in God lift your spirits? 6. How does our suffering remind the Father of Jesus?
7. How could you glorify God in your present afflictions?
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by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
1. Have you ever experienced Gods discipline in your life? How did it affect your relationship with Him?
2. How would you describe Deborah? Which traits do you admire most? 3. How can we encourage men in our lives to lead in courage and faith? 4. Matthew Henry said, Many are kept from doing their duty by the fear of trouble, the
love of ease, and an inordinate affection to their worldly business. Do you agree? Have you ever been guilty of this?
5. What keeps you from the battle?
6. What battle is God calling you to fight?
7. Have you been tempted to give up on a particular battle?
8. Nancy said, First the battle, and then the rest. We cant enjoy the rest, the peace,
the victory, until weve been through the battle. How does that truth affect your current season of life?
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Seeking the Lord for Spiritual Awakening

1. Have you ever felt that God was hiding from you? How does it change your
perspective to realize He wants to reveal Himself to you?
2. Where do you instinctively go first when you have a problem? How can you change
your response to seek Him first and foremost?
3. Nancy said that were all seekers and that we seek whats most important to us.
Who or what are you seeking after?
4. How can you seek the Lord intentionally? 5. How can you seek Him wholeheartedly? 6. How can you seek Him continually?
you from doing the same?
7. Nancy shared some of the things that keep her from seeking the Lord. What keeps 8. Have you ever been heavily involved with spiritual activities but were not experiencing intimacy with Him? How did not having that intimacy affect you?
9. How can you take intentional steps toward finding the Lord?
10. What rewards have you experienced when youve sought the Lord?
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1. Have bad choices in the past led to a distance in your relationship with God? How so? 2. Have you or someone close to you ever played religious games like the people of
Israel? What were the consequences?
3. Has someone ever played the role of prophet in your life and tried to warn you of
what would happen if you didnt change? What was the result?
4. Are there any of Isaiahs woes that you personally struggle with?
5. How do you see the woes of the women listed in Isaiah 3 affecting our world today? 6. How do you see your role as a woman affecting the course of your home? How do
you see it affecting your community?
7. Are there any woes youre bringing on yourself as a result of your choices? What
can you do today to change?
8. How have you experienced joy through Gods correction in the past?
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1. Can you identify with what Janet said about women longing to be valued, loved,
and affirmed? How have you searched for that significance in the past?
2. Have you ever considered Jesus as the great liberator of women? How did Jesus 3. Have you ever felt there is no way God could possibly use you because of past
sins? How does hearing the examples of women in the Bible who God did use despite their sin give you hope?
liberate the women in the examples that Janet shared? How has He liberated you?
4. Jesus didnt care about conventional wisdom. He doesnt care about cultural
stereotypes or phony religiosity. Jesus cares about us. How do those statements affect how you view and interact with the people around you?
5. Is there someone in your life whom you need to give grace to as they grow? How
can you be a part of helping them grow?
6. Are you letting any secret sins keep you from coming to the well that Jesus offers? 7. When did you first realize how desperately you needed Living Water? Did you
accept His gift or did you put Him off?
8. God wants us to worship Him in an authentic, genuine, honestly transparent

manner. What would this kind of true worship look like in your life?
9. The woman at the well was physically, emotionally, and spiritually thirsty. How did
the Living Water satisfy all of her thirsts?
10. How do you try to quench your thirst in ways other than Jesus?
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1. Do you ever feel like youre investing time and spiritual energy, but you come up
empty-handed? How do you generally deal with that discouragement?
2. How does this passage in Luke 5 encourage you that God cares about the details of
your life?
3. Priscilla said that people need to hear our testimony but also see the trans-
formation in our lives. How has observing someones life (rather than just hearing what they said) spoken to you about Gods power and glory?
4. Tending nets is not a one person job. How does living in Christian community help
to encourage and sharpen you?
5.
6. What disappointment or discouragement in your life can God use as a platform for
His glory?
7. Has God ever called you to do something that went against your experience?
How did you respond? What was the result?
8. Have you ever been rendered speechless at the glory of the Lord? What were the
circumstances?
9. Is there a place in your life right now where God is calling you to go in over your
head? Are you willing to say, Yes, Lord, Ill go where you want me to go?
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1. Have you ever felt that God was unjust for allowing people to do cruel things and go
free?
2. Why does thinking we need to forgive God or that He is powerless to stop bad
things from happening go against what the Bible says?
3. How does knowing that God put Himself on the hook for sins that others have committed against you affect how you think about injustice in this world?
4. Are you guilty of thinking everyone elses sins are worse than your own? How can
you have a right view of your own sin?
5. True revival wont come apart from your willingness to receive Gods grace and
extend it to others. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?
6. How can you learn to cultivate a godly response to your suffering?

we ever truly forget? How so?
7. Jonis friend Vicki encouraged us to forget the offenses committed against us. Can 8. How can you practically love the person whos sinned against you?
you take them off because of the God who hung willingly for you?
9. Is there someone youre trying to keep on the hook with your unforgiveness? Can
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1. After hearing all the statistics that Janet shared, what are your thoughts on the
spiritual state of the union?
2. What are signs happening around us that indicate God is trying to get our attention
as a nation?
3. How do you see the church growing lukewarm? Do you ever feel that your own
heart is going the same way? How can you recapture a zeal for the Lord?
4. How have you seen worldly wealth bring spiritual poverty?

start in the church?
5. Why does revival need to be proceeded by repentance? Why does it need to first 6. Janet said that we come to Christ not because we have a broken heart but because
we need a broken heart. Why is that true?
7. How can you pray with more of a spiritual urgency for yourself? Your family? Your
church? Your community? Your nation? Your world?
8. Are you willing to take Janets challenge for revivalto turn, pray, and unite? What
steps can you take today?
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A Call to Revival
1. Pastor Elliff defined revival as the extraordinary movement of the Spirit of God, 2. What do you think keeps us, in todays culture, from being desperate for God? 3. What affect could a better understanding of revival have on our faith and our
prayers?
producing extraordinary results. Where in Scripture do we see this type of revival? Have you ever seen it happen in your lifetime?
4. Can you think of a time when you quenched the Holy Spirit? How would really
listening and responding to what He is telling you have an impact on your life? On your family? On your church?
5. What could you do to start a prayer movement for spiritual recovery and awakening?
hope of Christ-centered revival?
6. How can you unite with other believers in your church and community to spread the
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by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (True Woman 12 )
1. When have you been tempted to stay on the mountaintop? How has God shown His
presence to you when youve gone back into the valley?
2. What does it mean to breathe grace in and breathe grace out?

or grandchildren?
3. How can you pray for mothers and grandmothers who have prodigal children 4. What can you do to both pray for and encourage your pastors wife?
5. How can you encourage the young women around you to live as true women of God? 6. How can a marriage be a demonstration of the gospel to other people? How can
you pray for revival in your own marriage or married couples that you know women in your circle of influence?
7. What are some specific ways you can pray for and provide encouragement to single 8. How can you, as Mary Kassian prayed, kick holes in the darkness until it bleeds light? 9. Why is true womanhood really not about womanhood but all about displaying
Gods glory?
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS
21-Day Heart Preparation EmailS

Day 1: Heart Health
I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and will give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26 Over and over again, Jesus looked the most religious men of His day in the eye and confronted them concerning their obsession with putting on a good appearance and performance while their hearts were empty and corrupt. It didnt matter if they circumcised their bodies and tithed everything they owned, down to the herbs; or if they washed their hands every time they ate and could quote the Law from beginning to end; or if they scrupulously observed every feast day, fast day, and Sabbath day; or even if everyone else respected them as devout believers. If their hearts werent right, they werent right. And if ours arent right, neither are we. The medical profession stresses the importance of regular checkups. Anyone with a family history of heart disease is encouraged to get his cholesterol measured. We dont assume that just because we look fine outwardly, we have nothing to worry about. If our heart is not functioning properly or we have a blockage in our arteries, we want to know about it so we can do whatever is necessary to deal with the situation. Should we be any less concerned about our spiritual heart conditionwhen we all have a family history of heart disease? We should be regular and diligent in letting Him diagnose conditions we may be unable to see in ourselves. For the good news of the gospel is that the Great Physician has made available a cure for our deceived, diseased hearts. Jesus came to do radical heart surgeryto cleanse and transform us from the inside out. If you held your heart up to the light today, what would you see? What would you like to see there instead?
Excerpted from The Quiet Place, by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 2: First Thing

And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.Mark 1:35 Jesus had been up late the night before, concluding a long, intense day of ministry. People were clamoring for His attention; desperate needs pressed in on Him endlessly, as word spread of His supernatural power over demons and disease. Yet at the break of day, our Savior was found in a quiet place, away from the crowds, seeking and enjoying fellowship with His heavenly Father. This was not something He had to doit was His supreme delight. By comparison, many believers Ive known approach their quiet time with a sense of obligation; they dutifully go through the routine but have little sense of actually meeting with God. Others struggle with consistency; theyve failed so many times, theyre tempted to give upor already have. Still others have no personal devotional life at all, and have no idea what they are missing. And then there are those few whose lives evidence the sweet, rich fruit of meeting with God on a consistent basis. The fragrance of their lives makes me long to know Him in a deeper way. You see, more than a duty of the Christian life, a daily devotional habit is an incredible opportunity to know the God of the universe. Amazingly, He has issued to you and me an invitation to draw near to Him, to walk humbly and confidently into the Holy of Holies, to enter into a growing love relationship with Him. Jesus said, If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink (John 7:37). This is for thirsty souls. It is an invitation to come to Him. So come and drink deeply. Let Him quench your thirst, day after day. And then watch as rivers of living water flow out through you to quench the thirst of those around you. Do you think of a daily devotional life as a duty or a delight? Ask God to make you thirstyto increase your desire to enjoy daily communion with the Lover of your soul.
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 3: A Passion for Holiness

And the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Lord God, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their eyes.Ezekiel 36:23 Despite churning out a lot of religious activity, many people who call themselves believers today have rewritten the law of God, prostituting His grace, turning it into a license to sin. Lust, greed, materialism, anger, selfishness, pride, sensuality, divorce, deceit, ungodly entertainment, worldly philosophieslittle by little, weve let down our guard, cultivated a relationship with these sworn enemies of holiness, and in many cases, welcomed them into our churches and given them a home there. Where are the men and women who love God supremely, who fear nothing and no one but Him? Where are the saints who live like saints, whose lives are above reproach in their homes, their work, their speech, their habits, their attitudes, their finances, their relationships? Where are the children of God whose eyes are filled with tears, whose knees are sore from pleading with God to grant the gift of repentance, whose hearts ache when they see an unholy church entertaining herself to death? Where are the Christian leaders with the compassion and courage to call the church to be clean before God? Where are the moms and dads and young people willing to deal thoroughly and decisively with any and every unholy thing in their hearts and their homes? The church has been waiting for the world to get right with God. When will we realize that the world is waiting for the church to get right with God? It is time for us to repent, to pursue holiness by His grace and for His glory. We can scarcely imagine the impact that will be felt in our world when the holiness of Christ is seen in and through His people. Has the Spirit identified anything unholy in your heart, home, habits, or relationships? What is keeping you from dealing with it? What difference might it make if our world could see a reflection of a holy God in those of us who are called by His name?
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 4: The Way Back

Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do hisjust commands; seek righteousness; seek humility.Zephaniah 2:3 God want to reveal His presence and His glory to His people today. He wants to fill our hearts, homes, churches, and ministries with His love and His Spirit. He wants to pour out His grace on the dry, thirsty ground of our lives. He wants to restore our first love for Jesus, rekindle the fire of devotion that once burned brightly in our hearts, reconcile broken relationships, and rebuild the parts of our lives that are in a state of disrepair. In short, He wants to revive our hearts. And it all begins with brokenness and humility. No exceptions, shortcuts, or substitutes. Brokenness is Gods prescription for nearly every condition that ails human hearts and lives, because pride in one form or another is almost always at the root of our most difficult issues fear, sinful bondages, fragmented relationships, communication barriers, generation gaps, unresolved conflicts, guilt, shame, self-absorption, addictions, hypocrisy, even insecurities and excessive shyness. You may have resigned yourself to one or more of these realities; you may be hiding behind their high, thick walls, not wanting to relinquish control or admit weakness. But every one of those walls can crumble through genuine brokenness and humility. Do you need a fresh infusion of Gods grace today? Do you long to experience abundant life, to live in the realm of the supernatural, to enjoy the free flow of His Spirit? Do you want to be set free from those selfish, sinful patterns that plague your walk and poison your relationships? Do you want to find fullness of joy? Then I challenge you to a radically new way of thinking and living, in which the way up is down, in which death brings life. Brokenness and humility are truly the pathway to your wholeness. What might happen if you abandoned your pride and relinquished your hold on your rights? What do you really stand to lose? What do you stand to gain?
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 5: Broken Beginnings

Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!Psalm 139:2324 Dr. C. L. Culpepper was director of a large denominational mission in the Shantung province of China in the late 1920s. Returning home from a prayer meeting one night, he felt pressed to continue seeking God into the late hours, asking Lord, what is it in me? He sensed a spiritual need and dryness in his life, but he couldnt put his finger on what the issue was. The next morning, he met his fellow missionaries again for prayer and confessed his sin of spiritual pretense, which God had exposed to him during the long night before. Dr. Culpepper acknowledged that others praise of him as a good missionary had caused him to be proud and to steal glory from God. He later said, My heart was so broken, I didnt believe I could live any longer. Out of his confession arose such widespread brokenness throughout the national Christian leadership that the entire province was soon under the sweeping avalanche of the Spirits conviction. The resulting Shantung Revival, which burned far and wide into the 1930s, deeply impacted the spiritual landscape of China in that era. The most dramatic revival movements in history have typically begun with a handful of humble-hearted believers. And interestingly, those men and women deemed to be the most godly have usually been the first to humble themselves and admit their need. Have you been waiting for your mate or children or church leaders to get right with God? He may be waiting for youyour brokennessto provoke the brokenness of those around you. When is the last time you asked God to search your heart and to show you any grievous way? Ask Him for a fresh work of the Spirit in your life, and for grace to respond in true brokenness and humility.
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 6: Like Drinking Poison

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.Matthew 5:7 Just as basketball star Rudy Tomjanovich was sprinting to break up a fight at midcourt of an NBA game in 1977, one of the participants whirled around and punched him right in the nose. Instead of simply stunning him, the sheer physics of the violent contact broke nearly every bone in his face. It almost killed him. It happens like that sometimes, doesnt it? You can probably think of an event from your own life when things got heated, the pot began to boil over, and the next thing you knew, the damage had been done. There was no going back. The words someone said, the reactions that occurredthey forever changed your life. But when asked if he had forgiven the opposing player for the punch that ruined his playing career, Tomjanovich responded, Someone once told me that hating him would be like drinking poison and hoping someone else would die. Like drinking poison and hoping someone else would die. Thats a powerful word picture for what unforgiveness is like in the human heart. Though it may feel right, though it may seem justified, though it may appear to be the only option available to us, it is destructive and deadlyprimarily to the one who drinks it. The very weapon we use to inflict pain on our offender becomes a sword turned inward on ourselves, doing far more damage to us and to those who love us than to those who have hurt us. Only Gods waythe way of forgiveness holds out any hope of healing and rescue from the inevitable troubles we face in this life. And only those who walk this way will experience the reality of Gods grace and mercy for their own sins. Have you drunk the poison of unforgiveness? What have you been hoping to accomplish by clinging to your resentment, by holding on to the right to punish your offender? What blessings might you be forfeiting by withholding
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 7: Overcome or Overcoming?

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.John 16:33 Its a fact of life: As long as we live in this fallen world, trials, pain, and wounds are unavoidable. Our experiences will differ from others in details and degree. But all of us will suffer harm of some kind, likely many times along the way. We will all encounter situations that provide fertile ground for resentment and unforgiveness to take root and bloom in our hearts. But heres another fact of life that may not be so obvious: The outcome of our lives is not determined by what happens to us or how others treat us but by how we respond to those hard things. We will be affected, of course, by these painful circumstances that are a part of the fabric of our lives. But horrendous as they may be, those things do not have the power to control the outcome of who we are. They do not possess the authority to declare us victims. Now this may not sound like good news, because it seems to place the burden of responsibility back on us, leaving us no one to blame for our issues. But I assure you that embracing this truth is vital in your spiritual journey. When we as Gods children realize that His grace is sufficient for every situation, at that point we are no longer victims. We are free to rise above and move on beyond whatever may have been done to us, to release those who have wronged us, and to become instruments of grace, reconciliation, and redemption in the lives of other hurting peopleeven in the lives of our offenders. Yes, we can be free, if we choose to be. Counsel your heart with this truth: I do not have to be a victim or a prisoner to circumstances or people that have hurt me. By Gods grace, I can walk in peace, wholeness, and joy, even in the midst of the tribulations of this world.
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 8: Victor Mentality

No one has ever seen God; if we love one another,God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.1 John 4:12 Ebenezer Baptist Church in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, was the epicenter of a revival that swept much of Canada and portions of the United States in the early 1970s. During the initial days of this movement, two brothers were marvelously reconciled who had not spoken to each other for two yearseven though they attended the same church! God broke through their hardness and pride one evening, and they fell sobbing into each others arms. The church was amazed at the drastic change in the two men, and God greatly used their testimony to spread and deepen the work of revival. Right relationshipsespecially within the family of God are among our most powerful means of communicating the gospel. For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility (Eph. 2:14). Through the cross of Christ, those who were once separated from God can now draw near to Him. And through that same cross, the dividing wall of hostility that so easily rises between us and others has been broken down as well, making it possible for us to be reconciled, to live at peace together as those who were once estranged humble themselves before Him. Revival and reconciliation are inseparable. When believers cannot get along with one another, when we fail to resolve conflicts biblically, we actually discredit the gospel. But when Gods people are reconciled to each other, we demonstrate the power of the cross and make it believable to others. Who in your life could be the next testimony to His reconciling work as you ask for His grace to break through in that relationship? If you have done all you think you can do to heal a damaged relationship, dont hesitate to ask God for a miracle. Keep praying. Keep loving. To the extent it is possible, keep pursuing reconciliation. God desires it as much or more than you do!
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 9: Pride on Your Side?

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.James 4:10 A missionary to a certain region in Africaa man who had been greatly used by God as an instrument of revivalrecalled that when he would mention (even as a passing reference) the name of another Christian to any of the national believers, they would often ask, Is he a broken Christian? Not, Is he committed? or knowledgeable? or hardworking? Is he broken . . . ? How can you tell if youre a broken Christian? One way is to consider the difference between a broken person and a proud person: Proud people desire to be known as a success. Broken people are motivated to be faithful and to make others successful. Proud people are elated by praise and deflated by criticism. Broken people know that any praise for their accomplishments belongs to the Lord, and that criticism can help them become more like Christ. Proud people keep others at arms length. Broken people are willing to take the risk of getting close to others. Proud people are concerned about the consequences and problems caused by their sin. Broken people are more concerned about how their sin has grieved and dishonored a holy God. Proud people feel worthy of respect. Broken people feel a desperate need for Gods mercy. If statements like these reveal the presence of pride in your heart, dont despair; God has been merciful to show you your need. The first step of brokenness and humility is to get honest about these things, to acknowledge the true condition of your heart. Dont try to cover up, justify, rationalize, compare yourself with others, or pretend youre better off than you really are. The riches and blessings of Gods grace belong to those who recognize their spiritual poverty. If someone were to ask your friends or family members of you, Is she/he a broken Christian? what would the response be?
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 10: Pliable in His Hands

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Psalm 121:12 Spiritual brokenness in a believer is meant to be an on-going way of life, not just an occasional, crisis experience. Yes, true brokenness is a lifestyle. Moment by moment. Agreeing with God about the true condition of your heartnot as everyone else sees you or thinks you to be but as He knows you to be. Helpless. Unable. Poor and needy. Totally dependent upon His grace working in you and through you. Further, brokenness is not primarily a feeling or emotion that we wait for to overwhelm us. While our emotions will be involved, true brokenness involves a choice, an act of the will. It is our response of humility and obedience to the authority of His Word and the conviction of His Spirit. Brokenness means saying Yes, Lord, responding to Him in complete surrender, yielding to His desires without chafing, stubbornness, or complaint. It means allowing God to soften the soil of your heart, breaking up any clods of resistance that keep the seed of His Word from penetrating and taking root. It means being soft and pliable in the Artists hands, like wax or clay, not hardening yourself against whatever tools or circumstances He chooses to shape and refine you. It means the shattering of your self-will so the life of Christ can be released through you. This is brokenness. This is living out the heart of Christ who was broken for you. And this may be what is standing between you and a life that looks more like Christs steadfast ability and less like your stumbling inability. In choosing the pathway of humility and brokenness, by His divine grace, He will lift you up and the pieces of your life will come together in one God- glorifying whole. Are there aspects of your will that keep rearing up and pushing back against His will? Choose the pathway of brokenness, for that is the (only) place of true blessedness.
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 11: Marbles or Grapes?

Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.John 12:24 Years ago, when I was a college student, I heard Pastor Ray Ortlund say, Most churches are like a bag of marblesall hard and clanging up against one another. Instead, we ought to be like a bag of grapessquished together so that the juice of His Spirit may flow out through us. True Christian community is something few believers ever experience because it requires that each individual let go of self and allow his life to be poured out on behalf of others. A seed has to go into the ground and die in order to produce fruit. What does that kind of death mean for us? It means a willingness to die to our own interests, our own reputation, our own rights, our own way of doing things, our own comfort, convenience, hopes, dreams, and aspirations. To die means to lay it all down. To give it all up. To let it all go. This may seem difficult, perhaps even unthinkable, to our self-protective, individualistic, rights-oriented minds. But as Jesus went on to tell His disciples in this passage, Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life (John 12:25). What was Jesus saying? The only way to gain your life is to give it up. The only way to win it is to lose it. We think we are giving up so much by dying. But in reality, those who refuse to die are the ones who are giving up everything that really matters. When we choose the pathway of brokenness and humility, we are choosing to receive new lifeHis supernatural, abundant lifeflowing in us and through us. Is there some area of your life where you are clinging to your rights? According to John 12:2425, what is the cost of holding on to your life, and what are the rewards of laying it all
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 12: A Love Story

I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.Jeremiah 31:3 We all have a love story. Thats because we were created to give and receive love. We were made for intimacy. Yet most of us know more about the absence of intimacy than the reality of it. From earliest childhood we have sought to fill that vacuum, craving closeness, warmth, and affection. We long to know that we matter to someone, that someone cares, that someone who really knows us still loves us. However, even in the best of families and human relationships, the most we are able to do is somewhat dull that sense of longing. No one on this earth can completely satisfy it. Thats because the God who created this hole in our hearts is the only One who can fill it. In the Scriptures we encounter a God who moves toward us, who seeks to draw us to Himself, who knows us intimately, and who invites us to know Him in the same way. From start to finish, the Word of God is actually one incredible love story. And wonder of wonders, it is a story that has your name and mine in it. Whether you grew up in church or in no church at all, whether your background is respectable or admittedly tainted, whether youre well-versed in the Bible or are just now getting acquainted with itthere is room in this love story for you. Those who drink from the deep wells of His divine love have always found in Him the nearness their soul craves. May each day you spend in His Word and His presence slake your thirst for intimacy with the Creator-Loverthe One who fills that needy hole in our hearts with Himself. Have you experienced the inability of human relationships to satisfy the deepest longings of your soul? Thank God for His everlasting love, nearness, and faithfulness. Ask Him to satisfy your heart with His love.
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 13: Till We Weep

Let them come quickly and wail over us till our eyes overflow with tears and water streams from our eyelids.Jeremiah 9:18 Sins toll is evident everywhere around us. Crazed gunmen enter schools and shopping malls and commit random murders. Multiplied millions of children are shuttled back and forth between two parents who have broken their marriage vows; in many cases they are also violated at the hands of stepfamily members. Complete strangers meet by way of the Internet and proceed to abandon their marriages and families. Young peopleeven in Christian homesembrace a partying lifestyle and become entangled with sinful strongholds from which they spend the rest of their lives trying to break free. And how do we respond to these calamities? We blink. We change the channel. We check last nights ball scores. We check out emotionally, ultimately becoming numb and indifferent to the barrage of such realities. The prophets of old remind us that there is a time to mourn, to grieve over what is happening in our world, our homes, and even our churches. And there is ample cause for weeping, when we consider the in-your-face rebellion and immorality of our day, the worldliness of many congregations, as well as our own respectable sins of entitlement, self-sufficiency, unforgiveness, prayerlessness, and lack of compassion. I realize, of course, that tears are not something we can manufacture. But when we get in the presence of Godwhen we wait there long enough to hear His heart and His Spirit He will shatter our complacency, turning our easy laughter into mourning and our joy into heaviness over the havoc sin has wreaked in our world (James 4:9). Yes, comfort and joy are part of our inheritance in Christ gifts from the Father, the fullness of which we will experience for all eternity in His presence. But first comes the mourning. Where, O Lord, are the mourners? Even as you enjoy Gods good and gracious gifts, ask Him to stir and break your heart with the things that grieve His heart.
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 14: When Repenters Repent

Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Revelation 3:19 For over twenty years, the people of Romania suffered under the iron-fisted, Communist rule of Nicolae Ceausescu. Christians were especially targeted by the regime and were subjected to intense intimidation and relentless harassment. They were ridiculed and were referred to in derision as repenters. In the early 1970sin the midst of such adversitya pastor in the town of Oradea began to preach an unusual message. Burdened that many Christians had become conformed to the culture rather than to Christ, he insisted that the repenters must repent. He was straightforward in pointing out specific sins that he felt were hindering the church from experiencing true revival. Many in the congregation responded to his callthe repenters repented. They began to take holiness seriously; they turned from everything they believed was displeasing to God. When they did, God visited that congregation in revival. Lives were transformed, lost people began to come to faith in Christ, and the church exploded in growth. The revival could not be contained within a single church. It spread to other churches in the surrounding area and ultimately its impact was felt throughout the entire nation. The revived believers were infused with courage and began to stand up for their convictions. Many believe that this movement of the Spirit was one of the factors that ultimately led to the overthrow of the Ceausescu regime some fifteen years later. The first message of Jesus earthly ministry was Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Matt. 4:17). His last message to the church recorded in the pages of Scripture was be zealous and repent. Imagine what might happen in our day if the repenters were truly to repent. Are you living and walking as a repenter? What evidence of true repentance has there been in your life in recent months?
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 15: Whatever He Says

My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.Matthew 26:39 One of the sweet by-products of spending time alone with God in His Word and prayer is that our lives are brought into submission to God and His will. Yes, submission. Now Ill be the first to admit that the S word is not one of the most popular in our free-spirited era. The idea of submitting to the control or will of another is utterly contrary to our sinful human nature. When we became children of God, however, we received a new nature, one that recognizes Gods right to rule over us. Yet even though our spirit now wants to obey Him, our flesh (our natural inclination) wars against our spirit and still wants to have its own way. As a result, there are times when we resent, resist, or run from what God has brought into our lives. We view difficult, annoying people and circumstances as a problem, resenting the pressure they place upon us. In so doing, we end up pushing against God Himself, resisting His sovereign choices and purposes for our lives. But when we place ourselves under the ministry and microscope of His Word, our resistance is exposed. We see the wise hand of God that is acting for our good. We realize the folly of trying to box with God. Whether the problem is earth-shattering or a mere blip on the radar screen, the real issue often comes down to this: Do I trust that God is wise and good? And will I submit to His hand and purposes in my life? Is there an issue (big or small) in your life where your flesh is resisting the will of God? As you meet with Him, ask Him to bring you to a place of wholehearted submission and trust, until you can say, Yes, Lord! Not as I will, but as You will.
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 16: When It Hurts to Pray

O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you Violence! and you will not save? Why do make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at wrong?Habakkuk 1:23 I had been praying with a number of close friends for a long time about a particularly desperate situation. Finally it became apparent that the door we so earnestly wanted to see Him open had been completely, permanently closed. After all our believing and agreeing, God had delivered an outcome that was totally contrary to what we had been pleading with Him to do. For months afterward, I could hardly read my Bible; every time I came to those promises about how God hears and answers prayer, I felt confused and mocked. Sure, I knew the truth in my head and in my theology. But why did God put those promises in His Word if theyre not always true? If youve been a Christian any length of time, you have probably felt the same way at some point. Maybe youre feeling that way right now. Whats the use of praying? Is it even worth laboring and wrestling with God over a child whos making wrong choices, or an elderly parent whos struggling to survive, or a family crisis that seems unrelenting? Things just keep getting worse, and God doesnt seem to be listening or answering at allin fact, things seem to be getting worse! The prophet Habakkuk knew those feelings all too well. He prayed long-term for the pain of his people to be healed. But he came to understandas we all mustthat Gods ways are right, and that prayer is as much (or more) about listening than about talking. If we will quiet our accusatory thoughts and words against God, He will recalibrate our hearts and will reveal to us the answers and perspective we need to face our situation, even without knowing all the whys. Try making your prayer, particularly over this difficult situation, more of a listening exercise. Trust His Word more than your feelings. Trust His heart more than your own understanding.
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 17: Help Is on the Way

Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended,that her iniquity is pardoned.Isaiah 40:12 Isaiah 40 marks a distinct turning point in the prophets messagefrom one of warning and coming judgment for the nations sins, to one of comfort, hope, and promises of deliverance. Seeing this shift with the advantage of hindsight and our knowledge of history, the pieces all line up. Roughly a century later, the Babylonians would swoop into Jerusalem and haul the people of Judah away as captives, where they would remain for seventy years before being released and allowed to return home. Isaiah was right. But to those who originally heard his message, no prediction could have seemed more outlandish. The northern kingdom of Israel was the one in trouble, having been overtaken by the Assyrians. Judah, the southern kingdom, was fine. They were special. What could possibly happen? Yet here was God, speaking though His prophet, promising comfort to people who hadnt even been through affliction yet. What a stunning picture this gives us of Gods amazing providenceHis ability to look ahead, know exactly what is coming, and make provision for us before we even get there. He is not only a God who can help us handle our current issues and pressures but One who has already prepared comfort, help, and blessing for problems that arent even on our horizon. Perhaps things are going pretty well for you right now. Be thankful! Be assured that whatever difficulties you may face down the road will not catch God by surprise; He has already planned ahead to provide for your needs. Through the redeeming work of Christ on the cross, He has gone where you cannot see to give you comfort you do not yet know you need. Are you expending emotional energy, fearing the future or trying to figure out your own rescue plan? Your God has already made provision for your comfort, pardon, and ultimate deliveranceboth now and in all that lies ahead.
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 18: What Are You Waiting For?
From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.Isaiah 64:4 What kind of person does God respond to? Who is the most likely candidate for revival? Who will be the next to see the usual order of things turned upside down in a mighty season of divine refreshing and empowering, as the mountains tremble at His presence (Isa. 64:1)? According to the prophet Isaiah, God moves powerfully on behalf of those who wait for him.When we use that wordwaitwe typically mean it in a passive sense. We say were waiting for summer to get here, or the school year to end, or a package to arrive. Its not something were thinking about all the time. Only when something jogs our memory do we focus on it. But the Hebrew word for wait used in Isaiah 64:4 is an active word. It means to tarry, to long, to cling or adhere to. It has the sense of something that is uppermost on a persons mind. The psalmist expressed this sense of earnest longing when he said, My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning (Ps. 130:6). If youve ever worked a night shift or sat up through the night with a fussy infantyou know how eagerly you wait for the morning to come! God promises to meet (Isa. 64:5) with those who wait for Him in this way, those who attentively, expectantly incline their hearts toward Himstanding on tiptoe as it were to get a glimpse of His glory. And thats what revival is, reallyan encounter with God. That meeting may take place on a personal level or as a family. It may be an unusual visitation of Gods Spirit that engages your entire church or communityor even engulfs an entire nation. But it begins when God responds to those who want nothing other than Him, who have little else on their minds but desiring Him, whose hearts are truly waiting for Him. What causes us to wait with such intensity for things that are much less important than our need for Gods intervention? What would waiting for God look like in your life?
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 19: Yours for Life

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence.2 Peter 1:3 When I hear that word granted, I think of someone who receives a scholarship to help lower the cost of his college education. Its a gift. He doesnt have to pay it back. Or I think of a researcher applying to a foundation for funding on a potential project. If the request is approved, he is issued a grant to be used in the pursuit of that program or endeavor. And though the foundation will want to know how the money is used, they do not consider their investment a loan. Its a gifta grant. God has granted magnificent gifts to us, His redeemed people, by virtue of His divine power. He possesses the full ability and resources to do this. And unlike a college scholarship or charitable grant, which might not be enough to cover the entirety of a persons need, Gods gracious gift has already provided us all things that are necessary for pursuing a godly life, for worshiping Him well and applying His Word. We now have all we need for salvation, all we need for sanctification, all we need for every step, every season, every struggle and strain of life. You say you need the power to be more patient and disciplined? You have it. You need the desire to be more caring and thoughtful? You have it. You need the resources and enablement to keep you from being overcome by fear, discouragement, and doubt? You have it. These have all been granted to you so that you may become [a partaker] of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4). How would you approach your day differently if you really believed that God had already granted you all you need to overcome yourself and your sin? Thank Him for His divine power and grace!
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 20: Loyal Opposition

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?Psalm 118:6 Humanly speaking, Gods people have cause for alarm and insecurity in our daywhether on national or international fronts, or simply as families, churches, and individuals. As has always been the case, the forces of Satan and evil are arrayed against the kingdom of God and His people. Yet God has proven that He is more than able to strengthen, sustain, and support His people, and to accomplish His eternal purposes, even in the midst of great turmoil and unrest. I think of how He raised up Shiphrah and Puahthe Hebrew midwives whose story we find in Exodus 1. When Pharaoh issued an edict demanding all midwives to kill any son born to a Hebrew woman, these two feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live (verse 17). When seen against the full sweep of the Egyptian Empire, these women were utterly insignificant. And yet as Pharaoh did his dead level best to limit the growth and expansion of the Hebrews, God used two women whom we would have considered bit players, to help further His unalterable plan. He worked through these faithful women to carry on the Jewish line by blessing the Hebrews with children. He supplied them with courage to defy cultural trends and to keep trusting in His promises. Try as they might, no earthly edict, monarch, or efforts can hinder God from fulfilling His will. And when God wants to use someone like you to address a need or take an unpopular stance, no opposition can take you down. When you feel swallowed up and overwhelmed by the forces set against you and your family, know that a faithful, courageous minority in Gods hands can still make its voice heard in heaven and can be instruments of His will being done here on earth. Do you ever feel helpless and frustrated, trying to live for God in this prodigal culture? How can you find strength and courage to keep pressing on?
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21-DAY HEART PREPARATION EMAILS Day 21: Heavenly Sunlight

Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down,that the mountains might quake at your presence!Isaiah 64:1 I was sitting in a condo overlooking Lake Michigan, the gracious gift of a friend who had invited me to stay there as I worked on a message for an upcoming conference. On this particular day, the sky was unusually dark and dreary, with rain falling steadily throughout the day, making the mood even more dismal. Then shortly before dusk, the rain subsided. A shaft of sunlight in the western sky began to burn through the heavy, low-lying clouds, glimmering on the surface of the water. Over the next few minutes, I watched as the sun burst through the dark clouds in a glorious display of light. Even though much of the early evening sky remained dark and foreboding, the window opened by the suns rays painted a picture for me of what I believe God wants to do in our day. Spiritually speaking, the weather outside is dark and drearywith signs of even more rain in the forecast. There are many days when it is difficult to see evidence of Gods presence in our land, even in our own lives. But beyond the ominous clouds, beyond the darkness, Gods rule and reign are as sure as the morning. Conditions may seem hard, cold, and steely gray at the moment, but the One who made the heavens and the earth lives forever. And He will have the final word. As I sat there that evening and watched the setting sun dominate the forbidding clouds, I found myself praying, O Lord, may Your glory and the light of Your presence shine through my life and through Your people and dispel the darkness of our land. With all my heart, I believe God desires and is able to do just that! Ask God to break through the darkness of your day (or of your life) and shine through with the glory of His presence.
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TRUE WOMAN MANIFESTO CEREMONY
True Woman Manifesto Ceremony

History of the True Woman Manifesto
There is no way any man, woman, or child can escape the nature of our revolutions! (Betty Friedan, 1970) On October 11, 2008, a very different revolution began as thousands of women signed the True Woman Manifesto and then returned to their homes and communities to live out the beauty of biblical womanhood. This markedwe believethe beginning of a grassroots, counter-cultural revolution of holy, humble, surrendered women. We are trusting God for 100,000 people to sign the manifesto and join the True Woman Movementpeople like . . . you! When you host a True Woman event, we strongly encourage you to incorporate a manifesto ceremony. This time has proven to be extremely meaningful for many women not only at True Woman conferences hosted by Revive Our Hearts, but also at events that others have held in their churches and communities.
What is the True Woman Manifesto?

A personal and corporate declaration of belief, consecration, and prayerful intentto the end that Christ may be exalted and the glory and redeeming love of God may be displayed throughout the whole earth. (For more information on the Manifesto,
watch this video.)
I regard the True Woman Manifesto as a faithful, clear, true, wiseindeedmagnificent document. What an amazing thing it would be if hundreds of thousands of women signed on with their heart.Pastor John Piper Given the encroachment of popular culture, its imperative that Christians state, clarify, and verify what the Bible teaches about man, woman, and male-female relationships.Mary Kassian
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Thank you for your desire to host a True Woman Manifesto Ceremony! You can download copies of the Manifesto, or you can purchase Manifestos in packets of ten. Here are just a few guidelines to help as you prepare: The tone of the ceremony is importantit should be solemn and prayerful. Create an environment where women feel the freedom to signor not signthe manifesto. You dont want women to sign it just because someone else is. You want them to know what theyre affirming and to realize that when they sign this, theyre essentially dying to self, personal plans, and desires. Begin the ceremony with prayer. Explain things such as the history of the manifesto, our opportunity and responsibility to be biblical women, and the need to share this message with our world. If youre feeling stuck, go to TrueWoman.com scroll to the end of the transcript For Such a Time as This, and read how Nancy led the women through the True Woman Manifesto signing at True Woman 08. Ask the women to stand, and read through each portion of the manifesto. Either select a few women to read up front, or have every woman read a paragraph. Or you can show the True Woman Manifesto in video form. Look for the True Woman Manifesto on ReviveOurHearts.com. Affirm the words of this manifesto before the Lord by having the women say, Yes, Lord, after each commitment if it is something their hearts resonate with. (You might even want to purchase Yes, Lord! Handkerchiefs for the women to wave as a sign of surrender.) Have extra pens on hand, so the women can sign the manifesto together. Encourage them to keep their copy somewhere where it will remind them of their calling and commitment. You may even want to sign and frame the poster version of the manifesto (available online). Remind the women to sign the manifesto online! (This is important for the movement, as TrueWoman.com is the gathering place for all manifesto signatures.) Another option would be to collect the perforated sections of their
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manifestos, and let them know that youll sign them up online. You can assure them that their names and information will not be used for marketing purposes. End with a charge and a prayer of blessing. Cover important points such as: The manifesto isnt just words on a page; its a way of life. We can only reflect the beauty of biblical womanhood as we depend on the power of the Holy Spirit and seek to know Jesus more and more.
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CONCERT OF PRAYER
Concert of Prayer
The following Concert of Prayer led by Daniel Henderson from Psalm 85is just an example of how to lead a prayer meeting based on a passage of Scripture. Feel free to choose a different passage of Scripture and make it your own.
Begin by singing: A song like Amazing Grace Transitional Comments:

Talk about Gods tailor-made favor and grace in everything we face.
Prayer Point:
In a whisper, thank the Lord for the grace He has shown you lately: for salvation, your family, in your marriage, when you needed strength, when you looked for direction, when you were discouraged
Sing: A song like Thank You Lord for Saving My Soul (Seth Sykes) Transitional Comments:
Read Psalm 85:1: Lord . . . You have brought back the captivity of Jacob. You have delivered us from the hands of our enemies.
Leaders Prayer:
Lord, I praise You that You have delivered meand usfrom the power of darkness. You have translated us into the kingdom of Your dear Son in whom we have redemption through Your blood. I thank You that You have delivered me from the bondage of my sins and the captivity and the strongholds that held me in my bitterness and unforgiveness. How You have delivered me from the wrath I deserved and delivered me from my unbelief. The life that I now live, I live by the faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Prayer Point:
Take a moment to think of His delivering power in your life. Whisper a prayer of praise for His deliverance.
Sing: A song like Mighty to Save (Hillsong) Leaders Prayer:

Lord, we thank You that You brought us back from captivity because You are so mighty to save. We give You praise tonight because You are not only our God of grace, but You are our deliverer and the one who forgives us.
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Transitional Comments:
The psalmist says in Psalm 85:2, You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people; and You have covered all their sins. How many of their sins? All their sins. Arent you grateful tonight that in Christ you are the righteousness of God in Him? He who has been forgiven much, loves much. Lets express our praise back to Him with hearts of love.
Prayer Point:
Turn and find three or four other ladies and say, Lord, I want to praise you that you have forgiven me of . . . Be specific as You give Him praise for His forgiveness tonight.
Leaders Prayer:
On the heels of that, we must turn and say, Lord, we are needy. Thank You for the psalmist as he now acknowledges what he needs. In verses four and five he says, Restore us, O God of our salvation, and cause Your anger toward us to cease. Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?
In response to His grace, amazing deliverance, forgiveness, and mercy, you might want to say to Him, Lord, tonight I recognize that my sin is still before You tonight. I ask You to restore my heart back to You.
Prayer Point:
Express that to Him personally with a prayer of longing for His cleansing, a prayer of seeking restoration. Saying, Lord, let me respond to You by being honest about my need for Your restoring grace, for Your mercy upon my ongoing struggles. Draw me close to You. In these moments of quietness, you can stand, you can sit, you can kneel. And would you just quietly let this be your prayer: Lord, I recognize how You feel about the sin in my life that violates that intimacy and that stands in the way of seeking You. I ask You to restore me back to You. For the next minute or two, would you just make that your personal response to the Lord?
Leaders Prayer:
I thank you, Father, that You have provided a way for us to have access to Your throne without fear. I thank You that before time began, You knew us.
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Lord, You know the heart of every woman in this room. So we come to You and ask, Lord, would You restore our hearts so that we can be the women You have called us to be? Not in our own strength, power, or ability, but only because of You. Would You allow us to be women who live with open hands so that You can give us whole hearts that look like You to a watching world? Thank you for giving us the gift of Yourself and access to your throne.
This psalm so beautifully progresses in verses six and seven, And will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You? Show us Your mercy, Lord, and grant us Your salvation. Lord, because You have given such forgiveness, grace, mercy, and deliverance, we want our hearts to be pure before You. We want to be restored, and so now, Lord, will You not revive us again as Your people?
Prayer Point:
In your prayer group, specifically and sentence at a time, would you pray for the Lord to revive you? It may be your heart, spiritual passion, something in your marriage, in your family, in your church. Where do you need to live again in the fullness of Christ? After each person prays, as a group repeat line, That we may rejoice in You.
There is one last point of focus Im going to ask you to pray together about. I love what verse eight says concerning an awareness of God, I will hear what God the Lord will speak, for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints; but let them not turn back to folly. Jesus says, These things I have spoken to you that in Me you might have . . . What? In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer. Why? Because I have overcome the world. One of the great works of revival is that we have a peace. No matter whats happening in this world, no matter how uncertain or how difficult the journey may be, in Him we have peace. The Bible says the Lord will speak peace to His people.
Prayer Point:
Lets ask Him to speak peace to our hearts tonight. Pray together about those areas in which you just need Gods peace to move into your life, to heal a relationship, to strengthen a situation. Find those ladies and lets pray as we seek a revived heart, trusting Him for His peace tonight.
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As we have prayed through the Psalm 85, we have adored God for what He has done. We have acknowledged what we need. We have asked Him for what He wants to give. We have become aware of what He wants to say to us by speaking peace to us. We want to end with the assurance of what God can do. Thats really where this psalm ends. It ends with a vision of what God accomplishes in our hearts when we are revived. Psalm 85:913: One will say surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him. I love the last declaration of praise as to what revival is all about. The psalmist says, that glory may dwell in our land. Do we need Gods glory to dwell in our land? Do we need His glory to dwell in our homes and in our hearts and churches? Thats what its all about. The glory of God. I describe it as the magnification of the person of Christ by His people, and the manifestation of the presence of Christ by His people After each one of these verse segments, we will respond to it together loudly and boldly by saying, that glory may dwell in our land. Surely His salvation is come unto all those who fear Him (together) That glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed. (together) That glory may dwell in our land. Truth shall spring out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from heaven. (together) That glory may dwell in our land. Yes, the Lord will give what is good; and our land will yield its increase. Amen. (together) That glory may dwell in our land. Righteousness will go before Him, and shall make His footsteps our pathway. (together) That glory may dwell in our land. Say it one last time, with believing faith and praise . . . (together) That glory may dwell in our land. Believe He can do it. Give Him praise tonight as we celebrate His reviving power.
Scripture is taken from the New King James Version.
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SPEAKER BIOS
Speaker Bios

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Nancy Leigh DeMoss is a mentor and spiritual mother to hundreds of thousands of women who have read her best-selling books and who listen to her two daily radio programs, Revive Our Hearts and Seeking Him. She communicates a love for the Lord and the Word that is infectious! Learn more about Nancy at ReviveOurHearts.com.
Mary Kassian
Mary Kassian and her husband, Brent, who make their home in Canada, have been married over twenty-five years and have three young adult sons and one daughterin-law. Mary is a distinguished professor of Womens Studies at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and is the author of several books, including Girls Gone Wise, The Feminist Mistake, and In My Fathers House. She has been a speaker at all previous True Woman Conferences. Learn more about Mary at GirlsGoneWise.com.
Joni Eareckson Tada

Joni Eareckson Tada is the Founder and CEO of Joni and Friends, an organization that promotes Christian ministry in the disability community. Ken Tada, Jonis best friend and husband of more than twenty-five years, serves with her as the director of ministry development. Learn more about Joni at JoniAndFriends.org.
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SPEAKER BIOS Priscilla Shirer

Priscilla Shirer is married to her best friend, Jerry, and they have three sons: Jackson, Jerry Jr., and Jude. Jerry and Priscilla have founded Going Beyond Ministries, proclaiming Gods desire for a passionate love relationship with His children. Priscilla is an expository Bible teacher and worldwide conference speaker who graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with a Masters degree in Biblical Studies. She is the author of multiple books and video-driven Bible studies. Learn more about Priscilla at GoingBeyond.com.
Elyse Fitzpatrick
Elyse Fitzpatrick and her husband, Phil, have been married nearly four decades. They have three children and six adorable grandchildren. Elyse has a Masters Degree in Biblical Counseling, is the author of sixteen books, and is a frequent retreat and conference speaker. Together with her husband, she worships at Valley Center Community Church in Southern California, where he is an elder. Learn more about Elyse at ElyseFitzpatrick.com.
Janet Parshall
Janet Parshall is the host of In The Market with Janet Parshall, a two-hour nationally syndicated program by Moody Radio. Janet has become one of the most respected voices in Christian talk radio after broadcasting from the nations capital for over fifteen years. She has received much recognition for her work, including the 2008 National Religious Broadcasters On-Air Personality of the Year award. Janet and her husband, Craig, have co-authored several books. Learn more about Janet at MoodyRadio.org.
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SPEAKER BIOS Crawford Loritts

Crawford Loritts and his wife Karen enjoy their four grown children and five grandchildren. Crawford currently serves as the Senior Pastor at Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, Georgia. He has written numerous books, and has preached the Gospel around the world since 1972.
Kay Arthur
Kay Arthur and her husband, Jack, founded Precept Ministries International in 1970 to help people discover the Bibles truth for themselves. Kay has written over 100 books and Bible studies, and she reaches over 90 million viewers and listeners through Precepts for Life and Precepts from Gods Word. Learn more about Kay at Precept.org.
James MacDonald
James MacDonald is the founding and senior pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel. He has committed his life to proclaiming the truth of Gods transforming power. As a husband, father, pastor, author, and host of Walk in the Word, a daily 30-minutes radio program, Pastor MacDonald ignites a bold passion for God in every avenue of influence. Learn more about Pastor MacDonald at HarvestBible.org.
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SPEAKER BIOS Jennifer Rothschild

Jennifer Rothschild and her husband have two sons. She is a speaker, author, and recording artist who has deeply encouraged thousands of women through her joyful acceptance of her blindness as a gift from God. Learn more about Jennifer at JenniferRothschild.com.
Dr. Voddie Baucham, Jr.

Dr. Baucham is a pastor, church planter, author, professor, husband, father . . . and chef. He brings a unique blend of sound biblical exposition, theological content, down-toearth demeanor, and an engaging presence. Learn more about Dr. Baucham at VoddieBaucham.org.
Karen Loritts
Karen Loritts enjoys her four grown children and five grandchildren. A speaker, teacher, and author, she has served in ministry since 1972 with her husband, Crawford, who is the Senior Pastor at Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, Georgia.
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SPEAKER BIOS Dr. John Piper

Dr. John Piper has been married to Noel for forty-three years. They have five children. Dr. Piper is the author of over thirty books and is Pastor for Preaching and Vision at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Learn more about Dr. Piper at DesiringGod.org.
Bill Elliff
Bill Elliff has been married over thirty-five years and lives in Little Rock, Arkansas. He and his wife, Holly, have eight children and five grandchildren. Bill serves as the Directional Pastor of The Summit Church in North Little Rock. He is a frequent conference speaker, writer, and consultant to churches.
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TESTIMONIES
Testimonies
In 2008, a friend I attended the True Woman conference in Chicago. My husband and I had just started a church in our living room the year before, and I came to the conference overwhelmed, disappointed, bitter, and empty.God set me free at that conference! I left the conference sure that God wanted me to take what I learned to the ladies of Narrow Road Churchto help them find joy and purpose in loving God and living according to His Word. Within two months, the changes that True Woman 2008 made in my life, marriage, and ministry were evident and many women wanted to know more. A year later they were still evident. That is when God put it on my heart to buy the DVDs and host a weekly event at our church. We started our first True Woman Wednesdays in January 2010.Many womens lives were transformed. In 2010, fifteen women from our church attended True Woman in Indianapolis. In February 2011 we started True Woman Wednesdays again with the 2010 DVDs. We wanted each Wednesday to feel like the ladies were coming to an event or retreat.One lady was in charge of hospitality and decorations each week.We put together folders for each lady with a syllabus, a white handkerchief, and a Lies Women Believe bookmark. I watched the DVDs ahead of time and put together discussion guides to add to their folders. We also gave them a new bookmark, pamphlet or booklet as a party favor to help them learn more about what it looks like to be a true woman. By the end of the twelve weeks, they had some full folders! The ladies sat in tables of six with a table leader at each one. After watching the videos, they worked through the discussion questions and had a time of prayer together. It was wonderful! Marriages are being changed, babies are being born, single women are finding purpose and hope in Christ, women in major trials are facing them with endurance and unshakeable faith, and a new womens prayer ministry has been birthed! Tracy Isch Narrow Road Community Church Heath, Ohio
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Interview with Revive Our Hearts What made you decide to do a mini-retreat? After attending True Woman 08 in Chicago, I knew I wanted to share the message! Nancy had encouraged us to not look for the big things to do for God, but to be faithful in the small things. God used this to speak to my heart about having a mini-conference in my home. I prayed about whom to invite and sent written invitations. Ten women responded very favorably, even though most of them had never heard of Revive Our Hearts. Interestingly, most of the women didnt know each other, either. We had women from five different churches present and there was such as Spirit of sensitivity, transparency, and unity among us. It was an intimate gathering where each woman felt free to share and respond, as God led us. Can you describe what you did as a group during your mini-retreat? The True Woman event materials prepared by Revive Our Hearts were a huge help to me in planning. I made a folder for each lady with our schedule, speaker bios and websites, and paper for notes. The suggested schedule in the events packet for a Friday evening/Saturday conference provided an outline. We began after dinner on Friday and ended about 4:30 on Saturday afternoon, having watched six messages. Each of the ladies shared in the cost of materials (DVDs, Yes, Lord hankies, True Woman manifesto) and food. After watching each DVD, we had quiet time to gather our thoughts, share with each other, and pray. I used one or two of the discussion questions provided for each video. After brunch on Saturday, we had extended time alone with God. Some sat on the deck, took a walk, or sat in the living room while one of the women played the piano softly. It was a very moving sight to see all of us responding to the teaching wed received! We ended the day by reading aloud and signing the True Woman Manifesto and watching the wrap-up video of the Chicago Conference. The two days ended too quickly! What were womens responses to the weekend? I realized that trust is an all-or-nothing thing with Christ, even if things never work out the way I think they should. We may never see the results of our faithful obedience, but that doesnt make God any less trustworthy.
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Gods Word was shouted loud and clear and the path well defined. Now we can be on our way and be about purposefully pursuing Him in every area of our lives. I am filled with much anticipation at what God is going to do as I allow Him to hammer away, reforming me into His workmanship!! I truly surrender . . . Yes, Lord!! What have you seen God do in the lives of these women since you had the retreat? God continues to urge us to carry the message to others in our spheres of influence. One woman will offer the DVDs as an eight-week study. Three of the moms want to get their teen daughters together to see Mary Kassians presentation and the message on Esther. I am now planning an afternoon tea for the teens here at my house. How have you been personally impacted by the mini-retreat you organized? It was a great pleasure to share these messages with women whom I love and highly respect. Knowing that God will use the message of True Woman in their lives, as He has in mine, brings great joy to my heart. We can change the world, one woman at a time! Brynda Filkins Charlotte, Michigan

Although we are a relatively small church, God enabled us to host a mini True Woman conference for 200 women. The credit for this conference goes to God, who began stirring the hearts of several women from our church. These women, who had been to some of the national True Women conferences, starting way back in 2008. They were convicted and moved by God in their own marriages and prayed fervently to God for an awakening among the women of the church. I cannot stress enough how much we prayed. We formed different committees and assigned a point person to lead each one. Each lady in charge of the committee built her own team, and the group planned their jobs together. It was amazing to see how God provided each lady with just the right gift for each of the assignments. These were the different committees: Food: We served Saturday breakfast and lunch Advertisement and Registration: They were in charge of designing and distributing flyers, sending letters to area churches, printing programs, and calling radio stations.
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Housing: This group took care of arranging housing for out-of- town attendees and greeting ladies on the day of the conference. Program: At first we thought we would just use DVDs from the national conferences. We prayed about the theme of the conference and started to choose which DVDs we wanted to use. As we prayed more and started researching the possibility of having live speakers, God blessed us with Kim Wagner and Carrie Gaul!! (speaker team with Revive Our Hearts) Bag Ladies: These ladies filled bag with goodies . . . from water and a wrapped snack for Friday night to pens, note pad, Kleenex, Life Savers, a compact mirror (to match our theme), and booklets and bookmarks (compliments of ROH), etc. Prayer Warriors: We imitated the True Women conference idea and had our men from the church volunteer to pray during the whole conference. We also had a prayer area for the ladies if they so desired. Book Table: I understand this may not be possible in every state, but we were blessed to have the opportunity to sell ROH materials because of our proximity to their headquarters in Michigan. Decorating Crew: They made banners, decorated different rooms, etc. How did we finance it? Well, this is the best part. From the very beginning, we sought permission and counsel from our church leadership, and with their blessing, we planned it. We made an announcement to the body of the need for donations. We got quite a bit from that. We tried our best to keep registration costs down, and with various incentives, our cheapest registration fee was $20.00 and the late registration was $25.00. God is so faithful. The Conference started Friday evening with one session and ended on Saturday by 5 pm. We were able to have four speaking sessions altogether, plus our senior pastor opened the event with a short message. As mentioned before, we had 200 women attend a bold prayer warrior prayed for this specific number. God was magnified. If you are considering hosting a conference, please go for it! God will give you the wisdom to plan it and accomplish His purpose. One lady said, Thank You for making this happen. Our church is small and not everyone can afford to attend the national conferences, but you all have made it possible to hear what we need to hear by bringing the message closer to home. Amy Gelatt and Kay Watson Grace Chapel West Liberty, Ohio
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WHATS NEXT?
Now That Were Finished, Whats Next?

Small Group Studies (with video)
True Woman 101 Divine Design: An Eight-Week Study on Biblical Womanhood
Bible teachers Mary A. Kassian and Nancy Leigh DeMoss share key fundamentals of biblical womanhood in this eight-week study. Each week includes five individual lessons leading to a group time of sharing and digging deeper into Gods Word. Weekly table talk videos featuring Nancy, Mary, and their friends discussing the content from that weeks chapter and downloadable discussion questions are available at TrueWoman101.com.
Seeking Him: Experiencing the Joy of Personal Revival
Few of us experience the joy of personal revival. Our time spent with God is short and hurried, and we miss out on the intimacy He desires. To change this, we need to seek the Lord for contagious revival that begins in us and spreads to others. In Seeking Him, Nancy Leigh DeMoss and Tim Grissom show believers how to deepen their relationship with the Lord and enjoy a dynamic, intimate walk with Him. In this twelve-week workbook, youll learn what the Scriptures say on twelve crucial topics. This convicting yet encouraging resource is full of optional activities, memory verses, reflective questions, tips, facts, and inspiring quotes. For group study, a DVD is available. It includes Nancys fifteen-minute teaching segment for each chapter.
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Girls Gone Wise in a World Gone Wild
Mary Kassians insights from Proverbs 7 on the differences between a saucy, seductive Wild Thing and a smart, biblically-savvy Wise Thing are a must-read to live out Gods spectacular design for women. The Companion Guide contains short questions and exercises for each chapter to help you process, personalize, and apply the material in the book. The optional DVD contains dozens of short, discussion-provoking video clips: person-on-the-street interviews, testimonies, table-talk with Kay Arthur, segments where youll get-it-from-theguys. This study can be tailored for a six, eight, twelve, or twenty-two week study.
Ruth: Message of Redemption and Revival

Do you ever deal with difficult people? Whirlwind circumstances? Unfulfilled longings? Loneliness? Bitterness? Grief? If so, you can relate to the story of Ruth. Be reminded that God can redeem, revive, and restore any life, anytime, anywhere. This eight-week study includes a companion workbook with five days of study for each DVD session.
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WHATS NEXT? Small Group Studies (book only)

Lies Women Believe and the Truth That Sets Them Free
Nancy Leigh DeMoss addresses forty common lies that enslave Christian women today, and helps women begin to walk more fully in His grace and experience the joy of the abundant life Christ promised as they begin to replace lies with Gods Truth. The Companion Guide includes daily work for this tenweek study.
Lies Young Women Believe and the Truth That Sets Them Free
Lies Young Women Believewill give girls aged 13-19 the tools they need to identify where their lives and beliefs are off coursethe result of buying into Satans lies about God, guys, media, and more. Nancy Leigh DeMoss teams up with youth author Dannah Gresh to speak to teenage girls about the top lies they believe. They then equip young women in the skills and the truths of Scripture that overcome those lies. The nine-week Companion Guide provides daily work to guide one through personal application. Discussion suggestions are included.
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Choosing Forgiveness: Your Journey to Freedom
There are no magic words or secret formulas for forgiveness. But, there are biblical principles that can help you break free from bitterness and pain. Discover specific strategies for putting Gods grace and mercy into practice by forgiving othersand find yourself on a journey to freedom! The book includes a small group discussion guide.
Choosing Gratitude: Your Journey to Joy
True gratitude is not an incidental ingredient in the Christians life. Its a crucial one. Its a grace-infused commitment each of us chooses . . . and its totally worth it! Nancy Leigh DeMoss explores the biblical and practical aspects of what makes gratitude truly Christian. Discover how it makes life, even with all its bumps and bruises, a joy to behold. The book includes a 30-day devotional guide.
Brokenness, Surrender, Holiness: A Revive Our Hearts Trilogy

Available in one convenient volume, three books by Nancy Leigh DeMoss explore key themes on coming to God. Brokenness: experiencing the deep repentance that comes before every movement of God. Surrender: submitting to God in order to have victory over stubborn habits and secret sins. Holiness: living a life of purity and having a heart set on fire for God. (Books also available individually.) The book includes small group guide and discussion questions.
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Joy in the Midst: A Study of Philippians
In this eight-week interactive study of Philippians, youll learn the connection between joy and the gospel. Youll gain practical help in applying the gospel to your daily life as you observe the life of the apostle Paul a man who not only understood the gospel but experienced its joy in the mist of hardship and adversity. Discover how to navigate the challenges of uncertain times while living a life that powerfully proclaims Joy in the Midst of every circumstance! This book is great for group studies.
30-Day Walk with God in the Psalms

Are you looking for ideas on how to develop a meaningful quiet time? Search no more! This book will not only help you make time with God a daily focus, it also provides rich insight into His Word and application for your everyday life. A 30-Day Walk with God in the Psalms is a great companion to the book A Place of Quiet Rest and is a helpful tool for Nancys 30-days in the Word challenge. If you love Seeking Him, youll also love this stand-alone workbook that you can take at your own pace. This book would be great for a womens small group study.
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21-Day Heart Preparation Emails

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Suggested Event Schedules

Choose a Theme for Your Event

True Woman Messages

Complete List of Streaming DVD Links

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21-Day Heart Preparation Emails

True Woman Manifesto Ceremony

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Track 1: Small Group or Mentorship

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Track 2: A One-time Evening Event

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7:45 PM Snacks 8:00 PM 8:45 PM Session 2*

10:15 AM Snacks 10:30 AM 11:15 AM 11:45 AM Session 4*

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Revival among women Churches/pastors Familiesprodigals Praise Dismiss

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Choosing a Theme for Your Event

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Seeking Him for Revival

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