The story of Rahab and the lessons learned
A Jewish girl was kidnapped and became the slave of Naaman the Syrian's wife. Instead of becoming bitter, she loved her captors and told them about the God of Israel. This girl gives ten challenges to our faith that can get us out of our “prison” of feelings and into an overcoming faith.
A biographical sermon on the widow of Zarephath showing numerous applications to the present
This sermon shows the ways this woman is a model for women and the ways in which she is not. She was a wealthy woman who did not allow her wealth to keep her from being a woman of faith who walked in the fear of God. Seeing the poem through the lens of is structure gives added meaning to each verse.
A biographical sermon on a remarkable woman of faith who lived in a suffocating and miserable marriage.
Seen within an Old Covenant context of God's treatment of Canaanites, Christ's behavior with this woman is perfectly understandable. This sermon shows how she went from a seeking dog to a found sheep in the house of Israel.
This sermon explores faith in the face of suffering and hopelessness
Teaching and application of various passages related to Peter's mother-in-law.
This story of redemption shows that God can produce great things out of horrible beginnings. Little by little God weaned Leah from finding security in man and helped her to find security in God. Over time even Jacob recognized what a gem she had become by God's grace.
Many women have husbands who are very uninvolved in the faith of the family. This sermon addresses those tough situations and what can be done to ensure covenant succession still happens. It also addresses the difficult situation of families that have no local church.
This sermon delves into six facets of what is involved in praying in the Holy Spirit
Avoiding the extremes of feminism and hyperpatriarchalism, this sermon shows how Deborah can be an example to modern women on how to be supportive in bringing reform to a backslidden nation.
This sermon focuses on two things illustrated in Lydia's life: how God used civics and business to advance His kingdom in Europe and the Sovereignty of God in salvation and all of life.
This sermon clears away the errors propagated by Rome and Eastern Orthodoxy concerning Mary, and then demonstrates how Mary is a role model for us in several areas of life.
Mary was a leader of women who had tremendous characteristics. This sermons opens up her life and makes applications to men and women today.
This sermons builds on the Mary Magdalene sermon and shows how Priscilla breaks all kinds of stereotypes related to women. Priscilla and Aquila were a remarkable couple.
This practical sermon shows the things that can turn a pleasant Naomi into a bitter Mara, and the grace and actions needed to reverse that. It also gives other practical applications from this woman of faith.
This sermon makes numerous applications for today from the lives of these remarkable women of faith.
This sermon examines the good, the bad, and the ugly of Hannah's parenting, and in the process shows that Hannah can teach us a lot about processing the pain of abuse.
This nameless woman was a model peacemaker. But she also modeled many other graces to modern women.
This sermon shows how God met the deepest longings of the nameless woman by the well. In the process it teaches us much about evangelism, relational wisdom, heart issues, the nature of the true Gospel, etc.
Tabitha models how anything and everything we do can count for eternity if it is done in faith to God's glory and by the Holy Spirit's power.
This sermons gives numerous applications and lessons from the life of Sarah. In the process, it teaches us the Biblical principles for knowing how to apply biographies using Biblical doctrine and ethics. As 1 Corinthians 10 teaches us, we can learn from history by avoiding disastrous actions of Biblical characters and as Hebrews 11 teaches us, we can learn from history by imitating the faith of the saints of old and learn how to expect great things from God and attempt great things for Him. Sarah's life has both lessons.