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Family Matters:  Bible Study #1- Women of the Bible  |
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knittinchick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Megan
Wisconsin
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 Posted - Nov 17 2010 : 5:58:57 PM
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I would love to continue Claudia! I was waiting for someone to post a comment!
God's Blessings,
Megan aka Loretta Rae
At heart, I am both a sassy city girl and a down-home country gal.
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Nov 19 2010 : 11:40:01 PM
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Hi Kristina. On the very first page of this topic, a list was posted of scriptures that feature the women of the bible. So you can look there and jump in. We are in the midst of talking about Mary and Martha. So join in! :)
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Nov 19 2010 : 11:50:02 PM
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Claudia, I definitely want to continue too. We are drawing close to the end of the list, and I will miss it when we finish!
I see the next readings are Acts of the Apostles 16: 11-15, and Chapter 18. These verses speak to the faith of Lydia, Priscilla and Aquila, her husband. When thoughts about Mary and Martha are all shared, which they may already be, let's talk this week-end about these women of faith. If any one has more to sahre about Mary and Martha, let's hear that too!
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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staci860
True Blue Farmgirl
838 Posts
Staci
Newville
PA
USA
838 Posts |
Posted - Nov 24 2010 : 08:24:25 AM
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I want to continue and have missed you all. My life felt out of control for the past few weeks. Somewhat due to the upcoming change in my husband's employment, some due to prepping for a craft show and then recovering from a craft show  . Throw in a computer virus at work, a major celebration for the new church building, a board meeting, and holiday time. Whew - I NEED to be in the Word and you ladies inspire me. Lead on....
Blessings, staci FG# 973
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Joshua 24:15 - ...choose this day whom you will serve,...as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
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knittinchick
True Blue Farmgirl
1854 Posts
Megan
Wisconsin
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Posted - Nov 24 2010 : 2:54:20 PM
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Staci, I'll be praying for your husband! Happy Turkey Day!
God's Blessings,
Megan aka Loretta Rae
At heart, I am both a sassy city girl and a down-home country gal.
The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work. |
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kittykill
True Blue Farmgirl
608 Posts
Pam
Portland
or
USA
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Nov 24 2010 : 4:48:55 PM
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Happy Turkey Day everyone, and on Friday, I will post some thoughts on the readings listed above about Lydia and Priscilla and Aquila, and we can share over this long week-end! I love our bible study. Praying for all, and hoping we are strong enough to count our blessings, even in the midst of difficulty.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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eggfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
253 Posts
Kristy
Melvern
KS
USA
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Posted - Nov 24 2010 : 9:58:31 PM
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I am a new sister here on MJF. I just found this forum and would love to join in as my BFF and I are coleading a womens study group on the women of the Bible. I have so enjoyed our small group of women but would be thrilled to see what great wisdom and insight I am blessed to find here with my Sisters.
Happy Thanksgiving ya'll... God bless you and keep you... safe journeys !
hugs.. Kristy
Farmgirl #2339
An ol Kansas girl |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Nov 25 2010 : 09:35:15 AM
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You can see the list of readings on the very first post. We have made it to the Acts verses in Chapter 16 and 18. I would love to hear what you have discussed in your bible study!!! About any of the readings that are on the list. We just finished discussing Mary and Martha, and tomorrow I want to read the Acts verses and start that one. Welcome Kristy!!!!!
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Nov 26 2010 : 2:09:35 PM
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I will start with Lydia, from Acts 16: 11-15, and also 40. My book on women of the bible desribes Lydia as a businesswoman in Philippi who was a merchant and a believer; she entertained other believers in her home. She ministered to Paul and Silas, and also housed the first European church. After her conversion she immediately began serving the Lord. I have always thought a true conversion does this...makes a person on fire to serve. When God is first in your life, you want to witness and to serve HIm. Scripture does not mention a husband, so she is often thought to have been single. Scripture says she was a seller of purple, the most valuable of cloth colors, because it was hard to make. So she probably had money. She worked hard, loved God and served HIm. Her priorities were in the right place. She led her whole household to faith. What are your thoughts?
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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staci860
True Blue Farmgirl
838 Posts
Staci
Newville
PA
USA
838 Posts |
Posted - Dec 06 2010 : 12:55:53 PM
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Lydia was industrious, compassionate and apparently a skilled craftsperson. It seems that we (I) always think about the men of the early church and overlook the women. Here is another example of a strong, independent woman who loved and served the Lord. From what I was able to find online - Lydia means: noble kind; of the noble sort. That's sure not a word we hear too often any more to describe people - and that's a shame.
Blessings, staci FG# 973
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Joshua 24:15 - ...choose this day whom you will serve,...as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Dec 06 2010 : 6:36:17 PM
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I know what you mean about women often not being highlighted in the bible. But Jesus seemed to make effort to change that. He loved his women follwers as well as his disciples, and gave them credence. I admire Lydia very much. She seems to have been a competent woman.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Dec 10 2010 : 1:26:45 PM
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The women our verses are speaking to right now are Lydia, Priscilla and her husband Aquila. Here are some thoughts I found about Priscilla....
Like Lydia she was a competent woman. She always tried to do more. She was a Jew of Asia Minor, and little is known about her family background. Her name is always mentioned with her husband Aquila. They were partners in ministry. They were tentmakers. Paul was also a tentmaker, and met and worked with them in business. She had a great commitment as a Christian and apparently took time to read the Scriptures. She and her husband even had the opportunity to teach Apollos, an Alexandrian Jew who became an powerful preacher. ThesE comments refer to Acts Chapter 18, Romans 16, 1 Corinthians 16, and 2 Timothy 4. Priscilla and Aquila probably met and married in Rome. When Claudius banned all Jews in AD 49, they moved to Corinth, where they met Paul. They later journeyed to Ehpesus to spread the gospel. She certainly sounds like a strong woman both in business and in her beliefs. That is a good role model for working women today.
Each time I read about a woman in the bible, I come away with something I can apply to my life today. For instance, strive to be strong in your faith, serve others, sit at the feet of Jesus, teach the gospel, work alongside your husband for a better world......there is certainly a lot of golden information to pray on.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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Catherine L
True Blue Farmgirl
408 Posts
Cathy
Newton
Texas
USA
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Posted - Dec 10 2010 : 4:16:59 PM
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When I read the verses about Lydia, I noticed that she asked them to come into her house and abide there. That means her house was clean and ready for guest. Not long ago I was praying about what I need to be doing in my life for the Lord. I felt like he wanted me to be ready at all times to serve others in my home. That means all the clutter needs to be gone, food or refreshments readily available, and things need to be fairly clean. Not long ago some friends pulled up to visit and it was a mad dash to quickly pick things up so they could have a place to sit down. These verses motivate me to get busy and do what I need to do to "be ready".
~Catherine~
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Catherine L
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cathy
Newton
Texas
USA
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Posted - Dec 10 2010 : 4:27:42 PM
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As for Pricilla I noticed that she and her husband took Apollos and and taught him. Ministering to people takes so very much time and energy. Sometimes I get weary and want my time and husband all to myself. This helps me see the need for me and my husband to work and minister together more.
Oh, I am new here and just found the Bible Study.
~Catherine~
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staci860
True Blue Farmgirl
838 Posts
Staci
Newville
PA
USA
838 Posts |
Posted - Dec 11 2010 : 08:27:18 AM
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Hi Cathy - Welcome!
I love your thoughts on applying the concepts and agree wholeheartedly. I, too want to "be ready" and though I am a very organized person, my home is the one place that it shows least.
Of course the fact that my DH and sweet kids are not at all organized may contribute to my sense of clutter. lol...
At the same time I need to not expect my house to look like a B&B - it is our home. I think most people who are welcomed into a home usually just appreciate the warmth and love that is there and overlook the cobwebs and dust. I know I do when I go to a friends home.
Blessings, staci FG# 973
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Joshua 24:15 - ...choose this day whom you will serve,...as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
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buffypuff
True Blue Farmgirl
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Claudia
Deer Park
WA
USA
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Posted - Dec 11 2010 : 4:02:11 PM
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Back to Lydia. I think it is a small point, but the Holy Spirit kept telling Paul and Luke to "not go there", and "not there." He directed them to Phillipi in Macedonia after seeing a vision. They were there several days before they went outside the gates to a place for prayer. Why outside the gates? In Hebrew culture, outside gates was for the lepers and those who did not belong inside (unclean), but this was a Greek city. The place of prayer that Paul and Luke found had women gathering. Sound familiar in your church communities? How many women come alone to church while husbands are at home watching a good football game etc. Not a hard and fast rule, but I'm just wondering. There had been a man in Paul's vision. Who he spoke to were women. I have thought in fleeting moments...would Paul have come if it had been a woman in the vision. Probably wrong. But the women's hearts had been open to God by the Holy Spirit, and Lydia was there along with the others to hear what truth Paul had to share. Lydia is mentioned, because she offered a place to stay, but it is not far fetched to think that all those women heard truth and were touched by the Holy Spirit. Quietly they went to their own homes and changed their own little world, because they had been freed by the blood of Christ. There is hope for us all even if we are never numbered by name in public. God loves us & uses each of us.
Buffypuff/ Claudia
Farmgirl & Sister #870
"Half of success is the assurance of support along the way." cr
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knittinchick
True Blue Farmgirl
1854 Posts
Megan
Wisconsin
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Posted - Dec 11 2010 : 5:02:44 PM
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Catherine, I think what you said about "being ready" can also be applied to something I hear in homilies sometimes. I think it's telling us to be ready also for when Jesus comes on the last day, and that's it's asking us if we are ready. Will we have to scurry around to be ready for Jesus to come into our hearts, or will we be ready? I think that Lydia is an example for women to be ready for when God comes.
Claudia, I like what you said about women changing their worlds. I think Lydia is trying to show us women that we can change our worlds, and if we can change our world, then we can have a ripple effect and change the whole world.
God's and Holiday's Blessings,
Megan aka Loretta Rae
At heart, I am both a sassy city girl and a down-home country gal.
The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work. |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Dec 12 2010 : 5:09:17 PM
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Oh. and Claudia, our homes can be sanctuaries for others even if they are not totally neat and tidy. Many times when I visit a home, I feel good there even if it messy, but still cozy and welcoming. Just have food! :)
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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buffypuff
True Blue Farmgirl
1183 Posts
Claudia
Deer Park
WA
USA
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Posted - Dec 12 2010 : 6:13:36 PM
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Shirley you are so funny! 
I tried to put myself in the situation of Aquila and Pricilla. They were Jews in Italy, tentmakers. Claudius told all Jews to leave. People were quite aware of what happened when one was told to scoot. It meant death. I'm sure there were quick preparations and haste made to get out from the reaches of the Roman Empire. They went to Corinth, Greek, intellectual, liberal, full of art and philosophy. It seems they evangelized along with Paul. I think their life might have been dangerous, and tough,speaking among Jews who didn't accept Jesus, and then teaching Greeks. It was not like preaching at the mall. I wonder if their bones ached, if they had enough food as they went from place to place...if they were cold, weary, but knew that their mission was to speak Jesus. Much better people than I. I complain about politics, the deficits, the snow, cold, don't have all my housework done. WAH! I'm wimpy. I don't know if I could have survived in what the two of them went through. All I can pray is... "God use me..however...glorify yourself in me, however you choose. Give me the grace to not whine." 
Buffypuff/ Claudia
Farmgirl & Sister #870
"Half of success is the assurance of support along the way." cr
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Cherime
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cherime
Wasilla
Alaska
USA
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Posted - Dec 13 2010 : 09:15:05 AM
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A quick thought that I got from the person who teaches our Hebrew class, the old Hebrew word for tent can all refer and often is interchangeable with the word for a prayer shawl or tallis (to be in your tent alone with your God). Maybe they made prayer shawls. That opens a whole new line of though for me.
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Dec 14 2010 : 2:46:46 PM
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Intersting thought about the prayer shawls. I wonder?
Please remember me in your prayers girls. I have the worst cold in ages. Fever just stays. And I was supposed to have my grands all day and night tomorrow! :(
To a remark above, you can tell I am wimpy too!
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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buffypuff
True Blue Farmgirl
1183 Posts
Claudia
Deer Park
WA
USA
1183 Posts |
Posted - Dec 14 2010 : 8:03:17 PM
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Praying for your healing!
Buffypuff/ Claudia
Farmgirl & Sister #870
"Half of success is the assurance of support along the way." cr
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Family Matters: Bible Study #1- Women of the Bible |
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Bible Study #1- Women of the Bible
