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Old Testament In the Old Testament, the priesthood was reserved for men (Ex 28:1), but God sometimes called women into leadership positions in other areas, such as Miriam (Ex 15:20, Mic 6:4) and Deborah (Jdg 4:4-5). Jesus But when we get into the New Testament, we can begin by noting that Jesus had many female followers. Women accompanied Jesus and …
The New Testament describes various ministries that the Holy Spirit can give to those he sees fit. In general, all Christians share a common mission, but some are called by God to perform a specific task and are equipped with the necessary gifts of the Holy Spirit. The purpose of these ministries is to serve the church and spread the …
Jesus is the Lord of the church and the Holy Spirit is the leader of the church. God calls and equips some to be leaders in the church with him. The words most often used about church leaders are “presbyteros”, which translates to “elder”, “episkopos”, which translates to “overseer” and “poimaino”, which translates to “shepherd” or “pastor”. These words are …
1Sam 22:1 David went from being a celebrated hero to having to flee in haste and hide in a cave. He has recently been anointed the future king of Israel, killed Goliath, become commander of Israel’s army, defeated the Philistines, married the king’s daughter and made a covenant with the king’s son Jonathan. But now he has fallen out of …
1Sam 14:1-3 Saul had not prepared anything special for this day, but sat under his pomegranate tree and pondered the poor odds against the Philistines and how to resolve this tricky situation. Saul himself had 600 men, while the Philistines had “6,000 horsemen and footmen as numerous as the sand on the seashore” (1Sam 13:5). Not only that, but the …
1Sam 11:1 Saul is the new king of Israel, but as we see in verse 12, before this event he did not yet have all the people with him. The people observed him and wondered if he was really the right man in the right place. This is something that many leaders recognise, especially at the beginning of their leadership. …
Jdg 4:1-3 When Israel made a covenant with God on Mount Sinai, they agreed that obedience would lead to God’s blessing, and disobedience would lead to God’s curse (Deuteronomy 28). The blessing would lead to a good harvest, protection from enemies, sanctification and many children. But the curse would lead to punishment, sickness, war, confusion and starvation. In a way, …
Ex 2:11-12 Moses was at this time 40 years old and a very learned man. He was Pharaoh’s grandson (Heb 11:24-29) and had been “taught all the wisdom of the Egyptians” at the Egyptian court (Acts 7:22-23), while his Hebrew mother had told him of his Hebrew background. The Egyptians were a very racist people at this time. For example, …
Titus 1:5 According to Acts 27:7, Paul was passing through Crete when he was taken as a prisoner to Rome. It does not appear that Paul was doing any missionary work in Crete at that time, so it is likely that Paul visited Crete at some other time not mentioned in Acts. In that case, this means that Paul made …
1 Thess 5:12-13 The author of Hebrews adds, “Obey your leaders and follow them, for they watch over your souls and will give you an account” (Heb 13:17). A Christian leader is therefore accountable to God for how he leads other Christians. James adds that “not many should become teachers. For you know that we shall receive a more severe …