Category: Identity in Christ

  • Woman in Step – Part 5

    Woman in Step – Part 5

    “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace…” Galatians 5:22a  “If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.”  Galatians 5:25 Peace is something we all strive for in our lives.  The slogan from the 60s of “give peace a chance” was sung, put on posters, and became graffiti…

  • Woman in Step – Part 4

    Woman in Step – Part 4

    “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,…” Galatians 5:22a  “If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.”  Galatians 5:25 The word, joy, is said a lot in Christian circles.  We throw the word around without really taking  time to realize what we’re saying.  Our steps will be more…

  • Woman in Step – Part 3

    Woman in Step – Part 3

    “And he (Jesus) said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.  This is the great and first commandment.  And a second is like it:  You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”  Matthew 22:37-39 We have established as followers of…

  • Woman in Step – Part 2

    Woman in Step – Part 2

    “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.  And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Ephesians 5:1-2 Women who are keeping in step with the Spirit and are being led by the Spirit will walk in love.  We are called to…

  • Woman in Step – Part 1

    Woman in Step – Part 1

    “If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.” Galatians 5:25 Fitbits, pedometers, and the iPhone Health App are used by so many of us to track our steps for the day.  We have a goal of the number of steps we want to accomplish for the day, and we work…

  • Woman and Experience

    Woman and Experience

    Have you ever noticed how much women value experience?  This can lead to wrong ideas such as: “You don’t understand me because you haven’t experienced my pain.”             “I don’t want your help because your life is easy compared to mine.”             “Walk in my shoes, and then you’ll understand.”             “Don’t talk to me…

  • Don’t You Know who I am?

    Don’t You Know who I am?

    Have you ever been in a situation where your name is your name but it doesn’t matter to the person you’re speaking to?  It’s hard when you’re trying to convince someone that you are who you say you are, especially over the phone.  This happened to me concerning my website.  It was the fall of…

  • Single Women – Part 3

    Single Women – Part 3

    SINGLE WOMEn And the Church You are not a victim of circumstance.  Your identity is either in Christ or in the world.  If you are a follower of Christ, then you have a charge from the Word of God. “her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit” 1 Corinthians…

  • Single Women – Part 2

    Single Women – Part 2

    Miriam Let’s take a look at a single woman from God’s Word.  Her name is Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron.  It would be very difficult to call this woman a victim in her singleness.  God chose Miriam to be one of the leaders of the children of Israel as they left Egypt and…

  • Single Women – Part 1

    Single Women – Part 1

    Sharon was a single young lady in the church.  She was in church every time the doors were opened.  She was part of a class of people her age but most of them were beginning to pair off and get married.  It was obvious that she was out of place many times at gatherings being…