12 Other Women of the Bible Study Luncheon

18121 Old Statesville Road,Cornelius NC 28031

18 March, 2023

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Grapes don't grow alone. They grow in clusters. The Hebrew word for cluster is eshcol. Through Yeshua we are in the bloodline of the Bible's ancient fruitbearers. God had Rahab to not only help Israel take Jericho, but also included her in the lineage of Jesus. • God raised Esther—Hadassah—to the position of queen, allowing her great blessings and the ability to enact change; saving all the Jewish people living under Persian rule. • God used the daughters of Shallum to help rebuild the walls of Jerusalem during the time of Nehemiah. • God chose the woman at the well to be the FIRST person to whom Yeshua revealed His true identity. • God allowed Mary Magdalene to be the one to whom Yeshua first appeared after His resurrection. • God selected Mary to be the mother of Yeshua and revealed this to her before Joseph. • God accepted Ruth—a Moabite—into not only His people, Israel, but He also included her in the lineage of their kings and of the King of kings, Yeshua. • God loved the behavior of the woman who poured expensive perfume upon Yeshua, preparing Him for the death, burial, and resurrection to come; so much did God love it that Yeshua said what she did would be told wherever the gospel was preached. • God selected Sarah, Abraham’s wife, to be the mother of God’s chosen people; a mother of nations. • God allowed those women who were bold enough to go to Yeshua’s tomb—to be associated with Him—to be the first to discover that it was empty and Yeshua had risen. And so on and so on. There are countless more. You are called to bear much fruit,  HEAVY FRUIT, WEIGHTY FRUIT! The most profitable fruit in all the world! This Month we are focusing on John chapter 15. “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. John 15:1‭-‬8 NIV https://bible.com/bible/111/jhn.15.1-8.NIV