Women – God’s Divine Design
Women have been and continue to be an integral part of God’s divine design. Throughout history, we have seen how God has called women to advance His kingdom:
- The Savior of the world, Jesus Christ, was born to Mary of Nazareth. Mary was visited by an angel and “The angel said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Mary. God is honoring you. Look! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and he will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of David his father. He will rule over Jacob’s house forever, and there will be no end to his kingdom.'” (Luke 1:26-33)
- Jesus chose to first reveal His resurrected body to Mary Magdalene. “Mary stood outside near the tomb, crying. As she cried, she bent down to look into the tomb. She saw two angels dressed in white, seated where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head and one at the foot. The angels asked her, ‘Woman, why are you crying?’ She replied, ‘They have taken away my Lord, and I don’t know where they’ve put him.’ As soon as she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she didn’t know it was Jesus. (John 20:11-16)
- Jesus demonstrated His love and forgiveness for all by choosing the woman at the well to spread the news of His gospel. “Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth. The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us. Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he.” (John 4:23-26)
These are just a few examples of how God orchestrated women as part of His divine design to rescue us. And we know that God is not finished! God is calling women in our communities and region to be His hands and feet to further The Great Commission.
Return Women’s Ministry strives to create an atmosphere that is centered around the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We create spaces where women can feel the Presence of God and to experience the love of their heavenly Father. We encourage women to press into God by helping them grow in their spiritual gifts and then training women to go out and make disciple of all nations. (Matthew 28:16-20).
Our spring luncheon is coming up on April 13 from 11-1 at the Winchester CCCU Church. We’ll have a full meal, worship, and a special speaker with quite the twist to this location and one amazing testimony – you don’t want to miss it!
Starting March 16th, come hang out with us one Saturday morning each month! We’ll keep you up to date here and on Facebook as to where it’s being held each month.
There won’t be anything specific planned at these – we’ll let the Spirit lead! This is going to be a great time just communing with one another – discussing life, sharing a laugh, getting to know each other, praying with one another…We hope to see you there!