Questions to consider from Nancy Guthrie:
What drives the agenda of your Women’s Ministry?
We will one day stand before the blazing Light of God, where nothing will be hidden, and will give an account of our lives to God.
We are to not only equip our women to deal with the struggles of this life, we are to prepare them for the accountability of standing before a Holy God.
From Carrie Sandom, speaking on Psalm 40:
There are those who are compromised, consumed, and cold-hearted. And they’re all in a miry bog. And they aren’t the only ones. In a group this size, there are many of us trapped in a miry bog as well. Bogs come in various shapes. We know what it’s like, and many have experienced that the more we struggle to escape, the more bound we become.
But God knows we desire to escape, and in the Psalms, God gives us words to the desperation of our hearts. The Psalms were written supremely to each them about God; who He is and how He relates to His people. But the also taught how to respond to Him, regardless of the situation in which we find ourselves.
John Piper, Plenary Session Three
Isaiah 6 reveals the splendor of the Majestic King.
Isaiah 53 reveals the suffering of the Sacrificial Servant.
Both are rejected by a mankind who seeks the glory of one another more than the glory of God. Our sinful nature desires neither picture of God, and Jesus was BOTH.
This one will take a while to chew on. But it is glorious!
See the Temple and how there is a better than the best.
Plenary Session One with Tim Keller
Here’s a sample:
God and Moses basically said to Israel, “Trust us.” And Israel trusted. Now, at Sinai, they are actually further away from the Promise Land than Egypt was.
He told them He was taking them to a land flowing with milk and honey. But He meets them in the desert. A place worse than where they were in Egypt.
It’s like this for us sometimes. We give Christ everything, our whole lives, and things get worse from there. It seems God is taking us away from where He says He’s going to take us.
This is so often the story of grace in our own lives as well.
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Bekah Mason 