Women, Called and Serving in Leadership

Women Disciples – Preach

July 1, 2009 on 1:33 pm | In Women in Ministry | No Comments

While preaching this message Sunday several points which I did not emphasis in my writing stuck out to me. I want to share the points the Holy Spirit highlighted during the sermon.

1) Revelation Knowledge

In Mark 4:10, 34 Jesus explained the meaning of the parables to those He called His disciples.

In Matt 13:10-12 Jesus tells His disciples they were granted the privilege of knowing the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. His disciples were given revelation knowledge.

While preaching Sunday I was reminded of the women to whom Jesus gave revelation knowledge.

If Jesus gives revelation knowledge to all who follow Him as His disciples why would He then “shut the mouths” of the very women to whom He gave His revelation knowledge.

He would not !!

Jesus did not “shut the mouth” of the Samaritan woman when she received revelation knowledge that He was the Messiah. Jesus did not shut her mouth as she ran to her village and reported to all the revelation knowledge she had received from Him.

Jesus did not “shut the mouth” of Mary Magdalene or the women with her when they received the revelation knowledge that He had risen from the dead. Jesus did not shut the mouths of these women – He commanded them to go and tell. He commanded them to SPEAK the revelation knowledge they had received – to proclaim to the other disciples what had been revealed to them.

Jesus DOES NOT shut the mouths of the women He imparts with His revelation knowledge.

2) Powerful and Effective Witnesses

While expounding on Acts 9:1 where Paul seeks to bring both men and women of the Way back to Jerusalem I was impacted by the reason WHY his quest included women. Paul’s quest included women because they were powerful and effective witnesses and preachers of the good news of the gospel of Christ. Paul’s quest included women because he wanted to silence them from preaching the gospel.

We know women were witnesses and preachers of the good news from Acts 13: 31-32 which says “all those who had come down with Jesus from Galilee to Jerusalem were His witnesses and these preach the good news.” Women were among those had accompanied Jesus from Galilee to Jerusalem. ( Matt 27:55-56, Mark 15:40-41, and Luke 23:49)

Paul sought to silence the men and women of the Way because they were powerful and effective witnesses as they preached the good news of the gospel.

Women were such powerful and effective preachers of the Way Saul sought to shut them up by imprisoning them !!!

We have so missed the truth of these women who went forth preaching the good news of the gospel — who did so powerfully and effectively.