Sunday, February 23, 2025
Episode 4: Hello, Beautiful!
“When Queen Esther’s maids and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, she was deeply distressed. She sent clothing to him to replace the burlap, but he refused it. Then Esther sent for Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs…She ordered him to go to Mordecai and find out what was troubling him and why he was in mourning…”
“Mordecai told him the whole story, including the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury for the destruction of the Jews…He also asked Hathach to direct her to go to the king to beg for mercy and plead for her people.”
“Then Esther told Hathach to go back and relay this message to Mordecai: “All the king’s officials and even the people in the provinces know that anyone who appears before the king in his inner court without being invited is doomed to die unless the king holds out his gold scepter… ”
“If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?” Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: “Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I must die.” Esther 4:4-5, 7-8, 10-11, 14-16
Ingredients For A Beautiful Life:
- Gorgeous character
“When Queen Esther’s maids and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, she was deeply distressed. She sent clothing to him to replace the burlap, but he refused it.” Esther 4:4
- Attractive calling
“If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?” Esther 4:14
- Stunning courage
“Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I must die.” Esther 4:16
Sunday, February 16, 2025
Episode 3: The Power Of A Woman Of God
“Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophet who was judging Israel at that time. She would sit under the Palm of Deborah, between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites would go to her for judgment. One day she sent for Barak son of Abinoam, who lived in Kedesh in the land of Naphtali. She said to him, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, commands you: Call out 10,000 warriors from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun at Mount Tabor. And I will call out Sisera, commander of Jabin’s army, along with his chariots and warriors, to the Kishon River. There I will give you victory over him.” Barak told her, “I will go, but only if you go with me.” “Very well,” she replied, “I will go with you. But you will receive no honor in this venture, for the LORD’s victory over Sisera will be at the hands of a woman.” So Deborah went with Barak to Kedesh. At Kedesh, Barak called together the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali, and 10,000 warriors went up with him. Deborah also went with him. Now Heber the Kenite, a descendant of Moses’ brother-in-law Hobab, had moved away from the other members of his tribe and pitched his tent by the oak of Zaanannim near Kedesh. When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor, he called for all 900 of his iron chariots and all of his warriors, and they marched from Harosheth-haggoyim to the Kishon River. Then Deborah said to Barak, “Get ready! This is the day the LORD will give you victory over Sisera, for the LORD is marching ahead of you.”” Judges 4:4–14
“A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.” Ephesians 6:10
A strong woman of God…
- Discerns with her wisdom .
“For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold. Wisdom is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.” Proverbs 3:14–15
- Inspires with her words .
“Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose.” Proverbs 18:21
- Fights with her prayers .
“…God is strong, and he wants you strong. So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the Devil throws your way…. prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters.” Ephesians 6:10–11, 18
Believes with her heart .
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5
“For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.” 1 John 5:4–5
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Episode 2: Lovability
“…For her worth is far above jewels.” Proverbs 31:10
“One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat. When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept kissing his feet and putting perfume on them. When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him. She’s a sinner!” Then Jesus answered his thoughts. “Simon,” he said to the Pharisee, “I have something to say to you.” “Go ahead, Teacher,” Simon replied. Then Jesus told him this story: “A man loaned money to two people—500 pieces of silver to one and 50 pieces to the other. But neither of them could repay him, so he kindly forgave them both, canceling their debts. Who do you suppose loved him more after that?” Simon answered, “I suppose the one for whom he canceled the larger debt.” “That’s right,” Jesus said. Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Look at this woman kneeling here. When I entered your home, you didn’t offer me water to wash the dust from my feet, but she has washed them with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You didn’t greet me with a kiss, but from the time I first came in, she has not stopped kissing my feet. You neglected the courtesy of olive oil to anoint my head, but she has anointed my feet with rare perfume. “I tell you, her sins—and they are many—have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love.” Then Jesus said to the woman, “Your sins are forgiven.” The men at the table said among themselves, “Who is this man, that he goes around forgiving sins?” And Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”” Luke 7:36–50
Will you let His love…
- Distance you from the guilt of your past ?
“He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.” Psalm 103:12
- Deliver you from the curse of comparison ?
“For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.” James 3:16
- Defend you from the lies of the deceiver ?
“…hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.” Ephesians 6:16
Drive away your pain of rejection ?
“My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.” And my heart responds, “LORD, I am coming.” Even if my father and mother abandon me, the LORD will hold me close.” Psalm 27:8, 10Deepen your dependence on your redeemer ?
“Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine.” Isaiah 43:1
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Episode 1: Hey Girl!
“…For her worth is far above jewels.” Proverbs 31:10
“Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” So the LORD God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one. He gave names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still there was no helper just right for him. So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the LORD God took out one of the man’s ribs and closed up the opening. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man. “At last!” the man exclaimed. “This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken from ‘man.’”” Genesis 2:18–23
What Every Woman Must Know About Herself:
- You are of divine design !
“You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.” Psalm 139:13–14
“So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:27
- You are a daughter of the most-high God !
“And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the LORD Almighty.” 2 Corinthians 6:18
“Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.”
1 Peter 3:7 - You have a great purpose to fulfill !
“GOD said, “It’s not good for the Man to be alone; I’ll make him a helper, a companion.”” Genesis 2:18
“I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy…” Joel 2:28
“…Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?” Esther 4:14
You were created to be celebrated !
“”At last!” the man exclaimed. “This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken from ‘man.’ “” Genesis 2:23
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