QB women
She is… Keynote Speaker, Elissa Macpherson, has a passion for ministering to women. Read more about her writing and speaking ministry, Lavish Pursuits, at www. lavishpursuits.com.au. Elissa has previously contributed articles for The qb and writes for Australian Christian Woman and Enhance magazine as a way to keep in touch with the women she meets through her ministry. She has written a book for women titled Beautiful, available through Word and Koorong bookstores.
Principles of sisterhood There is a word being bantered around women’s ministry at the moment: Sisterhood. Sisterhood is a group of women bound by religious devotion, a group of women with a common aim. It is a beautiful word and it is no wonder women have taken hold of it. There are two women in the Bible who modelled the power of sisterhood. In Luke 1 we read about the inspiring relationship between Mary and Elizabeth. In their encounter we can pull out principles of Sisterhood.
one... The principle of positioning: Luke 1:26, 27
(NLT) says, ‘In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in
Galilee, to a virgin named Mary’. This verse begins with an intriguing phrase. The story didn’t begin with the angel visiting Mary; instead it began with God planting Elizabeth into the context of Mary’s journey. When God called Mary to purpose, he had Elizabeth strategically placed in her sphere. When God calls us to purpose he has women positioned to be on our team. Have we found the Marys and Elizabeths in our spiritual community? It is good to intentionally spiritually connect to other women. Our missions are not independent, but they intersect and integrate with each other. Godly friendships have a ripple effect when focussed on the purposes of God.
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