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ARISE WOMAN

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As a servant of God, as one called to the ministry of teaching THE WORD OF GOD, and as a woman, I am inspired and challenged by those great matriarchs of the faith who proclaimed the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The list of women in the New Testament who led in the spread of the good news about Jesus is impressive: Mary and Martha, Phoebe, Chloe, Priscilla, Lydia, Junia, the four daughters of Philip, Euodia, and Syntyche. These are all notable examples of women who were visibly present in the gospel story.


I call women to join me to lift the banner of the gospel; Arise Woman & let your voice be had! For those who may have a problem this;


  • Women were last at the cross, first at the tomb, and the first to be told to, “Go and tell others.”

  • Jesus himself chose a woman to be the first preacher of the gospel. It was Mary to whom the resurrected Jesus said, “Go and tell the others” (John 20:17).

  • Women were evidently leaders in early house churches. The home, which was the domain of women, was the primary location of the early church and it is this location that shaped its early identity as a “family,” and as a message of freedom from oppression in all its forms. The New Testament narrative clearly notes the integral role played by women in the development of the first-century church, and it is surely no coincidence that after Paul meets Lydia in a gathering by the river and presides over her conversion, she invites him into her home (Acts 16:1-15).

But what of those passages in Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians (14:34-36) and in his First Letter to Timothy (2:12), often cited to discredit women as leaders of men and as preachers? These passages must be read within the context of the overall message of the Bible. They must be read through the lens of Deborah’s story, through the lens of Mary’s charge, through the lens of Galatians 3:28 (“there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female”), and the lens of Priscilla and Junia who labored in the gospel with integrity.


For all of us, Jesus’ words carry much weight. His commands and charges at his resurrection were all gender-neutral. “Go, make disciples” (Matthew 28:19). “You will be my witnesses” (Acts 1:8). And, “Take up your cross and follow me” (Matthew 16:24). These commands and commissions were not spoken to only half an audience in the first century; likewise, they are not spoken to half an audience today.


Join our mentorship program today through our website so that you can realize the calling of God upon your life and there be trained to uphold and fulfill the mandate God has put upon your life.


ARISE WOMAN AND TAKE YOUR PLACE AT THE WELL OF INTERCESSION AND TOGETHER LETS RAISE THE BANNER OF THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD!


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