True Woman 101: Divine Design: An Eight-Week Study on Biblical Womanhood - Softcover

Kassian, Mary A.; Demoss, Nancy Leigh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802403565 ISBN 13: 9780802403568

Verlag: Moody Publishers, 2012

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What does it mean to be a woman? The current cultural ideal for womanhood encourages women to be strident, sexual, self-centered, independent -- and above all -- powerful and in control. But sadly, this model of womanhood hasn't delivered the happiness and fulfillment it promised. The Bible teaches that it's not up to us to decide what womanhood is all about. God created male and female for a very specific purpose. His design isn't arbitrary or unimportant. It is very intentional and He wants women to discover, embrace, and delight in the beauty of His design. He's looking for True Women!

Bible teachers Mary A. Kassian and Nancy Leigh DeMoss share the key fundamentals of biblical womanhood in this eight week study. Each week includes five daily individual lessons leading to a group time of sharing and digging deeper into God's Word. And to enhance this time of learning together, on-line videos are available featuring Mary and Nancy as they encourage women to discover and embrace God's design and mission for their lives.

A True Woman Book

The goal of the True Woman publishing line is to encourage women to:

• Discover, embrace, and delight in God's divine design and mission for their lives
• Reflect the beauty and heart of Jesus Christ to their world
• Intentionally pass the baton of Truth on to the next generation
• Pray earnestly for an outpouring of God's Spirit in their families, churches, nation and world

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MARY KASSIAN is an award winning author, internationally renowned speaker, and a distinguished professor at Southern Baptist Seminary. She has published several books and Bible studies, including The Feminist Mistake. A graduate from the faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine from the University of Alberta, Canada, Mary has also studied systematic theology at the doctoral level and taught courses at seminaries throughout North America.

NANCY DEMOSS WOLGEMUTH is the founder and lead Bible teacher for Revive Our Hearts, a ministry dedicated to calling women to freedom, fullness, and fruitfulness in Christ. Nancy's love for Christ and passion for His Word are evident through her writing, digital, and conference outreaches and her two daily audio teachings—Revive Our Hearts and Seeking Him. Her books have sold more than four million copies and are reaching the hearts of women around the world. Nancy and her husband, Robert, live in Michigan.

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God's design for true womanhood is nothing less thanspectacular.

Whether it's designer handbags, fashions, frames, or décor, women tend to gravitate toward designer brands because they're the highest quality. They're often the most attractive and beautiful. They're true to the designer's exquisite specifications.

Did you know that God has a divine, spectacular design for true womanhood? If you're tired of the world's cheap imitations and knock-offs—or if you're tired of clichéd advice, shallow caricatures, and cookie-cutter solutions—then this Bible study is for you.

With foundational teaching and insights straight from God's Word, True Woman 101 teaches women the details of God’s design for womanhood and the joy that comes with embracing it. In 40 lessons over 8 weeks, complete with online videos and discussion questions, you can take big steps toward realizing your full potential in God.

Thousands are tossing the world's brand of womanhood and joining a quiet counter-revolution. Find out why. Grab some girlfriends, dig into the heart of true manhood and womanhood, and discover the beauty, joy, and fulfillment of being exactly who He created you to be. Best of all, learn how your life can put Christ and the gospel on display!

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true woman 101 divine design

an eight-week study on biblical womanhoodBy Mary A. Kassian Nancy Leigh DeMoss

MOODY PUBLISHERS

Copyright © 2012 Mary A. Kassian and Nancy Leigh DeMoss
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Contents

Overview of Lessons....................................11Introduction: Designer Womanhood.......................14Week One: Gender Matters...............................18Week Two: Snips and Snails.............................42Week Three: Sugar and Spice............................66Week Four: Snake in My Garden..........................90Week Five: Battle of the Sexes.........................114Week Six: Hear Me Roar.................................138Week Seven: Total Makeover.............................162Week Eight: Sisterhood Is Powerful.....................186Afterword: Different by Design.........................210True Woman Manifesto...................................214Notes..................................................219Heartfelt Thanks.......................................221

Chapter One

WEEK ONE/DAY 1

gender matters

Most of us have learned (the hard way?!) that you need to follow the manufacturer's instructions, if you want to put things together right. Recently I (Mary) bought and assembled a large wall unit for my husband's office. It was packaged in about a dozen boxes and contained hundreds of pieces of hardware.

I followed the directions step-by-step. Each piece had a specific purpose that became apparent as the unit came together. The process was complex and took several hours. I made some mistakes, and had to go back and pore over the pattern a few times, but I finally got it put together right. And it looks beautiful!

I'm so glad the manufacturer of that wall unit included instructions. The designer of a product is the one who knows that product best. The manufacturer is the one who knows why and how it's made, how to put it together, and how it's supposed to work.

The same principle applies to our lives. Our Creator knows us best. He's the one who knows how and why He created us male and female. As the Designer, He knows the proper way to order and fit together our lives and relationships—according to their intended design.

Jesus was once confronted with a question about male-female relationships. The Pharisees wanted to discuss cultural customs and practices about divorce, and have Jesus endorse one of two popular views (Matt. 19:3-9). But Jesus took the discussion to an entirely different level.

Jesus indicated that in order to get their thinking right, they needed to look beyond all their cultural customs and social conventions, as well as the distortions that had been introduced by sin. They couldn't hope to get things right by arguing over personal opinions of a list of human "dos" and "don'ts."

In order to think and behave correctly, they needed to understand God's original and highest intention for man and woman. And to do this, they needed to look back to creation—to God's pattern—to understand the intent of His original design.

It isn't possible to understand the Bible's teaching on men and women without first understanding God's purpose in creating them. So that's where we're going to start. We're going to lay the foundation of True Womanhood by going back to the first few chapters of Genesis. We'll have a look at what God had in mind, and what things were like between man and woman in the paradise of Eden, before sin marred our relationships.

As you walk through this week's lessons, try to do what Jesus challenged the Pharisees to do. First, look beyond the customs, social conventions, and distortions of male and female of which you are no doubt painfully aware. Second, remember that God's original design for male and female is good. In fact, God's assessment is that it's better than good ... it's very good (Gen. 1:31)!

Regardless of what you may have been told by our culture, regardless of the pain you may have experienced due to the brokenness and twisting of sin, His plan for womanhood—and His plan for you—is beautiful and it is good!

As we look into the Designer's manual together, we think you'll see just how important your womanhood is, and how much gender really does matter!

As obvious as it may be that it's important to follow the designer's directions when it comes to assembling shelves, it's a point so many women (and men) miss when it comes to "assembling" their lives and relationships. The fact is, any time we rail to consult the Designer and follow the directions He has provided, we're going to end up with a mess!

Perhaps you relate—you've tried to build your life and relationships on your own, without the guidance of your Designer, and the result is chaos. Maybe it's time for you to go back and pore over the pattern to find out what your womanhood is all about.

The good news is that Jesus Christ can change you, rearrange the pieces of your life, and put things together the way He intended, so your life can become a thing of beauty and usefulness!

WEEK ONE/DAY 2

on display

Have you ever found yourself pausing as you were on the verge of doing something really important? Last summer, I (Mary) sewed a dress for my son's wedding. I had checked all the measurements, made all the necessary adjustments, and carefully pinned the pattern pieces to the material. picked up my scissors and positioned the sharp blades along the first cut line. But then, just before shearing the costly fabric, I took a deep breath and momentarily paused.

It's not that I was uncertain. I knew I had gotten everything right. It's just that I knew that my next action was significant in the pursuit of my goal— and the feeling caught my attention. I imagine it's a bit like the moment before a surgeon makes the first incision, or an artist lays hammer and chisel to an exquisite piece of marble, or a gemologist cuts the first facet of a weighty diamond.

In the first chapter of Genesis, we see the Creator reflectively pause before His final and greatest creative act—the language introducing this act ("Let us make man in our image") indicates an upcoming deliberative action with forethought. There was no question in God's mind about what He was going to do. No. He had settled on His plan long before the foundation of the world. It was already in motion. At His word, the galaxies and planets, the sun and moon had all been formed and aligned. The earth had ripened with life: the ground had sprouted vegetation; the sky, sea, and land now teemed with every sort of living creature.

Everything was in place. Everything was ready. It all led up to this moment —and, as we will see, this moment pointed to another moment far off in time but eternally present in the mind of God. THE moment. The significance of what God was about to do was deeper and more profound than even the angels could fathom. He was about to make man—and to make him male and female.

Genesis 1:26-27 describes God's "reflective moment."

Read the verses in the margin and fill in the blanks of the diagram below.

Who do you think the dialogue in Genesis 1:26 was between?

To whom does "us" and "our" refer? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

The discussion about creating man and woman took place among members of the Godhead. It may have been among all three: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. But at the very...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Moody Publishers
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0802403565
• ISBN 13: 9780802403568
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 220
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