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The Syrophoenician Woman: A Woman of Great Faith “And from thence he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon” (Mark 7:24a). Matthew wrote that Jesus “withdrew” (15:21). This was the third time in which Jesus withdrew from Galilee in the gospel of Mark. The Lord sought solitude with his disciples, but the text says, “And he entered into a house, and would have no man know it; and he could not be hid” (7:24b). He had   not   gone into Gentile territory to embark on a healing ministry, but his fame had reached beyond the borders of Galilee. During this retreat into a largely Gentile region, a woman approached Jesus for help. Mark introduced the account with a strong adversative conjunction, “but,” (Grk. alla), recording the fact that in contrast to the need for seclusion, a notable scene developed. Mark 7:25 reveals that when this woman heard that Jesus was in the area, she came immediately and fell down at his feet. The aorist participle...

Week 6 – The Syrophoenician Woman Happy Week 6, OBSers! Can you believe we are almost done with our study? This is the last of the women we will be studying for this part of our study. One of the ladies in our God's Girls group suggested it and it sounds like it would be fun to try! To have Bible Study Live - Live on Thursday! It sounds like fun, right?! We can meet at Starbucks or McDonald's, somewhere there's FREE Wi-Fi with our laptops and tablets so those who can't make it or don't live local can still participate in the discussion. Let me know if you’re interested and we can decide on a location. Okay, here is the last of our Weekly Lowdown’s. Print this, post it to your fridge or tuck it in your study book. This is your SUGGESTED guide for the week to help you keep up in the Bible study! What We’re Reading This Week... The Syrophoenician Woman in the guide - pages 145 - 153. This week’s memory verse: Because of the   Lord ’s great lo...

The Woman at the Well: Thirsty for Truth W e don't know her name or age. But her conversation with the Lord is his longest one-on-one chat recorded in Scripture. Reason enough to give our sister from Samaria a fresh look. It was high noon on a hot day. Jesus, tired from traveling, chose a sensible rest stop—Jacob's well outside the town of Sychar—while waiting for his disciples to go into town for food. When our unnamed woman appeared with clay jar in hand, Jesus made a simple request: "Will you give me a drink?" (John 4:7). Uh-oh. (1) Jews weren't supposed to speak to Samaritans. (2) Men weren't permitted to address women without their husbands present. And (3) rabbis had no business speaking to shady ladies such as this one. Jesus was willing to toss out the rules, but our woman at the well wasn't. "You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman," she reminded him. "How can you ask me for a drink?" (John 4:9). She focused on ...

Happy Week 5, OBSers! Can you believe we are already more than halfway done with this study? Here is your Weekly Lowdown. Print this, post it to your fridge or tuck it in your study book. This is your SUGGESTED guide for the week to help you keep up in the Bible study! What We’re Reading This Week...Woman at the Well (pp. 131-141 in study guide) This week’s memory verse: “And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus ...” Hebrews 12:1b­2a (NIV) Here’s what’s happening in our study this week… Observe  —   What are your thoughts when you read this statement by Lysa TerKeurst, "The first four letters of the word 'Messiah' is mess. God knew we would have a mess and that the Messiah would come and touch or mess and out of that, would give us a message?" Bible  — Take a moment and read  Hebrews 12:1-2 . In your notebook or journal write out your answers to these questions: 1.    ...

We made it through Week 4 of our Online Bible Study! Hooray!!!! Thank you so much for hanging in here with me. Remember to pray for one another, we had a few pray request on our Bible Study Live.  Enjoy this beautiful day! Sit back and catch up on your reading. Here's the link to the blog to help. Remember to take the Spiritual Gift Test and you’ll discover all that Jesus has for you. Check the email I sent this week with the attachments. Here’s a couple online links – Spiritual Gifts Test and Gifts Test Assessment . Have a Super Saturday and be blessed. Attend the church of your choice and pray for your pastor. All you CCMV chicks lets continue send prayers up for Pastor Mark as he continues to recover. Share your Spiritual Gift in the comments section and be entered to win a beautiful Nicole Miller Leopard Notes Notebook!!!

Question: "Who was Martha in the Bible?" Answer:   Martha is a significant New Testament figure, a personal friend of Jesus, and someone with whom many women today identify. She lived in Bethany with her sister,   Mary , and her brother, Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead ( John 11:1–15 ,   43–44 ). We meet Martha three times in the Bible, and each event helps to build a profile of this interesting woman. The Bible first mentions Martha in   Luke 10 . She is in her home in Bethany, a small town near Jerusalem, where she is hosting Jesus and the disciples. Jesus was well-known to Martha and her siblings; in fact, Jesus loved this little family ( John 11:5 ). On the day that Jesus visited, Martha’s desire was to be a good hostess—to serve the best meal with the best possible presentation, for Jesus’ sake. Her sister, Mary, however, was taking some time out to listen to Jesus ( Luke 10:39 ). As Martha “was distracted by all the preparations that had to ...

Week 4 - Here's Martha! Hey all you OBSers hope ya’ll had a fabulous weekend!! Congratulations we are officially in Week 4 of our study - making this the halfway mark! Hang in there and don’t give up; we’re in this together!!! What We’re Reading This Week...Martha (pp. 119-129 in study guide) This week’s memory verse: “ So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV) This is your SUGGESTED guide for the week to help you keep up in the Bible study! Print this if you like, post it to your fridge or tuck it in your study book. Here’s what’s happening in our study this week Observe — What is an area of your life that perhaps you could look at as “managing blessings” rather than a burden right now? Bible — Take some time to read through different versions of 2 Corinthians 4:18. Write down which words inspire and challenge you most from this vers...