Michelle Lesley

These are my notes from my ladies’ Sunday School class this morning. I’ll be posting the notes from my class here each week. Click here for last week’s lesson.

Godly Womanhood – Designed by God

I. God, not man, is the initiator and designer of the roles of men and women. (Genesis 2:15-22)

A. God initiated woman (18)

1. Humanity in general, and Adam, in particular, were lacking something

2. Man needed help

3. God created someone strong enough to help man: woman.

a. Jesus- a wife’s perfect example.

i. Power under control

ii. Submission to authority

iii. Proactive, not reactionary (John 10:17-18)

B. God designed woman (19-22)

1. God’s “personal touch”

2. Woman was specially designed for the role of helper

II. God, not man, is the initiator and designer of marriage (Genesis 2:22-25)

A. Marriage was initiated by God

1. God brought Eve to Adam

2. God performed the first “wedding”

B. Because God is the initiator and designer of marriage, man is not to alter God’s plan for marriage.

1. Divorce.

2. Cohabitation

3. Same sex “marriage”

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November 6, 2013 Michelle Lesley

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Marriage, Sanctification, Sunday School, Women

Godly Womanhood – Introduction ~ Sunday School Lesson ~ 11-3-13

November 3, 2013April 5, 2019 Michelle Lesley

These are my notes from my ladies’ Sunday School class this morning. I’ll be posting the notes from my class here each week. Click here for last week’s lesson.

Godly Womanhood – Introduction

I. Proverbs 31

A. Structure

1. Two oracles, or poems

a. v. 2-9: The Wise King

b. v. 10-31: The Excellent Wife

2. Descriptive, rather than prescriptive, passage

B. The “cast” of Proverbs 31

1. Solomon

2. King Lemuel

3. King Lemuel’s mother

4. The excellent wife/woman

C. What can we learn from this passage that God desires of women and values in them?

An excellent woman…

1. …is rare (1)

2. …is precious (1)

3. …is trusted by her husband and is trustworthy in general (3, 11)

4. …loves her husband and treats him well (12)

5. …takes the initiative and works willingly, not resentfully (13,24

6. …works diligently, and isn’t lazy (14,18,19,22, 27)

7. …puts her family’s, and others’, needs ahead of her own (15)

8. …is organized and plans ahead (16,21)

9. …tries to contribute to bettering her family’s situation (16)

10. ..is strong (17,25)

11. ..helps the needy (20)

12. ..is the “woman behind the man,” and is admired by others for her character (23)

13. ..is characterized by dignity (25)

14. ..is characterized by wisdom and kindness, and grows others in these qualities through parenting and mentoring (26)

D. Results of being a woman of excellence

1. Gratitude from husband and children (28-29)

2. The rewards of her hard work and good character (31)

3. God is pleased (30)

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. (30)

“The Woman is the Neck” from My Big Fat Greek Wedding

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November 1, 2013 Michelle Lesley

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Faith, Salvation, Sanctification, Sunday School

How Can I Be Certain I’m Saved? ~ Sunday School Lesson ~ 10-27-13

October 31, 2013April 5, 2019 Michelle Lesley

These are my notes from my ladies’ Sunday School class this morning. I’ll be posting the notes from my class here each week. Click here for last week’s lesson.

How Can I Be Certain I’m Saved?

The Character of Genuine
SAVING FAITH*

2 Corinthians 13:5: Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!

**Scripture is the measuring stick we use for examining ourselves. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; Psalm 19:7-8)
**Direction, not perfection.

1: EVIDENCES THAT NEITHER PROVE NOR DISPROVE ONE’S FAITH

A. Visible Morality:	Matt. 19:16–21; 23:27. *Rom. 3:10
B. Intellectual Knowledge: **Notre Dame professor on O’Reilly	Rom. 1:21; 2:17ff.
C. Religious Involvement:	Matt. 25:1–10
D. Active Ministry: Justin Peters Lecture 1 Justin Peters Lecture 2	Matt. 7:21–24
E. Conviction of Sin:	Acts 24:25
F. Assurance:	Matt. 23
G. Time of Decision:	Luke 8:13, 14

2: THE FRUIT/PROOFS OF AUTHENTIC/TRUE CHRISTIANITY:

**These are not things we strive to do, but what God works in our hearts as He sanctifies us day by day.

A. Love for God:	Ps. 42:1ff; 73:25; Luke 10:27; Rom. 8:7; **1 John 4:19
B. Repentance from Sin:	Ps. 32:5; Prov. 28:13; Rom. 7:14ff; 2 Cor. 7:10; 1 John 1:8–10; **Psalm 119:128
C. Genuine Humility:	Ps. 51:17; Matt. 5:1–12; James 4:6, 9ff.
D. Devotion to God’s Glory:	Ps. 105:3; 115:1; Is. 43:7, 48:10ff.; Jer. 9:23, 24; 1 Cor. 10:31.
E. Continual Prayer:	Luke 18:1; Eph. 6:18ff.; Phil. 4:6ff.; 1 Tim. 2:1–4; James 5:16–18
F. Selfless Love:	1 John 2:9ff, 3:14; 4:7ff.
G. Separation from the World:	1 Cor. 2:12; James 4:4ff.; 1 John 2:15–17, 5:5
H. Spiritual Growth:	Luke 8:15; John 15:1–6; Eph. 4:12–16
I. Obedient Living: J. Hunger for God’s Word K. Transformation of Life	Matt. 7:21; John 15:14ff.; Rom. 16:26; 1 Pet. 1:2, 22; 1 John 2:3–5 1 Peter 2:1-3; 2 Cor. 5:17

If List I is true of a person and List II is false, there is cause to question the validity of one’s profession of faith. Yet if List II is true, then the top list will be also.

3: THE CONDUCT OF THE GOSPEL:

A. Proclaim it: Matt. 4:23

B. Defend it: Jude 3

C. Demonstrate it: Phil. 1:27

D. Share it: Phil. 1:5

E. Suffer for it: 2 Tim. 1:8

F. Don’t hinder it: 1 Cor. 9:12

G. Be not ashamed: Rom. 1:16

H. Preach it: 1 Cor. 9:16

I. Be empowered: 1 Thess. 1:5

J. Guard it: Gal. 1:6:-8

*This document was written by Dr. John MacArthur and is part of the MacArthur Study Bible notes. It can be found on line here.