Biblical Nuggets for Godly Women
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7R2XU6LVWHUVLQ&KULVW May we know the peace of being Godly women, May we experience the joys of adorning the Gospel; May our lives and homes always be an expression of God's Love! "The aged women likewise...that they may teach the youngwomen to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to theirown husbands, that the Word of God be not blasphemed."Titus 2:3~5 Published 2010 FAITH PUBLISHING HOUSE 'LJLWDOO\3XEOLVKHGE\ 7+(*263(/7587+ ZZZFKXUFKRIJRGHYHQLQJOLJKWFRP Contents I. Harmony in the Home 1. Our God Ordained Place - Sis .Maxine Busbee ----------------- 11 2. Helpmeet - Sis. Sheri Rich -------------------------------------------- 19 3. Building a Happy Marriage - Sis. Patsy Smith ------------------- 36 4. Everlasting Love - Sis. Marsha Corteway ------------------------- 52 5. The Power of the Virtuous Woman - Sis. Connie Flynn ------- 58 6. Keeping Our Secret Garden - Sis. Brenda Wilkins ------------- 65 II. Nurturing Motherhood 7. For Mothers With Sons - Sis. Anita Adams ----------------------- 77 8. Obedience - Sis. Charlotte Huskey --------------------------------- 83 9. Discipline - Sis. Tammy Williamson--------------------------------- 89 10. Love Spelled T-I-M-E - Sis. Melonie Whitson ------------------- 98 11. Family Worship -Bro. Phillip & Sis. Rosie Gellenbeck------- 103 12. Diligence in the Home - Bro. Phillip & Sis. Rosie Gellenbeck ------ 114 Training the Conscience - Sis. Charlotte Huskey------------127 That Messy Room - Sis. Charlotte Huskey--------------------133 A Mother’s Heart - Sis. Karen LaCroix--------------------------138 Children of the Royal Family - Sis. Charlotte Huskey-------147 ,,, Understanding Submission Husbands Who Won’t Lead - Sis. Jeanie Samons ----------155 What Do You Require of Me, Lord? - Sis. Karen LaCroix--165 Melody Makers - A Sister In Christ------------------------------- 178 ,9 Women of Influence My Mission Field - Sis. LaDawna Adams-----------------------187 The Influence of Women - Sis. Geneva Lowe-----------------193 9 Emotions and Womanhood Rise Up From Fear - Sis. Patricia Rhodes---------------------207 Womanhood and Emotions - Sis. Maxine Busbee-----------216 VI. Contented Hearts 24. No Money - No Time - No Help - Sis. Tricia Bell-------------- 227 25. What Spirit Are You Of? - Sis. Sheri Rich ---------------------- 231 26. Continue On - Submitted by Sis. Karen LaCroix ------------- 240 VII. Modeling Modesty 27. God’s Portrait of Women Professing Godliness - Sis. Karen LaCroix -------------- 245 VIII. Filling Our Special Place 28. God’s Presence in Widowhood - Sis. Nelda Sorrell --------- 259 29. My Husband is Not a Christian! - A Sister in Christ ---------- 266 IX. God Still Answers Prayer 30. Divine Healing and Motherhood Part I - Sis. Anita Adams ----------- 277 31. Not My Will But Thine Be Done - Sis. Irma Sallee ----------- 298 32. The Ultimate Health Care Plan - Sis. Irma Sallee ------------ 306 X. Doing Our Part 33. Nutrition, Divine Healing and Motherhood Part II - Sis. Anita Adams ----------- 311 XI. Good Stewardship 34. Finances and the Home Part I - Sis. Anita Adams ---------- 327 35. Finances and the Home Part II - Sis. Anita Adams --------- 336 Acknowledgements Words cannot express my appreciation to every contributor and supporter during the process of compiling this book. I have enjoyed working and communicating with all of you as we endeavored to unveil God's will for us as Godly Women. To all of you I say a deep and heartfelt "Thank You!" To my wonderful husband who has unfailingly encouraged me when I thought I had gotten in too deep; to Sis. Nelda Sorrell...your dedicated help, expertise and faith in this project gave me a tremendous boost and zeal to keep on. I appreciate the encouragement, advice and willingness of the Faith Publishing House staff to invest their time in bring- ing this project to publication. Most of all I thank God for His inspiration and anointing to each contributor and for His unfailing guidance and strength in fulfilling this project for His glory. In His Service, Brenda Wilkins The Contributors Sis. Maxine Busbee is a minister and pastor at the Crutcho Church of God in Oklahoma City. She is the mother of two daugh- ters and three granddaughters. She resides with her husband, Loren, in Edmond, OK. Sis. Sheri Rich is a minister of the Church of God. She and her husband, Bryan, have been married forty one years. They have nine children and fourteen grandchildren. Sis. Patsy Smith of Keizer, OR has been happily married to her husband, Clifford, for forty-two years and has a teaching ministry.They have three children and ten grandchildren. Sis. Marsha Corteway is a minister in the Guthrie, OK congre- gation. She and her husband, Jerry, have three daughters and seven grandchildren. She is active in children's minsitry. Sis. Connie Flynn is a lay member of the congregation in Loranger, LA. She is active in ministering to young women and lives with her husband, Gerald, in Loranger, LA. Sis. Brenda Wilkins is a lay member in the Guthrie, OK con- gregation. She and her husband, Delmar, have been married for thirty-seven years. They have three children and nine grand- children. Sis. Anita Adams is a pastor's wife in the Webb city, MO con- gregation. She and her husband, Danny, have four sons and live in Carthage, MO. Sis. Charlotte Huskey has been active in missionary work in Mexico most of her married life. She currently lives in Guthrie, OK. She and her husband, James, have been married for fifty-five years and have six children, thirty-six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Sis. Tammy Williamson is a pastor's wife in Loranger, LA. She has been supervisor in the Way of Life Christian school for many years. She and her husband, Michael, have three children and two grandchildren. Sis. Melonie Whitson is a lay member in the Enterprise, AL congregation. She and her husband, Marshall, have been married for thirty-six years and have three children and three grandchildren. Bro. Phillip & Sis. Rosie Gellenbeck live in Guthrie, OK. Bro. Phillip is Interim Pastor at the Guthrie Church of God. They are active in the Path of Life Christian School as teacher and principal. They have five children and one grandchild. Sis. Karen LaCroix is a minister in the Loranger, LA congre- gation. She and her husband, Glenn, have two children and five grandchildren. Sis. Jeanie Samons is a minister's wife of Junction City, KY. She and her husband, Toney, are active in young couple's ministry and have been married for thirty-nine years and have four children and eight grandchildren. Sis. LaDawna Adams is a minister in the Enterprise, AL con- gregation. She and her husband, Michael, live in Hayden, AL. They have four children. Sis. Geneva Lowe is a pastor's wife in the Tulsa, OK congre- gation. She and her husband, Charles, have raised six chil- dren and have six grandchildren. They have been married for forty-six years. Sis. Lowe is active in the card and telephone ministries. Sis. Patricia Rhodes is a lay member of the Tulsa, OK con- gregation. She and her husband, Charles, have been married for thiry-four years. They have three children and six grand- children. She is active in the music and children's ministry in her congregation. Sis. Tricia Bell is a pastor's wife from the Sapulpa, OK con- gregation. She and her husband, James, have six children and six grandchildren. Sis. Tricia is active in teaching women at the jail in Tulsa, OK. Sis. Nelda Sorrell is a lay member in the Guthrie, OK congre- gation. She and her late husband, Ed, have three children, six grandchildren and five great granddaughters. Sis. Nelda has been handicapped with muscular dystrophy since her early twenties, yet is very active traveling in the work of the Lord and in helps. Sis. Irma Sallee is a lay member in the OK City, OK congrega- tion. Her husband, Bob, died soon afer returning from a mis- sionary trip to Africa. They have five children and fourteen grandchildren. Sis. Irma has a gift for ministering to the sick and elderly. 1 Our God Ordained Place Sis. Maxine Busbee ~ Order of Creation “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…likeness…And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul….And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for himhim.… And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam,… and he took one of his ribs,…and…made…a woman, and brought her unto the man.” Genesis 1:26; 2:7, 18, 21, 22. How beautiful and perfect the creation of the first man and woman! As Adam opened his eyes and beheld the feminine creature presented to him, he cried, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh!” Adam understood that a man should “cleave unto his wife: and they…be one flesh.” 12 Biblical Nuggets for Godly Women In the beginning, all things formed were done in an or- der of sequence, working together not only for the balance and coordination of the universe and nature, but for human- ity as well. God is a God of order, and when His creation functions in that order, harmony is the result. Equally so, when God’s order is “out of order,” confusion is the consequence. Therefore, to understand our “God Ordained Place,” an au- thoritative order must be considered. Authoritative Order “But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.” I Corinthians 11:3. God is su- preme in this order, with Christ being subject to the Father. Man’s ordained responsibility to Christ would be considered the third level of this authoritative order, with the woman’s responsibility to the man being the fourth; yet all (male and female) are subject to Christ.