13 May Building Kingdom #6 Mothers Day

Women In Ministry Overview

In this powerful Mother’s Day message from the ‘Building Kingdom’ series, Pastor explores the vital role of women in God’s kingdom, moving beyond traditional limitations to embrace divine purpose. Drawing from David’s victory over Goliath and the distinction between religion and relationship, the sermon reveals how God chooses the ‘weak’ to confound the wise. Unlike Old Testament restrictions born from hardened hearts, the Kingdom of Heaven operates under grace where there’s no difference between male and female, Jew or Greek, bond or free. Women aren’t called merely to birth and serve, but to reign as kings and priests alongside men. The message challenges both religious traditions that limit women and natural thinking that restricts God’s power. Through intimate relationship with Christ rather than religious performance, every believer—regardless of gender—is fearfully and wonderfully made to fulfill divine purpose. Like a glove needing a hand, humans are designed in God’s image but require His presence to function effectively. This Mother’s Day sermon empowers women to embrace their full kingdom identity while encouraging all believers to think spiritually rather than naturally about God’s unlimited plans.

Women In Ministry Outline

• 0:00 – Introduction: Women in the Kingdom: Setting the stage for discussing women’s role in kingdom governance versus traditional limitations.
• 3:45 – Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: Exploring Psalm 139:14 and God’s universal design for all people regardless of gender.
• 8:20 – David vs Goliath: Religion vs Relationship: Contrasting Saul’s religious approach with David’s intimate relationship with God.
• 15:30 – Kingdom of Heaven Governance: Understanding current dispensation and how Jesus rules from heaven through believers.
• 22:10 – Kings and Queens or Kings and Kings?: Revealing why scripture calls believers ‘kings and priests’ regardless of gender.
• 28:45 – No Difference in the Kingdom: Examining how grace removes gender, racial, and social distinctions in God’s kingdom.
• 35:20 – From Law to Liberty: Showing progression from Old Testament restrictions to New Testament freedom through heart transformation.

Scripture References

Psalm 139:14, 1 Samuel 17 (David and Goliath), Galatians 3:28, Revelation 1:6, Proverbs 4:23, Romans 8:38-39

Key Takeaways

• Women have equal calling and authority in God’s kingdom, not limited to traditional domestic roles.
• Intimate relationship with God trumps religious performance and human credentials every time.
• The Kingdom of Heaven operates under grace where gender distinctions don’t limit spiritual authority.
• God intentionally chooses the ‘weak’ and unlikely to accomplish His purposes and confound human wisdom.
• Like David, believers need spiritual intimacy rather than borrowed armor from religious systems.
• Every person is designed as a ‘glove’ needing God’s hand to fulfill their divine purpose.
• Heart condition determines freedom level – hard hearts require more restrictions while soft hearts enjoy greater liberty.

Women In Ministry Notes

This Mother’s Day message powerfully challenges traditional church limitations on women while calling all believers to embrace their full kingdom identity. Pastor begins by establishing that this isn’t typical Mother’s Day fare celebrating biological motherhood, but rather a kingdom perspective on women’s divine calling and authority.The foundational truth emerges from Psalm 139:14 where David declares being ‘fearfully and wonderfully made.’ This isn’t gender-specific but applies universally, establishing that God’s creative excellence transcends human categories. The pastor humorously notes that this fearful and wonderful making is evident every time store cashiers ‘check him out,’ lightening the mood while reinforcing the truth.The David and Goliath narrative becomes a masterclass in contrasting religious performance with intimate relationship. Saul represents institutional religion – knowing about God, understanding protocols, but lacking personal intimacy. When crisis comes, religion offers borrowed armor and human solutions. Saul literally tries to dress David in his oversized armor, symbolizing how religious systems attempt to take credit for what intimate believers accomplish through God’s power.David’s confidence stems not from military training but from private victories with lions and bears while shepherding. His brothers and Saul question his qualifications, yet David sees clearly: an ‘uncircumcised Philistine’ cannot stand against the armies of the living God. This reveals kingdom thinking – spiritual reality supersedes natural circumstances.The sermon transitions into dispensational understanding, explaining how the Kingdom of Heaven represents current governance under grace. Unlike previous dispensations operating under innocence, human government, promise, or law, believers now live under heaven’s administration through Christ’s finished work. Jesus reigns from heaven’s throne, and remarkably, believers are ‘seated with him’ in heavenly places.Crucially, scripture declares believers ‘kings and priests’ – not ‘kings and queens.’ This linguistic choice isn’t accidental but reveals kingdom thinking transcends natural gender roles. Women must embrace their identity as ‘kings’ while men accept being Christ’s ‘bride.’ Natural thinking limits God’s power, but spiritual perspective unlocks divine potential.The glove analogy brilliantly illustrates human design and divine purpose. Humans are created in God’s image like gloves fashioned in a hand’s likeness, but remain useless without the hand inside. Being born again means God enters the ‘glove’ of human life, enabling supernatural function and divine purpose fulfillment.Progression from law to grace demonstrates how heart condition affects freedom levels. Under law, detailed restrictions governed behavior because hard hearts required external controls. The Kingdom of Heaven operates differently – soft hearts toward God enjoy tremendous liberty because transformation comes from within. Jesus guards the heart because ‘out of it flow the issues of life.’This progression explains historical restrictions on women. Hard-hearted men throughout history have limited women’s roles, but kingdom governance recognizes no gender distinctions. Galatians 3:28 establishes that in Christ there’s neither male nor female, Jew nor Greek, bond nor free. These categories become irrelevant in spiritual authority and kingdom function.The message concludes with liberating truth about God’s unconditional love and empowerment. Nothing can separate believers from God’s love – not mistakes, stupidity, or failures. Best days and worst days are identical in God’s eyes because His goodness isn’t performance-based but relationship-founded.

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