Women's Weekly Bible Challenge

Hello and welcome to the Women’s Weekly Bible Challenge! I’m Lisa Ann Spencer. Last week we ended our study with Lydia, the first European Christian convert. Today we begin our study, When the Holy Spirit Speaks to Women ,  in Acts chapter 16 in Philippi, the chief city of Macedonia. A CERTAIN DAMSEL Acts 16:16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:  17  the same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.  18  And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour. The Holy Spirit, through the Apostle Paul, does not address the damsel ; instead, He speaks to the spirit, WHICH IS A “HE” BECAUSE these SPIRITS ARE associated with d...

Hello and Welcome to the Women’s Weekly Bible Challenge! I’m Lisa Ann Spencer. It has been awhile since I’ve posted, due to our family’s move from Georgia to Kentucky.  I thank you for your patience, and I look forward to resuming this series consistently.  I'm glad you've joined me today for Part 6 of our series, When the Holy Spirit Speaks to Women . Let’s do a quick REVIEW . In the last lesson, I covered the Apostle Paul’s FIRST "MISSIONARY JOURNEY" , which is covered in Acts 13:4 to Acts 14:28. 📔NOTE: It is not truly a “missionary journey”; it is an “apostolic journey”.   Apostle means “sent one” and particularly one sent directly by God: the Father, the Son, and/or the Holy Ghost. Paul was sent to the Gentiles by Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost (Acts 9:15; 13:2,46).   There are no Apostles in this dispensation.   They are not needed because we have a complete Bible. Today, missionaries are sent out by men, not God. 📖 GRAB YOUR BIBLES AND LET'S ...