Tabitha (Dorcas)

The unique and intriguing story of a woman with dual citizenship, as it were, a woman known for her good deeds, the only woman who was actually called disciple in the entire Christian Testament, whose death rocked her Christian community to its core, and her deliverance by being raised back to life generated widespread belief in the Lord.

The Sinful Woman

her traditional title of โ€œthe sinful womanโ€ is very misleading. In this story, she is portrayed as the devoted-to-Jesus woman, the forgiven-by-Jesus woman, the living-portrait-of-love-sacrifice-and-bold-faith woman.

1 Peter 3: Repay Evil With Good

Peter had just finished teaching on all areas of life. Now he summarized the principles of living in community according to God's commands.

Mary of Bethany

We might say Martha brought in the importance of right doing in her service to the Lord, and in right thinking as Jesusโ€™ developed her faith in knowing the truth about His divinity. Now enter Mary, who said few words, but whose passion and practice made a deep and lasting impact on Jesusโ€™ heart and our understanding of discipleship.

Woman Caught in Adultery

Upon His divine authority, Jesus forgave what the Law of Moses called unforgiveable

Martha

I think the way Martha would have liked to be remembered was as a woman of bold faith and blessed service, who was able to leave the conventions of her old life and enter into the grace and freedom Jesus offers

Ruth

The story of Ruth is one of redemption. In fact, the word redemption shows up twenty-three times in this little book of only four chapters.

1 Peter 3, Living the Word

Peter enjoined Christian wives married to men who did not share their faith to live in a [Godfearing] pure manner of lifeย in the same way Jesus did, using Jesusโ€™ life as the example for their own.

1 Peter 1, Spiritual DNA

To borrow an analogy, this birth from above alters the spiritual DNA of a person, so that along with the privilege and responsibility of divine parentage comes the Fatherโ€™s own genetic characteristics, Godโ€™s holiness and Godโ€™s ability to love, everything a believer needs to fulfill the call of God.

1 Peter 2, Peter the Rock

In this six minute presentation, Peter teaches that believers are to see themselves as ones hewn from God, as living rock with a special unity, built upon the Cornerstone of Christ, and as a priesthood whose purpose was to serve and glorify God, remembering his own vivid experience of being named a rock of faith by Jesus.