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Chapter 8: X3pure Series Finding Godly Femininity


Queen Esther & Queen Vashti


• Queen Vashti’s attitude was foul



• Queen Vashti’s attitude was foul


• Beauty is not everything


Character


• He who finds a wife finds a good things and obtains favor from the Lord (Proverbs 18:22)

Character



Character

• Focus on your character



Character


• Esther did not go into the king unless she was called by name

(Esther 2:14)



Character


• Esther did not go into the king unless she was called by name

(Esther 2:14)

• A man who is a visionary


Feminine


• God didn’t just make you female, he made you feminine

Feminine



Feminine

• Femininity is a gift



Feminine


• We communicate with men in a different way than they communicate with other men



Feminine


• We communicate with men in a different way than they communicate with other men

• Holds men’s attention


Bitterness


• Can cause us to make immoral decisions

Bitterness



Bitterness

• Forgiveness is pivotal



Bitterness

• Forgiveness is pivotal

• Bitterness can cause trouble (Hebrews 12:1-6)


God’s Design


• Feminine women are sensitive and gentle

God’s Design



God’s Design

• Natural nurturing spirit



God’s Design


• We’re not an afterthought



God’s Design



• Male and female he made them (Gen 1:26-27)



God’s Design



• Male and female he made them (Gen 1:26-27)

• We represent the more gentle side of God


Praiseworthy


•Older women are to teach the younger women to love their husband and children, to be wise and pure, to be good workers at home and to yield to their husbands (Titus 2:3-5)

Praiseworthy



Praiseworthy

• Submission is not a lack of power, it’s to control your power



Praiseworthy

• Submission is not a lack of power, it’s to control your power

• Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord shall be praised (Proverbs 31:10)


Sexy


• Confusing godly femininity with being sexy

Sexy



Sexy

• Sexy: to arouse sexually



Sexy

• Sexy: to arouse sexually

• “Too many women dress for rent when they are occupied”


Masculine Roles


• “Some of us are becoming the men that we wanted to marry” - Gloria Steinem

Masculine Roles



Masculine Roles

• Taking on masculine roles



Masculine Roles


• We can never take the role of what a man is to be in our life



Masculine Roles



• A man just adds to our life



Masculine Roles



• A man just adds to our life

• Delight yourselves in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart (Psalm 37:4)


Kind & Gentle Spirit


• A woman has a lot of power in her home, however she wins her husband over with a kind and gentle spirit (1 Peter 3:3-6)





• God made us feminine for a reason





• Sacred Influence, Gary Thomas






• “We’re not called to change anyone, we’re called to influence”






• “We’re not called to change anyone, we’re called to influence”

• The Holy Spirit


Sanctuary


Sanctuary

• Sanctuary: a sacred and holy place


Sanctuary

• Sanctuary: a sacred and holy place

• The temple of the Holy Spirit


Covenant Relationship



• Covered & protected




• Understands purpose of femininity




• Understands purpose of femininity

• We as women provide something for men that they wouldn’t have without us


Biblical Examples


Biblical Examples

• Spend some time in Esther and Ruth


Biblical Examples


• Submission


Biblical Examples


• Submission

• Receiving wise council


Biblical Examples


• Submission

• Receiving wise council

• Waiting on God


Next Time: Chapter 9



• Parallels between being a helper and the Holy Spirit



• Parallels between being a helper and the Holy Spirit

• Being patient with the process

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