Knowledge of Good & Evil

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Knowledge of Good & Evil

S.2 | Ep.2

May 31, 2023 • Pastor Matt Smith, Pastor Jasmyn Denton

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Today we get into the infamy of Genesis 3, often referred to as the Fall of Man. Adam and Eve had it, literally, made in the shade. Everything they needed to fill and rule the earth and help it to thrive was provided by God. And even still, the insidious suggestive nature of sin drew them to disobey the one prohibition in the garden. We are still reeling from the consequences of their actions.

Later in scripture, Solomon writes about another woman present at creation: Lady Wisdom. She makes her appearance most notably in Proverbs 8 and gives us insight into how God’s wisdom always leads us to Life, much like the tree in Eve’s first home.

But What About…

July 12, 2023 • Pastor Matt Smith, Pastor Jasmyn Denton

But what about Paul’s instruction to Timothy? What about women being silent and learning from their husbands? How do we read these prohibition passages and still think it’s ok for women to speak or teach in church? Today we finish the season having a conversation to address these verses of the Bible that often keep women out of leadership spaces in churches and how we understand and interpret scripture when it seems to be contradictory. Resources: Tell Her Story by Nijay K. Gupta https://a.co/d/eWEb8Qh Woman’s Right to Preach the Gospel (1853 Sermon from Rev. Luther Lee) https://archive.org/details/womansrighttopre00leel/mode/2up

Women in the Early Church

July 5, 2023 • Pastor Matt Smith, Pastor Jasmyn Denton

From Pentecost to the final chapter of Paul’s letter to the Romans, ministry through women in the early church carried the message of Jesus throughout the Greko-Roman world. Women like Phoebe, Junia, Lydia, Priscilla, and more were considered disciples, apostles, co-laborers, deacons, and ministers. These women are not footnotes of the movement, but leaders - alongside men - who accepted the mission of Jesus to go make disciples of all nations.

Women in the Gospels - Part 2

June 28, 2023 • Pastor Matt Smith, Pastor Jasmyn Denton

Mary Magdalene was not “just another Mary,” but was an essential part of the ministry of Jesus, both before and after his resurrection. Healed by Jesus from seven demons, this woman commits her life as a disciple of Jesus. This conversation takes place mostly in John 20, so open your Bible and let’s get started.