Twelve Extraordinary Women: How God Shaped Women of the Bible, and What He Wants to Do with You

by John MacArthur

Overview

Twelve Extraordinary Women offers a poignant and personal look into the lives of some of the Bible's most faithful women, teaching modern believers that true faith can leave a lasting legacy.

These women were ordinary, common, and in some cases even ostracized and rejected by society, yet each was made extraordinary by her life-changing encounter with God.

In Twelve Extraordinary Women, bestselling author and Bible teacher John MacArthur shows us that the God to whom they were so faithful is the same God who continues to mold and guide us today.

As you meet these women in Scripture and get to know more about their lives and characters, they will challenge you, motivate you, encourage you, and inspire you with love for the God whom they trusted, served, and loved, teaching us that:

• Our personal struggles and temptations are the very same kinds of trials that all believers of all ages have confronted
• Even in the midst of our trouble, God remains eternally faithful
• Through God, anyone can become extraordinary

From Eve to the Samaritan Woman, these twelve women eachserve as reminders of both our frailty and our potential. Together, they all point us to Christ and His grace.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781400280285
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	10/05/2008
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	41,386
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Widely known for his thorough, candid approach to teaching God's Word, John MacArthur is a popular author and conference speaker. He has served as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, since 1969. John and his wife, Patricia, have four married children and fifteen grandchildren. John's pulpit ministry has been extended around the globe through his media ministry, Grace to You, and its satellite offices in seven countries. In addition to producing daily radio programs for nearly two thousand English and Spanish radio outlets worldwide, Grace to You distributes books, software, and digital recordings by John MacArthur. John is chancellor of The Master's University and Seminary and has written hundreds of books and study guides, each one biblical and practical. Bestselling titles include The Gospel According to Jesus, Twelve Ordinary Men, Twelve Extraordinary Women, Slave, and The MacArthur Study Bible, a 1998 ECPA Gold Medallion recipient.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments iv Preface vii Introduction xi
1 Eve: Mother of All Living 1
2 Sarah: Hoping Against Hope 27
3 Rahab: A Horrible Life Redeemed 51
4 Ruth: Loyalty and Love 69
5 Hannah: A Portrait of Feminine Grace 87
6 Mary: Blessed Among Women 107
7 Anna: The Faithful Witness 129
8 The Samaritan Woman: Finding the Water of Life 141
9 Martha and Mary: Working and Worshiping 155
10 Mary Magdalene: Delivered from Darkness 171
11 Lydia: A Hospitable Heart Opened 187 Epilogue 199 Study Guide 203 About the Author 217 Notes 219