1. Luke goes out of his way to show Jesus valuing women
1.1. The Assemblies of God has always been a head of the culture in regards to Appreciating the ministry of women
1.1.1. We have always ordained women because of the same the Holy Spirt is pour out on daughters as well as sons in Joel.
1.1.1.1. Joel 2:28 (NLT) 28 “Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.
1.1.1.2. Joel 2:29 (NLT) 29 In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on servants—men and women alike.
1.1.2. Women can hold all offices that a man can in the Assemblies of God, including pastors, deacons and elders.
1.2. Sadly, some denominations continue to discriminate against women
1.2.1. Big name preachers have mocked and belittled women in their own denomination for being Successful preachers
1.2.2. It is not unique to the church
1.2.2.1. Men get threatened when their wives become more "Successful" than they are
1.3. Is God a woman
1.3.1. Matthew 22:28 (NLT) 28 So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her.”
1.3.2. Matthew 22:29 (NLT) 29 Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God.
1.3.3. Matthew 22:30 (NLT) 30 For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.
1.3.4. No one really knows "how it is"
1.3.4.1. Since Jesus does not explain more I am content that He does not need me to know.
1.4. "Doesn't Paul say women can't have authority over a man?"
1.4.1. Women with authority in the Bible
1.4.1.1. Miriam
1.4.1.1.1. Exodus 15:20 (NLT) 20 Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine and led all the women as they played their tambourines and danced.
1.4.1.2. Deborah
1.4.1.2.1. Judges 4:4 (NLT) 4 Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophet who was judging Israel at that time.
1.4.1.3. Huldah
1.4.1.3.1. authenticated the scroll of the Law found in the temple and helped spark religious reform in the days of Josiah
1.4.1.3.2. 2 Kings 22:14 (NLT) 14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to the New Quarter of Jerusalem to consult with the prophet Huldah. She was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, the keeper of the Temple wardrobe.
1.4.1.3.3. 2 Chronicles 34:22 (NLT) 22 So Hilkiah and the other men went to the New Quarter of Jerusalem to consult with the prophet Huldah. She was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, the keeper of the Temple wardrobe.
1.4.1.4. Dorcas
1.4.1.4.1. Tabitha (Dorcas) initiated an effective benevolence ministry (Acts 9:36)
1.4.1.4.2. Acts 9:36 (NLT) 36 There was a believer in Joppa named Tabitha (which in Greek is Dorcas). She was always doing kind things for others and helping the poor.
1.4.1.5. Philips 4 unmarried daughters
1.4.1.5.1. Philip’s four unmarried daughters were recognized prophets (Acts 21:8,9)
1.4.1.5.2. Acts 21:8 (NLT) 8 The next day we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the Evangelist, one of the seven men who had been chosen to distribute food.
1.4.1.6. Paul singled out two women, Euodia and Syntyche
1.4.1.6.1. Philippians 4:2 (NLT) 2 Now I appeal to Euodia and Syntyche. Please, because you belong to the Lord, settle your disagreement.
1.4.1.6.2. Philippians 4:3 (NLT) 3 And I ask you, my true partner, to help these two women, for they worked hard with me in telling others the Good News. They worked along with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are written in the Book of Life.
1.4.1.7. Priscilla
1.4.1.7.1. Priscilla was another of Paul’s exemplary “fellow workers in Christ Jesus”
1.4.1.7.2. Romans 16:3 (NLT) 3 Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in the ministry of Christ Jesus.
1.4.1.7.3. Romans 16:4 (NLT) 4 In fact, they once risked their lives for me. I am thankful to them, and so are all the Gentile churches.
1.5. We are all one
1.5.1. Galatians 3:28 (NLT) 28 There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.
1.5.2. The God of the Bible does not show favoritism
1.5.2.1. Romans 2:11 (NLT) 11 For God does not show favoritism.
1.5.3. Genesis 3:16 (NLT) 16 Then he said to the woman, “I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy, and in pain you will give birth. And you will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you.”
1.5.3.1. Why women and often dominated in many cultures?
1.5.3.2. The strained relationship between Adam and Eve, including the statement that “he will rule over you” (Genesis 3:16), comes as a result of the curse, making it clear that this was not a part of God’s original and durable design for humankind.
1.5.3.3. In Christ we are truly set free from sin and its curse, which separate us from God and each other and cause us to elevate or demean according to race, social standing, or gender.
1.5.3.4. We fight against those curses
1.5.3.4.1. Epidural for women having babies
1.5.3.4.2. Fertilizer to make food grow better
1.5.3.4.3. Medicine to live longer
1.5.3.4.4. In modern recognition that women are equal to men
2. So Luke chooses a woman to paint seeking the lost.
2.1. No one stresses over lost stuff like a woman
2.2. We are called to seek the lost All other callings are pointing to that calling
3. Lk 15:8-10
3.1. The search
3.1.1. Luke 15:8 (NLT) 8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it?
3.2. The sighting 15:9a
3.2.1. Luke 15:9 (NLT) 9 And when she finds it, she will call in her friends ...
3.3. The singing Lk 15:9b-10
3.3.1. On earth
3.3.1.1. Luke 15:9 (NLT) 9 ... and say, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.’
3.3.2. In Heaven
3.3.2.1. Luke 15:10 (NLT) 10 In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.”
4. The unappreciated a little brother to the lost sheep
4.1. If Jesus preaches this principle again and again, it must be really important.
4.2. While similar, it is not identical
4.3. Like when Jesus talks about birds and flowers in Matthew six
4.4. Charles Spurgeon called these a "trinity of parables"
4.4.1. Jesus: The shepherd, with much pain and self-sacrifice, seeks the reckless, wandering sheep
4.4.1.1. Leaving the 99
4.4.1.2. Shows his priority and focus
4.4.1.3. It is because of his pain and trial that we are found
4.4.2. The Holy Spirit: the woman diligently searches for the insensible but lost piece of money
4.4.2.1. Insensible, blind and lost.
4.4.2.2. John 16:8 (NLT) 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.
4.4.2.3. Romans 8:16 (NLT) 16 For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.
4.4.3. The Father: waits for his son, never infringing on his free will.