Women Of Virtue

What is visitation? Why visit? Who to visit? These will be addressed in the short devotion at the outset of the programme. A testimony will also be given by a sister who does regular visitations, especially to the homes of fellow sisters in the church.

Everyone in the Lord is in the grace of God. In this fourth part of the series, Serving Others, listeners will hear about how Christians ought to be partakers of others grace by making effort to build friendships with those in the church, and to help them, defend them, encourage them, pray for them, love them, edify them, bear their burdens, and live together in unity and not discord. The Christian must be willing to help others as well as be helped by others. This is essential in the fellowship and strengthening of the body of believers.

The Theology of Giving, based on 2 Corinthians 9:6-8, is a sermon preached by Rev Dr Quek Suan Yew. He speaks on The Doctrine of Farming, The Doctrine of Willingness and The Doctrine of Faith.  Sisters will learn what kind of givers the Lord requires of them as Christian mothers or simply as Christians.

What is the meaning of peacemakers as found in Matthew 5:9? What are some biblical guidelines we should follow when sisters in dispute approach us for help? Can we stop praying for an issue when the parties involved refuse to obey Gods Word and their issue remains unresolved? Such questions and more will be addressed in this session.

This is the start of a series, Serving Others. In this particular programme, listeners will hear a devotion on the responsibility of children to care for their ageing parents, and the blessings that come with it. A sister will also share her short testimony of living with her elderly mother what she has learnt, what she as a daughter has to do, and the experience of Gods goodness.

In this session, various questions will be addressed, such as What are the requirements for a lady to be in a committee? In a ladies committee, must the pastor always be in charge, or can a woman be the leader? and If the leader of a committee has made and insists on a wrong decision, what should the committee members do? Other issues concerning a committee members attitude as well as the role of a wife at home and in a church committee will also be covered.

This is for the encouragement of both part and full-time students of the Bible college, as well as all who are moved and called by the Lord to study His Word. A short exhortation will be given on the topic A Word of Encouragement and a Word of Warning to Theological Students, followed by two testimonies from a part-timer and a full-timer. The testimonies are entitled The Blessings of Studying Gods Word and My Answer to Gods Call respectively.

This session focuses on managing domestic helpers in the areas of Sabbath rest and worship as well as relating to them on a daily basis. May all sisters with domestic helpers at home be blessed with this time of learning.

In the continuation of the session on this topic, Rev Koshy deals with questions pertaining to the preparation of Sunday school lessons.

Here, Rev Dr Prabhudas Koshy attempts to answer questions regarding the Sunday school teachers spiritual qualifications, her personal preparation, and how to manage the class given various situations. Questions include: What are some guidelines for the Sunday school teachers spiritual preparation before teaching the lesson?; Is it advisable to use the phrase I will tell your parents as a deterrent to misbehaving children?; and What should the teachers response be if parents deny or justify their childrens bad behaviour?

A ladies seminar was held last September on being Teachers of Good Things. There was a question-and-answer session at the end of that meeting, and sisters wrote in questions of various kinds, to which Rev Koshy gave the answers. The first few were on the topic of submission at home and at the workplace, followed by questions pertaining to a womans contribution to society; her management of wayward teenage children; and her approach to erring fellow sisters in the church.

Listeners will hear a devotion entitled Lois Timothys Grandmother and a testimony by a grandmother of four.

Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people (Proverbs 14:34). If righteousness, integrity, morality, godliness and the fear of God are to be found in a nation, the homes play a crucial role in the nurture of children from which come future generations of leaders. The devotion is about Athaliah, a wicked queen and mother who worked evil in her family and nation. This is followed by a short reading of Fanny Crosbys writing on how mothers are important in a country.

In commemoration of mothers, several children and teens will share their testimonies as a tribute to what their mothers have done and sacrificed for them. A mother herself will be sharing the blessings God has bestowed upon her from her initial stage of motherhood to the present. Listeners will also be reminded by the devotion to give thanks to God for the gift of children, and how God can use their role as mothers to bring Him glory, and point others to Him.

Mothers play an important role in the life of the family, and their dependence upon God should be evident in their daily lives. Hence, the devotion is entitled Prayerfulness in Motherhood. May those who are new to motherhood be especially ministered to by the devotion, testimony, poem and songs that follow.

Love Your Husband; But Love God More is the topic of the devotion. Together with the testimonies, readings and songs, the devotion aims to encourage and instruct the married women in their married lives, that they may be godly wives who conduct themselves in an acceptable way before their husband and before God. May new wives be especially comforted and exhorted.

The questions asked in this second session pertain to the demands children have in schools; progress at the workplace; and methods people employ to relieve stress. How should the Christian act and respond?

It is necessary that in a world of much stress, the Christian keep peace and serenity in her heart by viewing and managing stress in a biblical way. In the first session of this topic, questions are asked relating to issues such as worry, faith, deadlines, responsibilities etc. What does the Bible say regarding these matters?

This programme is for wives who struggle in their marital relationships due to the weaknesses of their spouse. Here, they are taught and encouraged to continue loving and respecting their husbands in the midst of difficulties. All things are to be done for their husbands well-being according to Gods Word, with patient trust in the Lord who undertakes and overrules all.

Here, sisters are exhorted to choose their friends wisely; respect their friends; and be at peace with them by showing forgiveness, courtesy, love and tenderheartedness.