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'Others': IHQ Bible Study 2023
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'Others' is a collection of 24 Bible studies developed by women from different parts of our Salvation Army world.
Commissioner Rosalie Peddle, World President of Women's Ministries, writes: 'I am delighted to be able to present to you the 2023 Bible study collection from international Women’s Ministries, Others. It is my firm belief that God is calling us to walk with others; in confidence, courage, trust and resilience. Our hearts will stay connected to God, but our hands must reach out to women and girls, men and boys, across our world.
'Loving others is God’s call to action for our lives! Much more than just talking about others, we must actually step out and join with them in a spirit of intentional community, hearing people when they voice their struggles and their joys.'
One of the contributors is Major Christine De Maine from our own Territory - and she brings a unique perspective to the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, which we find in John 4:
'Water is a precious resource for us all and in my culture of Māoridom, water is the foundation of life and what connects us to the land and our relationship with it. In New Zealand, we often introduce ourselves with a pepeha. It is a greeting which begins with significant mountain and river and places that are special to us. We do this because these places never move and are always constant. Jacob’s well is such a place and this well is deep and the water remains the same for Dinah as it does now for this woman. This is the well that connected Jesus and gave him an opportunity to tell this Samaritan woman that she could drink from a spiritual source greater than the one she knew already.'
Others follows a strong line-up of Bible studies produced and released over the past four years, Time to be Holy, Let Justice Roll and More than Conquerors. Since 2020, over 90 women have accepted the invitation to share what is on their hearts and minds as spiritual leaders, teachers and women of faith!
