At a Glance
Series: Never Be the Same Again
Scripture: Luke 8:1-3, Luke 24:1-2, 8-10, Acts 1:13-14, Acts 16, Acts 18:24-26, Acts 21:8-9, Romans 16:1-16, Galatians 3:28
Summary: From Overlooked to Overjoyed is a sermon outline centered on Luke 8:1-3. How Jesus Values Women in a World That Doesn’t Jesus was revolutionary in involving women in his life and work. Review flags: dated-context.
Source: Adapted from Brandon Cox sermon outline notes from 2017. Transcript, audio, and video files were not used for this draft.
Review labels: dated-context
Sermon Notes
This resource draft preserves the outline movement of the source file and is staged for Brandon review before any public update.
Extracted Outline
From Overlooked to Overjoyed
How Jesus Values Women in a World That Doesn’t
Jesus was revolutionary in involving women in his life and work.
And he continues that today.
Luke 8:1-3 NLT
1 Soon afterward Jesus began a tour of the nearby towns and villages, preaching and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom of God. He took his twelve disciples with him, 2 along with some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases. Among them were Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons; 3 Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s business manager; Susanna; and many others who were contributing from their own resources to support Jesus and his disciples.
Luke 24:1-2, 8-10 NLT
1 But very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2 They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance…. 8 Then they remembered that he had said this. 9 So they rushed back from the tomb to tell his eleven disciples—and everyone else—what had happened. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and several other women who told the apostles what had happened.
Acts 1:13-14 NLT
13 When they arrived, they went to the upstairs room of the house where they were staying. Here are the names of those who were present: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (the Zealot), and Judas (son of James). 14 They all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus.
Lydia, in Acts 16, was a church planter.
Acts 18:24-26 NLT
24 Apollos, an eloquent speaker who knew the Scriptures well, had arrived in Ephesus from Alexandria in Egypt. 25 He had been taught the way of the Lord, and he taught others about Jesus with an enthusiastic spirit and with accuracy. However, he knew only about John’s baptism. 26 When Priscilla and Aquila heard him preaching boldly in the synagogue, they took him aside and explained the way of God even more accurately.
Acts 21:8-9 TEV
8 On the following day we left and arrived in Caesarea. There we stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the seven men who had been chosen as helpers in Jerusalem. 9 He had four unmarried daughters who proclaimed God’s message.
Romans 16:1-16 NLT
1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a deacon in the church in Cenchrea. 2 Welcome her in the Lord as one who is worthy of honor among God’s people. Help her in whatever she needs, for she has been helpful to many, and especially to me. 3 Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in the ministry of Christ Jesus. 4 In fact, they once risked their lives for me. I am thankful to them, and so are all the Gentile churches. 5 Also give my greetings to the church that meets in their home… 6 Give my greetings to Mary, who has worked so hard for your benefit. 7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews, who were in prison with me. They are highly respected among the apostles and became followers of Christ before I did. 15 Give my greetings to Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and to Olympas and all the believers who meet with them. 16 Greet each other with a sacred kiss. All the churches of Christ send you their greetings.
We tend to miss the importance and value of the contribution women have made to the church.
Ladies, you tend to miss it yourself.
What you do, as women, is valuable! What you do as Moms is incredibly valuable!!
How much does Jesus value you? He stated your value with the cross.
Galatians 3:28 NKJV
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
• Embrace the value with which God has assessed you.
• Encourage the women (and girls) which God has place around you.
• Engage the generation to which God has called you.