This episode of Wifey Wednesdays features a pretty infamous wife in the New Testament. Sapphira’s example, along with her husband’s, teaches us a lot of things. This episode focuses particularly on the dangers of having someone’s influence closer to and mean more to you than God’s.

Cycling back to positive powerful examples from Scripture, this episode of Wifey Wednesdays focuses on the humility of the unnamed Canaanite woman (also called the Syrophoenician woman) who came to Jesus seeking healing for her daughter. The humble example of this mother is a lesson we can all learn from as we seek the goodness of our Savior.

This episode of Wifey Wednesdays discusses a woman from the first century city of Thyatira and the power she held over the people in the church there. Using deception, seduction, and flat out lies, this woman was leading people toward sin. This episode looks at the danger of deception and how we can avoid it in our own lives.

This episode of Wifey Wednesdays looks at the example of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Her powerful example of standing at the cross in what must have been pure agony and soul-piercing grief is one that we can learn from as we experience various forms of grief in our own lives.

On this episode of Wifey Wednesdays, Emily looks at the book of Philippians to find our next powerful example: the negative example of disagreement. Not getting along affects more than just those between whom the disagreement takes place, as these two sisters teach us. The Lord’s work is far more important than our own preferences, and chapter 2 of the letter teaches us both the how and why of ridding our hearts of selfishness.

Priscilla is not a very well known woman in scripture, but her impact is huge. This episode of Wifey Wednesdays explores what it means to be a supportive worker in the Lord’s work. While Priscilla absolutely supports her husband, there is more to her than that. It seems her primary focus is on supporting the mission of Christ, and she is willing to do whatever it takes to do that. Priscilla is an amazing example for us to look to as we strive to be women who put God’s work first in our lives. 

The well known matriarch of humanity is well known for all the wrong reasons. This episode of Wifey Wednesdays looks at the problem of letting temptation take hold of you. In Eve’s case, it was taking a leadership position that she was never intended to have. This episode explores the themes of leadership, equality, and submission. There is much to learn from the first woman. 

This episode of Wifey Wednesdays is about the nearly anonymous women in scripture known as Zelophehad’s daughters. These five powerful women speak up for themselves and for their father’s reputation, but ultimately are able to be a part of a bigger story: that God is not a respecter of persons and will always act in perfect justice. 

On this episode of Wifey Wednesdays, Emily looks at the disturbing account of Lot’s daughters and what we can learn about what fear does to us. This episode has many horrific details and yet, there is such a beautiful redemptive picture given in scripture. This episode highlights God’s faithfulness to redeem even in the midst of our most chaotic mess-making. 

This episode of Wifey Wednesdays is all about Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus. What can we learn from the encounter she and her sister have with Jesus? Why is there power in sitting at the feet of Jesus? This episode explores these questions and more.

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Emily is exploring the theme of Powerful Women on this season of Wifey Wednesdays. Today, the Old Testament woman discussed is a notable negative example. Gomer shows us many things, including how dangerous it can be to seek attention from those that have no business giving you attention.

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On this episode of Wifey Wednesdays, Emily examines the two prayers of Hannah found in 1 Samuel. This episode is intended to help us in our prayer lives, challenging us to think less about ourselves and more about praising God.

The latest episode of Wifey Wednesdays focuses on the matriarch Sarah, whose bad advice has lasting consequences. While her life must have been filled with struggle and stress, the choices made around the promise of a child show a lack of trust in God’s timing and just how powerful the advice of a wife can be. May this episode help us all consider and weigh our words and opinions before speaking.

On this episode of Wifey Wednesdays, Emily looks at a familiar Old Testament woman, Rahab. Though most notable for her sinful choices before meeting two spies from the camp of Israel, Rahab has much to teach us about the power of belief. This episode even touches on the notable lie that Rahab tells in order to save the spies from Jericho’s king. 

The newest season of Wifey Wednesdays kicks off with a study of Athaliah, a powerful Old Testament queen who ruled with wickedness in her heart and cruelty towards her family members. Throughout the season, Emily will be looking at different powerful examples in Scripture, sometimes positive and sometimes negative, to see how our lives can be challenged to change and be molded into the image of Jesus. Athaliah provides a remarkable view at just how far selfishness can take you. 

The season finale has finally arrived for Wifey Wednesdays season 21. Having spent two seasons overviewing the Old Testament, Emily wraps up the season by looking at the remnant’s return to the Promised Land. Having survived captivity, God’s people are brought back in waves to rebuild the temple, the walls, and ultimately, their knowledge of God and their obedience to Him.

This episode of Wifey Wednesdays focuses on the time of the prophets in our Old Testament history. While there was an entire episode dedicated to Elijah, this episode is intended to overview the work of all of the prophets and ultimately showcase how they were pointing to Jesus. 

Giving bits and pieces of detail about some of the prophets, Emily directs the listener’s attention to the blessing we have of living in a time that the prophets dreamed about — having the complete revealed will of God and knowing the scheme of redemption in full. This episode, while meant to round out our survey of the Old Testament, is hopefully going to encourage us to spend more time pouring over their words and basking in the goodness of God’s plan and the blessing of living in a time where we can benefit from the work of Christ in our own lives! 

On this episode of Wifey Wednesdays, Emily discusses 1 Kings 17-19, as the great prophet Elijah comes onto the scene. From there, listeners are encouraged to examine their own lives and realize how deeply God cares for us and is with us in good times and bad.

On this episode of Wifey Wednesdays, Emily discusses some of the kings of the northern tribes of Israel that get very little in terms of verses, but receive very much in terms of punishment. There are many lessons to be learned from these unfaithful kings, and seeking to apply them to our lives will, hopefully, lead us closer to the heart of God and spare us from the humiliation that they incurred.

Looking into the life of Judah’s faithful King Asa, we can be encouraged that our own faithfulness is not dependent upon that of our parents. While his grandfather, Rehoboam, and his father, Abijam, were unfaithful kings, Asa broke away from their negative example. He even went so far as to remove his own grandmother from a position of power so that he could be faithful to the Lord. 

There are many great attributes of this king that are discussed in today’s episode of Wifey Wednesdays. Many applications can be made from the life of Asa for a Christian seeking to wholly follow after the Lord.