Should a Man Follow a Woman - 3-14-21

Welcome again to worship as we continue to recognize the contributions of women during Women's History Month. Our Scripture texts are Judges 4.4-16 and Hebrews 11.32-40 as we seek an answer to "Should a Man Follow a Woman?" Wife, Mother, Prophetess, Judge, and a respected National Leader was Deborah. Barak was tasked with leading Israeli troops against the powerful Canaanite army. He wanted God's presence. Could this be why Barak asked Deborah to come, so he would know God would be with them? What if Barak had chosen his own ego over the outcome, which was ending the oppression?Ten thousand Israelites went up for battle. Sisera gathered his 900 tanks (chariots of iron) and thousands of troops to fight against Israel. Read the scripture text for today to see who and how the Israelis went on to defeat the Canaanites and received rest for 40 years! Barak is a hero of the faith because he followed the leader that God had appointed and anointed, Deborah! You and I should follow who God has anointed and appointed to leadership - man or woman! Pray for the spirit of discernment and examine the fruit of the person. Always!To name a few amazing women leaders TODAY! Kamala Harris, Angela Merkel, Christine Legarde, Melinda Gates, Mary Barra, Abigail Johnson, Gail Boudreaux, Carol Tome, Oprah Winfrey, etc. https://www.Forbes.com/power-women