In the final Episode (7) for the season, Sylvia Siu reflects on the story of Anna. Anna is a prophetess who meets the baby Jesus in the temple, and recognises Him as the long awaited Messiah. You can read more of her story in Luke 2.

In Episode 6, Sylvia Siu reflects on the story of Mary, the mother of Jesus.

In Episode 5, Sylvia Siu reflects on the story of Elizabeth. Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist, and was Jesus’ maternal aunty. You can read more of her story in Luke 1.

In Episode 4, Sylvia Siu reflects on the story of Uriah’s wife. She is the fourth woman mentioned (although not by name) in Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew’s gospel (Matthew 1:3). Bathsheba is another ethnic outsider (the wife of a Hittite) who is woven into Jesus human DNA. You can read more of her story in 2 Samuel 11 & 12.

In Episode 3, Sylvia Siu reflects on the story of Ruth. Ruth is the second woman mentioned in Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew’s gospel (Matthew 1:3), another ethnic outsider who is woven into Jesus human DNA. You can read more of her story in the book of Ruth.

In Episode 2, Sylvia Siu reflects on the story of Rahab. Rahab is the second woman mentioned in Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew’s gospel (Matthew 1:3), and you can read more of her story in Joshua 2.

In Episode 1, Sylvia Siu reflects on the story of Tamar. Tamar is the first woman mentioned in Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew’s gospel (Matthew 1:3), and you can read more of her story in Genesis 38.

In Episode 9, Hazel Nisbett from Woonoona Presbyterian Church shares how God brought her to alongside a variety of people who have struggled with addiction, and how that inspired a ministry partnership with Overcomers Outreach .Hazel reflects on both the practical challenges of this ministry and the way that Jesus has transformed her life through His love. We trust that this conversation will inspire you, and your Church, to see the needs of the most vulnerable God has placed around you, and utilise them for His glory.

In Episode 10, Carin Cumberlegefrom St Aiden’s Presbyterian Church Wagga Wagga shares how the Lord both equipped her and directed her to offer up her gifts in service of Him. Carin has served as a GP, specialised in adolesecent & youth health, and family and children’s ministry worker in her local church before she Juvenile Justice chaplaincy. Carin’s story will serve as an encouragement to every woman to glorify God with the gifts He has given her in every season of life.

In Episode 8, Nicole Mannyx shares how God allowed an abundant grapefruit tree in the manse open the way for the church at Penrith Presbyterian to serve their community through Sydney’s lockdown in 2021. Nicole reflects on God’s desire, specifically throughout the Old Testament, for His people to care for the poor, widow, and stranger among them. We trust that this conversation will inspire you, and your Church, to see the needs of the most vulnerable God has placed around you, and utilise them for His glory.