3. Next generation ladies serve to please God. 1 Timothy 2:11-15 “All authority comes from God.” Romans 13:1 (New Living Translation) “Everyone must submit to governing authorities . . . those in positions of authority have been placed there by God.” Romans 13:1-2 (NLT) “If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9 (New American Standard ) “I do not let women teach men or have authority over them. Let them listen quietly.” 1 Timothy 2:12 (NLT) (1. God has placed the weight of church leadership on men. 1. Next generation leaders ask for God’s help. 1 Timothy 2:1-8 “I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity. This is good and pleases God our Savior, who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth. For there is only one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus. He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone.” 1 Timothy 2:1-6 (NLT) (1. Pray that leaders might understand the truth. (2. Pray that people might come to know Christ. 2. Next generation ladies dress to please God. 1 Timothy 2:9-10 “I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes. For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do.” 1 Timothy 2:9-10 (NLT) (2. When the roles are reversed, bad things happen. “For God made Adam first, and afterward he made Eve. And it was not Adam who was deceived by Satan. The woman was deceived, and sin was the result.” 1 Timothy 2:13-14 (NLT) See: Declarations of the True Woman Manifesto, Nancy Leigh DeMoss. www.reviveourhearts.com/radio/revive-our-hearts/every-cellin-your-body “I praise you because you made me in an amazing and wonderful way. What you have done is wonderful. I know this very well.” Psalm 139:14 (New Century Version) (3. Women are called to lead through their homes. Women teach their children. 2 Timothy 1:5; 3:15 Women teach younger women. Titus 2:3-5