Her Story
Her Story with Grace and Peace Joanne, LLC, seeks to retell the stories of women who were divinely called and empowered to do great things.
Many of them rose to the occasion, and a few very famously did not.
Often, the tragedies and triumphs in their lives are missed, their accounts sidelined, and their portrayals given from perspectives that dismiss the honor and dignity they deserve.
Excavating their narratives from millennia of obfuscation, we now meet the freshly restored, valiant, vivid, and sometimes villainous women of the Bible.
Her Story offers a deep appreciation for God’s work and call in and through women in the scriptures and encourages you and me to take practical steps towards recognition and support of women in all levels and varieties of ministry and spiritual leadership today.
Her Story
Season 6, Christ's Ministry: Herodias
Herodias’ story is introduced in both Matthew’s gospel and Mark’s with Herod Antipas hearing reports about Jesus’ astonishing miraculous powers.
"Some were saying, 'John the baptizer has been raised from the dead; and for this reason these powers are at work in him.' But others said, 'It is Elijah.' And others said, 'It is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.' But when Herod heard of it, he said, 'John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.'"
Mark 6:14-16 (NRSV)
In spite of others’ reassurances to him about Jesus, Herod was sure it was John the Baptist risen from the dead—the implication being, in haunting judgment of having been executed by Herod.
And so the dark and dreadful tale begins of intrigue, seduction, manipulation, and murder, all swirling around the Hasmonean princess and Judean noble, Herodias.
Listen in on this twenty minute tale that explores the world of Herodias, how she came to be who she was, and how the Lord was also at work. We’ll look at Herodias’ story in four parts:
I Background and Ambitions
II Bitter Rage
III Blocked Goals and Unfulfilled Desires
IV Blessing Lost
Along the way, we’ll hear from Moses, James, and Jesus, who teach us that
“The Lord is slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving”
Restoration begins when we
“Welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls.”
The sobering truth made plain in Herodias’ life is that, in God’s judgment, God will often allow sin to run its course, but there is always a path that leads back to God, to restoration and life, for:
Those who lose their life for Jesus’ sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.
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