JCA
Women in the Bible
Remaining, Not Rushing
Expectations vs. Alignment
Scripture in Context
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This is at the heart of Jesus & Coffee ATL—women gathering around faith, fellowship, and this.
What is coffee?
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She trusted God and became the mother of Isaac.
Who is Sarah?
Genesis 21:1–2 (NKJV)
“And the Lord visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had spoken. For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.”
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In John 15, Jesus describes Himself as this.
What is the vine?
John 15:1 (NKJV)
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.”
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Expectations often come from hope but can quietly turn into this. What is pressure?
Proverbs 3:5 (NKJV)
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.”
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According to Proverbs 3:5–6, trusting God means not leaning on this.
What is our own understanding?
Proverbs 3:5–6 (NKJV)
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”
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Our foundational scripture that anchors everything we do.
What is John 15:5?
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”
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She showed courage by approaching the king and saving her people.
Who is Esther?
Esther 4:16 (NKJV)
“Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me… and so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish!”
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Believers are described as these in relation to Christ.
Hint: John 15:5 (NKJV)
“I am the vine…”
What are branches?
John 15:5 (NKJV)
“I am the vine, you are the branches…”
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Alignment means choosing God’s this instead of our own.
What is His way (or His pace)?
Isaiah 55:8 (NKJV)
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
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In Isaiah 55:8, God contrasts His thoughts and ways with whose?
What are ours?
Isaiah 55:8 (NKJV)
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
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This intentional gathering happens every two months and centers conversation and reflection.
What is Table Talk?
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She said, “Your God will be my God,” and walked faithfully into the unknown.
Who is Ruth?
Ruth 1:16 (NKJV)
“Entreat me not to leave you, or to turn back from following after you; for wherever you go, I will go… Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.”
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Fruit develops through this—not forcing or striving.
What is remaining (abiding)?
John 15:4 (NKJV)
“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine…”
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When expectations go unmet, this often follows.
What is disappointment?
Proverbs 13:12 (NKJV)
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.”
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In John 5:19, Jesus models alignment by doing only what He sees whom doing?
Who is the Father?
John 5:19 (NKJV)
“…whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.”
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This weekly gathering creates space to pause, pray, and reset midweek.
What is Midweek Soul Refresh?
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She was the first to witness and share the resurrection of Jesus.
Who is Mary Magdalene?
John 20:16–18 (NKJV)
“Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!’… Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord.”
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This is required when growth feels slow and unseen.
What is patience?
Galatians 6:9 (NKJV)
“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.”
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Alignment shifts our question from “When will this happen?” to this.
What is ‘What is God doing in me right now?’
John 5:19 (NKJV)
“The Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do…”
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Isaiah 26:3 connects perfect peace to a mind that is stayed on this.
Who is God?
Isaiah 26:3 (NKJV)
“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You…”
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Jesus & Coffee ATL exists to make sure every woman has this.
What is a seat at the table?
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She judged Israel and led with wisdom, courage, and authority.
Who is Deborah?
Judges 4:4 (NKJV)
“Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, was judging Israel at that time.”
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According to John 15:5, without Jesus we can do this much.
What is nothing?
John 15:5 (NKJV)
“…for without Me you can do nothing.”
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Peace comes not from control, but from confidence in this.
Who is leading (God)?
Isaiah 26:3 (NKJV)
“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.”
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According to John 15:5, fruit comes from remaining connected to Christ—not from this.
What is striving (doing it on our own)?
John 15:5 (NKJV)
“He who abides in Me… bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”