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A Beautiful Design: Woman's Purpose

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A Beautiful Design: Woman's Purpose Today I felt led to listen to Matt Chandler's (Pastor of The Village Church ) sermon, "Woman's Purpose" in his series, "A Beautiful Design".  The following notes are directly from the message.  You can listen to the entire sermon here .    Biology makes us female, but does not make us women.  God's role for the man is headship.  Male headship is the unique leadership of the man in the work of establishing order for human flourishing.  Men who are exercising headship must do so in a way that is marked by sacrificial love.   Self sacrificing love is a mark of biblical masculinity and is the only way that true headship is ever exercised or practiced.   Men give.  Boys take. Men practice headship not just in sacrificial love but also in setting up the spiritual climate of the home and the church. The man also exercises headship by providing physical care.  That doesn't necessarily