Women of the Bible Challenge: John

Have you all heard of the Women of the Bible Challenge? I just came across it on pinterest today.  Basically you read through the Bible, starting anywhere you'd like, and you keep your eyes peeled for any women that appear: named or unnamed.  Start a new journal, dedicated solely to this, and you keep track of each of these women, what happened, and what you learned from them. I am starting today, and since I was reading John I am starting there.

So here we go, "Women of the Bible" in John

John 2 
Jesus's Mother: She encouraged Jesus to perform his first miraculous sign, which revealed His glory and led His disciples to put their faith in Him.

John 3:29
"...the bride belongs to the bridegroom"

John 4
Samaritan woman: She asked questions, was "thirsty" for a Savior/answers even as a Samaritan, owned up to her sins, and Jesus revealed himself to her.
vs. 29-she told everyone in town about what happened, wondering if Jesus was Messiah
vs 39-many Samaritans from that town believed because of her testimony
vs. 42- at first they believed because of her, then they believed because of Him

John 8
vs 3. teachers of law and pharisees brought in adulterous woman wanting to stone her
-Jesus freed her from her sin

John 11
Mary and Martha sent word to Jesus that Lazarus, "the one he loves" is sick.
-Martha went out to meet Jesus; declared her belief that Jesus was the Christ, son of God.
-Mary stayed home but after Martha told her Jesus was there she QUICKLY went to Him and fell at his feet saying "If you had been there he wouldn't have died." This causes Jesus to weep.
*I think Jesus wasn't just mourning for His own loss, His weeping was triggered by Mary's grief. His heart was broken for hers. HIS HEART BREAKS WHEN OUR HEARTS BREAK!*
-Martha doubted.
-Many came to Jesus because of Mary and put their faith in Him.

John 12
Martha served
Mary poured expensive perfume on Jesus' feet and wiped his feet with her hair
Daughter of Zion

John 16
v. 21 A woman giving birth to a child She forgets her anguish, because of her joy = we will rejoice when we see Jesus and no one will take away that joy!

John 19
Near the cross stood Jesus' mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene
-His mother is now to be cared for by the disciple whom Jesus loved.

John 20
Mary Magdalene went to tomb and saw stone removed from entrance. She ran to Simon Peter and the disciple Jesus loved to tell them.  She stood outside the tom crying and saw two angels where Jesus's body had been.  She turned around and saw Jesus but thought he was a garner and asked Him where He took Jesus' body.  Jesus said her name and she cried out "Rabboni."  He told her not to touch him but go tell His brother's that He is returning to Father God.  She obeyed.