Touré Roberts - Year of The Woman - Part 1

The title of this message is «The Year of the Woman,» and I prophetically believe that this is indeed the year of the woman. I also believe that we have stepped into a moment in time where we are going to witness a literal women’s revolution. To ensure that the brothers here do not feel left out, this message is very much for you. One thing the Lord spoke to me this morning is that we cannot walk in fullness unless we understand each other’s identities. Let me say that again: it is not simply knowing your own identity that will bring the fullness of God into play; we must also understand each other’s identities so that, as men, we can project correctly. Allow me to reiterate: as men, we need to be aware of what the woman’s identity is so that we can project appropriately. This is crucial because I do not want to project an identity onto you that is not truly you, as I could hinder you from realizing your authentic identity. It is important for me to experience what is genuinely inside you, and that requires accurate projecting. Are you hearing me? Women need to recognize their identities, and men need to do the same so that we can project accurately. Women need this revelation to expect rightly, because your expectations will determine our projections. Are you hearing me? If I project what you do not expect, after a while, following a few rejections of that projection, I will start to project differently. Are you following me? I feel this strongly. You understand what I mean because we project according to our revelation and what we perceive. If a woman does not know better, she may accept what we project. Thus, I need to know who you are so that I can project correctly and aid you in your identity—not give you a new one. You also need the revelation to expect rightly. If I project what you do not expect and you reject it, then I must go back to the drawing board and figure out how to approach you. Are you hearing me? This is a very important word. The Lord began dealing with me early this week, and I love it when God simply starts to reveal things to me. It is wonderful when it does not come from my own ideas, but rather from walking with God and entering a moment in time where what God has predetermined unfolds. If you are going to be with Him, then you have to step into that «isness.» You know what I mean? The scripture says in Romans 8:19 that all of creation eagerly awaits the manifestation of the children of God. This means that at a certain point in time, God is doing something, and everything must begin to align with it. I am telling you, this is the year of the woman. I cannot emphasize enough how a good friend, Tracy Black, who is part of this church and is present today, had no idea I would be preaching this message. She sent me something in which she was recognized in a publication as one of the top 20 powerful women in the Los Angeles area. Let’s honor and celebrate her! Where’s Tracy? Yes, I know. I know, but it just confirms the word God had given me. If you are reading The Times right now, they are honoring women because women excelled in the Olympics; there are more women CEOs, executives, and vice presidents in companies now than ever before. This is because God is doing something in the Earth with women. There have been a lot of misconceptions, and I will delve into this for at least a couple of weeks. However, I want to start at the beginning and examine scripture in Genesis. I aim to highlight some misconceptions we have held. Is that okay? All right, you need to pray with me because this is a very important word. The reality is that, at the end of the day, we all—men and women—will leave here with a celebration, a new revelation, and a renewed mindset about women and who they are so that we can receive the fullness of God from that. Genesis 1:26 states, «Then God said, 'Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness.'» Next, it says, «Let them have dominion.» It starts right there. God said, «Let us make man in our own image, according to our likeness,» and then He says, «Let them have dominion.» «Let them,» not «let him.» Are we together? The «them» does not necessarily mean him and her together; it refers to them. Let me continue reading because I am about ready to take off. It says, «Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the Earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the Earth.» In verse 27, it states, «So God created man in His own image; in the image of God, He created him.»