Women’s Spiritual Growth Resources
This month we are featuring resources designed especially for women. These are great studies for a women’s weekly small group or a women’s retreat.
Broken and Blessed, by Jessica LaGrone. Subtitled “How God Used One Imperfect Family to Change the World,” this study is a journey through Genesis, telling the story of one perfectly imperfect family -- from Adam and Eve all the way to Joseph and his brothers. Despite their brokenness, God chose to love and bless this family so that their blessings might overflow. As you experience this study, you’ll discover that when God wants to change the world, He starts with a family; when God wants to change a family, He starts with one person. You will be challenged to be the change agent in your own family. And you will know with confidence that every family can be used by God to bring blessing in a hurting and broken world. (6 sessions. Includes DVD, preview book, leader guide, and participant workbook.)
Church of the Small Things: Making a Difference Right Where You Are, by Melanie Shankle. In this humorous and honest video Bible study, Melanie Shankle offers you the opportunity to embrace what it means to live an abundant and meaningful life by finding beauty and laughter in all the small things right beneath the surface of every moment of your life. (6 sessions. Includes DVD and study guide.)
Elijah: Spiritual Stamina in Every Season, by Melissa Spoelstra. Life is like a roller-coaster – great days and not-so-great days. We need spiritual stamina in order to keep going through all the ups and downs. Elijah did too. In this study grounded in First and Second Kings, Melissa Spoelstra leads us in examining the life of the prophet Elijah, an ordinary man who did extraordinary things for God in the midst of the highs and lows of life. (6 sessions. Includes DVD, book, leader guide, and devotional prayer guide.)
It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way, by Lysa Terkeurst. Subtitled
“Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered,” the author invites us into her own journey of faith and, with grit, vulnerability, and honest humor, helps us to see our lives in the context of God’s bigger story. Whether we’re dealing with daily disappointments or life-altering loss, we can find unexpected strength as we learn what it means to wrestle well between our faith and our feelings. (6 sessions. Includes DVD, leader’s guide in box with DVD, study guide, and hardcover book.)
Breathe: Making Room for Sabbath, by Priscilla Shirer. You need some breathing room. With a jam-packed life, what’s missing is space - space for God to speak, room for you to hear. It’s time to set aside the activities and busyness that swallows up rest and peace. It’s time for us to breathe and build margin into our lives for God. Join Priscilla Shirer and discover Sabbath margin - the boundary God enables us to put around things we enjoy so that we never become slaves again. (5 sessions. Includes 2 DVDs with the lessons plus bonus features, and a study journal.)
Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely, by Lysa Terkeurst. In this video Bible study, the author digs deep into God’s Word to help you identify the roots of rejection, overcome the damage past hurts can inflict on your relationships today, and fully grasp what it looks like to live loved. With biblical depth, gut-honest vulnerability, and refreshing wit, Lysa will take you on a visual journey in the Holy Land to experience Scripture like you never have before. Each teaching is presented in a unique location that will speak to the most sacred parts of your soul. (6 sessions. Includes DVD, study guide, and book.)
When God Doesn’t Fix It: Learning to Walk in God’s Plans Instead of Our Own, by Laura Story. Is it possible that good things can come out of our broken dreams? Laura Story’s life took an unexpected turn when her husband, Martin, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The news brought Laura’s dreams of a fairy-tale life to an end. Yet it also brought her a deeper intimacy with God as she turned to Him and allowed Him to rewrite her story. Laura shows that while God may not fix every broken thing in our lives, He will lead us to a place where we are better because of it. (5 sessions. Includes DVD, study guide, and book.)
Discovery Place also has numerous studies by Beth Moore, and you can check them out in our online catalog by searching by author Beth Moore.
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www.discovery-place.org and place an order through our online catalog, send me an email at discovery@susumc.org, or give me a call at 717.766.7968. We are open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9 am – 1 pm. I’d love to help you find the perfect resource for your group!
