A New Season for Study
Week 1 – The Storm Inside
A New Season of Study
Ladies’ Bible Study is scheduled to start back up on the on the 24th of Sept at 10am at the Portersville Presbyterian Church.
We will be studying “The Storm Inside” by Sheila Walsh. It is a DVD and study book of 8 sessions. Here is a short synopsis of the study from Google Books:
“The chaos of life can be overwhelming, and women get a heavier dose than most. Each day comes with its own pressures, heartaches, and disappointments that slowly erode the joy, peace, and closeness to God every woman needs. Chaos always feels like the enemy as it rages around us and inside us. But there is hope! In The Storm Inside, best-selling author and Women of Faith speaker Sheila Walsh invites you into ten life-changing, hope-filled transformations where hurt and heartache are divinely redeemed into joy and faith. With insightful biblical teaching, intimate stories of her own storms and the chaos other women have faced and overcome, Walsh shows how:
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Heartbreak can become strength
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Shame can lead to love
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Unforgiveness can find freedom
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Restoration can undo rage
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Courage overcomes insignificance
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and so much more.
In The Storm Inside, you will find strength in the most profound truths-that you are always a child of God no matter how you feel. In these pages, you will learn to see yourself as God sees you, not as someone forever tossed by the waves but as a woman fully known, fully loved, and growing ever deeper in faith, hope, and love. It is time as daughters of God to take the chaos of how we feel, lay it at the feet of God, and stand strong in who we are in Him. This simple teaching will be the difference between a life of joy and one of despair. Sheila powerfully reminds us that God offers no guarantee of a life without storms, but He does provide the strength and grace to make it through them.”
It looks like a good study! If you are planning on attending let us know so we can be sure to have a study book for you. The cost of the books is $10.00.
Hope to hear from you and if you have any lady friends, neighbors, etc. who you think would like to attend, please bring them.
Summer Hiatus
Study is off for the summer, but thanks to Terry we are keeping up with prayer requests and the like. A decision has not yet been made as to what our next study will be. I do ask that all members pray about this, and if you feel that you are being led strongly in a particular direction, be it a book study, character study, or theme/topic study, please email Terry about it so she can disseminate that info to the rest of us.
Last year’s study was very enjoyable, very fulfilling, and very enlightening. Even though our numbers were down, we all agreed that it was worthwhile. We would really like to see more ladies coming out for study in the fall. I know that many of us who have been long-time attendees have difficulty getting to study, either due to job situation, age or health issues, or any number of other reasons. Please continue to pray for the group, and how you may continue to be a part of it. If you know other women (of any age!) who could benefit from our study, please pass on the information to them, along with a personal invitation to meet with us and see what God has to offer them through our study.