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    Jeremiah - Women's Bible Study Leader Guide: Daring to Hope in an Unstable World
    Jeremiah - Women's Bible Study Leader Guide: Daring to Hope in an Unstable World
    Jeremiah - Women's Bible Study Leader Guide: Daring to Hope in an Unstable World
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    Jeremiah - Women's Bible Study Leader Guide: Daring to Hope in an Unstable World

    By Melissa Spoelstra

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    Learn to surrender to God’s will and rest your hope in Him alone.

    When we look around at today’s world, hope usually isn’t the first word that comes to mind. In many ways we live in an unstable world where marriages fail, bank accounts run low, friendships end, and the everyday demands of a fast-paced life get us down. In the Book of Jeremiah, we find God calling out to His people with a message of hope—a message that intentional living is possible even in an unstable world. But how do we do this? Where do we start?

    Jeremiah offers women hope for living in an uncertain world by learning to navigate the challenges and circumstances of their lives. This six-week study examines God’s words of instruction to His wayward people through the prophet Jeremiah, and provides women six guidelines for intentional living to overcome fear, worry, and doubt as they surrender their wills to God’s and put their hope in Him alone.

    Combining rich study of the Book of Jeremiah with practical life application that resonates with the realities and experiences of today’s women, this study inspires all women to dare to hope, remembering that God is rich in mercy and love and has good plans for us.

    The Leader Guide contains six session plan outlines, complete with discussion points and questions, activities, prayers, and more—plus leader helps for facilitating a group.

    Other components for the Bible study, available separately, include a Participant Workbook, DVD with six 20-25 minute sessions, and boxed Leader Kit (an all-inclusive box containing one copy of each of the Bible study’s components).

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAbingdon Press
    Release dateAug 5, 2014
    ISBN9781426793929
    Jeremiah - Women's Bible Study Leader Guide: Daring to Hope in an Unstable World
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    Melissa Spoelstra

    Melissa Spoelstra is a popular women’s conference speaker (including the Aspire Women’s Events), Bible teacher, and author who is madly in love with Jesus and passionate about helping others to seek Christ and know Him more intimately. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Bible Theology and enjoys teaching God’s Word to diverse groups and churches within the body of Christ. She is a contributor to Girlfriends in God online devotional as well as Proverbs 31 ministries First Five app. She is the author of eight Bible studies (Acts, The Names of God, Romans, Elijah, Numbers, First Corinthians, Joseph, and Jeremiah) and four books (Total Family Makeover, Total Christmas Makeover, 30 Days of Prayer for Spiritual Stamina, and Dare to Hope). Melissa makes her home in Waxahachie, Texas, with her pastor husband and four kids.

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      Jeremiah - Women's Bible Study Leader Guide - Melissa Spoelstra

      Jeremiah

      Daring to Hope

      in an Unstable World

      Leader Guide

      Melissa Spoelstra

      JEREMIAH: DARING TO HOPE IN AN UNSTABLE WORLD –

      LEADER GUIDE

      Copyright © 2014 Abingdon Press

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission can be addressed to Permissions, The United Methodist Publishing House, P.O. Box 801, 201 Eighth Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37202-0801, or e-mailed to permissions@umpublishing.org.

      This book is printed on acid-free paper.

      ISBN 978-1-4267-8894-9

      All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

      Scripture quotations marked HCSB are taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Holman CSB®, and HCSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.

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      MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

      Contents

      Introduction

      Getting Started

      Tips for Tackling Five Common Challenges

      Basic Leader Helps

      Week 1: Raising the White Flag (Surrender)

      Digging Deeper Introductory Article Highlights: Where Does Jeremiah Fit in the Biblical Timeline?

      Digging Deeper Week 1 Highlights: The Profile of a Prophet

      Week 2: Recognizing Counterfeits and the Real Deal (Idolatry)

      Digging Deeper Week 2 Highlights: The Queen of Heaven

      Week 3: Opening Our Ears (Listening)

      Digging Deeper Week 3 Highlights: Cultural Cues

      Week 4: Staying Spiritually Sensitive (Heart Issues)

      Digging Deeper Week 4 Highlights: Somewhere Along the Road

      Week 5: Quitting the Blame Game (Personal Responsibility)

      Digging Deeper Week 5 Highlights: Royal Responsibility

      Week 6: Finding the Source of Our Hope (The Promised Messiah)

      Digging Deeper Week 6 Highlights: J²

      About the Author

      Melissa Spoelstra is a popular women’s conference speaker, Bible teacher, and writer who is madly in love with Jesus and passionate about studying God’s Word and helping women of all ages to seek Christ and know Him more intimately through serious Bible study. Having a degree in Bible Theology, she enjoys teaching God’s Word to the body of Christ, traveling to diverse groups and churches across the nation and recently to Nairobi, Kenya, for a women’s prayer conference. Melissa has published articles in ParentLife, Women’s Spectrum, and Just Between Us and writes a regular blog in which she shares her musings about what God is teaching her on any given day. She lives in Dublin, Ohio, with her pastor husband, Sean, and their four kids: Zach, Abby, Sara, and Rachel.

      Introduction

      The words of the prophet Jeremiah echo into our lives and culture with great relevance. This prophet found himself in a nation known for materialism, economic crisis, political globalization, and religious plurality. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Jeremiah’s message from God to the people in their uncertain times was for them to dare to hope—to put their hope in God alone instead of political alliances, material possessions, and people. The underlying message of his writings is that hope-filled living is possible even in an unstable world. It’s a message that speaks to us today as well.

      Rather than going through the Book of Jeremiah chapter by chapter, we will explore six hope-inspiring themes that are found throughout the chapters. As we delve into Jeremiah’s writings, we’ll find God calling us to lay aside our worry, fear, doubt, and bitterness and, instead, to dare to hope—not in the government, our family, a job, or even the church, but in Him alone.

      Though Jeremiah’s message was not a popular one and the people did not heed his warnings, my prayer is that we will not be like them. I pray that God’s timeless truths from this ancient book will help us take a careful look at our lives and examine where we might be off course and how we can get back on track. I pray that we will choose to be like Jeremiah, who dared to hope even in the midst of loss and rejection and unjust treatment. Though his circumstances remained bitter, he learned to keep his heart soft and hopeful. As we study together, may we be able to say with Jeremiah, Yet I still dare to hope / when I remember this: / The faithful love of the LORD never ends! / His mercies never cease. / Great is his faithfulness; / his mercies begin afresh each morning (Lamentations 3:21-23).

      Using This Leader Guide

      This leader guide is provided to help you lead your group on this journey to find God’s promise of hope for your lives and circumstances. Whether you choose to follow this guide step by step, modify its contents to meet your group’s needs and preferences, or simply peruse it to find a few helpful tips, questions, and ideas, you will find in these pages some valuable tools for creating a successful group experience. Here is a quick overview of what is included:

      Getting Started: This is a list of strategies, options, and introductory information that will help you ensure good organization and communication. You will want to review this material and communicate relevant information to group members prior to your group session for Week 1, either via e-mail or in an introductory session (see more about this in Getting Started). Or you might consider adding 15-30 minutes to your first session for reviewing some of these important housekeeping details. Whichever option you choose, be sure that group members have the opportunity to

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