’14 From the Heart
Women’s Bible Study GROWING TOGETHER IN GOD’S WORD 1ST QUARTER JAN-APRIL BAGGAGE FAMILY MONEY MATTERS CONFIDENT WOMAN
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Presented by Garden of Gethsemane COGIC, Women’s Department Copyright 2014, All Rights Reserved
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Ta bl e of Co nt en ts
From the Heart Women’s Bible Study Table of Content I.
Baggage
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Family Ma>ers
III. Money Ma>ers IV. Confident woman V.
Maximizing your Life
VI. Making Sense out of Chaos VII. Career Woman VIII. Dealing with your lonely Places IX. InJmacy the Real Truth X.
Time Management
XI. ABC’s of Womanhood XII. This is your Life
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Introduction
! Women we are a uniquely crafted masterpiece of God’s reflection of Love for us, in us, and through us. We are sensitive to the heart of God and have an ability to influence the world around us. You are about to embark on a journey that will help reveal and develop in you the Woman God lovely crafted you to be. While we are fulfilling our purpose, helping, healing, empowering, restoring, along the way as you journey through the stages of Life and Living. As we study together we will reach our purpose and potential; Proverb 15:22- Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
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Series: “Baggage” Key Scriptures: Proverbs 31, Ezekiel 16, Proverbs 15:21, Hebrews 12:1 Overview: Women we are emotional creatures, let’s examine our baggage; emotional, spiritual, physical and see what we need to get rid of and what we need to keep for our journey. Just like it is on an airplane, you have a baggage limit. So it is with Life, you can’t fly and reach the place God wants you to reach with too much baggage !
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Everyone's got emotional baggage; the question is, what are you doing to unpack that trunk and put it away, so that those who you love, the ”One Love” God has for you, family, friends and relatives don't have to keep tripping over it?- Shari Schreiber (re worded by Angel Gaines)! The time has come to lay that baggage down and leave behind all the struggling and striving. You can be set free as you journey forward into a balanced healthy and rewarding future. - Sue Augustinea. Assignment: Make a list of your baggage. Questions: What have you done, and what are you doing to unpack your baggage? What is weighing you down? !
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February “Family Matters” Series: “Family Matters” Key Scriptures: Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:18, Proverbs 1:1-33; 3:1-35, Ephesians 5:28, 1 Peter 2: 1-25 Overview: “Our Families are the foundation for our life and world. No matter how wonderful or messed up— the family is one of the blessings God gives to us. All blessings and gifts don’t come in perfectly wrapped packages, nevertheless they are ours. Family is the only possession we aren’t able to pick out, re-gift, or throw away.” !
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The Word of God gives us God’s perspective on subjects relating to families, such as love, family relationships, family problems, family values, children, strength, and death. !
Assignment: Make a list adding and subtracting the things in your family that matters to you.! Questions: What is my role, responsibility and contribution to my family? What is the impact of my family on my life and society?!
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March “Money Matters” Series: “Money Matters” Key Scriptures: Mathew 6:24, 31-33 Luke 16:13, Malachi 3:7-12! Overview: We must learn to Master our money and not allow our money to master us. The priority is not to make more money but to make the money you make matter.!
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“Money, like emotions, is something you must control to keep your life on the right track,”! -Natasha Munson !
“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t’ make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you”. - Maya Angelou! Assignment: List in order your priorities when managing money
Questions: What do you think about money? What have you made matter with the money you make?!
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April “Confident Women” Series: “Confident Women” Key Scriptures: Proverbs 31, Psalms 139:13-18
Overview: “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do, knowing God has already made you a victorious confident woman.” Eleanor Roosevelt-Angel Gaines !
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“Nothing will happen to me today that God and I cannot handle.” Pastor Gaines! Assignment: Write a self-portrait:! 1. Who you are! 2. Who do you think people see! 3. Who God says you are.
Questions: What are your fears? Notes: