Blessed Families Study Guide

This guide will help you find emotional healing and experience restored relationships with God, family, and friends.

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Blessed and broken is a six-week Bible study, based on the book of Genesis, that explores the good and the imperfect in Biblical families and in our own. Participants learn how God brings blessings from brokenness.--Container.

This concise study guide, designed to supplement the text of Don't Miss the Blessing , provides the opportunitity for personal evaluations on the journey toward spiritual maturity. It is written for minister's wives, yet it applies well to all Christian readers. Its goal is to challenge readers to grow personally and spiritually as they study the Scriptures and search within themselves for truth. The reader is guided toward a positive self-image and healthy relationships with God and others. Rhonda Harrington Kelley holds a Ph.D. in speech pathology, which she studied at Baylor University and the University of New Orleans. She currently resides in New Orleans and is associate director of Innovative Evangelism and director of the Division of Communicative Disorders for Ochsner Clinic.

Broken and Blessed is a six-week study that traces the story of the Genesis family from Adam and Eve through the generations to Joseph, bringing blessing from brokenness. We will see that despite both good and bad traits that were passed down, God worked for good in every generation—determined to transform those within and outside the family bloodlines. The study ends with the story of Joseph, who decided to stop the cycle of previous generations, offering forgiveness and grace to his brothers. Through these stories of Genesis, New Testament teaching about family, and stories of contemporary families changed and used by God, this study shows us how God can use our own imperfect families to bring blessing in a hurting and broken world? 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 25-27 minute sessions featuring closed captioning, and boxed Leader Kit.

Unexpected Blessings helps special-needs families move past the pain and confusion of their circumstances and slowly, firmly face the future with hope. Speaking honestly about struggles that accompany a variety of disabilities, Sandra Peoples shows readers how to · let go of false beliefs that hold them back · work through the cycles of grief · focus on self-care and healthy routines · understand disability based on what the Bible says · rebuild a strong faith foundation · create support systems for themselves and others Filled with real-life stories and hard-earned wisdom, this book shines a light on the possibilities and blessings that come when parents see their new purpose in life--which was God's purpose for them all along.

When do you learn that "normal" doesn't include lots of yelling, lots of sleep, lots of beating? In Blessed Are the Crazy: Breaking the Silence about Mental Illness, Family, and Church, Sarah Griffith Lund looks back at her father's battle with bipolar disorder, and the helpless sense of déjà vu as her brother and cousin endure mental illness, as well. With a small group study guide and "Ten Steps for Developing a Mental Health Ministry in Your Congregation," Blessed Are the Crazy is more than memoir-it's a resource for churches and other faith-based groups to provide healing and comfort. Part of The Young Clergy Women Project.