Sharon A. Steele – författare

Each of us has "hard-to-love" people in our lives. Sometimes they are those nearest and dearest to us! Loving Like Jesus, an interactive study ideal for individuals or small groups, helps women learn how to obey Jesus' commandment to love one another. First, believers must learn to understand the essence of genuine love and fully accept Jesus' love for us all. Only then can they move beyond personal feelings and extend His love to others. Loving Like Jesus features eight topical studies. Topics include "Love's Tremendous Importance," "Love's Incredible Power and Ultimate Source," "Love Is Sacrificing and Serving," "Love Covers Over Wrongs and Is Patient," and more. Each week's study examines a facet of love, digs into Scripture to find out what God's Word has to say about it, offers readers an opportunity to reflect on their own efforts to love, and suggests practical action steps to help women apply what they are learning.

Many women--even Christians!--are dissatisfied with their lives. They are strangers to the rich, contented life that Jesus promised to His followers. Through this Women of the Word Bible study, women will discover that the secret to peace and contentment is knowing and living with Jesus Christ. Finding Contentment introduces readers to the apostle Paul''s life and his letter to the Philippian church--both demonstrate the everyday joy that does not depend on circumstances but on an intimate friendship with the Lord. Eight sessions of Bible study offer such faith-building challenges as "Trust in Jesus," "Overcome Worry," "Forget the Past," and "Set Proper Priorities." Readers will get to know Paul and the challenges he faced, dig into the teachings of Scripture about inner peace, and reflect on their own struggles with living contentedly. Each session wraps up with action steps for applying to their everyday lives what readers learn from God''s Word. Plus a brand-new Leader''s Guide is included to facilitate vibrant small-group discussion.

Each of us has "hard-to-love" people in our lives. Sometimes they are those nearest and dearest to us! Loving Like Jesus, an interactive study ideal for individuals or small groups, helps women learn how to obey Jesus'' commandment to love one another. First, believers must learn to understand the essence of genuine love and fully accept Jesus'' love for us all. Only then can they move beyond personal feelings and extend His love to others. Loving Like Jesus features eight topical studies. Topics include "Love''s Tremendous Importance," "Love''s Incredible Power and Ultimate Source," "Love Is Sacrificing and Serving," "Love Covers Over Wrongs and Is Patient," and more. Each week''s study examines a facet of love, digs into Scripture to find out what God''s Word has to say about it, offers readers an opportunity to reflect on their own efforts to love, and suggests practical action steps to help women apply what they are learning.

Change is inevitable, but changing in the right way--in the way God desires for His children--is a choice. Transformed by God''s Word, an interactive study ideal for individuals or small groups, is a practical, insightful guide that will help women discover the Bible''s strategies for overcoming rejection, guilt, fear, worry, and discouragement. Readers will also learn how to allow the Holy Spirit, working through Scripture, to renew them from the inside out, giving them power to make better choices in their thoughts, actions, and feelings. Transformed by God''s Word features eight topical studies. Topics include "The Problem and the Potential," "Draw Near to God," "Think on Good Things," "Get Rid of Wrong Thoughts," and more. Each week''s study examines a reality about change, digs into Scripture to find out what God''s Word has to say about it, offers readers the opportunity to reflect on their personal struggles with change, and suggests practical action steps to help readers apply what they have learned.