Ladies,
I am super excited to announce that we are planning a summer bible study so that we can stay in the Word and in fellowship throughout the long, hot months coming up! This study will begin in July and run through August.
What? A summer bible study for Christ Pres women (and guests)
When? Mondays at 7 p.m.
Idol Addiction
Facing your false gods and restoring your sanity with the gospel you thought you knew.
“I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead I do what I hate.” – The Apostle Paul
We may not bow to golden statues but we are idolaters. An idol is anything we turn toward to make life work apart from God and we all have one (or more). Approval, family and career are among the host of false gods we look to for our security and satisfaction. Rather than freeing us, these idols drive us to anxiety, control, anger and countless other sins that erode our connection with God and one another. Like Paul, we don’t do what we truly desire and do what we despise. We are addicts, returning repeatedly to the fruitless means we use to attempt to please our idols and numb our pain; thwarting our heart’s desire by grasping for it on our own. We don’t need a ‘little help” to break this crazy cycle. We need an all-out rescue from the God who not only saves but satisfies. This is for all of us not just the alcoholic, work-aholic or codependent. Come along as we identify together our individual idols, confront our personal powerlessness to overcome them and discover how the life we’re yearning for is right inside the gospel we thought we knew.
Bible study will consist of a 45 minute video teaching by author Julie Sparkman, followed by a 25-30 minute group discussion of the material and prayer time (related to the material). Each week, there is a one page homework assignment with scripture and a few diagnostic questions for discussion.
Group will be facilitated by Ashley Turnbull.
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