ICDevotions is pleased to offer you original and exclusive Bible Studies from some of our very own team members.
Several of these studies have been featured at the Cafe, but each one is a beautiful journey through the Bible. The ladies who share these studies hope that you are blessed by what has been placed on their hearts to share.
Discover Pure Purpose – in the midst of your experiences, questions, and relationships – and discover who God is and what he intends for your life. Finding the answers won’t be easy. You’ll need to commit to digging into God’s Word and looking in the mirror at the reflection of the woman God intends you to become. You’ll be challenged to apply what you’re learning in everyday life.
You can start Pure Purpose on your own or with a small group. You’ll begin each week with a Starter Session, followed by five Make It Personal sessions. Three of the sessions will be personal study, and two will include reflection and action, during which you’ll apply several verses to your life as well as take action. God’s Word is essential – so essential that we need to both know it and live it out in our everyday lives.
We’re provided you with this FREE SAMPLE, so you can get started. For more information on the complete study, visit http://purepurposebook.wordpress.com/.
Susan Lawrence is a Daily Devotional Barista at Internet Café Devotions and has ministered to women for many years, speaking at retreats, leading studies, and writing articles and resources. She has worked in the local church as well as international ministries to equip leaders of women. Susan’s passion is equipping and encouraging women in healthy, purposeful ways. She loves to sit across the coffee shop table with a refreshing drink and listen to a woman share her life! She can be reached through the Pure Purpose website or at [email protected]
In this age of extreme make-overs, we transform everything from our appearance to our homes. Join Tracy for a 5 week bible study to explore a different kind of make-over- A Make-Over of the Heart. Come experience a complete heart transplant, allowing God to take out your old heart full of its selfish desires and replace it with a new heart….
So many hearts today are crying out for love and are carrying wounds of the past that so desperately need to be healed. Allow God to reveal your hidden pain, to heal your broken heart, and replace sorrow with joy by trusting Him.God wants our hearts to be fully devoted to Him. Learn how He has given us power, through the Holy Spirit, over sin, temptation, and the desires of the world to live as free women completely committed to Christ.God wants a natural, living, breathing relationship with you and prayer is the way to that relationship. He also wants us to slow our lives down so that we can be still and listen! Allow Him to transform your heart into a prayerful heart.
Carmen Schroeder tackles the question, “Are you a fulfilled woman?” God’s Word and your life are ALL about your relationships, beginning with Him and overflowing into all others. Join her in this down loadable study perfect for small women’s groups, as she explores how to find greater fulfillment in your life! It is a beautiful journey through the Bible that will lead to greater fulfillment in all areas of our lives.
Carmen can be reached through her personal website should you have any questions.
Ask any faithful church goer about ‘Sodom’ and they will likely relay to you the one horrid sin that led to the city’s demise. They will probably see no correlation whatsoever between this ancient city and the state of today’s church…or themselves. How does someone end up in a mess like that, anyhow?
Finding Balance
“Lord, accept my offering of praise, and teach me your regulations. My life constantly hangs in the balance.
- Psalm 119:108-109
What does living a life of balance look like? Is finding balance about doing less? Resting more?
When life tips you off balance how can you stay upright without falling down…or apart?
In this study you’ll discover that nothing works better than reaching out for the hand of God to steady you! Each week, you’ll study a different aspect of balance and learn how relying on God can help you find more balance in your life. Topics include:
- The Personal Balance Test
- Core Strengthening
- The Juggling Act
- The Fear Factor
- Adapting to Change
- Living a Balanced Life Now
Written by Daily Devotional Barista Linda Crawford, this six week interactive and relational Bible Study for Women is designed to fit into your busy lifestyle and is easy to lead and do. Suggestions for fun girlfriend time at the end of each session will make it appealing to women of all ages and groups of any size.
The study is available in book form or download from Group Publishing
Linda Crawford drives a minivan and wears sensible shoes…most of the time. But “lead-foot Linda” loves red shoes and race cars and is passionate about helping women pursue God with no speed limits. The author of a number of Bible studies and women’s ministry resources with Group Publishing, you can visit her at her Sunny Side Up blog site http://sunnysideupnotscrambled.wordpress.com/ where she serves up Manna Du Jour: God’s Bread for Today every Wednesday.
A Taste of Freedom
“A person without self control is like a city with broken-down walls.” – Proverbs 25:28
Imagine how sensational it feels to be free from guilt…free from anger…free from unhealthy desires…and so much more!
In this study you will savor the sweetness of God’s love, experience the richness of being resolute, explore how to make better (rather than bitter) choices, learn how to follow God’s will when something tempts you, and nourish your dreams for a happy and healthy life of freedom!
Topics include:
- Taste and See Self Control Tastes Good!
- Bitter or Better? Making Spirit-led Choices
- When the Refrigerator Calls Finding Protection in God’s Will
- Spicy or Sweet? Savoring the Sweetness of God’s Love
- Flavors for Life Recipe for Successful Self-control
- Nourishing Freedom Celebrating the Healthy Taste of Freedom
Written by Daily Devotional Barista Linda Crawford, this six week interactive and relational Bible Study for Women is designed to fit into your busy lifestyle and is easy to lead and do. Suggestions for fun girlfriend time at the end of each session will make it appealing to women of all ages and groups of any size.
The study is available in book form or download from Group Publishing
Linda Crawford drives a minivan and wears sensible shoes…most of the time. But “lead-foot Linda” loves red shoes and race cars and is passionate about helping women pursue God with no speed limits. The author of a number of Bible studies and women’s ministry resources with Group Publishing, you can visit her at her Sunny Side Up blog site http://sunnysideupnotscrambled.wordpress.com/ where she serves up Manna Du Jour: God’s Bread for Today every Wednesday.
Get Your PRAISE On!An interactive praise journal designed to help you find your praise and focus your attention on praising and thanking God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit for who He is and all that He has done. Each letter of the alphabet is used as a guide to help you in your offerings of thanksgiving to God. Along with each doodle letter you will find a characteristic of God and a Scripture verse to go along with the characteristic given. Use these Scriptures to offer up thanksgiving and praise to God through prayer. Extra space is available for you to journal the characteristics you unearth in the pages of God’s Word as you dive deeper on your own.
Psalm of the Cross: a seven day Journey at the Foot of the Cross
Psalm of the Cross: a seven day Journey at the Foot of the Cross will reach down to the depths of your heart and reveal to you the love your Savior has for you, His precious child. Travel through the pages of Psalm 22. Gaze upon the cross of Calvary. Behold what your Savior bore in your stead. Journaling space is provided so that you can journal your thoughts as you journey to the foot of the cross. 32 pages. Available as an E-book and spiral-bound paper back.
Jenifer Jernigan has a past that would spill over into her present if it weren’t for the magnificent grace of Jesus and His powerful healing hand. She is the wife of Chris and the momma of three precious children. Her days are spent homeschooling her kiddos, getting lost in a sea of words, sipping on delicious cups of her favorite coffee, and chasing hard after the One who saved her.
Join Jenifer at her personal ministry site, jeniferjernigan.com, where you can find these and other resources to help you dive deeper into God’s Word and live abundantly in Christ.
