Namesake: Women's Bible Study Leader Guide: When God Rewrites Your Story
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The core themes of the Namesake study are transformation—the transformation God works in an individual’s life—and revelation—how God reveals Himself progressively in Scripture. Each week focuses on the story of a different biblical character or characters: Abraham and Sarah, Jacob, Naomi, Daniel, Peter. and the woman caught in adultery. The study's Leader Guide contains six session guides plus leader helps for conducting a successful study.
Other available components, each available separately, include a Participant Workbook, a DVD with six 22-27 minute sessions (with closed captioning), and boxed Leader Kit containing one of each component.
Jessica LaGrone
Jessica LaGrone is Dean of the Chapel at Asbury Theological Seminary and an acclaimed pastor, teacher, and speaker who enjoys leading retreats and events throughout the United States. She previously served as Pastor of Creative Ministries at The Woodlands United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas. She is the author of The Miracles of Jesus: Finding God in Desperate Moments, Set Apart: Holy Habits of Prophets and Kings, Broken and Blessed: How God Changed the World Through One Imperfect Family, and Namesake: When God Rewrites Your Story Bible studies and Broken & Blessed book. She and her husband, Jim, have two young children and live in Wilmore, Kentucky.
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Namesake - Jessica LaGrone
Introduction
There’s nothing more personal and powerful than a name. A name can reveal so much about someone’s identity. You could even say that every name tells a story. In Scripture, God often changed individuals’ names when He changed their stories. Changing someone’s story involves tranforming a life, bringing a new identity and a new journey. Today God changes our names and our stories when we choose to follow Him and emerge as new creations in Christ. Since the word Christian has the name of Christ at its heart, when we take on that name, Jesus truly becomes our namesake!
Namesake is a study that explores the transformational power of God through the stories of people in the Bible who encountered God and whose lives and names were never the same. Over the next six weeks, you and the women in your group will explore the stories of Abraham and Sarah, Jacob, Naomi, Daniel, Peter, and an unnamed woman. Together you will discover that God wants to be just as intimately involved in your stories, offering each of you an identity that shines with the purpose for which you were created—to know Him through His Son, Jesus, and to become more and more like Him, bringing God glory for His name’s sake.
In addition to discovering how God works to bring this transformation in our lives, you also will explore how God has revealed Himself to us in Scripture—and how He desires to reveal Himself personally to each and every one of us. He is a God who reveals and transforms. My prayer is that you will come to know Him in a deeper and more personal way as you allow Him to rewrite your own life story.
About the Participant Book
Before the first session, you will want to distribute copies of the participant book to the members of your group. Be sure to communicate that they are to complete the first week of readings before your first group session. For each week there are five readings that feature the following components:
The first four readings of the week explore themes of transformation found in the featured Bible story, and the last reading of the week focuses on the theme of God’s revelation of Himself to us through Scripture. Each reading can be completed in about 20–30 minutes. Completing these readings each week will prepare the women for the discussion and activities during the group session.
About This Leader Guide
As you gather each week with the members of your group, you will have the opportunity to watch a video, discuss and respond to what you’re learning, and pray together. You will need access to a television and DVD player with remote controls.
Creating a warm and inviting atmosphere will help to make the women feel welcome. Although optional, you might consider providing snacks for your first meeting and inviting group members to rotate bringing refreshments each week.
This leader guide and the DVD will be your primary tools for leading each group session. In this book you will find outlines for six group sessions, each formatted for a 60-minute session with extended options for a 90-minute gathering. Each session plan follows this format:
Leader Prep (Before the Session)
For your preparation prior to the group session, this section provides an overview of the week’s Bible story, a recap of the weekly readings, a list of materials and equipment needed, and a teaching objective. Be sure to read this section, as well as the session outline, before the group session. If you choose, you also may find it helpful to review the DVD segment in advance.
Preparing Your Hearts and Minds
(2 minutes; Extended Option 5 minutes)
You may find that participants are rushed and distracted as they arrive at Bible study (yourself included). You’ve had to pull away from your busy lives, schedules, and families to get there. Playing a quiet, meaningful song as everyone gathers will allow you to disconnect from the outside world and center your hearts on God. Bring an iPod or MP3 player with speakers or a CD player and CD. You might want to print out the lyrics for the women to read and reflect on as they wait for the session to begin. Once everyone has arrived and the song has ended, pray the opening prayer that is provided or one of your own.
If you are planning an extended session (90 minutes), wait until everyone has arrived to play the song. Invite the women to reflect on the words or join in singing along; then end with prayer.
If you’d like to go a step further, do a search for hymns or contemporary worship songs that have the word name in their lyrics or theme, and open each week by playing one of these songs. Here are a few examples:
Contemporary Worship Songs
Lord, I Lift Your Name on High
At Your Name
Name above All Names
Your Name
Namesake
Blessed Be the Name
I Will